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David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful
David Steindl-Rast: Unataka kuwa na furaha? Kuwa mtu wa Shukrani
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Kitu kimoja ambacho binadamu wote tunacho pamoja ni kuwa na furaha,anasema kaka David Steindl-Rast,mtawa na mwanafunzi wa imani.Na furaha,anasema,inazaliwa kutoka katika shukrani.Somo linalohamasisha katika kwenda polepole,kuangalia unapokwenda,na kwa hayo yote,kuwa na shukrani.
David Steindl-Rast - Monk
Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness. Full bio
Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness. Full bio
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There is something
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Kuna kitu
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you know about me, something very personal,
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unafahamu kuhusu mimi,kitu cha binafsi sana,
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and there is something I know about
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na kitu nafahamu kuhusu
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every one of you
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kila mmoja wenu
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and that's very central to your concerns.
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na hicho ndiyo kitu kikuu kwa dhumuni lenu.
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There is something that we know
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Kuna kitu tunajua
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about everyone we meet anywhere in the world,
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kuhusu kila mtu tunayekutana nae duniani,
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on the street,
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mtaani,
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that is the very mainspring
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hicho ndiyo kiini
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of whatever they do
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cha kila tunachofanya
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and whatever they put up with,
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na chochote tunachokuwa pamoja nacho,
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and that is that all of us
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ni kwamba wote
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want to be happy.
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tunataka kuwa na furaha.
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In this, we are all together.
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Katika hili,tupo pamoja.
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How we imagine our happiness,
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Tunavyofikiria furaha yetu.
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that differs from one another,
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inatofautiana kati ya mtu mmoja na mwingine,
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but it's already a lot that we have all in common,
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lakini ni vitu tulivyonavyo kwa pamoja,
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that we want to be happy.
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tunataka kuwa na furaha.
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Now my topic is gratefulness.
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Sasa,mada yangu ni kuhusu kushukuru.
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How is the connection between
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Kuna uhusiano gani kati ya
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happiness and gratefulness?
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furaha na kushukuru?
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Many people would say, well, that's very easy.
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Watu wengi watasema,sawa,hiyo ni rahisi sana.
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When you are happy, you are grateful.
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Ukiwa na furaha,basi unashukuru.
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But think again.
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Lakini tazama tena.
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Is it really the happy people that are grateful?
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Ni kweli kwamba watu wenye furaha wana shukrani?
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We all know quite a number of people
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Sote tunafahamu namba kiasi ya watu
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who have everything that it would take to be happy,
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ambao wana kila kitu cha kuwafanya wawe na furaha,
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and they are not happy,
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lakini hawa furaha,
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because they want something else
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kwa sababu wanataka kitu kingine
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or they want more of the same.
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au wanataka kilekile lakini kwa mara nyingine.
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And we all know people
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Na tunafahamu watu
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who have lots of misfortune,
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ambao ni fukara sana,
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misfortune that we ourselves would not want to have,
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ufukara ambao sisi hatutaki kuwa nao,
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and they are deeply happy.
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lakini wamejawa na furaha mno.
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They radiate happiness. You are surprised.
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Wanamiminika furaha.Unashangaa.
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Why? Because they are grateful.
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Kwanini?kwa sababu wanajua kushukuru.
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So it is not happiness that makes us grateful.
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Kwa hiyo si furaha inayotufanya tuwe na shukrani.
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It's gratefulness that makes us happy.
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Ni shukrani inayotufanya tuwe na furaha.
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If you think it's happiness that makes you grateful,
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Kama unafikiri ni furaha inayotufanya tushukuru,
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think again.
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tazama tena.
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It's gratefulness that makes you happy.
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Ni shukrani inayokufanya uwe na furaha.
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Now, we can ask,
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Sasa,tunaweza kuuliza,
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what really do we mean by gratefulness?
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nini maana ya shukrani?
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And how does it work?
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na inafanya kazi vipi?
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I appeal to your own experience.
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Nitarufaa katika uzoefu wako.
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We all know from experience how it goes.
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Wote tunajua kutoka katika uzoefu inakuaje.
