“Silence is a lesson learned from the many sufferings of life.” —SENECA, THYESTES, 309 Shukrani ndiyo kitu pekee tunachoweza kutoa kwa nafasi hii nzuri tuliyoiona leo. Siyo kwa akili zetu, wala nguvu zetu, bali ni kwa bahati tu. Kuhakikisha tunaitumia vizuri nafasi hii ya leo, nafasi ambayo wapo wengine wangekuwa (more…)
Kama una kitu ambacho unauza, au unafanya, au unajua na una uhakika na kuamini kwa asilimia 100 kwamba kitu hicho kina msaada kwa wengine, kinaweza kuwatoa pale walipo sasa na kuwapeleka mbali zaidi, basi ni jukumu lako kuwashawishi watu hapo mpaka wakubaliane na wewe kwenye kitu hicho. Japokuwa watu watakuwa (more…)
“You must stop blaming God, and not blame any person. You must completely control your desire and shift your avoidance to what lies within your reasoned choice. You must no longer feel anger, resentment, envy, or regret.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.22.13 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya (more…)
Nimekuwa nasema kitu kimoja, kama hutapata sehemu yoyote ya kujifunza kuhusu misingi ya mafanikio, basi angalia sheria za asili. Angalia jinsi wanyama na mimea inavyoishi na kuendesha maisha yao hapa duniani na futa misingi hiyo, kwa hakika utafanikiwa. Kuna mfano mmoja umekuwa unatumiwa sana kuhusu nguvu ya uvumilivu, kuhusu mti (more…)
“At this moment you aren’t on a journey, but wandering about, being driven from place to place, even though what you seek—to live well—is found in all places. Is there any place more full of confusion than the Forum? Yet even there you can live at peace, if needed.” —SENECA, (more…)
Watu huwa hawapendi mtu apate kile kitu ambacho wao hawana. Hasa watu wa karibu au ambao mpo ngazi sawa, kwa sababu wewe ukipata kitu ambacho wao hawana, hilo litawafanya wao waonekane ni wazembe. Hivyo kama watu hawana fedha na utajiri, kwa hakika hawatataka wewe uwe na fedha na utajiri, kwa (more…)
“Indeed, how could exile be an obstacle to a person’s own cultivation, or to attaining virtue when no one has ever been cut off from learning or practicing what is needed by exile?” —MUSONIUS RUFUS, LECTURES, 9.37.30–31, 9.39.1 Kuiona siku nyingine mpya na nzuri kama ya leo ni jambo la (more…)
Mwanafalsafa Arthur Schopenhauer alisema maisha yetu ni kama mto ambao unatiririka kwenye kingo mbili. Ukingo wa kwanza ni msongo (stress), hapa ni pale ambapo unakuwa na mambo mengi ya kufanya kuliko muda au uwezo wako wa kuyafanya. Ukingo wa pili ni uchoshi (boredom), ambapo unakuwa na muda mwingi ambao huna (more…)
“That cucumber is bitter, so toss it out! There are thorns on the path, then keep away! Enough said. Why ponder the existence of nuisance? Such thinking would make you a laughing-stock to the true student of Nature, just as a carpenter or cobbler would laugh if you pointed out (more…)
Ni kwa wewe kuwa mkubwa kwanza. Huwezi kutatua tatizo ambalo limekuzidi ukubwa, litakutisha, kukupa hofu na kukukatisha tamaa. Unapokutana na tatizo ambalo unaliona ni kubwa kwako, anza kwa kuwa mkubwa kuliko tatizo lenyewe. Na ninaposema uwe mkubwa siyo kimwili badala yake kifikra. Anza kwa kuwa na mtazamo mkubwa kuliko tatizo (more…)