Patience

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
PATIENCE PRACTICALLY PAYS.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

The world pushes us around, not because other people are inconsiderate or are bullies, but because as individuals we lack internal control and self-discipline; in a word, lack of PATIENCE. It is an inescapable fact that, anyone who has low tolerance should not have any hope of succeeding in any tough endeavor. One moment of patience may ward off great disaster, while one moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name PATIENCE, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Jamaa mmoja alifanikiwa kupata ajira ya Msimamizi, (kwa lugha ya kimombo 'Bodyguard') kwa bwanyenye mmoja ambaye alikuwa na ndoto za kuwa mwanasiasa. Walipokuwa katika majadiliano kuhusu utendaji wa hiyo kazi, kaka wa huyu bwanyenye akaingia kwenye hicho chumba. Huyu kaka alikuwa anamfahamu huyu bwana kama mlanguzu wa silaha aina ya bunduki.

Kama mto ambao umefurika, huyu kaka alizua vurugu kwa kutoa tetezi kali sana kuhusu huyu bwana, na kusisitiza kwa ukali na hamaki: "Hapa ndipo palipotoka soksi, kiatu kikabaki. Utake usitake, uamke hapo ulipo, na ukae teke, mara moja." Huyu bwana aliendelea kutulia tuli. Hata aliposimamia bunduki kimya hiku huyu bwana hakuvunjika wala kung'oka moyo. Kama Chui ambaye hawezi shikwa na kiwewe kwa sauti ya mbwa, hakumbanduka wala kutetemeka.

Mama mzazi aliingia na kuhoji ni nini kinaendelea. Alipoelezewa ukweli wa mambo, alishtuka sana kuona huyu bwana hatetemeki, hatishiki, habaduki. Hili jambo lilimfanya huyu mama kuamini ya kwamba huyu bwana ana kipawa, ujasili na ukakamavu wa kuwa Bawabu. Mama aliingilia na kufanya uamuzi: "Kama wasemavyo wabenzi ya kwamba 'mkono usiyoweza kuukata hauna budi kuubusu', huyu bwana anastahili kwa hiyo kazi".

M OTIVATING MODEL

MOSES lived in the 13th and early part of the 12th Century BC. If BEYONDISM should paint a rough image of MOSES also called Moshe Rabbenu (in Hebrew "Moses our teacher"), you will see a religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed.

Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which PATIENCE manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of MOSES, so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of PATIENCE, MOSES emerged as a grand personage of strong character. After forty years of grazing the flocks of Jethro on the slopes of Mt. Horeb, at the age of 80, MOSES spoke with God. A burning bush attracted him, and a miraculous voice declared the ground so holy that he must remove his shoes. Moses experienced the presence of Holy Being so intensively that his life and the destiny of his people were thereafter altered.
2. Propelled by PATIENCE, MOSES unleashed the Ten Plagues which forced the adamant Pharaoh Ramses II of Egypt to set free the Hebrew people, after which he led them out of Egyptian yoke across the Red Sea in about 1270 BC.
3. Unleashed by PATIENCE, MOSES received the Ten Commandments, whose central theme regarded cultivating faith, the action of love and the type of behaviour expected for a close relationship with the Divine Source.
4. Leveraged by PATIENCE, after rescuing the Israelites from over a century of oppression, MOSES was able to give determining shape to Israelites' religion (Judaism), and his work emerged as a revolution whereby the Israelites were submitted to a single Lord.
5. Enabled by PATIENCE, MOSES' strong and determined body ultimately yielded to the superior force of death at the advanced age of 120 years. However, he had not yet reached the promised land of 'milk and honey'.
6. Nourished by PATIENCE, even when the Jews reverted to idol worship and their persistence to be returned to Egypt, in the face of hunger and thirst, MOSES remained strong and focused.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of PATIENCE, MOSES teaches us that any leader besides being intelligent should possess a psychological gift of sympathetic caring, ability to stand up to hard work, pain, and voluntary endurance. And so Pope Paul VI likened all mothers with Moses: "Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see."

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating PATIENCE in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Radiancy

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
RADIANCY REDEEMS ROBUSTNESS.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

RADIANCY is an ‘existential’ mark of any authentic human being who is endowed with the will-to-live. In the midst of myriad duties and responsibilities facing us on a daily basis, some requiring our indulgence out of bare necessity, we should cultivate a habit of playing and laughing, and if now and then as on a stormy day in the deep sea, life seems a bitter Jest, we should try to repress the bitterness and express the Jest. “Let us play is as good as let us pray, and the results are more assured”, to quote Will Durant.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name RADIANCY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Kabla hajapata kazi kwenye kikosi cha jeshi, Bwana Ken alikuwa mwamba katika timu yao ya mchezo wa vikapu (Basketball). Alikuwa anaupenda ule mchezo kiasi cha kwamba wakati wake wote hata kama hakuwa kwenye mchezoni, akili yake ilikuwa imepagawa na ule mchezo.

Alipoingia kwenye Jeshi, huyu Ken alisahau wesamavyo wahenga kwamba: ‘Ukiwa na wenye chongo, na wewe vunja lako jicho’. Hivyo basi kwa ukosefu wa ule mchezo wa vikapu kwenye kambi la Jeshi alikuwa yeye ni kufikiria yuko kwenye mchezo na kuiga zile tabia na mbinu zinazotumiwa kwa ule mchezo.

Sasa mwanzo mwanzo, hii tabia iliwaigiza wenzake sana. Lakini baada ya siku kadhaa vile aliendelea kuukosa ule mchezo ndivyo hii tabia ikawa ni kama ugojwa, kwa sababu ilikuwa inamzuia Ken kutekeleza jukumu lake kama ilivyotakikana.

Maji yalipozindi unga na tabia yake ikawa imezorota sana, wasimamizi waliona wamuitie Ken daktari wa vichwa ama Psychiatrist. Kikao kiliandaliwa ipasavyo ili kubaini mbivu na mbichi, na baada ya kuulizwa maswali kadhaa, daktari alitoa uamuzi wake ya kwaba Ken anastahili kupumzishwa kazi kwa muda wa miezi sita bila malipo.

Ken alipoona kitumbua kimeingia mchanga, na kufutwa kwake kazi kumekuwa hakika kama mauti, ilimbidi ajajaruke, na hivyo akabuni mbinu mwafaka. “Mkubwa, naomba nije pahali upo”, Ken alinena kwa unyenyekevu kama kinyaunyau. Alipopewa ruhusa na ule mkubwa wake, alienda na kukiweka kitu fulani kwenye meza alipokuwa mkubwa.

“Hii ni nini, kweli wewe kijana umerukwa na akili kabisa!”, yule mkubwa akamuuliza kama amegadhabika sana. Ken akajibu kwa ustaarabu usio na kifani, “Ni ule mpira wangu wa kikapu nimeuweka hapa. Si uhitaji tena, na Shetani wa fikira za huo mchezo wa vikapu nimeamua ashindwe kabisa”.

Mara hio hio yule afisa akabatilisha ule uamuzi wa daktari na kumpatia Ken afueni ya miezi mingine mitatu kuangaliwa.

M OTIVATING MODEL

Sir WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER-CHURCHILL was born on 30^th November 1874 and passed on to glory on 24^th January 1965. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of WINSTON CHURCHILL you will see a British politician, best known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20^th century, and who served as a Prime Minister twice (1940–45 and 1951–55).

There are those spontaneous moments when RADIANCY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which RADIANCY exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of CHURCHILL and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE. This serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of RADIANCY, CHURCHILL was a noted statesman and orator, who was once an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. CHURCHILL was the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature and was also the first person to be made an honourary Citizen of the United States.
2. Propelled by RADIANCY, his role in supporting innovative technological military solutions, including the development of the tank and his recognition of the importance of aerial warfare, are well documented by commentators and historians alike.
3. Unleashed by RADIANCY, CHURCHILL eclipsed Hitler by being named Time Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’, not once but twice, in 1940 and again in 1949. The title is granted to men (and also women, since Wallis Simpson in 1936) who have significantly influenced the course of history. On his second time receiving the accolade, he was named ‘Man of the Half-Century’.
4. Leveraged by by RADIANCY, CHURCHILL was a prolific painter, producing nearly 600 works throughout his lifetime. Sarah Thomas of Sotheby’s commented: “Churchill took up painting very late… He found relief from all the pressures of his work in his painting.” In December 2006, one piece, ‘View of Tinherir’ from 1951, sold at auction for a record £612,800. According to Thomas, however, it took him a while to master his trade: “His work does vary in quality… A lot of his paintings are pretty poor and amateur and full of splodges.”
5. Enabled by RADIANCY, CHURCHILL was known to enjoy a siesta, a habit he adopted following his time in Cuba with Spanish forces in 1895. In later life, far from simply aiding his recuperation, Churchill’s bed often acted as his preferred location to discuss matters of great state importance. Senior military advisors Sir Hastings Ismay and General Alan Brooke would invariably be summoned bedside, for a private audience with the Prime Minister. Reports claim a bespoke breakfast table to fit his bed was commissioned especially to accommodate his unusual conferences.
6. Nourished by RADIANCY, as well as his steadfast refusal to consider defeat, surrender, or a compromised peace, helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult early days of the War when Britain stood alone in its active opposition to Adolf Hitler. CHURCHILL was particularly noted for his speeches and radio broadcasts, which helped inspire the British people. He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory over Nazi Germany had been secured.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of RADIANCY, on his death, Elizabeth II granted him the honour of a state funeral, which saw one of the largest assemblies of world statesmen in history. CHURCHILL was named the Greatest Briton of all time in a 2002 poll, and he is widely regarded as being among the most influential people in British history.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating RADIANCY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Integrity

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
INTEGRITY INSPIRES INNOCENCE.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

The key message of INTEGRITY to you as a YOUTH and a student is that, you should actively socialize with opposite members of your sex but KEEP OFF from sexual intercourse until you get your first Diploma or Degree. AVOID all temptations in this regard and designate as an enemy any one who attempts to pressurise you towards this end. Secondly, whether out of curiousity, or search for pleasure , or through influence of comrades; whether resulting from poor self-efficacy or low self-esteem, NEVER get deceived that drug or alcohol will boost your self-image, drain away your feelings of worthlessness, or elevate you from the pit of psychic boredom and emptiness. All manners of substance abuse and addiction are the chief protagonist in signing a contract with poor physical and psychical health and great impediments to acquisition of health, knowledge and wealth.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name INTEGRITY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Siku moja nilifungulia Radio yangu nikampta mtangazaji aliyekuwa mwingi wa maneno kama Chiriku: “If you have any problem burdening you, do not keep it with yourself. Go to Facebook, and link with me via the address ‘Write a letter to God’. Like that page and write out all your concerns. This is the fastest and most effective way of communicating to your Creator”.

Muda usio mrefu msikilizaji mmoja akapiga simu: “Kwa majina naitwa Hamina, kutoka Mpeketoni. Nina umri wa miaka sitini. Mimi ni kiongozi wa kikundi cha wamama ambapo kazi yetu ni kushona mikeka, halafu tunaiuzia watalii. Sasa kuna Jamaa mmoja alikuja akachukua mikeka ya dhamani ya shilingi elfu Hamsini, akatuahidi anapeleka nchi jirani ya Tanzania, na pesa tungezipata baada ya wiki mbili. Sasa ni miezi miwili imepita na hatujawahi muona. Nimesikia kwa hicho kipindi chenu ya kwamba mko na sanduku la barua la Mungu. Sasa sisi hatujui kusoma wala kuandika, tungependelea mtusaidie na nambari ya simu ya maulana ndiyo tuweze kuwakilisha kesi yetu moja kwa moja”.

Yule mtangazaji alimjibu huyu mama kwa dhalau nyingi sana: “Inaonekana mzigo wa akili ilioubeba ni mzito kama nanga, na ukiendelea kuwa nao utakonda kama ng’onda, na hatimaye utafilisika na kumezwa na kaburi”. Bila kujali wenye anawajibu lile swali wanaweza kuwa na ugumu wa kuelewa lugha ya kimomba aliendelea: “All in all if you are unable to use our modern digital means of communication, as fired by IT Revolution, you still can revert to the analogue, traditional, ineffective means of communication, at your own peril”.

Mara hio hio, akapigiwa simu na msikilizaji fulani: “Hello, ningependa kukuarifu ya kwamba, kuna ajali imetokea kwenye barabara ya kuelekea Naivasha, na inakisiwa ya kwamba abilia wengi waliokuwa kwenye hilo basi wametoka kwenye kijiji ulikozaliwa. Nduru za kuaminika zinatualifu ya kwamba watu wanne wameaga Dunia wengine wemelazwa hospitalini wakiwa katika hali mahututi, ahsante”.

