Kilicho mbele yako sasa ndiyo kitu muhimu kuliko vyote kwenye maisha yako. Ukiweza kuweka umakini wako wote kwenye hicho kilicho mbele yako sasa, utaweza kufanya makubwa sana. Tatizo watu wengi wamekuwa wakipotezwa kwa kuruhusu umakini wao kuhama kutoka pale walipo sasa. Wengi huruhusu umakini wao kwenda kwenye wakati uliopita, kwenye (more…)
“You are afraid of dying. But, come now, how is this life of yours anything but death?” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 77.18 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri ya leo. Ni nafasi bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu tumeipata leo, kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora (more…)
Upo usemi kwamba dunia siyo mbaya ila walimwengu ndiyo wabaya. Nasikitika kukufahamisha kwamba usemi huo siyo sahihi. Sehemu ya kwanza kwamba dunia siyo mbaya ni sahihi. Sehemu ya pili ya walimwengu ndiyo wabaya siyo sahihi. Dunia siyo mbaya na walimwengu siyo wabaya. Tuanze na dunia siyo mbaya. Dunia inajiendesha yenyewe, (more…)
“For it’s disgraceful for an old person, or one in sight of old age, to have only the knowledge carried in their notebooks. Zeno said this . . . what do you say? Cleanthes said that . . . what do you say? How long will you be compelled by (more…)
Hakuna kitu ambacho kinatuumiza zama hizi na kutuzuia kufanikiwa kama vitu vya bure. Tunaishi zama ambazo kuna huduma nyingi mno ambazo zinapatikana bure, na hivyo tunazipokea haraka na kujenga tabia ambazo zinatugharimu. Sehemu kubwa inayotuathiri ni kwenye mitandao ya kijamii. Mitandao yote mikubwa ni bure kabisa kutumia, ni wewe tu (more…)
“Many times an old man has no other evidence besides his age to prove he has lived a long time.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 3.8b Ni siku nyingine mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumepata nafasi nzuri kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora (more…)
Dunia inatupa kila fursa ya kukata kona, kuchukua njia za mkato kwenye kila ambacho tunafanya. Ni rahisi kufanya hivyo kwa sababu kila mtu anafanya hivyo. Lakini pale unapofanya kitu kisichokuwa sahihi, ni wewe ambaye utabeba matokeo yake na hilo litakusumbua kwa muda mrefu. Kuepuka usumbufu unaotokana na yale uliyofanya, ni (more…)
“Do you then ponder how the supreme of human evils, the surest mark of the base and cowardly, is not death, but the fear of death? I urge you to discipline yourself against such fear, direct all your thinking, exercises, and reading this way—and you will know the only path (more…)
Moja ya vitu vinavyowazuia watu wengi kupiga hatua kwenye maisha ni kukosa kipimo sahihi cha kujipima na kujifanyia tathmini kwenye maisha yao. Wengi wanaishi kwa mazoea, leo wakifanya kile walichofanya jana, na kesho kwenda kufanya kile walichofanya leo. Halafu wanaweza kulalamika kwa nini wanajituma sana lakini hawafanikiwi. Rafiki, ili ufanikiwe, (more…)
“Think of the whole universe of matter and how small your share. Think about the expanse of time and how brief—almost momentary—the part marked for you. Think of the workings of fate and how infinitesimal your role.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 5.24 Ni siku mpya, siku nzuri na ya kipekee sana (more…)