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We experience something
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Tunapata hali fulani
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that's valuable to us.
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ambayo ina thamani kwetu.
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Something is given to us that's valuable to us.
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Tunapata kitu chenye thamani.
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And it's really given.
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na kweli tunapata.
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These two things have to come together.
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Vitu hivi viwili vinatakiwa kuja pamoja.
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It has to be something valuable,
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Inatakiwa kuwa na thamani,
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and it's a real gift.
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na ni zawadi halisi.
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You haven't bought it. You haven't earned it.
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Hujainunua.Hujaitolea jasho.
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You haven't traded it in. You haven't worked for it.
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Hujaifanyia biashara.Hujaifanyia kazi.
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It's just given to you.
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Umepewa tu.
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And when these two things come together,
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na hivi vitu viwili vinapokuja pamoja,
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something that's really valuable to me
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kile kilicho na thamani kwangu
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and I realize it's freely given,
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nagundua nimepewa bure,
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then gratefulness spontaneously
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halafu shukrani muda huohuo
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rises in my heart,
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inaamshwa katika moyo wangu,
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happiness spontaneously rises in my heart.
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furaha muda huohuo pia inaamshwa katika moyo wangu.
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That's how gratefulness happens.
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Hivyo ndivyo shukrani inavyotokea.
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Now the key to all this is that
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Sasa,ufunguo wa haya yote ni kwamba
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we cannot only experience this once in a while.
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hatuwezi kukutana na hali hii mara moja.
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We cannot only have grateful experiences.
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Hatuwezi kuwa na mazoea ya kushukuru tu.
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We can be people who live gratefully.
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Tunaweza kuwa watu tunaoishi kwa shukrani.
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Grateful living, that is the thing.
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Kuishi ukiwa na shukrani,hicho ndo cha maana.
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And how can we live gratefully?
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Ni vipi tunaweza ishi tukiwa na shukrani?
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By experiencing, by becoming aware
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Kwa mazoea,kwa kujua
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that every moment is a given moment, as we say.
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kila wakati ni wakati tuliopewa,kama tusemavyo.
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It's a gift. You haven't earned it.
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Ni zawadi.Hujautolea jasho.
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You haven't brought it about in any way.
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Hujauleta kwa njia yoyote ile.
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You have no way of assuring that there will be
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Hauna njia ya kuhakikisha kwamba kutakuwa
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another moment given to you,
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na wakati mwingine kwa ajili yako,
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and yet, that's the most valuable thing
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na bado,hicho ni kitu muhimu sana
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that can ever be given to us,
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ambacho tunaweza pewa,
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this moment, with all the opportunity that it contains.
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wakati huu,na nafasi zote ulizonazo.
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If we didn't have this present moment,
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Kama tusingekuwa na wakati huu,
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we wouldn't have any opportunity to do anything
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tusingekuwa na nafasi ya kufanya lolote
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or experience anything,
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au kuzoea chochote,
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and this moment is a gift.
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na wakati huu ni zawadi.
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It's a given moment, as we say.
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Ni wakati tuliopewa,kama tusemavyo.
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Now, we say the gift within this gift
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Sasa,tunasema zawadi ndani ya zawadi
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is really the opportunity.
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ni nafasi halisi.
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What you are really grateful for is the opportunity,
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Unachoshukuru kwa hili ni nafasi,
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not the thing that is given to you,
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na sio kile ulichopewa,
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because if that thing were somewhere else
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kwa sababu kama hicho kitu kingekuwa sehemu nyingine
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and you didn't have the opportunity to enjoy it,
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na hukuwa na nafasi ya kukifaidi,
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to do something with it,
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kufanya chochote nacho,
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you wouldn't be grateful for it.
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usingeshukuru.
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Opportunity is the gift within every gift,
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Nafasi ni zawadi katika kila zawadi,
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and we have this saying,
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na tunao huu msemo,
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opportunity knocks only once.
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nafasi huja mara moja tu.
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Well, think again.
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Sawa,fikiria tena.
