Okuningi Kokuncane: Umhlahlandlela Wezinto Ezincane Nenjabulo EyengeziweIsampula

The More of Less: A Guide to Less Stuff and More Joy

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Ukujabulela Konke Ongakudingi

Qaphela ukuthi isiko lethu lisebenza ngokumelene nesifiso sakho sokwenza ukuphila kwakho kube lula. Ukuthenga izinto ezintsha akukaze kube lula—kulula njengokuchofoza inkinobho. Futhi ngokwanda kwamathuba okuqoqwa kwedatha yomuntu siqu, izinkampani zisebenza kahle kakhulu ekwazini ukuthi bangasebenza kanjani ngobuthakathaka bethu.

Umphakathi untshontsha uthando lwethu futhi uluqondise ezintweni ezibonakalayo. Kodwa akekho ofika ekupheleni kwempilo efisa sengathi ngabe uthenge ezinye izinto. Kungani kunjalo? Ngoba ukusetshenziswa akulethi neze ngokugcwele isithembiso sakho sokwaneliseka noma injabulo. Kunalokho, kuntshontsha inkululeko yethu futhi kuphumele esifisweni esingenakuqedwa sokuthola okwengeziwe. Kuletha umthwalo nokuzisola. Kuyasiphazamisa ezintweni ezisilethela injabulo. 

Manje, ukumelana nokusetshenziswa kwabathengi ngeke kusinikeze injabulo ngokwakho. Okubalulekile ukuthi senzeni ngenkululeko esiyivulelwa ngokukhuculula. Kodwa kufanele siqale ndawana thize. Kudingeka siqaphele ukuthi labo abaphila ngokweqile akubona ngempela abaphila ukuphila okwanelisa kakhulu. Ngokuvamile yilabo abaphila ngokuthula, ngesizotha, futhi abanelisekile ngokuphila okulula yibo abajabula kakhulu. Lezo yizinqumo okufanele sizigubhe kanye nempilo okufanele ngabe siyayilingisa. Nokho le ncazelo yempumelelo ayifani kwabaningi bethu. 

Buza impumelelo. Kodwa ungagubhi ngokweqile. Ukufunda ukwazi umehluko kuzoshintsha impilo yakho. Ngakho-ke, uzofinyelela kumasu asetshenziswe ngenhloso eyodwa yokukukholisa ukuthi uthenge okungaphezu kwalokho okudingayo. 

Lesi isithembiso sokukhuculula: ukujabula ngokubona zonke izinto esingazidingi. Futhi ukuba izimpilo zethu ekugcineni zikhululwe ukuze siphishekele izinto esifuna ukuzenza. Ngifuna nibe nenjabulo efanayo, nithole ukukhululwa okufanayo. 

Ukuthola le nkululeko kuzodinga ukuthi ngamunye wethu abone futhi amelane nomphakathi othanda ukuthenga esiphila kuwo. Kuzodinga futhi ukuthi silunguze ngaphakathi, sihlonze ubuthakathaka ezimweni zethu. Kodwa kuyafaneleka.

Ungathi ukuthenga kwabathengi kukuthinta kanjani usuku nosuku? Iyiphi indlela ephumelela kakhulu oyitholile yokumelana nokusetshenziswa kwabathengi ku-inthanethi, ezitolo, nasezingxoxweni?

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The More of Less: A Guide to Less Stuff and More Joy

ImiBhalo ithi izindinganiso zikaNkulunkulu zihlukile kwezezwe. Lokhu kubonakala endabeni yengcebo nemfuyo. “Uma unokuningi, kuba ngcono!” umhlaba uyamemeza. UNkulunkulu uyahleba, “Nganele. Ungafuni injabulo noma ukulondeka kunoma yini enye. Uzoneliseka kakhulu ngokuba nokuncane.” Ukukhuculula, isenzo sokuba nokuncane ngenhloso esimayelana nokuqeda imfuhlumfuhlu. Kunikeza indlela yokuthuthukisa impilo yethu ngaphansi kukaNkulunkulu.

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Sithanda ukubonga uJoshua Becker no WaterBrook & Multnomah ngokusihlinzeka ngalolu hlelo. Ngeminye imininingwane, sicela uvakashele: http://bit.ly/1TMUKLi