Ile theolojia ghusi aliyokuwa akihubiri huyu mtangazaji ilifika kikomo, akawa mlegevu wa moyo, na akawa kigeugeu kama kinyonga: “Ewe Mola, muuba wa Mbingu na Dunia, nakuomba uzilaze roho zao pahali pema peponi wote walioangamia kwenye hiyo ajali. Wenye wameumia na kuomba uwape uponaji wa haraka. Kwa Famila zilizoachwa nakuomba uwape uvumilivu. Nakuomba tena uondoe pepo zote mbaya kwenye barabara zetu. Naomba hivyo nikijua na kuamini ya kwamba, hakuna njia nyingine ya kuwasiliana nawe isipokua njia ya maombi. Amina.”

M OTIVATING MODEL

MIKHAIL SERGEEVICH GORBACHEV was born on 2^nd March 1932 and passed on to glory on 30^th August 2022. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of GORBACHEV, you will see a man who was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union, and who brought about massive economic, social, and political changes and helped bring an end to both the Soviet Union and the Cold War.

There are those spontaneous moments when INTEGRITY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which INTEGRITY exhibits and manifests itself in the exemplary LIFE of GORBACHEV and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE. This serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of INTEGRITY, GORBACHEV got a job with the Komsomol (the youth division of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) in 1955. He quickly rose up in the ranks of the Komsomol and then obtained a position in the Communist Party. Gorbachev received promotion after promotion until in 1970 he reached the highest position in that particular territory, first secretary. In 1978, GORBACHEV, age 47, was appointed as the secretary of agriculture on the Central Committee. Once again, Gorbachev quickly rose up in the ranks and by 1980, he had become the youngest member of the Politburo (the executive committee of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union).
2. Propelled by INTEGRITY, having worked closely with General Secretary Yuri Andropov, GORBACHEV felt that he was ready to become General Secretary. When Andropov passed on to glory in office, Gorbachev lost the bid for office to Konstantin Chernenko. But when Chernenko passed on to glory in office just 13 months later, Gorbachev, only 54 years old, became the leader of the Soviet Union.
3. Unleashed by INTEGRITY on March 11, 1985, GORBACHEV became the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Strongly believing that the Soviet Union needed massive liberalization in order to revitalize both the Soviet economy and society, Gorbachev immediately began implementing reforms. He shocked many Soviet citizens when he announced the ability for citizens to freely voice their opinions (glasnost) and the need to entirely restructure the Soviet Union’s economy (perestroika). GORBACHEV also opened the door to allow Soviet citizens to travel, cracked down on alcohol abuse, and pushed for the use of computers and technology. He also released many political prisoners.
4. Leveraged by by INTEGRITY, GORBACHEV played a pivotal role in ending the Arms Race. For decades, the United States and the Soviet Union had been competing with each other over who could amass the largest, most lethal cache of nuclear weapons. As the United States was developing the new Star Wars program, Gorbachev realised that the Soviet Union’s economy was seriously suffering from the excessive spending on nuclear weapons. To end the arms race, Gorbachev met several times with U.S. President Ronald Reagan. At first, the meetings stagnated because trust between the two countries had been missing since the end of World War II. Eventually, however, Gorbachev and Reagan were able to work out a deal where not only would their countries stop making new nuclear weapons, but they would actually eliminate many that they had accumulated.
5. Enabled by INTEGRITY, although GORBACHEV’S economic, social, and political reforms as well as his warm, honest, friendly, open demeanor, won him accolades from around the world, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990, when he was criticised by many within the Soviet Union his heart remained strong. For some, his reforms had been too big and too fast; for others, his reforms had been too small and too slow.
6. Nourished by INTEGRITY, with the falling of the Soviet empire, GORBACHEV helped establish a new system of government, including the establishment of a president and the end of the Communist Party’s monopoly as a political party. However, for many, Gorbachev was going too far. From August 19-21, 1991, a group of hard-liners of the Communist Party attempted a coup and put Gorbachev under house arrest. The unsuccessful coup proved the end of both the Communist Party and the Soviet Union. Facing pressures from other groups who wanted more democratization, GORBACHEV resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, a day before the Soviet Union officially dissolved.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of INTEGRITY, in the two decades since his resignation, GORBACHEV remained active. In January 1992, he established and became president of the Gorbachev Foundation, which analyzes the changing social, economic, and political changes happening in Russia and works to promote humanistic ideals. In 1993, Gorbachev founded and became president of the environmental organization called Green Cross International.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating INTEGRITY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Cooperation

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
COOPERATION CHURNS CONSENSUS.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

The central tenet of COOPERATION is derived from the fact that, since as humans we are social creatures, it follows that, what make us pleasant to be around can be practiced only by constant exposure and circulation. As isolation engenders awkwardness in our gestures, and leads to further isolation - as people start avoiding us - the more we are in contact with others, the more graceful and at ease we become. However, not all interaction is nourishing. “Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off,” so said Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A vital yardstick is the continual cultivation and indulgence in a perpetual process of self-improvement and self-creation by amongst other things striving to network with those who have more knowledge than you. This entails modelling your efforts on their positive achievements, adjusting and improving as you move forward.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name COOPERATION, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Vijana watatu Mwangi, Otieno na Wafula ambao walikuwa wacheshi, na wenye vipasho kweli, wenye bidii na ujuzi tele, walifaulu kwenye kazi ya kutengeneza vifaa kwa vyuma, katika ‘Kerekani’ (kwa kimombo Workshop) yao. Ufanisi wao uliwezeshwa na ujuzi tofauti tofauti ambao kila kijana alikuwa amebarikiwa nao. Huyu akiwa ana umaarufu wa kupima, mwengine alikuwa anamanya sana kukata vyuma, na mwingine alikuwa ni mjuzi wa kuchomelea.

Ufanisi wao uliibua mseto wa hisia, huku wengi wakifurika kama maji ya mto nyando kwenye hiyo kazi yao. Lakini jirani woa Mutisya, ambaye kazi yake ilikua inadidimia kila uchao, alishikwa na kinyongo, na hivyo basi akataka kugagadamua chanzo na kiini cha ustawi wao. Ilipomwangazia kua muungano ndio siri kubwa kwa ufanisi wa hawa vijana, huyu jirani alichangamkia mikakati ya kubuni mbinu vile kazi ya hawa vijana itasabaratika.

Asubuhi moja akamsimamisha Mwangi kama anaelekea kwa kazi na kumuelezea: “Wewe ni fundi maarufu lakini haujajajaruka akili. Yule mwenzako Otieno ana roho mbaya kwako na ni matumaini yake wewe na Wafula muangamie ndio airithi hiyo Kerekani yenu. Dakika hii tunavyoongea amepewa dawa ya kumumunya na mganga na akiwapulizia mkiwa kazini, mtaanza kupungukiwa na huo ujuzi wenu hadi muwe ni kama hamna taaluma yoyote. Hiyo ni siri nimekuimbia na ningependelea ufanye uchunguzi wako binafsi.

Kwa hali na mali, alishugulika pasipo kutepeteka kumtafuta Wafula, na alipompata kasuba ikawa ni hii: “Hawa wanzako ambawo unaweanzi sana, wameeneza uvumi kuwa, wewe kinywa chako kinanuka fee. Lakini tiba ya hilo gonjwa, ni rahisi. Kila unapoingia kwenye kazi, mumunya tembe moja ya PK na huo uvundo utaisha. Habari muhimu ningependa kukupasha ni kwamba, nilikuwa na babu yake Otieno, pahali tulikuwa tunakunywa mvinyo. Huyo mzee alipolewa chopi na akawa mlevi chakari, alibaki amenitobokea siri ya kwamba, Otieno akikugusa na mkono wake wa kulia pande ya nyuma ya mwili wako, hasa kwa makalio, utaanza kupooza mdogo mdozo. Tafakari hayo, na ukae macho.”

Siku ya nne hali ya mshuke mshuke ilianza kushuhudiwa kwenye ile Kerekeni, na mambo yakaanza kua kuzungumkuti. Badala ya akili zao kuelekezwa kazini kila mtu aligeuka kuwa kachero. Otiena akawa anataka kudhibitisha kuwa Wafula ana kamkia. Lakini punde tu anamkaribia Wafula, Wafula anakuwa macho, na kijiadhari asiguzwe na Otieno ndiposa asianze kupooza. Otieno akiwa anamumunya PK kwenda kumuuliza Mwangi jambo lolote, Mwangi anajipee shughuli ndiposa asipuliziwe ile dawa na kuanza kupungukiwa na akili.

Baada ya wiki moja ikawa kazi haiwezi kufanyika kwenye lile Kerakani, na wakawa ni kila mtu kuchukua kifaa ambacho alikuwa amechangia kwenye hio kazi na kwenda kufanya kazi kibinafsi.

M OTIVATING MODEL

MAHATMA (‘Great Soul’) MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI was born on 2^nd October, 1869 and passed on to glory on 30^th January, 1948. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of MAHATMA GANDHI you will see a shy, soft-spoken, and only a mediocre student at school who after studying law in Britain transformed himself into a resilient and potent leader against discrimination, and who is considered the father of the Indian independence movement.

There are those spontaneous moments when COOPERATION should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which COOPERATION exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of GANDHI and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of spirit of COOPERATION, and after thorough studying of an epic poem which is considered a sacred text to Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita, GANDHI created his concept of satyagraha, a non-violent way of protesting against injustices. As a pioneer of Satyagraha, or resistance through mass non-violent civil disobedience, GANDHI became one of the major political and spiritual leaders of his time. Satyagraha remains one of the most potent philosophies in freedom struggles throughout the world today.
2. Propelled by the spirit of COOPERATION, for twenty years since 1893, when he travelled to South Africa, GANDHI dedicated himself to better Indians’ rights in South Africa. During the first three years, Gandhi learned more about Indian grievances, studied the law, wrote letters to officials, and organised petitions. On May 22, 1894, Gandhi established the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). Although the NIC began as an organization for wealthy Indians, Gandhi worked diligently to expand its membership to all classes and castes. Gandhi became well-known for his activism and his acts were even covered by newspapers in England and India. In a few short years, Gandhi had become a leader of the Indian community in South Africa.
3. Unleashed by the spirit of COOPERATION, in 1914, GANDHI returned to India, where he supported the Home Rule movement, and became leader of the Indian National Congress, advocating a policy of non-violent non-co-operation to achieve independence. GANDHI’S goal was to help poor farmers and laborers protest oppressive taxation and discrimination. He struggled to alleviate poverty, liberate women and put an end to caste discrimination, with the ultimate objective being self-rule for India.
4. Leveraged by the spirit of COOPERATION, while in India, there was a bubonic plague outbreak, and since it was then believed that poor sanitation was the cause of the spread of the plague, GANDHI offered to help inspect latrines and offer suggestions for better sanitation. Although others were willing to inspect the latrines of the wealthy, Gandhi personally inspected the latrines of the untouchables as well as the rich. He found that it was the wealthy that had the worst sanitation problems.
5. Enabled by the spirit of COOPERATION in 1930, he led a landmark 320 km/200 miles march to the sea to collect salt in symbolic defiance of the government monopoly. On his release from prison (1931), he attended the London Round Table Conference on Indian constitutional reform. In 1946, he negotiated with the Cabinet Mission which recommended the new constitutional structure.
6. Nourished by the spirit of COOPERATION, after independence (1947), he tried to stop the Hindu-Muslim conflict in Bengal, a policy which led to his assassination in Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu fanatic.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of the spirit COOPERATION many civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., used GANDHI’S concept of non-violent protest as a model for their own struggles.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating COOPERATION in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Empathy

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
EMPATHY ENACTS ENCOURAGEMENT.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

EMPATHY entails always aspiring to do something for somebody and being dedicated towards attending to that which needs nurturing and protection, thus avoiding unproductive and destructive acts. The differences, disagreements or misunderstandings faced everyday either at home or at the workplace and in the general society can be overcome, or better still avoided by adding a tinge of empathy.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name EMPATHY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Mtumishi mmoja wa Mungu aliamua kubatilisha wazo moja lililokua limekita mizizi kwenye akili za waumini kadhaa kwamba wahubiri wengi ni makupe wenye hutumia jina la mungu kuwanyonya waumini. Badala ya kuinuliwa na roho mtakatifu walikuwa wamezamishwa na roho mtakakitu. Ilikua imeaminika ya kwamba mhubiri akija kwako tabia ilikua ni kuangamiza Kuku au mayai. Hata kuna wimbo ulikua umetoka: “Kutamburura Kuku na Mayai………..Kutamburura, kutamburura, kutambururaaaa”.

