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Heru Djet

#75
Mar 24, 2017, 01:53 AM
Atakayekuua hukuanza urafiki.

"The one who will kill you first makes friendship with you."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#76
May 12, 2017, 04:13 AM
Hasira utumwa.

"Anger is slavery."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#77
Jun 03, 2017, 07:22 PM
Kijiti kimoja hakisimamishi jengo.
"One pole cannot support a house."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#78
Jun 22, 2017, 12:50 AM
Konzi ya maji haifumbatiki.
"A handful of water cannot be grasped."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#79
Jun 23, 2017, 10:07 PM
Kuwashia taa kipofu, ni kuharibu mafuta.
"To light the lamp [of] the blind-person, is a waste of oil."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#80
Jun 27, 2017, 12:27 PM
Mtu ni watu
"A person is people."

Explanation: Our personhood and well-being are synergistically linked to those around us. Indeed our very humanity is entangled in our bonds to community. When these are optimally functional, they are a source of healing and a source of strength. Also, and perhaps most importantly, it reveals the underlying values of communalism as being greater than individualism in the Kmtyw world view. That the person does not stand a part from the community.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#81
Jul 07, 2017, 01:09 AM
Anayejitahidi hufaidi.
"One who tries hard will profit."

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Elimu ni kama taa, gizaniitazagaa.
"Knowledge is like a lamp, it will shine everywhere."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#82
Jul 17, 2017, 12:24 AM
Mambo sivyo unavyoyaona.
"Things are not as you see them."
-Swahili proverb

Explanation: Often the true nature of a thing lies beneath its surface. In many instances our perception of phenomenon are based on our own subjective mental states, that is they are often mediated by these states. Thus our perception of reality is not without interpretive filters, filters that often distort more than they clarify.

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Habari ya uwongo ina ncha saba.
"A false story has seven endings."
-Swahili proverb
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#83
Jul 17, 2017, 02:43 PM
Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele.
Translation: "Stumbling is not falling, on the contrary, it is going forward."
-Swahili proverb

Explanation: Even mistakes and setbacks are moments of potential transformation. Embrace the constancy of change.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#84
Aug 02, 2017, 12:41 AM
Daraja si maskani.
"A bridge is not a dwelling place."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#85
Aug 22, 2017, 08:39 PM
Watetea ndizi mgomba si wao.
"They quarrel about bananas, but the tree is not theirs."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#86
Aug 29, 2017, 08:13 PM
Bora kujenga madaraja kuliko kuta.
“It is better to build bridges than walls.”
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#87
Oct 19, 2017, 03:29 PM
Vita vya panga haviamuliwi kwa fimbo.
"A fight with swords cannot be settled with sticks."

Meaning: One must employ the appropriate means for resolving any issue.
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#88
Oct 26, 2017, 04:27 PM
Radhi ni bora kuliko mali.
"Contentment is better than wealth."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen

Heru Djet

#89
Dec 07, 2017, 09:08 PM
Tajiri ni yule asiye na mahitaji mengi.
"A rich person is the one who has few wants."
"Since most of our conscious modes of conceptualizing, acting and moving about are conditioned in part by our language, to use the language of another culture is to use that culture's ideas; and to use another culture's ideas in place of one's own is to relegate the latter to a position of de facto inferiority."
-sbAt Rkhty Amen
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