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Every moment is a new gift, over and over again,
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Kila wakati ni zawadi mpya,tena na tena,
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and if you miss the opportunity of this moment,
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na kama utakosa nafasi ya wakati huu,
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another moment is given to us, and another moment.
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wakati mwingine utakuja,na tena mwingine utakuja.
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We can avail ourselves of this opportunity,
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Tunaweza pata nafasi tena
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or we can miss it,
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au kukosa,
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and if we avail ourselves of the opportunity,
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na kama tutaipata nafasi,
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it is the key to happiness.
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ni ufunguo wa furaha.
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Behold the master key to our happiness
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Tunayo funguo kuu ya furaha yetu
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in our own hands.
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katika mikono yetu.
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Moment by moment,
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wakati kwa wakati,
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we can be grateful for this gift.
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tunaweza kuwa na shukrani kwa zawadi hii.
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Does that mean
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Ina maana kwamba
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that we can be grateful for everything?
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tuwe na shukrani kwa kila kitu?
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Certainly not.
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Si hivyo.
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We cannot be grateful for violence, for war,
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Hatuwezi kuwa na shukrani kwa vurugu,vita,
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for oppression, for exploitation.
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kugandamizwa,kunyonywa na kuonewa.
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On the personal level, we cannot be grateful
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Katika hali ya utu,hatuwezi kuwa na shukrani
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for the loss of a friend, for unfaithfulness,
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kwa kupoteza marafiki,kwa kudanganywa,
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for bereavement.
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kwa kufiwa.
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But I didn't say we can be grateful for everything.
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Lakini sikusema tuwe na shukrani kwa kila kitu.
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I said we can be grateful in every given moment
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Nimesema tuwe na shukrani kwa kila nyakati tunayopewa
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for the opportunity,
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kwa nafasi,
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and even when we are confronted
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na hata tunapopingwa
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with something that is terribly difficult,
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katika kitu ambacho ni kigumu sana,
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we can rise to this occasion
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tunaweza ibuka katika hili
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and respond to the opportunity that is given to us.
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na kuitikia nafasi tunayopewa.
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It isn't as bad as it might seem.
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Sio mbaya kama inavyoonekana.
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Actually, when you look at it and experience it,
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Kiukweli,unapoiangalia na kuizoea,
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you find that most of the time, what is given to us
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unakuta muda mwingi,tunachopewa
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is opportunity to enjoy,
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ni nafasi ya kustarehe,
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and we only miss it because
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na tunaikosa kwa sababu
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we are rushing through life
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tunaharakisha maisha
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and we are not stopping to see the opportunity.
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na hatuachi kuona nafasi.
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But once in a while,
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Lakini wakati huo,
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something very difficult is given to us,
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tunapewa kitu kigumu,
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and when this difficult thing occurs to us,
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na hiki kitu kigumu kinapokuja,
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it's a challenge to rise to that opportunity,
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ni changamoto katika kuifanikisha ile nafasi,
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and we can rise to it by learning something
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na tunaweza fanikiwa kwa kujifunza kitu
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which is sometimes painful.
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ambacho wakati mwingine kinaumiza.
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Learning patience, for instance.
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kujifunza uvumilivu,mfano.
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We have been told that the road to peace
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Tunaambiwa kwamba njia ya amani
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is not a sprint,
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sio ya harakaharaka,
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but is more like a marathon.
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lakini ni ya kukimbia kama marathon.
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That takes patience. That's difficult.
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Inahitaji uvumilivu.Hiyo ni ngumu.
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It may be to stand up for your opinion,
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Inaweza kuwa kusimama kwa maoni yako,
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to stand up for your conviction.
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kusimama kwa ajili ya ushawishi wako.
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That's an opportunity that is given to us.
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Hiyo ni nafasi tunayopewa.
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To learn, to suffer, to stand up,
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Kujifunza,kuumia,kusimama,
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all these opportunities are given to us,
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nafasi hizi zote tunapewa,
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but they are opportunities,
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lakini ni nafasi,
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and those who avail themselves
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na wote wanaozitumia
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of those opportunities
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nafasi hizo
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are the ones that we admire.
