“He was sent to prison. But the observation ‘he has suffered evil,’ is an addition coming from you.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.8.5b–6a Ni jambo la kushukuru sana kwa mimi na wewe kuipata zawadi hii nyingine nzuri ambayo ni kuiona siku hii ya leo. Siyo kwa sababu tunastahili sana, au kwa sababu (more…)
Karibu kila mtu anajua nini anachotaka kwenye maisha yake. Na katika hao, wengi wanajua nini wanapaswa kufanya ili wapate kile wanachotaka. Lakini inapofika wakati wa kuchukua hatua, wengi huwa hawachukui hatua, kwa kuhofia kushindwa. Na hili linawaweka watu kwenye hali mbili, majuto au makosa. Majuto yanakuja pale ambapo mtu hajafanya (more…)
“Don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.9 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana kwetu. Tumeipata nafasi bora na ya kipekee kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. Msingi wetu (more…)
Kama unataka kufanikiwa, unapaswa kuwa mnyenyekevu na msikivu, na kisha kuwa tayari kujifunza kutoka kwa wengine na kuchukua hatua kwenye maisha yako. Kama kuna kitu chochote ambacho wengine wameweza kufanya, hata wewe unaweza kukifanya kama utakuwa na maarifa sahihi na kuweka juhudi za kutosha. Lakini watu wengi wamekuwa wanajizuia kujifunza (more…)
“If we judge as good and evil only the things in the power of our own choice, then there is no room left for blaming gods or being hostile to others.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 6.41 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii mpya ambayo tumekuwa nayo leo. Ni nafasi bora na ya (more…)
Maisha ni mchezo, na kwenye huo mchezo kuna ambao wanashinda na wapo wengi ambao wanashindwa. Kushinda au kushindwa kwenye mchezo huu wa maisha kunategemea sana jinsi ambavyo umezielewa sheria za mchezo huo na kuzizingatia. Lakini pia ipo njia ya uhakika ya kushinda kwenye huu mchezo wa maisha, ambayo wengi hawaijui (more…)
“When you are distressed by an external thing, it’s not the thing itself that troubles you, but only your judgment of it. And you can wipe this out at a moment’s notice.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.47 Shukrani ndiyo namna pekee ya kuipokea zawadi hii ya siku mpya tuliyoiona leo. Na (more…)
Hofu ndiyo kikwazo kwa wengi kuchukua hatua ambazo wanajua wanapaswa kuchukua ili kufanikiwa. Na moja ya hofu ambayo imekuwa kikwazo kwa wengi ni hofu ya kushindwa. Sote tunajua kwamba kama tunataka kufanikiwa tunapaswa kufanya kitu cha tofauti, tunapaswa kuchukua hatua ambazo hatujawahi kuchukua huko nyuma. Lakini hatua hizo za tofauti (more…)
“Think by way of example on the times of Vespasian, and you’ll see all these things: marrying, raising children, falling ill, dying, wars, holiday feasts, commerce, farming, flattering, pretending, suspecting, scheming, praying that others die, grumbling over one’s lot, falling in love, amassing fortunes, lusting after office and power. Now (more…)
Nimeshaliandika hili mara nyingi mpaka kitabu kizima nimeandika kuhusu muda. Lakini naomba nilirudie tena kwa msisitizo mkubwa. Hakuna siku hata moja utapata muda wa kufanya kile unachojiambia ukipata muda utafanya. Kama kuna kitu unajiambia unataka kufanya, lakini kwa sasa huna muda, jua hakuna siku utakuja kupata muda wa kufanya kitu (more…)