Sifa mbaya ya watumishi wa Mungu ilikua imeenea sana kama moto wa kichaka hivi kwamba, mhubiri akionekana mtaani, na kwako nyumbani hauna mapochopocho ya kumuadalia, ilikua ni heri ufunge mliang yote badala ya aibu au laana. Sasa huyu mcha Mungu halisi ambaye roho yake ilikuwa nyeupe pe pe pe, kama theluji, hili swala la wahubiri kuchafuliwa au kujichafulia majina ni jambo alikuwa amelivalia juga kulibatili.

Asubuhi moja akamsimamisha Mwangi kama anaelekea kwa kazi na kumuelezea: “Wewe ni fundi maarufu lakini haujajajaruka akili. Yule mwenzako Otieno ana roho mbaya kwako na ni matumaini yake wewe na Wafula muangamie ndio airithi hiyo Kerekani yenu. Dakika hii tunavyoongea amepewa dawa ya kumumunya na mganga na akiwapulizia mkiwa kazini, mtaanza kupungukiwa na huo ujuzi wenu hadi muwe ni kama hamna taaluma yoyote. Hiyo ni siri nimekuimbia na ningependelea ufanye uchunguzi wako binafsi.

Siku moja alienda sokoni akanunua vyakula na aina nyingi sana ya matunda. Dhamili yake ilimwelekeza kwa mama mmoja muamini ambaye alikuwa ameadhilika sana kiuchumi na ambaye angeweza kueneza Injili ya sifa njema za wahubiri. Lakini kabla hajafika, yule mama alimuonea kwa ubali, na kwa sababu hakuwa na Kuku ya kumchijia wala Mayai ya kumpikia, ilimbidi aingie kwa nyumba yake chapuchapu, na kujifungia humo ndani.

Huyu mtumishi wa Mungu alipofika pale kwa lango kuu aligongagonga ule mlango karibu nusu lisari bila kupata jibu lolote. Kwa ile elimu yake na hekima nyingi kutoka kwa Bibilia, alimwandikia barua kidogo na kuiacha pale: “Nilipata habari vile wezi walikuvamia na kupora mali yako yote ya dhamana nyingi sana na kukuacha maskini hoe hahe. Nilikuwa nimekutembelea ili nikitunukie bidhaa za kukusimia kwa siku kadhaa. Tafadhali soma, Revelation 3: 20 (Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come to him and eat with him, and he with me).

Yule mama alipothibitisha ya kua yule mhubiri ameenda zake, alitoka kwa nyumba na kitu cha kwanza aliona ni ile barua, na akaisoma kwa ghadhabu nyingi sana. Alitafuta maneno yanayofaa sana kumjibu huyu mhubiri, na kwa sababu hakuwa mpunguzu wa masoma ya Bibilia alitafuta sehemu ambayo itamfanya alidhike: “kama ujuavyo nguo zangu zote ziliibiwa wa wakora. Zile nguo mbili nilizochangiwa nilikuwa nimezivua, lakini zikanyeshewa usiku. Kwa sababu hazikua zimekauka ifikapo asubuhi, nimeshinda nimejifunga kikoi, na hivyo basi singeweza kutoka nje ya nyumba. Tafadhali soma: Genesis 3: 10 (And he said, “I heard the sound of thee in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself).

M OTIVATING MODEL

ABRAHAM LINCOLN was born on February 12^th, 1809, and passed on to glory on April 15^th, 1865. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, you will see a man who reared in a poor family on the western frontier, was mostly self-educated, and became a country lawyer, a Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator during the 1830s, and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives during the 1840s, before becoming the 16^th President of the United States of America.

There are those spontaneous moments when EMPATHY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which EMPATHY exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of LINCOLN and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of EMPATHY, after a series of debates in 1858 that gave national visibility to his opposition to the expansion of slavery, LINCOLN lost a Senate race to his arch-rival, Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln, a moderate from a swing state, secured the Republican Party presidential nomination in 1860. With almost no support in the South, Lincoln swept the North and was elected president in 1860. His election was the signal for seven southern slave states to declare their secession from the Union and form the Confederacy. The departure of the Southerners gave Lincoln’s party firm control of Congress, but no formula for compromise or reconciliation was found. Lincoln explained in his second inaugural address: “Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the Nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came.”
2. Propelled by EMPATHY, when the North enthusiastically rallied behind the national flag after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter (a Third System) masonry sea fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, LINCOLN concentrated on the military and political dimensions of the war effort. His goal was now to reunite the nation. LINCOLN successfully led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis — the American Civil War — preserving the Union.
3. Unleashed by the spirit of EMPATHY, contrary to expectations, LINCOLN proved to be a shrewd military strategist and a savvy leader during what became the costliest conflict ever fought on American soil. LINCOLN closely supervised the war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including commanding general Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln brought leaders of the major factions of his party into his cabinet and pressured them to cooperate. Under Lincoln’s leadership, the Union set up a naval blockade that shut down the South’s normal trade, took control of the border slave states at the start of the war, gained control of communications with gunboats on the southern river systems, and tried repeatedly to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. Each time a general failed, Lincoln substituted another until finally Grant succeeded in 1865.
4. Leveraged by EMPATHY, an exceptionally astute politician deeply involved with power issues in each state, LINCOLN reached out to War Democrats and managed his own re-election in the 1864 presidential election. War Democrats in American politics of the 1860s were adherents of the Democratic Party who rejected the Copperheads or Peace Democrats who controlled the party. The War Democrats demanded a more aggressive policy toward the Confederacy and supported the policies of Republican President Lincoln when the Civil War broke out. As the leader of the moderate faction of the Republican party, Lincoln found his policies and personality were “blasted from all sides”: Radical Republicans demanded harsher treatment of the South, War Democrats desired more compromise, Copperheads despised him, and irreconcilable secessionists plotted his death. Politically, Lincoln fought back with patronage, by pitting his opponents against each other, and by appealing to the American people with his powers of oratory.
5. Enabled by EMPATHY on the destiny of U.S., as the South was in a state of insurrection, LINCOLN exercised his authority to suspend habeas corpus (Latin: “may you have the body” is a legal action that requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court. This principle ensures that a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention — that is, detention lacking sufficient cause or evidence) arresting and temporarily detaining thousands of suspected secessionists without trial.
6. Nourished by EMPATHY, LINCOLN averted British recognition of the Confederacy by skillfully handling the Trent affair. Also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, it was an international diplomatic incident that occurred on November 8, 1861, whereby the USS San Jacinto, commanded by Union Captain Charles Wilkes, intercepted the British mail packet RMS Trent and removed, as contraband (smuggled goods) of war, two Confederate diplomats, James mason and John Slidell. The envoys were bound for Great Britain and France to press the Confederacy’s case for diplomatic recognition in Europe. The initial reaction in the U.S., was to rally against Britain, threatening war; but Lincoln and his top advisors did not want to risk war. In the Confederate States, the hope was that the incident would lead to a permanent rapture in Anglo-American relations and even diplomatic recognition by Britain of the Confederacy. Confederates realised their independence potentially depended on a war between Britain and the U.S. In Britain, the public expressed outrage at this violation of neutral rights and insult to their national honour. The British government demanded an apology and the release of the prisoners while it took steps to strengthen its military forces in Canada and the Atlantic. After several weeks of tension and loose talk of war, the crisis was resolved when the Lincoln administration released the envoys and disavowed Captain Wilkes’s actions. No formal apology was issued. Mason and Slidell resumed their voyage to Britain but failed in their goal of achieving diplomatic recognition.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of EMPATHY LINCOLN’S Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, freed all slaves in the rebellious states and paved the way for slavery’s eventual abolition, while his Gettysburg Address later that year stands as one of the most famous and influential pieces of oratory in American history. In April 1865, with the Union on the brink of victory, LINCOLN was shot and killed by an actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth; his untimely death made him a martyr to the cause of liberty and Union. Over the years Lincoln’s mythic stature has only grown, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in the nation’s history. Lincoln’s death was the first assassination of a U.S. president and sent the nation into mourning. Lincoln has been consistently ranked by scholars and the public as one of the three greatest U.S. presidents, the others by scholars being George Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and by the public, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating EMPATHY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Yearning

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
YEARNING YANKERS YONDER.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

YEARNING invokes that, whereas it is good to fantasize as to who you would like to be in future, deriving joy and satisfaction in your studies to the very core of your being, will push you forward towards excellence. Consequently, the fruits of your labour will manifest themselves automatically. As a student the feeling of expansiveness facilitated by your study is the only means by which your dignity may be exercised.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name YEARNING, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Ilikua shangwe, nderemo, vifijo na vigelegele kwa wenyenji wa kijiji kimoja ambapo kila mkaazi alikuwa kipofu, wakati ndovu aliingia kwenye hicho kijiji. Furaha iligeuka kuwa jadhba walipokumbuka ya kwamba hii ni nafasi yao ya kwanza, na labda ya mwisho katika maisha yao kuelewa kwa mapana na marefu huyu mnyama ambaye ni mmoja katika wanyama watano wakubwa duniani.

Naam, hawa vipofu walitia fora kumsingira huyu Ndovu ili wapate kumgusa na hatimaye kumfahamu anavyofanana. Kutokana na ukubwa wa huyu mnyama, pamoja na wingi wa hawa watu, kila kipofu alimgusa huyu mnyama pahali tofauti na yule mwingine.

Kwa mfano, aliyemgusa huyu mnyama kwa miguu alikuwa na haya ya kusema: “Ndovu ni kama kisiki kikubwa cha mti”. Aliyemgusa yule mnyama kwa tumbo naye alinena: “Ndovu ni kama …….. Aliyemgusa huyu mnyama kwa sikio alinena: “Ndovu ni kama blanketi nzito sana”.

Hatimaye kila mtu alikuwa na wazo tofauti tofauti vile Ndovu anavyofanana, kulingana na sehemu ya mwili aliyoweza kuigusa. Tafakari hayo!

M OTIVATING MODEL

OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg, simply known as OTTO VON BISMARCK, was born on 1^st April 1815, and passed on to glory on 30^th July 1898. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of BISMARCK you will see a man who was a conservative German statesman and who dominated European affairs from the 1860s to his dismissal in 1890. After a series of short victorious wars he unified most of the German states (whilst excluding some, most notably Austria) into a powerful nation-state German Empire in 1871 under Prussian leadership, then created a “balance of power” that preserved peace in Europe from 1871 until 1914.

There are those spontaneous moments when YEARNING should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which YEARNING exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of BISMARCK and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of YEARNING, as a young man, BISMARCK found the routines of Prussia’s bureaucracy boring enough that he resigned in 1838, as reflected in the letter he wrote to his sister: “I do not want to sing in the orchestra, I want to lead the orchestra”.
2. Propelled by YEARNING, as Minister President of Prussia 1862–90, BISMARCK provoked wars that made Prussia dominant over Austria and France, and lined up the smaller German states behind Prussia. In 1867 he also became Chancellor of the North German Confederation. BISMARCK became the first Chancellor of a united Germany after the February 26, 1871 Treaty of Versailles (the treaty ended the Franco-Prussian War and was signed by Adolphe Thiers, of the French Third Republic, and Bismarck). Bismarck largely controlled the affairs of Germany until he was removed by Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelm II in 1890.
3. Unleashed by YEARNING, BISMARCK’S diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule gained him the nickname the ‘Iron Chancellor’. He was also an avid writer, as Henry Kissinger has noted: “The man of ’blood and iron’ wrote prose of extraordinary directness and lucidity, comparable in distinctiveness to Churchill’s use of the English language.”
4. Leveraged by YEARNING, BISMARCK used balance-of-power diplomacy to keep Europe peaceful in the 1870s and 1880s. He created a new nation-state and led the way to the welfare state. BISMARCK disliked colonialism but reluctantly built an overseas empire when it was demanded by both elite and mass opinion.
5. Enabled by YEARNING, BISMARCK (a devout Lutheran) was loyal to his king, who in turn gave Bismarck his full support.
6. Nourished by YEARNING, BISMARCK distrusted democracy and ruled through a strong, well-trained bureaucracy with power in the hands of a Junker elite (in the 19^th and 20^th centuries, Junker was an often pejorative designation for a member of the landed nobility in Prussia and eastern Germany that was associated with political reaction and militarism). Bismarck, an aristocratic Junker himself, had an extremely aggressive and domineering personality.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of YEARNING, BISMARCK possessed not only a long-term national and international vision, but also the short-term ability to juggle many complex developments simultaneously. As the leader of what historians call ‘revolutionary conservatism’ Bismarck became a hero to German nationalists; they built hundreds of monuments glorifying the iconic symbol of powerful conservative leadership. Historians generally praise BISMARCK as a statesman of moderation and balance who kept the peace in Europe and was primarily responsible for the unification of modern Germany.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating YEARNING in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Persistence

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
PERSISTENCE PROVIDES POSITIVITY.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

PERSISTENCE has the potential to raise us to elevated eminence and heroic heights in all important matters in our LIFE. When we model our minds and willpower to focus on a single goal, a single task, the intensity of this magnitude will see us beating our goals into submission. Listen to Italian adventurer and author Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (1725 - 1798): “I have always believed that, when a man gets it into his head to do something and when he exclusively occupies himself in that design, he must succeed, whatever the difficulties. That man will become Grand Vizier or Pope.”