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ndiyo tunaowathamini.
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They make something out of life.
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Wanafanya kitu katika maisha.
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And those who fail get another opportunity.
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Na wale wanaofeli wanapata nafasi nyingine.
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We always get another opportunity.
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Siku zote tunapata nafasi nyingine.
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That's the wonderful richness of life.
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Huo ndo uzuri wa maisha.
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So how can we find a method
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Kwa hiyo ni jinsi gani tunatafuta namna
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that will harness this?
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katika kuendelea na kukuza hili?
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How can each one of us find a method
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Jinsi gani kila mmoja wetu atatafuta njia
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for living gratefully,
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ya kuishi kwa shukrani,
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not just once in a while being grateful,
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sio mara moja tu kuwa na shukrani,
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but moment by moment to be grateful.
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lakini wakati hadi wakati.
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How can we do it?
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Tunaweza kufanyaje?
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It's a very simple method.
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Ni rahisi sana.
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It's so simple that it's actually what we were told
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Ni rahisi sana,kama tulivyoambiwa wakati
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as children when we learned to cross the street.
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tukiwa watoto tulijifunza kukatiza mitaani.
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Stop. Look. Go.
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Simama.Angalia.Nenda.
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That's all.
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Hivyo tu.
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But how often do we stop?
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Lakini ni mara ngapi tunasimama?
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We rush through life. We don't stop.
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Tunaharakisha katika maisha.Hatuachi.
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We miss the opportunity because we don't stop.
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Tunakosa nafasi kwa sababu hatuachi.
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We have to stop. We have to get quiet.
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Tunatakiwa kuacha.Tunatakiwa kunyamaza.
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And we have to build stop signs
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Na tunatakiwa kutengeneza alama za tahadhari
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into our lives.
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katika maisha yetu.
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When I was in Africa some years ago
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Nilipokuwa Afrika miaka michache iliyopita
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and then came back,
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nikarudi tena,
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I noticed water.
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Niligundua maji.
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In Africa where I was, I didn't have drinkable water.
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Nilipokuwa Afrika,sikuwa na maji ya kunywa.
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Every time I turned on the faucet,
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Muda wote nilipofungua bomba,
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I was overwhelmed.
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Nilifarijika.
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Every time I clicked on the light,
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Muda wote nilipowasha taa,
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I was so grateful. It made me so happy.
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Nilishukuru.Nilifurahishwa sana.
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But after a while, this wears off.
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Lakini baada ya muda,vyote vilipotea.
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So I put little stickers on the light switch
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Kwa hiyo nikaweka stika ndogo katika sehemu ya kuwashia taa
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and on the water faucet,
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na katika bomba la maji,
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and every time I turned it on, water.
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na kila wakati nikifungua,maji.
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So leave it up to your own imagination.
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Kwa hiyo achilia katika fikra zako.
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You can find whatever works best for you,
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Unaweza tafuta chochote kilicho bora kwako,
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but you need stop signs in your life.
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lakini unahitaji alama za tahadhari katika maisha yako.
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And when you stop,
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Na unaposimama.
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then the next thing is to look.
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kinachofata ni kuangalia.
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You look. You open your eyes.
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Unaangalia.Unafungua machi yako.
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You open your ears. You open your nose.
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Unafungua masikio.Unafungua pua.
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You open all your senses
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Unafungua milango yote ya fahamu
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for this wonderful richness that is given to us.
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kwa huu utajiri mzuri tuliopewa.
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There is no end to it,
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Hauna mwisho,
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and that is what life is all about,
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na hivyo maisha yalivyo,
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to enjoy, to enjoy what is given to us.
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kufurahia,kufurahi kile tulichopewa.
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And then we can also open our hearts,
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Na baada ya hapo tunaweza fungua mioyo yetu,
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our hearts for the opportunities,
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kwa ajili ya nafasi,
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for the opportunities also to help others,
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kwa nafasi ya kutusaidia,
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to make others happy, because
nothing makes us more happy
nothing makes us more happy
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kuwafanya wengine wawe na furaha,kwa sababu hamna kinachotufanya tuwe na furaha sana
10:19
than when all of us are happy.
