Okuningi Kokuncane: Umhlahlandlela Wezinto Ezincane Nenjabulo EyengeziweIsampula

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

USUKU 9 KWEZINGU- 14

Ukuthola Ukuvikeleka Kweqiniso

Lapho mina nomkami siqala ukunciphisa futhi ngibona ukuthi kungakanani okudlulele esasinakho, ngaqala ukuzibuza imibuzo enzima: Kungani sathenga konke lokhu okweqile kwasekuqaleni? Besicabangani? Izimpendulo zazinzima nakakhulu: Mhlawumbe ngizithanda kakhulu izinto kunalokho engangikuqaphela. Mhlawumbe ngingenwa kalula yimiyalezo yomhlaba kunalokho engangikucabanga. Mhlawumbe ngizama ukuthola ukuvikeleka ezintweni enginazo.

Kwakunzima ukuthola lezi zinto ngami, kodwa ekugcineni zaba amaqiniso ashintsha impilo kimi. Futhi bengingeke ngiwathole ngaphandle kokuthi ngiqale ukuphisana ngezinto zami.

Ukukhuculula kubalulekile ekuzitholeni kwakho. Njengoba uqala ukuhlanza, zibuze, Ingabe ngithenga izinto eziningi kakhulu ngoba ekujuleni kwami ngicabanga ukuthi kuzongigcina ngiphephile? Futhi uma kunjalo, lokho kungibiza inani elingakanani na? 

Emphakathini wethu, abaningi bethu bakholelwa ukuthi ukuvikeleka kungatholakala ngokuba nempahla. Eqinisweni, uhlu lwezinto esizidinga ngempela ekuphileni lufushane kakhulu, futhi iningi lethu selinazo lezo zinto. 

Abaningi bethu baqoqa inqwaba yezinto esinazo egameni lokuvikeleka kuyilapho empeleni siqongelela ukunethezeka (noma injabulo esiyifunayo). Sisebenza amahora amaningi ukuze sithenge lezi zinto. Futhi sithenga izindlu ezinkulu nezinkudlwana ukuze sizigcine. Uma lokho kusibiza kwezinye izici zokuphila, njengomndeni wethu nobungani, kunjalo-ke.

Nokho ukuvikeleka okuhlala njalo akusoze kwatholakala empahleni yesikhashana noma ngisho nenkokhelo enkulu. Izimo eziphuthumayo zokuphila ziningi kakhulu, futhi amandla ezinto esinazo ukuze asivikele abuthakathaka kakhulu. Yingakho sihlale sifisa okwengeziwe. Asilokothi sifike sinomuzwa ogcwele wokulondeka.

Uma unquma ukuthi esinye sezisusa zakho zokuqongelela ngokweqile kungenxa yokuthi uzama ukuthola umuzwa wokulondeka ezintweni zakho, ngakho-ke ngiyakunxusa ukuthi unciphise ukuthenga nokuba ngumnikazi futhi esikhundleni salokho ubeke umzamo owengeziwe ebudlelwaneni. Ubudlelwano obucebile abukwazi ukukulethela injabulo kuphela; kungaletha ukulondeka kweqiniso. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, nawe uzobe unikela emuzweni wabanye wokulondeka nokwaneliseka—okhiqiza kakhulu kunokwakha inqaba yakho yangasese yomcebo! 

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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