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name PERSISTENCE, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Baada ya kutembea kwa miguu kwa miaka na mikaka, kutumia magari ya kuazima, na kubebwa na gari za umma, ili maarufu kama matwana, bwana Onyi hatimaye alibarikiwa kununua gari lake la kibinafsi. Baada ya kulitumia kwa muda wa mwezi mmoja peke yake, lile gari likawa na shida ya taa. Aliwatembelea wale wauzaji gari, kwa siku kama tano mpaka ilipothihilika wazi ya kwamba wale wanabiashara wanajifanya kama hiyo kesi yake haiwahusu ndewe wala sikio. Mambo yalianza kwenda shaghala baghala hivi kwamba simu au barua alizokuwa akiwapigia na kuwaaandikia wale wauzaji hazikupata majibu.

Badala ya kutumia vitisho au matusi, ambayo yangemfanya kuandamwa vikali na mkono wa sheria, ilimbidi ajajaruke na kubuni mbinu mwafaka zitakayowashinikiza kumtengenezea gari lake au yote yakigonga mwamba, kulibadilishia hilo gari.

Jinsi ya kupambana na hawa wauzaji gari lilibaki kuwa kitendawil ambacho hakijateguliwa hadi Onyi alipopatana na jamaa mmoja ambaye alikuwa anafanya kazi kwa hilo kampuni. Huyu bwana alimuibia siri: “Zile njia zote unazozitumia, zinakufanya uonekane mpweke wa roho, mdhaifu wa fikira, no myonge wa mfuko ambaye hastahili heshima yoyote. Wale wanabiashara nawafahamu bayana kasuba na dhamili zao. Ukitaka wakupee masikio yoa na wakuhudumie kwa hali ya juu, washitue na kuwaoembea dua, na tena kuwashtaki Kortini”.

Bila kupoteza wakati, Onyi alienda kwa soko, akanunua kapu la maua na huma ndani akaweka shaili lifuatalo:

Mlonifanyia, akilini litabaki kubukubu.
Nikiendesha gari langu sitawahi sahau.
Baraka mliitoa, yote kutoka kwangu.
Kila siku nami, maombi kwa Mungu.

Mkifanya biashara, kumbukeni laana.
Ya maulana matendo huwa ni bayana.
Na wakili wangu, tayari nimemuagiza,
Kutoyumbayumba na kutumia sheria.

Siku mbili hazikupita kabla hajapata burua iliyoandikwa: “Tafadhari tueleze rangi ya gari ambalo ungependa tukumbandilishie nalo.”

M OTIVATING MODEL

PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Peace Be Upon Him) was born on A.D. 570 and passed on to glory on A.D. 627. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of PROPHET MUHAMMAD, you will see the descendant of the Prophet Ismail (Ishmael) the son of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (PBUT). Prophet Muhammad was an orphan. His father Abd Allah passed on to glory before his birth, and his mother Aminah passed on to glory when he was about 6 years old. He was taken care of by his uncle Abu Talib. His first marriage was to a widow woman called Khadijah, who proposed to him. He was 25 years old and she was 40 years old. They were happily married for 25 years. It was only after her passing, when he married again. His character was respected by all people throughout Medina (in Arabia) including the Jews who gave him the name of ‘The Trustworthy’.

There are those spontaneous moments when PERSISTENCE should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which PERSISTENCE exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of PROPHET MUHAMAND and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of PERSISTENCE, although PROPHET MUHAMMAD began his mission in an atmosphere that exhibited the mixture of pagan religion and the teachings of both Judaism and Christianity, he remained focused. At the age of forty, he received a dramatic call which started him on his career as a prophet. One night, while he was in Mount of Hira in his usual meditations, the angel Gabriel appeared to him with a text written on silk and commanded him to recite, though he was illiterate, such that he could neither read nor write.
2. Propelled by PERSISTENCE at the time of his inaugural vision, MUHAMMAD was convinced that he had a divine revelation. But after a few weeks, doubt began to beset him; whether he was really a prophet of God. In his self-questioning, his wife Khadija, comforted and supported him, whereby his visions began to return, and after a few months he was finally convinced of his divine call. When MUHAMMAD’S mission begun, it had little early success, but he never gave up. He preached outside Kabah, where he was met largely with incredulity and scorn, especially among the Quraysh. Although a few converts began to meet in secret, his denunciation of idolatry was disturbing and dangerous, leading to unprecedented multiplication of his enemies especially the people who believed in the old religion, and who began to gather their forces in the face of the revolutionary prophet.
3. Unleashed by PERSISTENCE, although in the first years of MUHAMMAD’S preaching he had only about forty converts, he was willing and able to put up with many tribulations, and finding Mecca unsuitable for him he tried to establish his faith at Taif, but without success. Medina offered hope for him, simply because its citizens, concerned at the internal strife which plagued the city were attracted to Muhammad as a leader who might bring peace and a reordering of the community.
4. Leveraged by PERSISTENCE, the situation in Medina gave the PROPHET remarkable opportunities. Possessing both political and religious authority, Muhammad proceeded with tact to fashion a community which would be able to carry his message widely throughout Arabia. As an astute diplomat he was able to reconcile many tensions which grew up. After establishing military security and strength of the city, through his great leadership capacity, as he was no mere visionary, he swiftly shaped Medina into the first Muslim theocracy. MOHAMMAD was able to give his followers and converts the highest authority in Islam in the manner of the Holy Quran, which as Muslims believe, contains the exact words of God as revealed to Prophet Mohammad and recorded by his companions. In applying the Quranic teachings to everyday life, Muslims rely upon the Sunnah (sayings and actions) of the prophet. This Sunnah is construed by Muslims as a concrete implementation, a tangible form, and the actual embodiment of the will of God in the form of Muhammad’s deeds. They were recorded in what are called Ahadith (pieces of news, stories, or reports).
5. Enabled by PERSISTENCE, in the face of constant opposition this ego-strength accounts much of MUHAMMAD’S phenomenal success and his shrewd appraisal of others and of the significance of what was going on in the world of his time. Even when He was bombarded by the hostile forces of His own tribesmen, Mohammad could not succumb to the degradations of His time. He had never collapsed in the strain of battle or controversy, or failed away when strong action called. We also learn from Muhammad the importance of associating with people who are confident and who believes in our ideas so that they can give us support in those trying moments of self-doubt which are normal to any human being.
6. Nourished by PERSISTENCE, the PROPHET seems to have been remarkable for the loyalty he inspired and the persuasiveness with which he customarily dealt with opponents. He preferred to win men over rather than crush their spirit by a simple display of force. In the last two years of his life, MUHAMMAD’S forces began to move northward from the now largely unified Hejaz. The first moves were made in a series of campaigns and conquests which hit the Middle East and the Mediterranean world with explosive impact. The religion which he had preached in adversity and in success became fixed and organised. But the prophet passed on to glory before seeing its enormous influence. Not only was his achievement singular in one time, but it had incalculable effects on the history of mankind from the seventh century onward.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of PERSISTENCE, from Islam we get a demonstration of the way faith can be harnessed to the creation of a complex and successful community upon earth – not a Utopian one, but a matter-of-fact one – a community in which people’s chief wishes, needs, and ambitions are not denied, but channeled into a pattern of pious brotherhood.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating PERSISTENCE in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Selflessness

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
SELFLESSNESS SALVAGES SOCIETY.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

In the vastness and agelessness of universe, your finite individual life can only be justified by the measure of your sacrifice; your SELFLESSNESS. Your service to others should be part of the discipline to which you propel yourself towards the abode of sainthood. “He who bears the interest of humanity in his breast, that man is blessed”, so believed Swiss educational reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746 - 1827). We should know that all those who were and are truly Great are those who fought for life of others; who have strove to enlarge the scanty thought of others; who have been lamps unto others’ lives dreary roads; whose hearts were and are filled with the fires of love for others, as American writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) noted: “There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them.”

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name SELFLESSNESS, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Kijijini ambamo nilizaliwa, kulikua na mzee mmoja ambaye alikuwa mkaidi kama mbuzi. Ule ulafi wake kama wa fisi uliifanya famila yake kuogela katika bahari ya taabu. Maskini yule mzee alikuwa amemnyima bibi yake uhuru wa kushughulikia jikoni, na watoto wake uhuru wa kula wanachopenda na kiasi kinachowashibisha, licha ya kuwa na mali kochokocho.

Kwa mpita njia kule nyumbani kwao kulikua paradiso, lakini kwa wenyeji lilikua ni gereza ambola ni shimo la mateso.

Huyu mzee ambaye jina lake nimelibana, alikuwa anaenda kwa duka na kununua mkoba mmoja wa mafuta ya kupikia wa kilo ishirini, na hiyo inakua ni bajeti ya mwaka mzima. Anaelekea kwa soko na kununua gunia moja la maharagwe linachanganywa na gunia mbili za mahindi na hiyo inakua ni bajeti ya mwaka mzima.

Kwa minajili ya kiamsha kinywa, ilikua ni kilo hamsini za mahindi ambazo zimesagwa, zinachanganya na kilo kumi za sukari, na hiyo inakua ni bajeti ya mwaka mzima.

Asubuhi alikua ni kuamka, kuchukua baiskeli yake, na kwelekea mtaani, kwa kiamsha kinywa cha chai glassi mbili, nusu mkate na mayai mbili. Chakula cha mchana anakulia nyama choma humo mtaani huku familia yake huko nyumbani waking’ang’ana na Githeri, ambacho hakijakaangwa.

M OTIVATING MODEL

NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA was born on 18^th July 1918, and passed on to glory on 5^th December 2013. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of MANDELA you will see a South African anti-apartheid activist, revolutionary and politician who served a jail term of 27 years before becoming President from 1994 to 1999, the first to be elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. His administration focused on dismantling apartheid’s legacy, and cutting racism, poverty and inequality.