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kama wote tukiwa na furaha.
10:22
And when we open our hearts to the opportunities,
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Na wakati tunafungua mioyo kwa ajili ya nafasi tupewazo,
10:26
the opportunities invite us to do something,
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nafasi zinatualika kufanya kitu fulani,
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and that is the third.
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na ni cha tatu.
10:31
Stop, look, and then go, and really do something.
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Simama,angalia,halafu nenda,na fanya kitu kweli.
10:36
And what we can do is
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Na tunachoweza kufanya ni
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whatever life offers to you in that present moment.
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chochote ambacho maisha yamekupa kwa wakati huo.
10:42
Mostly it's the opportunity to enjoy,
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Mara nyingi ni nafasi ya kufurahi,
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but sometimes it's something more difficult.
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lakini wakati mwingine ni kitu kigumu.
10:51
But whatever it is, if we take this opportunity,
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Lakini vyovyote ilivyo,kama tutaichukua nafasi hii,
10:55
we go with it, we are creative,
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tukaenda nayo,sisi ni wabunifu,
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those are the creative people,
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hao ni watu wabunifu,
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and that little stop, look, go,
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na hiyo simama,angalia,nenda,
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is such a potent seed
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ni mbegu bora sana
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that it can revolutionize our world.
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inayoweza badilisha dunia.
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Because we need, we are at the present moment
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Kwa sababu tunahitaji,tupo katika kipindi cha sasa
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in the middle of a change of consciousness,
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katikati ya mabadiliko ya dhamira,
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and you will be surprised if you --
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na utashangaa kama uki
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I am always surprised when I hear how many times
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Siku zote nahamaki ninaposikia ni mara ngapi
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this word "gratefulness" and "gratitude" comes up.
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hili neno"shukrani" na "kushukuru" yanapokuja.
11:27
Everywhere you find it,
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Kila unapoyakuta,
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a grateful airline, a restaurant gratefulness,
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ndege ya kushukuru,mgahawa wa shukrani,
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a cafe gratefulness, a wine that is gratefulness.
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Mvinyo wenye shukrani.
11:35
Yes, I have even come across a toilet paper
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Ndiyo,nimewahi ona karatasi ya chooni
11:39
that the brand is called Thank You. (Laughter)
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alama yake ya biashara inaitwa Nashukuru((Vicheko)
11:43
There is a wave of gratefulness because
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Kuna wimbi la shukrani kwa sababu
11:45
people are becoming aware how important this is
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watu wanaanza kugundua ni muhimu kiasi gani
11:48
and how this can change our world.
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na jinsi gani itabadili dunia.
11:51
It can change our world
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Inaweza badili dunia yetu
11:54
in immensely important ways,
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na katika njia muhimu sana,
11:58
because if you're grateful, you're not fearful,
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kwa sababu kama una shukrani,hauna uoga,
12:02
and if you're not fearful, you're not violent.
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na kama hauna uoga,hauna vurugu.
12:05
If you're grateful, you act out of a sense of enough
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Kama una shukrani,unaenenda katika hali ya kutosha
12:09
and not of a sense of scarcity,
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na sio katika hali ya upungufu,
12:11
and you are willing to share.
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haupo tayari kugawana.
12:13
If you are grateful, you are enjoying
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Kama una shukrani,unafurahia
12:16
the differences between people,
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tofauti kati ya watu,
12:17
and you are respectful to everybody,
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na heshima yako kwa kila mtu,
12:20
and that changes this power pyramid
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na hiyo inabadili piramidi la nguvu
12:22
under which we live.
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ambalo tunaishi sasa.
12:23
And it doesn't make for equality,
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Na haileti usawa,
12:26
but it makes for equal respect,
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lakini inaleta heshima sawa,
12:29
and that is the important thing.
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na hicho ni kitu muhimu.
12:31
The future of the world will be a network,
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Dunia ya baadaye itakuwa mtandao,
12:34
not a pyramid, not a pyramid turned upside down.
