“There is only one real knowledge: that which helps us to be free. Every other type of knowledge is mere amusement.” — VISHNU PURANA, INDIAN WISDOM Maarifa ya kweli na sahihi kwako ni yale yanayokusaidia uwe huru zaidi. Mengine nje ya hapo ni ya kujiburudisha tu. Lengo kuu ni kuwa (more…)
“We can understand wisdom in three ways: first, by meditation; this is the most noble way. Secondly, by being influenced by someone or following someone; this is the easiest way. Third is the way of experience; this is the most difficult way.” —CONFUCIUS Unaweza kupata hekima kwa njia kuu tatu, (more…)
“You must do the thing you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Kama kuna kitu unataka kufanya, Lakini unajiambia huwezi kufanya, Basi kifanye kiwe lazima kwako kufanya. Huwa tunakua pale tunapofanya vitu ambavyo hatuwezi kufanya. Tunapata mafanikio pale tunapofanya vitu vya tofauti, Kuendelea kufanya kile ulichozoea, Utaendelea kupata matokeo ambayo umekuwa (more…)
“As soon as I have a deadline, I work much better. Time unbounded is hard to handle.” — May Sarton Unapokuwa na muda mwingi, muda usiokuwa na ukomo, badala ya kuwa manufaa kwako, unageuka kuwa sumu kwako. Upo usemi kwamba ukitaka kitu kifanyike, mpe mtu ambaye hana muda, huyo atakifanya (more…)
“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” – Marcus Aurelius Jinsi tunavyoendesha maisha yetu, utadhani tunaishi milele, tunapanga mambo na kuyaahirisha kila wakati kama vile tumehakikishiwa huo muda tunaoendelea kuusogeza mbele tunao. Jinsi tunavyochezea muda tulionao, kwa mambo yasiyo na umuhimu, (more…)
“There is in our soul something that, if we see it as it is and give it the proper attention, will always give us great pleasure; this something is the moral disposition or quality which was given to us at our creation.” —IMMANUEL KANT Ndani ya kila mmoja wetu kuna (more…)
“The improvement of society can be achieved only by the moral improvement of individuals.” – Leo Tolstoy Msukumo mkuu kwetu kufanya chochote kile ni yale manufaa tunayoyapata. Hasa pale kitu hicho kinapokuwa kigumu au kinachotugharimu wakati wa kufanya. Huwa tunaangalia ni manufaa gani ambayo tunayapata. Huwa hatukubali kuteseka mpaka tuwe (more…)
“If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.” – Epictetus Kama umekasirishwa kwa namna yoyote ile, jua kabisa aliyekukasirisha ni wewe mwenyewe. Kama umedharauliwa na wengine, jua wa kwanza kukudharau ni wewe mwenyewe. Hakuna mtu yeyote mwenye nguvu ya kufanya chochote kwenye maisha (more…)
I’ve read about 80 books a year for the past 50 years. I come from cultural breeding. I don’t have a cellphone. When you spend all your time checking your cellphone messages, or updating your Facebook (of course I don’t have a Facebook page) then you don’t have any time (more…)
“When you make an effort not to blame other people, your life becomes much easier, but very few people make this small effort.” – Leo Tolstoy Kama unataka maisha yako yawe rahisi, acha kuwalaumu wengine. Shika hatamu ya maisha yako na jua chochote kinachotokea au kutokutokea kwenye maisha yako ni (more…)