There are those spontaneous moments when SELFLESSNESS should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which SELFLESSNESS exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of MANDELA and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of SELFLESSNESS, when the National Party government implemented apartheid in 1948, MANDELA rose to prominence in the ANC’s 1952 ‘Defiance Campaign’, being elected president of the Transvaal ANC branch and overseeing the 1955 Congress of the People. Working as a lawyer, MANDELA was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and with the ANC leadership stood on the Treason Trial from 1956 to 1961.
2. Propelled by SELFLESSNESS, although initially committed to non-violent protest, in association with the South African Communist Party, MANDELA co-founded the militant Umkhinto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961, leading a bombing campaign against government targets. In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government, being sentenced to life imprisonment.
3. Unleashed by SELFLESSNESS, becoming ANC president, MANDELA wrote his autobiography, and led negotiations with President F. W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish multi-racial elections in 1994, in which he led the ANC to a landslide victory.
4. Leveraged by SELFLESSNESS, as president, MANDELA created a new constitution and initiated the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses, while introducing policies aimed at land reform, combating poverty and expanding healthcare.
5. Enabled by SELFLESSNESS, MANDELA oversaw a military intervention in Lesotho in September 1998, codenamed Operation Boleas. Trouble began in March 1998 when parliamentary elections in Lesotho resulted in an overwhelming majority for the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy Party, which won 79 out of 80 seats. However, allegations of vote fraud soon surfaced, and after a failed lawsuit by the opposition parties, widespread rioting broke out and there was talk in August and September of a possible coup by Lesotho’s small army. MANDELA acted as mediator between Libya and the United Kingdom in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. The trial began on 3 May 2000, 11 years, 4 months and 13 days after the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 on 21 December 1988. The 36-week trial took place at a specially convened Scottish Court in the Netherlands set up under Scots law and held at a disused United States Air Force base called Camp Zeist near Utrecht.
6. Nourished by SELFLESSNESS, MANDELA refused to run for a second term and succeeded by his deputy Thabo Mbeki, he became an elder statesman focusing on charitable work in combating poverty and HIV/AIDS.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of SELFLESSNESS, MANDELA has received international acclaim for his anti-colonial and anti-apartheid stance, having received over 250 awards, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Soviet Order of Lenin. MANDELA is held in deep respect within South Africa as the “Father of the Nation”, where he is often known under his Xhosa clan name of Madiba.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating SELFLESSNESS in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Yea-Attitude

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
YEA-ATTITUDE YIELDS YES-SAYING.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

Ascribing to a YEA-ATTITUDE is to have a wrinkle-free spirit. For the purposes of sounding politically correct, wrinkles are simply a manifestation of ageing, lack of vigour and one of the natural, vital stages towards the grave. The old in our society should be given the respect they deserve, because it is because of them that we are here. However, in the full bloom of your ‘YOUTH’ the greatest humiliation which can befall you is to have wrinkles in your shinning brilliant face. Moreover, the worst misfortune is to be burdened by the blackest horror of guilt and a sense of failure, which may slowly fill the cells of your heart until it is wrinkled and totally paled. In this state of ‘Emotional Senility’, you may lose pride as you get imprisoned to a life of virtual psychological death.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name YEA-ATTITUDE, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

A middle aged man at the age of 35 years won a ticket to tour some of the beautiful places in the world. Now he was given an offer of choosing amongst two ladies, whom to accompany him in his tour; a 25 years young beautiful lady in the bloom of her youth and a 45 years old lady who seemed to have been overburdened by years.

However, he was given a chance to gather all the relevant information about the two ladies, by interacting and creating a rapport with them before making an informed decision. When the time for making the choice matured, to the astonishment of all he chose the old lady.

When he was confronted by friends and relatives why he made such an unorthodox decision he replied: “My mind focused on the wrinkles”. “But you cannot be serious”, asked one friend of him with utter disgust, “who has more wrinkles than the other?” The young man confidently quipped: “Whereas the old lady has some wrinkles in her body, the young lady has many wrinkles in her soul than the old lady, and that marks the greatest difference which informed my choice.”

M OTIVATING MODEL

Historians dates ABRAHAM’S biblical story to around 2000 B.C. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of ABRAHAM, you will see a man who is considered the first of the biblical patriarchs, and who is the founding father of the Israelites, with a prominent role in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, whose life history encompasses a journey that starts in a place called Ur. In Abraham’s time, Ur was one of the great city-states in Sumer, a part of the Fertile Crescent located from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Iraq to the Nile in Egypt. Historians call this era from 3000 to 2000 B.C. “the dawn of civilisation” because it marks the earliest documented dates when people settled in communities and began such things as writing, agriculture and commerce.

There are those spontaneous moments when YEA-ATTITUDE should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which YEA-ATTITUDE exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of ABRAHAM and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of YEA-ATTITUDE when Abraham was called by God to leave his land, family and household in Mesopotamia in return for a new land, family and inheritance in Canaan, the ‘promised land’, he obliged. When the threats to the covenant established between him and God arose (difficulties in producing an heir, the threat of bondage in Egypt, of lack of fear of God); he was able to overcome them and the covenant was established.
2. Propelled by YEA-ATTITUDE, ABRAHAM and Lot obeyed God’s order to leave Sodom and Gomor’rah due to their unbearable wickedness as Lord rained brimstone and fire from heaven – when Lot’s wife looked back she became a pillar of salt.
3. Unleashed by YEA-ATTITUDE and accompanied by his wife and nephew Lot, Abraham prospered as a rancher and shepherd, as he made his new home surrounded by pagans in the Promised Land of Canaan.
4. Leveraged by YEA-ATTITUDE, at the age of 99 years, he entered into a covenant with Lord and his name was changed from Abram to Abraham meaning the ‘father of a multitude of nation’. He accepted as a sign of the covenant between him and God to be circumcised in the flesh of their foreskin. This included ‘you and your descendants after you throughout their generation’.
5. Enabled by YEA-ATTITUDE, when famine struck, he packed up and took his family to Egypt. Once there, and fearing for his life, he lied about his beautiful wife’s identity, claiming she was his unmarried sister. Abimelech, finding Sarah desirable, took her from Abraham in exchange for generous gifts, to which Abraham raised no objections. You see, as a brother, Abraham would be honoured by Abimelech, but as a husband, his life would have been in danger. The Lord inflicted disease on Pharaoh and his family, revealing to him that Sarah must be returned to Abraham untouched.
6. Nourished by YEA-ATTITUDE, Sarah, ABRAHAM’S wife was able to have a child (Isaac), though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise. And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them. ABRAHAM did not resist the God’s test to offer his only son, Isaac as a burnt offering; only to be provided with a lamb as a substitute.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of YEA-ATTITUDE, ABRAHAM’S story ends with the death and burial of his wife Sarah at the age of 127 years, in the grave which he had purchased in Hebron (a town in southern Judah). This is followed by the marriage of his heir Isaac to a wife from his own people. These two episodes signified first the right of his descendants to the land, and second the exclusion of the land’s previous inhabitants, the Canaanites, from Israel’s patrimony.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating YEA-ATTITUDE in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Creativity

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
CREATIVITY COINS CLEAVING.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

Most of us seldom achieve an optimum potential of our ‘CREATIVITY’. As such, the supreme challenge is striving to unlock the reservoir of ideas hiding latently within every one of us, by developing the ability to tap that potential. What separates the average person from Copernicus, Edison or even Steve Jobs is not simply the creative capacity, but the ability to tap that capacity by encouraging creative impulses and then acting upon them. The bottom line here is that, becoming more creative is really just a matter of paying attention to that endless flow of ideas we generate, and learning to capture and act upon the new that is within us.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name CREATIVITY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Two young men Otieno and Mwangi were taken to a holiday resort by one Lady Millionaire where everything was present; swimming pools, golf courses, home theatre, fully equipped gym and all other unimaginable entertainments. When the time to leave arrived, Mwangi pocketed a gold spoon. This act fired the imperial imagination of Otieno and he had to design some way of acquiring his gold spoon without incurring the stigma of being referred to as a thief and without betraying his friend Mwangi. Now he had to design a stratagem.

He approached the Lady Millionaire with a very well crafted statement: “Excuse me Madam, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being too kind to us. Your benevolence is beyond the grasp of any human being alive. Your honour in the annals of history will remain uncontested. May God continue filling happiness in the coffers of your heart. Now before we leave, I would like show one of the Magic which is one the ancient achievement of our African culture, not found in Europe”.

The Lady Millionaire replied with a mixture of awe and excitement: “What kind of Magic? You want to bewitch me? You want to introduce African Voodoo in my Christian house? Get thee behind me, O Satan!” However, Otieno was not turned away by these incriminatory words but calmly replied: “No this magic will not affect you negatively. I will take a gold spoon from your kitchen and then I will make sure that it magically appears in Mwangi’s pocket”. Without waiting for the Lady to accept this request or not, Otieno picked a gold spoon, and told Mwangi to look into his pocket.

When the Lady Millionaire saw Mwangi removing a spoon from his pocket she was overwhelmed with excitement, and said: “This is unbelievable. Whereas I would not want you leave those magical spoons in my house, I will add to each of you another Golden Spoon to take to Africa as a present.”

M OTIVATING MODEL

HENRY ALFRED KISSINGER was born on 27^th May, 1923. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of KISSINGER you will see a German-born American writer, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman, who is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and who served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

There are those spontaneous moments when CREATIVITY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which CREATIVITY exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of KISSINGER and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of CREATIVITY, KISSINGER was a proponent of Realpolitik (a usually expansionist national policy having as its sole principle advancement of the national interest), who played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977.
2. Propelled by CREATIVITY, KISSINGER’S involvement in Indochina started prior to his appointment as National Security Adviser to Nixon. While still at Harvard, he had worked as a consultant on foreign policy to both the White House and State Department. Kissinger says that “In August 1965... [Henry Cabot Lodge], an old friend serving as Ambassador to Saigon, had asked me to visit Vietnam as his consultant. I toured Vietnam first for two weeks in October and November 1965, again for about ten days in July 1966, and a third time for a few days in October 1966... Lodge gave me a free hand to look into any subject of my choice”. He became convinced of the meaninglessness of military victories in Vietnam, “...unless they brought about a political reality that could survive our ultimate withdrawal”. In a 1967 peace initiative, he would mediate between Washington and Hanoi.
3. Unleashed by CREATIVITY, as National Security Advisor under Nixon, KISSINGER pioneered the policy of detente with the Soviet Union, seeking a relaxation in tensions between the two superpowers. As a part of this strategy, in talks commencing in Helsinki, Finland, in November 1969, he negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (culminating in the SALT 1) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
4. Leveraged by CREATIVITY, KISSINGER sought to place diplomatic pressure on the Soviet Union. He made two trips to the People’s Republic of China in July and October 1971 (the first of which was made in secret) to confer with Premier Zhou Enlai, then in charge of Chinese foreign policy. The USC U.S.-China Institute has collected documents relating to the diplomatic efforts between 1969 and 1971 that led to this successful trip. According to Kissinger’s book, ‘The White House Years’, the first secret China trip was arranged through Pakistan’s diplomatic and Presidential involvement that paved the way to initial vital contact with the Chinese, since the Americans were unable to communicate directly with the Chinese leaders because of earlier cold war relations. This paved the way for the groundbreaking 1972 summit between Nixon, Zhou, and Communist Party of China Chairman Mao Zedong, as well as the formalization of relations between the two countries, ending 23 years of diplomatic isolation and mutual hostility. The result was the formation of a tacit strategic anti-Soviet alliance between China and the United States. KISSINGER was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to establish a ceasefire and U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. The ceasefire, however, was not durable.
5. Enabled by CREATIVITY, as National Security Advisor, in 1974 KISSINGER directed the much-debated National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200) was completed on December 10, 1974. It was adopted as official U.S. policy by President Gerald Ford in November 1975. The basic thesis of the memorandum was that population growth in the least developed countries (LDCs) is a concern to U.S. national security, because it would tend to risk civil unrest and political instability in countries that had a high potential for economic development. Under KISSINGER’S guidance, the United States government supported Pakistan in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. Kissinger was particularly concerned about the expansion of Soviet influence in South Asia as a result of a treaty of friendship recently signed by India and the USSR, and sought to demonstrate to the People’s Republic of China (Pakistan’s ally and an enemy of both India and the USSR) the value of a tacit alliance with the United States.
6. Nourished by CREATIVITY, KISSINGER delayed telling President Richard Nixon about the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973 to keep him from interfering. On October 6, 1973, the Israelis informed Kissinger about the attack at 6 am; Kissinger waited about 3 and a half hours before he informed Nixon. In 1973, Kissinger negotiated the end to the Yom Kippur War, which had begun on October 6, 1973 when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel. In September 1976 KISSINGER was actively involved in negotiations regarding the Rhodesian Bush War. Kissinger, along with South Africa’s Prime Minister John Vorster, pressured Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith to hasten the transition to black majority rule in Rhodesia. With FRELIMO in control of Mozambique and even South Africa withdrawing its support, Rhodesia’s isolation was nearly complete. According to Smith’s autobiography, Kissinger told Smith of Mrs. Kissinger’s admiration for him, but Smith stated that he thought Kissinger was asking him to sign Rhodesia’s ‘death certificate’. Kissinger, bringing the weight of the United States, and rallying other relevant parties to put pressure on Rhodesia, hastened the end of minority-rule.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of CREATIVITY, after his term, KISSINGER’S opinion was still sought by some subsequent US presidents and other world leaders.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating CREATIVITY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Honesty

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
HONESTY HASTENS HIGHNESS.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

“Do whatever is right, and let the chips fall where they may – you have to live with yourself,” writes American novelist James W. Huston. ‘HONESTY’ as a vital moral impulse impels us to act according to our ‘highest’ thought, giving rise to strong natural feelings of obligation, ‘I can, and therefore I must’. Unlike guilt which when it is preying on our souls makes us to flee even when we are not pursued upon, ‘Honesty’ impels us to be truly human, and to pursue the good and the beautiful in a moral atmosphere of human brotherhood. If we are not charlatans or con-artist whose profession is the practice of the art of deception, using false sincerity, distracting people’s attention from their real purpose and hiding their ulterior intention, behind the comfortable and familiar, then ‘Honesty’ is the strongest link in our social network as people finds reasons to get well along with us.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name HONESTY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Naomba nisukume mawazo yenu kwenye mwaka wa elfu mbili hamsini (2050). Mwenyeinchi kama mimi (mimi si mwanainchi) nitakuwa nimeila chumvi kiasi ya kwamba miaka itakua imenikalia na itanimbidi kuutumia mkongojo. Lakini wengi wenu mtakuwa mkiitwa ‘Gukaa’ au ‘Cucu’. Wale ambao hawatakuwa wamejitupa, wenye watayafuata mawaidha yangu, tukionana, katika ile hali ya furaha, usemi utakua ni: “Guru G, si ukule Kuku”. Wengine wananisambazia tenga Kumi, mboa au nyingi.