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sio piramidi,ambalo limegeuzwa juu chini
12:38
The revolution of which I am speaking
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Mabadiliko ninayoongelea
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is a nonviolent revolution,
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sio mabadiliko ya vurugu,
12:42
and it's so revolutionary
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na mabadiliko sana
12:44
that it even revolutionizes
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ambayo yanabadilisha
12:46
the very concept of a revolution,
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maana halisi ya mapinduzi,
12:49
because a normal revolution is one
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kwa sababu mapinduzi ya kawaida ni yale
12:51
where the power pyramid is turned upside down
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ambayo piramidi linageuzwa juu chini
12:54
and those who were on the bottom
are now on the top
are now on the top
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na wale walio chini wanakuwa juu
12:57
and are doing exactly the same thing
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na wa juu nao chini
12:59
that the ones did before.
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yameahafanyika huko nyuma
13:02
What we need is a networking of smaller groups,
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Tunachohitaji ni mtandao wa vikundi vidogo,
13:06
smaller and smaller groups who know one another,
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vikundi vidogo na vidogo vinavyotambuana,
13:09
who interact with one another,
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vinavyokutana pamoja,
13:12
and that is a grateful world.
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na hiyo ni dunia nzuri sana.
13:14
A grateful world is a world of joyful people.
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Dunia nzuri yenye watu wenye furaha sana.
13:18
Grateful people are joyful people,
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Watu wenye shukrani ni watu wenye furaha tele,
13:21
and joyful people,
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na watu wenye furaha tele,
13:23
the more and more joyful people there are,
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wanavyozidi kuwa watu wengi wenye furaha
13:26
the more and more we'll have a joyful world.
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na hivyo tutakuwa na dunia yenye watu wenye furaha zaidi.
13:30
We have a network for grateful living,
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Tuna mtandao wa maisha ya kushukuru,
13:34
and it has mushroomed.
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na ina uyoga.
13:36
We couldn't understand why it mushroomed.
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Na hatuwezi kuelewa kwanini ina uyoga.
13:39
We have an opportunity for people to light a candle
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Tuna nafasi ya watu kuwasha mshumaa
13:42
when they are grateful for something.
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wanaposhukuru kwa jambo fulani.
13:45
And there have been 15 million candles lit
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Na kuna mishumaa milioni 15 inayowashwa
13:50
in one decade.
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katika muongo mmoja.
13:52
People are becoming aware
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Watu wanaanza kutambua
13:54
that a grateful world is a happy world,
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dunia ya shukrani ni dunia yenye furaha,
13:58
and we all have the opportunity
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na wote tuna nafasi
14:01
by the simple stop, look, go,
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kwa njia rahisi ya simama,angalia,nenda,
14:04
to transform the world,
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kubadilisha dunia,
14:06
to make it a happy place.
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kuifanya sehemu ya furaha.
14:08
And that is what I hope for us,
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Na hilo ndo ninalotumaini kwetu,
14:09
and if this has contributed a little
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na kama hili linachangia kidogo
14:12
to making you want to do the same,
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kwa kukufanya uhitaji kufanya hichohicho,
14:14
stop, look, go.
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simama,angalia,nenda.
14:16
Thank you.
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Asante.
14:17
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Steindl-Rast - MonkBrother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness.
Why you should listen
Many first met Brother David Steindl-Rast through a viral video called "Nature. Beauty. Gratitude," where Louie Schwartzberg's footage of time-lapse flowers in bloom is narrated by Brother David's moving words asking us to simply be ... grateful. Since 1953, Brother David has been a monk of Mount Saviour Benedictine monastery in New York, dividing his time between hermitic contemplation, writing and lecturing. He's the cofounder of gratefulness.org, supporting ANG*L (A Network for Grateful Living).
He was one of the first Roman Catholics to participate in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and is the author of The Ground We Share, a text on Buddhist and Christian practice, written with Robert Aitken Roshi. His other books include Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer and Deeper Than Words. His most recent book is 99 Blessings, a series of prayers for the general reader -- whether people of faith, agnostics, or uncertain.
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