Lakini wenye watakuwa wamepewa kisogo na maisha, baada ya kutoyafuata mawaidha na mafunzo yangu, kuniona gumzo itakuwa: “Niaje Guru, si unisafe na hashu au mbao niingie pale kwa warosho nikatoe locko”.

Tofauti na wenye watakua wakinisambazia tenga kumi au tenga mbao na wenye watakua waombaji ni moja:
Kufungua kabisa nyoyo zao kwangu.
Kuelewa bila kulewa, ya ulimwengu.
Ati, asiyesikia la mkuu huona makuu.
Kuwa, asiyesikia la mkuu huvujika guu.

M OTIVATING MODEL

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT (Latin: Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) was born on 27^th February 272 AD and passed on to glory on 22^nd May 337 AD, is also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of CONSTANTINE THE GREAT you will see an image of a man who was the Roman Emperor from 306 to 337, well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire.

There are those spontaneous moments when HONESTY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which HONESTY exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of Emperor CONSTANTINE THE GREAT and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of HONESTY, Constantine fostered an atmosphere of religious liberty. Since it favoured all religions equally, the Edict of Milan expressed a policy of religious liberty, not toleration. All should try to share the benefits of their religious understanding with others, but no one should force his or her truth upon another. … (for according to Constantine)... “It is one thing acting with free will to enter into contest for immortality, another to compel others to do so by force through the fear of punishment. No one should greatly trouble another, rather, everyone should follow what his soul prefers...” The edict was a paradigmatic statement of concord. Since CONSTANTINE hoped that common fellowship and the persuasion ‘of those who believe’ will lead everyone freely to choose (what he called) the straight path, he indicated his wish that religious unity will ultimately evolve.
2. Propelled by HONESTY, CONSTANTINE sought to reverse the dictatorship of former era. Roman people had formally transferred to the emperors the entire plenitude of its authority, and, therefore, the emperor’s pleasure, expressed by edict or by letter, had force of law. Even in the fervent age of its conversion the empire employed its refined civilisation, the accumulated wisdom of ancient sages, the reasonableness and subtlety of Roman law, and the entire inheritance of the Jewish, the pagan, and the Christian world, to make the Church serve as a gilded crutch of absolutism.
3. Unleashed by HONESTY, under CONSTANTINE’S policy of concord, the Church was flooded with new converts, not through coercion but by force of Imperial example. Constantine favoured the Church but gave serious attention to protecting the rights of non-Christians.
4. Leveraged by HONESTY, CONSTANTINE may have been a lifelong Pagan but he was also a pragmatist and in 325 AD he decided to strengthen this new Christian tradition. He held a famous ecumenical gathering known as the Council of Nicaea, and at this council the many sects of Christianity debated and voted on well, everything from the acceptance and rejection of specific gospels to the date for Easter, to the ministry of sacrament, and of course, the immortality of Jesus. He therefore, solidly established the Roman government, which in reality had been nothing but a system of unrelieved oppression, on moderation and justice.
5. Enabled by HONESTY, CONSTANTINE was the first person to establish public clinics throughout the Roman Empire where the poor, the injured and the helpless received medical care.
6. Nourished by HONESTY, CONSTANTINE spared no efforts, dedicating his life to the promotion of the principles of the Gospel. In principle, CONSTANTINE treated religion as a matter of choice and conscience, an arena free of state meddling...Liberis mentibus — ‘with free minds’ all are to worship their Gods. It is a remarkable policy, an unexpected one, since it would have been natural for a ruler after his conversion to Christianity to shift all the previous relations.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of HONESTY, CONSTANTINE’S name shines out across the dawn of history like the morning star, and his rank and fame among the world’s noblest and most highly civilized is still on the tongues of Christians of all denominations.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating HONESTY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Intentionality

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
INTENTIONALITY INDUCES INNOVATION.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

INTENTIONALITY invokes that, becoming our real individuals requires not only getting in touch with our feelings and desires but also fighting against those things that stands on the way of our LIFE urge of feeling and wanting. More important, our HAPPINESS will accrue to us for no other particular reason, except we are the way we are, who we are; enjoying what we do have and not neurotically worrying about what we do not have.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name INTENTIONALITY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Mwenyenchi fulani aliingia kwenye hoteli moja ya kifahari na kuagiza Kuku mzima wa kuchomwa. Kabla hajaletewa maji ya kunawa mikono ndio aanze kutia ile shibe, paliingia bwana mwingine ambaye alikuwa na maringo mithili ya tausi, akiwa na kifua cha Simba na mrefu kama mlingoti, na kuagiza Kuku.

Kwa woga kama wa kunguru, mhudumu wa hoteli alimjibu: “Samahani mkubwa, umechelewa kidogo na yule Kuku alikua amembaki tumemuuzia yule bwana ameketi pale, wakati huu huu”. Hili pandikizi la mtu liligeuka kwa haraka ya umeme na kuelekea kwa huyu bwana mfupi na kumuelezea: “Wewe raia fukara ambaye hana mbele wala nyuma, unajua utamu wa Kuku kweli, na wewe huweza kujinunulia Kuku kwa mara moja kwa mwaka. Wachana na hiyo Kuku na nitakurudishia pesa zako mara mbili”.

Walakini, kwa ile njaa yake kochokocho ambayo alikuwa anaihisi, huyu bwana mdogo akamjibu: “Sikupi ng’o, hata ibilisi akashuka kutoka Jehanamu!” Hali ya sintofahamu ilatanda kwenye hiyo hoteli, huku wateja waliokuwamo wakipiga kimya ji. Bwana mrefu alimumlika bwana mfupi na macho mwaa, na kumueleza kinaga ubaga: “Sikiliza kwa makini kabisa na hayo masikio yako nusu kiziwi. Sehemu yeyote, utairarua au kuivunja hiyo kuku, nami kwenye huo mwili wako nitakurarua rwa, au nikuvunje keche”.

Huyu bwana mdogo alikuwa amekonda kama uzi, na mfupi kama nyundo, lakini mjaja kama Sungura. Hivyo basi, aliinua ile Kuku, akaiangalia kwa makini, akafungua Shati yake na kuachwa kifua wazi kama mwenye ameamua vita. Kwa utulivu akaanza kumraba yule Kuku kwenye sehemu ya kifua……..

M OTIVATING MODEL

MARTIN LUTHER was born on 10^th November 1483 and passed on to glory on 18^th February 1546. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of MARTIN LUTHER, you will see a man who was a German monk, former Catholic priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of a reform movement in sixteenth century Christianity, subsequently known as the Protestant Reformation.

There are those spontaneous moments when INTENTIONALITY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which INTENTIONALITY exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of LUTHER and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of INTENTIONALITY, though born in a poor home background, LUTHER went to school at the cathedral school of Magdeburg and at Eisenach. At the age of eighteen, he went on to the university of Erfurt, where having worked hard at the usual curriculum, he took his bachelor’s degree in 1502 and his master’s in 1505, both at the earliest time permitted by the regulations. It is an odd but apparently an undeniable fact that LUTHER, though piously brought up and well educated, saw a Bible for the first time in the university library, when he was twenty years of age. He knew the gospels as read in the church, but he was astonished to dip into the Old Testament and to discover the stories it contained.
2. Propelled by INTENTIONALITY in 1505, LUTHER suddenly decided to enter the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt, abandoning his project of a doctor’s degree in law and sold his books; a decision that surprised his friends and appalled his father. Later in life, Luther explained it by recalling several brushes with death that had occurred at the time making him aware of the fleeting character of LIFE. In the monastery he observed the rules imposed on a novice, but did not find the peace in God he had expected.
3. Unleashed by INTENTIONALITY, LUTHER was ordained priest in 1507, and after intensive theological studies, was sent as lecturer to the new university at Wittenberg. He became a doctor in theology and professor of Scripture in 1511. Although still uncertain of God’s love and his own salvation, Luther was active as a preacher, teacher and administrator.
4. Leveraged by INTENTIONALITY in 1510 LUTHER had been sent by his Order to Rome, and like many other pilgrims, he was both excited and disappointed. The squalor, ignorance, and corruption of much of the religious practices in the Holy City were a shock; he accused himself of being taken in by the ‘stinking lies’ which led pilgrims on to visit churches and crypts in order to gain indulgences.
5. Enabled by INTENTIONALITY, LUTHER was able to overcome some of his limitations and become an influential leader of Protestant Movement. Historians conceive of a seizure, which Luther is said to have experienced on the choir of his Monastery. Furthermore, he engaged in “Foolish Monkery” in his efforts to become a perfect monk. He was meticulous and scrupulous in his religious practices to the point of being absurd. It is said that his confessor once told him not to return until he had something significant, such as murder, to confess. More dramatic and important was LUTHER’S so called ‘Tower Experience’. During the years succeeding his return from Rome in 1511, Luther was increasingly overwhelmed by despair. He had the strongest sense of his own sin and unrighteousness, and he could not convince himself that there was a way out of this predicament. Somehow the teachings of medieval piety had turned sour on him. For a time he gave up saying Mass and reciting the Divine Office. Though he received some comfort from Staupitz, the Vicar-general of his Order, he was not relieved of despair. After thorough dipping into the Scriptures, he in a sudden and startling manner gained a whole new insight into what he conceived as the central meaning of Scriptures; that it is the grace of God (sola gratia) rather than the efforts of man (sola fide) as an independent self that brings unity and reconciliation.
6. Nourished by INTENTIONALITY, gradually over the years before 1518, the consequences of LUTHER’S insight began to work themselves out in his mind. If justification was by faith, not by works, then not only ascetic practices (conceived as way of breaking into heaven), but also the works performed by the church on behalf of the faithful were useless as a means of salvation, and the like ways in which the Church presumed to mediate between man and God. These ideas, fermenting in Luther’s mind, help to explain the stand which he took against the Papal Indulgences (letters of pardons sold by and signed by the Pope for the sins committed on earth) preached in Germany by eloquent Dominican friar John Tetzel. When Pope Leo X (1475 - 1521) issued a Bull ( or Edict), in 1520, that forbid LUTHER to preach and ordered his books to be burned, in defiance Luther burned the Papal Bull in public provoking Pope to excommunicate him in 1521. When summoned at the Diet (or assembly) at the city of Worms (in what is now Germany) or Edict of Worms, conducted from 28 January to 25 May 1521 and presided over by Emperor Charles V (1519 -1556), Luther was once again pressed to recant. Absolutely aware of the consequences of being declared an outlaw or a heretic, which could cost his life, Luther refused to recant and made his famous statement: “Unless I am convinced by scripture and plain reason – I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen.” Fortunately, the ruler of his own German State, Elector Frederick of Saxony, came to his aid and offered him shelter in Wartburg Castle, where he devoted his immense energy and intellectualism to translating the Greek Scriptures and writings into German.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of INTENTIONALITY, LUTHER’S bold and unorthodox move of marriage to a former nun Katharina von Bora (1499 - 1552) in 1525, set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing protestant priests to marry. His commitment to the institution of marriage is evidenced in his love for Katharina who he often fondly called ‘My lord Katie’.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating INTENTIONALITY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Courage

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
COURAGE CONQUERS COWARDICE.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

In this world, there is nothing to fear except the cowardly refusal to find out the truth; the procrastination in analyzing the causes of happenings. In most cases the reason why we do not understand the truth about ourselves and our immediate world, is not that we have not conducted the right experiments, or amassed enough data, or read enough books, or made appropriate deductions, or attended the best schools, or have the right associates, but because we lack ‘COURAGE’. “Cowards die many times before their actual death…the valiant never taste of death but once…when our actions do not make us traitors; our fears do,” so commented William Shakespeare.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name COURAGE, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Baada ya kufanya bidii ya mchwa katika kazi ya ukulima, bwana Muli alibarikiwa kununua Pikipiki. Siku hio hio alionunua Pikipiki, aliamua kwenda kwenye Klabu kimoja kujivinjari na kuonyesha marafiki zake matunda ya bidii yake ya miaka kadhaa. Alipokuwa anendelea kuburudika na wakati giza totoro liliingia, vijana wawili ambao hawakuwa na kazi wala banzi, na wenye tama ya fisi, waliichukua ile Pikipiki, wakaibeba bega kwa bega na kuificha kwenye kichaka kilicho kua hapo karibu, diposa waichukue na kuiuza baadaye.

Bwana Muli alipofikiria kutoka nje kuangalia mali yake, alipatwa na butwaa karibu roho kusimama, alipopata ile Pikipiki yake haipo. Mara hio hio furaha ikabadilika kua karaha. Kama mtu haambiliki wala hasemeki, alielekea kwenye msimamizi wa hicho Klabu na kumuambia aamlisha muziki uliokuaa unachezwa uzimwe. Watu wote walipotulia tuli, alisimama kidete kwenye mlango, akapiga mbinja fiueu, akanguruma kama radi, na kwa sauti kama kinanda akanena: “Vita vya Panga haviamuliwi kwa fimbo. Janga lililofanyika miaka kumi iliopita, litafanyika tena leo!” Baada yo kutoa hayo matamshi, alirudi kwenye kile kiti alichokuwa amekalia, akakaa raha mustarehe, kana kwamba hakuna jambo lililokuwa limetokea.

Wale wezi ambao walikua wametega masikio yao ndi, baada ya kuwaza na kuwazua walihisi makuu yasio na kifani yakiwapata. Baada ya kushikwa na kiwewe walifanya chapuchapu, wakaenda walikoficha Pikipiki, wakaichukua na kuirudisha karibu na mlango wa hicho Klabu.

Jamaa mmoja aliporudi na habari njema ya kwamba, Pikipiki imerudishwa, karibu nusu ya wenye walikuwa kwa Klabu walimiminika kwenye ile meza ya ule jamaa, na kila mtu akamuagizia kinywaji. Baada ya kumuomba kwa uvumba na ubani awaelezee ni janga gani lililotokea miaka kumi iliopita jamaa alianza hadithi yake: “Miaka kumi iliyopita Baba yangu alinunua Pikipiki akaenda nayo kwa Klabu hata kama hajaifikisha nyumbani. Bahati mbaya ile Pikipiki iliimbiwa na baba alirudi nyumbani miguu kama anenyeshewa.”

Hio siku alinunuliwa pombe akalewa chopi, akamuajiri ndereva wa kumbeba na hio Pikipiki yake, na hatimaye alifika kwake nyumbani akipepesuka.

M OTIVATING MODEL

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT was born on 30^th January, 1882 and passed on to glory on 12^th April, 1945. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of F.D ROOSEVELT also known by his initials, FDR, you will see the 32^nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid- 20^th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. A dominant leader of the Democratic Party and the only American president elected to more than two terms, he built a New Deal Coalition that realigned American politics after 1932, as his domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20^th century.

There are those spontaneous moments when COURAGE should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which COURAGE exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of ROOSEVELT and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of COURAGE, with the bouncy popular song ‘Happy Days Are Here Again’ as his campaign theme, FDR defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover in November 1932, at the depth of the Great Depression. Energized by his personal victory over polio, FDR’s unfailing optimism and activism contributed to a renewal of the national spirit. He worked closely with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in leading the Allies against Germany and Japan in World War II, and restoring prosperity to the nation’s economy.
2. Propelled by COURAGE, in his first hundred days in office, which began March 4, 1933, ROOSEVELT spearheaded major legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal—a variety of programs designed to produce relief (government jobs for the unemployed), recovery (economic growth), and reform (through regulation of Wall Street, banks and transportation).
3. Unleashed by COURAGE, as World War II loomed after 1938, with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggression of Nazi Germany, FDR gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China and Great Britain, while remaining officially neutral. His goal was to make America the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ which would supply munitions to the Allies.
4. Leveraged by COURAGE, in March 1941, ROOSEVELT, with Congressional approval, provided Lend-Lease aid to the countries fighting against Nazi Germany with Britain. With very strong national support, he made war on Japan and Germany after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, calling it a ‘date which will live in infamy’. ROOSEVELT supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the Allied war effort. As an active military leader, he implemented an overall war strategy on two fronts that ended in the defeat of the Axis Powers and the development of the world’s first atomic bomb.
5. Enabled by COURAGE, in 1942 ROOSEVELT ordered the internment of 100,000 Japanese Americans civilians. Unemployment dropped to 2%, relief programs largely ended. The industrial economy grew rapidly to new heights as millions of people moved to new jobs in war centers. 16 million men and 300,000 women were drafted or volunteered for military service.
6. Nourished by COURAGE, ROOSEVELT dominated the American political scene not only during the twelve years of his presidency, but also for decades afterward. He orchestrated the realignment of voters that created the Fifth Party System. ROOSEVELT also influenced the later creation of the United Nations and Bretton Woods institutions; which are International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of COURAGE, ROOSEVELT is consistently rated by scholars as one of the top three U.S. Presidents, along with Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating COURAGE in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Prudence

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
PRUDENCE PROMOTES PERCEPTION.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

‘PRUDENCE’ rests on the premise that, in your daily life, any of your actions done from the sense of duty derives its moral worth, not from the purpose or the end which is to be attained by it, but from the inner propensity which it is determined. It therefore, does not depend on the realisation of the object of the action, but merely on the principle of volition by which the action has taken place, without regard to any object of desire or the desire to gain praise from our contemporaries. Through ‘Prudence’ you will be able to construe all academic disciplines and thought patterns, as catalysts to enable you to look deep into your inner thoughts where hidden meanings lie. This is in contrast to burdening you with unnecessary information, theories and hypothesis.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name PRUDENCE, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Kwenye maobolezi, kijijini Kiratina, Bwana Mwandawilo, alialikwa kutoa heshima za mwisho kwa marehemu rafiki yake ambaye walikuwa wamependana kama chanda na pete, au kama uta na upote. Kama upanga ulioachwa nje usiku kucha, ambao ulikua umeingia kutu, huyu jamaa aliianza hotuba yake: “Natoa kongole kwa mwenyekiti kwa kunipea hii fursa ya kutoa rambirambi za mwisho kwa marehemu rafiki yangu. Kama kunalo jambo linalonishika kama shati ya ‘bouncer’, na linalonifanya nijisikie mbele kama mapua ya panya, ni kupewa hii nafasi.

“Mwanzo kabisa, huyu rafiki yangu alikuwa mchangamfu kiasi ya kwamba alifanya kila jitihada kupiga teke uzee. Hivyo basi, ilimbidi kutumia ile potii ya watoto kama choo chake”. “Nikikumbuka vile jamaa alikuwa ‘anajipamper’, roho yangu inadunda karibu kuanguka na kuingia kwenye kiatu. Katika jitihada zake za ‘kujipamper’, marehemu alikuwa akinunua dasani nzima ya ‘Diapers’ zile za watoto aina ya ‘Pampers’ na kuzitumia kujifunga nazo anapolala”.

“Rafiki yangu alikuwa jitu la miramba minne kama kwamba akishika ugali kwa hiyo mikono yake kama ya Goliathi, maji yalikua yakimiminika na kuuwacha unga kavu, hivyo basi ilikuwa inambidi kuula ule unga kwanza tena kuyanywa maji”.

“Ili aifikie ile hekima ya Mfalme Suleimani mwenda zake rafiki yangu, kwa kumuiga Suleimani, alijitafutia mipango mingi sana ya kando, lakini hatimaye badala ya hekima alijipata ameambukizwa ugonjwa hatari wa ukimwi. Na kama wanavyosema wahenga, ‘kifo cha nugu kikifika miti yote huteleza,’ ule mdudu ulimla kiasi cha kwamba, dakika zake za mwisho hapa duniani alikuwa amekonda hivi kwamba kama angekuwa Yesu akisulubishwa, wale makalau wangetumia ‘stepples’ badala ya misumali”.

“Sura yake ilikuwa imebadilika na kuwa mweusi kushinda makaa, kana kwamba, akifika Jehanamu, Shetani atamkataa kwa sababu atamwona amechomeka kupita kiasi, na hivyo basi atamuamuru kurudi Binguni. Hivyo basi itambidi Mungu ailaze roho yake pahali pema peponi. AHSANTENI”.

M OTIVATING MODEL

SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA BUDDHA lived approximately between 563 and 483 BC. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of GAUTAMA BUDDHA, you will see a sage from the ancient Shakya republic on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is also referred to as ‘the Buddha’ or simply as ‘Buddha’. Buddha means ‘awakened one’ or ‘the enlightened one’. ‘Buddha’ is also used as a title for the first awakened being in an era. In most Buddhist traditions, Siddhartha Gautama is regarded as the Supreme Buddha of our age.

There are those spontaneous moments when PRUDENCE should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which PRUDENCE exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of BUDDHA and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of PRUDENCE, BUDDHA apparently showed an early inclination to meditation and reflection, displeasing his father, who wanted him to be a warrior and ruler rather than a religious philosopher. Temporarily yielding to his father’s wish – his father was the head of the Sakya warrior caste, with private name of Siddhartha – BUDDHA married at an early age and participated in the world by LIFE of the court. He found his carefree, self-indulgent existence dull, and after a while he left home and began wandering in search of enlightenment.
2. Propelled by PRUDENCE, at the age of 29, BUDDHA came upon a mendicant monk, calm and serene, whereupon he was inspired to adopt his way of LIFE. He consequently forsook family, wealth and power in the quest for TRUTH. This decision is known in Buddhism as the ‘Great Renunciation’, which is celebrated by the Buddhists as a turning point in history.
3. Unleashed by PRUDENCE, after many wanderings, BUDDHA discovered the Middle Way – a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification. Forthwith, he was able to articulate the Noble Eightfold Path; right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration.
4. Leveraged by PRUDENCE, BUDDHA discovered the path which leads to a state of supreme liberation or enlightenment, attainment of ‘Nirvana’, which is believed to be possible for any human being. He described Nirvana as the perfect peace of mind that is free from ignorance, greed, hatred and other afflictive states or defilements. Nirvana is also regarded as the ‘end of the world’, in that no personal identity or dualisms of the mind (right and wrong, good and evil) remains. In this ‘deathless’, permanent, highest joy, the BUDDHA was able to see the empirical world in the light of his shinning experience of this transcendental state. He had gained the pure ‘heavenly eye’ which enabled him to see clearly and deeply into the condition of living beings.
5. Enabled by PRUDENCE, it is evident in BUDDHA’S later teachings (most of which were addressed to his Bhikhu’s or disciples), that his was not just a pure mystical experience; it was insight that, while depending on such a higher state of consciousness, its intellectual character was made possible in the way of application to the realm of ordinary experience. Through his perceptions on the causes of suffering during his previous wanderings and meditations and through critical evaluation of the teachings he had heard from other recluses and holy men, he was able to evolve a very vivid philosophy.
6. Nourished by PRUDENCE, whereas BUDDHA’S ideas owe something to a stock of ideas current and fashionable in his day, he however, with great subtlety and originality, gave a new application and interpretation to these ideas. This power alone gave him an upperhand over other unorthodox teachers of his time, whose doctrines and lives have now largely faded from the consciousness of mankind.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of PRUDENCE, from BUDDHA, we learn that, for an idea to take root, its dissemination and propagation requires enthusiastic, zealous, courageous, aggressive and purposive missionaries. From BUDDHA, we also learn that, eloquence is very vital, simply because, any person who has an idea and cannot be able to communicate it effectively, is at the level of one who has no idea at all.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating PRUDENCE in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Respect

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
RESPECT REPULSES RUDENESS.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

“Do unto others what you would have them do unto you”. This is the Golden Rule, but the more gentler invocation, the Silver Rule is: “Do not do unto others what you would not wish done unto yourself”. The former is misleading for if I love wine, I should not serve it to all. The latter helps you consider your actions from other person’s viewpoint. It also implies that, obligation entailed by relationships are mutually binding. The most refreshing conception of ‘RESPECT’ is to keep yourself in synchronicity with the ever-powerful and ever-progressive motion of nature; to live according to your essential calling, towards your self-actualisation.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name RESPECT, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Ifikapo mwaka wa 2050 utekelezaji wa masomo utakua umebadilika kabisa. Teknolojia itakua mbele kiasi ya kwamba huduma za mtandao (internet) zitakua zinapatikana kwa kila mtu. Katika madarasa badala ya vitabu, wanafunzi watakuwa wakitumia I-Pad. Walimu watakuwa wanafunza kwa kutumia ‘Video Conferencing’ ama ‘Google Team’. Nyakati hizo itawezekana mwalimu mmoja kufunza wanafunzi wengi na pia madarasa mengi kwa wakati mmoja.

Katika ‘evening preps’, mwalimu mmoja ataweza kuiangalia shule nzima akitumia ‘an improved version of CCTV-LIKE TECHNOLOGY’: “Wewe Joan inaonekana ulikula ugali nyingi sana, wacha kulala!” “John umesoma huo ukurasa mmoja kwenye hicho kitabu cha Kemia kwa dakika thelathini sasa, huko si kusoma mbali ni kukodolea kitabu macho”.

Kwenye ‘Lecture room’ mkufunzi atakuwa akiona na kuwasiliana na kila mwanafunzi: “Wewe Jack, ni dhahili kwamba haunisikilizi, mbali unafikilia vile utahepa shule saa kumi. “Aha, Lydia, hizo si notes unaandika, mbali unaandikia mpezi wako ujumbe mdogo.”

M OTIVATING MODEL

MARGARET HILDA THATCHER, was born on 13^th October, 1925, and passed on to glory on 8^th April, 2013. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of THATCHER you will see a British politician, who rose to become the first (and for two decades the only) woman to lead a major Western democracy. She won three successive General Elections and served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979 - 90), a record unmatched in the twentieth century. A Soviet journalist nicknamed her the ‘Iron Lady’, which became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.

There are those spontaneous moments when RESPECT should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which RESPECT exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of THATCHER and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of RESPECT, originally a research chemist before becoming a barrister, THATCHER was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley in 1959. Prime Minister Edward Heath appointed THATCHER Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970 government. Though she had a rough ride as Education Minister she maneuvered. The early 1970s saw student radicalism at its height and British politics at its least civil. Protesters disrupted her speeches, the opposition press vilified her, and education policy itself seemed set immovably in a leftwards course, which she and many Conservatives found uncomfortable. But she mastered the job and was toughened by the experience.
2. Propelled by RESPECT, in 1975 THATCHER defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election and became Leader of the Opposition, as well as the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election.
3. Unleashed by RESPECT, political support flowed from incredible economic achievements, in THATHER’S administration, but the re-election of the government was only made certain by an unpredicted event: the Falklands War. The War began on Friday 2 April 1982, when Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands and South Georgia which lie in the South Atlantic, east of Argentina. The invasion was met by Thatcher in the firmest way and with a sure touch. Although she worked with the US administration in pursuing the possibility of a diplomatic solution, when diplomacy failed, the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force, and retake the islands by amphibious assault. The resulting conflict lasted 74 days and ended with the Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982, which returned the islands to British control.
4. Leveraged by RESPECT, during her term of office THATCHER reshaped almost every aspect of British politics, reviving the economy, reforming outdated institutions, and reinvigorating the nation’s foreign policy. She challenged and did much to overturn the psychology of decline which had become rooted in Britain since the Second World War, pursuing national recovery with striking energy and determination. THATCHER became one of the founders, with Ronald Reagan, of a school of conservative politics, which has had a powerful and enduring impact on politics in Britain and the United States and earned her a higher international profile than any British politician since Winston Churchill.
5. Enabled by RESPECT, by successfully shifting British economic and foreign policy to the right, THATCHER’S governments helped to encourage wider international trends which broadened and deepened during the 1980s and 1990s, as the end of the Cold War, the spread of democracy, and the growth of free markets strengthened political and economic freedom in every continent.
6. Nourished by RESPECT, THATCHER negotiated the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 with the Republic of Ireland. The Agreement was an attempt to improve security cooperation between Britain and Ireland and to give some recognition to the political outlook of Catholics in Northern Ireland, an initiative which won warm endorsement from the Reagan administration and the US Congress.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of RESPECT, when Michael Heseltine (a prominent figure in her government) launched a challenge to her leadership, THATCHER resigned as Prime Minister and party leader in November 1990. However, THATCHER held a life peerage (life comrades are appointed members of the peerage, whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary comrades, and always of Baronial rank, and are entitled to hold to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as age and citizenship. The legitimate children of a life peer take the privilege of children of hereditary comrades, being entitled to style themselves with the prefix ‘The Honourable’). As Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire, she was entitled to sit in the House of Lords.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating RESPECT in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Optimism

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
OPTIMISM OPENS OPPORTUNITIES.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

As an unlimited power of positive thinking, and an unbounded magnitude of future focus, ‘OPTIMISM’ was defined by U.S. writer, printer and editor Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915) as “a kind of heart stimulant – the digitalis of failure.” It was construed by U.S. writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) as “the content of small men in high places.” It was perceived by French Poet Stephane Mallarme (1842 - 1898) as “that virgin, vital, fine day: today.” British Poet William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850), saw it as “that which sets …budding rose above the rose full blown.”

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name OPTIMISM, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Miaka nenda miaka rudi, miaka na dahari, daima dawama, siku zangu zote humu Duniani mpaka wakati nitakalomezwa na Kaburi, kuna balaa na beluwa lilinikumba ambalo sitawahi lisahau. Nilikuwa kijana katika kidato cha tatu wakati nilikosana na mwalimu mmoja, na katika ile hali ya kuadhibiwa nikajipata nimefukuzwa shuleni kwa mda wa wiki mbili. Sasa, nikiwa njiani kuelekea nyumbani, katika mtaa wa Thika, hapo ndipo nilikumbana na mkasa.

Nikiwa navuka barabara moja, kuelekea kituo cha basi za kuelekea kwetu, nilipatana na jamaa moja wa umri wa makamu ambaye alinisalimia kwa heshima na unyenyekevu na kuniuliza: “Mimi ni mgeni, hapa. Natafuta ofisi ya mwalimu mmoja ambaye alikuwa anatufunza kusoma nyota huko Mombasa ambaye amehamia hapa”. Kabla sijamjibu ya kuwa mimi sielewu huu mtaa kwa upana, kwa ulimi kama upatu aliendelea: “Hata kama hauelewi afisi zake, nimependezwa na ukarimu wako, na ningependa kukushukuru kwa kukuonyesha jambo kidogo kuhusu usomaji wa nyota”.

Katika ule umri, mambo ya kusomewa nyota kwangu yalikua ni usiku wa giza totoro. Yule jamaa alinigusa mkononi, na waa, nikatoa moshi ambapo sikuelewa umetoka wapi, na mara moja, jamaa akanielezea kwa mshangao: “Kijana umeona huo moshi, kuna Jirani wako alichukua karatasi moja ya mojawapo wa vitabu vyako, na sasa wewe utakuwa na masaibu mengi sana, na mwishowe utapata ajali na uage dunia. Sisi wasomaji nyota huwa tumeadimika kama wali wa daku, lakini leo ni siku kuu kwako, na una bahati kama mtende yakuwa temepatana”.

Tamaa ya kujua chanzo cha masaibu yangu, ilijaa kwenye roho yangu furifuri, hivyo basi akili yangu ikazimia zi. Mara hio hio pakapitia jamaa mmoja ameregea rege rege. Kwa ghafula kama ajali, huyu mtu akimwita na kumuuliza kama anajua hio afisi ya msomaji nyota. Alipojibu hajui alimueleza kwa kifupi sana vile alinieelezea, na bila kupoteza wakati akatuambia twende faraghani akatusomee nyota zetu kwa mapana na marefu.

Safari yetu ilingo’a nanga, na kama mbuzi anayeelekezwa kichijioni, tuliandamana mpaka pahali palikua na msingi wa nyumba. Tulipokaa chini jamaa alipotuguza mikononi na moshi ikatoka tena, alituagiza tutoe viatu ili usomaji uthihirike kabisa. Tena akatuagiza tutoe pesa zote ambazo zilikua mifukoni mwetu na kuziweka pale chini, halafu akatoa maagizo: “Nyota zenu nimezisoma kwa uangalifu sana. Lakini kabla sijwapea matokeo, kila mtu atachukua peni moja, aende unyo unyo mpaka pahali penye tumepatania, bila kusalamia mtu au kuongea na mtu yeyote, awe Babako au Mamako, na ufikapo hapo, weka peni chini, ikanyage na mguu wa kulia, na utakapoichukua utaona picha kwenye hicho kipeni, ya mwenye anakudhulumu kimaisha. Kuja na hiyo picha halafu wewe mwenyewe utaamua vile ungetaka tumuadhibu”. Yule jamaa alipojaribu kuamka ndio aende akiwa wa kwanza, alikanywa kwa ukali mwingi sana, na mimi, kwa sababu miye ndiye nilikuwa wa kwanza kuonana na huyu mjuzi, nikaarifiwa niongoze, “ndio uweze kushika Baraka ukiwa wa kwanza.”

Nilipofika pahali tulipopatania na huyu tapeli, nikafuata yale maagizo yake, kwa kuweka peni chini, lakini kuchukua sikupata picha ya mwenye niliambiwa alikuwa ameniroga. Mara iyo hiyo, nilisikia roho yangu imedidimia di di di, na mwili wangu ukawa baridi shadiri. Mara hiyo hiyo, ikaniangazia ya kwamba, wale wanaume wawili walikuwa pamoja kunitapeli.

Hata kama nilijihisi kama mtu ameachwa peke yake katika msitu wa nyika, niliamua kwa heri na shari kurudi mpaka penye niliacha wale waganga na waganguzi nione angalau watukuwa wameniachia hata kitabu au karamu. Niliporudi pale, nilijaribu kuwatafuta kwa udi na ubani, lakini sikupata yeyote wala chochote.

Bila chochote kwa mfuko, isipokuwa ‘King’otore’, nikiwa nimekanyaga chini kama Kuku, nilielekea kwa kituo cha basi nikitumai kuwa nitapata Msamaria mwema. Kufika kituo cha basi, kuliona lile basi liitwalo ‘Riakanau’ ambalo ni moja tu lingeweza kinifikisha nyumbani, kama linajaa na karibu kuondoka, machozi yalitiririka tiririri. Kwa bahati nasibu, yule Utingo (kwa jina la dhalau Manamba) aliniona na kwa utani akaniuliza: “Kwa nini wewe mtu mzima unalia kama mtoto?” Nilipomwelezea kilichonifanyikia, na nilipomhakikishia ya kua nikifika nyumbani nitamuitishia pesa zake kwa wazazi wangu, kwa shingo upande alikubalia niingie kwenye basi.

Hatimaye nilifika nyumbani salama wa salimini, nikiwa mzima kama kigongo. Nilipowaelezea wazazi wangu yaliyonitendekea, baba yangu aliangua kicheko ambacho hata waleo ile sauti haijadidimia kwenye akili yangu.

M OTIVATING MODEL

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE was born on 15^th August, 1769, and passed on to glory on 5^th May, 1821. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of NAPOLEAN you will see a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.

There are those spontaneous moments when OPTIMISM should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which OPTIMISM exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of NAPOLEON and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of OPTIMISM, after joining the French military in 1773, NAPOLEON swiftly rose to eminence. When in 1796 France attacked Austria, Napoleon took the helm of the Army of France, a post he had been coveting. The army, just 30,000 strong, disgruntled and underfed, was soon turned around by the young military commander. Under his direction the rebuilt army won numerous crucial victories against the Austrians, greatly expanded the French empire and helped make Napoleon the military’s brightest star.
2. Propelled by OPTIMISM, NAPOLEON’S national profile was enhanced by his marriage to Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, widow of General Alexandre de Beauharnais (guillotined during the Reign of Terror) and the mother of two children. The two were married in a civil ceremony on March 9, 1796.
3. Unleashed by OPTIMISM, working with Emmanuel Sieyes, he hatched plans for a coup in 1799 that would place the two men, and another, Pierre-Roger Ducos, atop a new government, called the Consulate. NAPOLEON’S great political skills soon led to a new constitution that created the position of First Consul, which amounted to nothing less than a dictatorship. Under the new guidelines the first consul was permitted to appoint ministers, generals, civil servants, magistrates and even members of the legislative assemblies. Napoleon would of course be the one who would fulfill the first consul’s duties, and in February 1800 the new constitution was easily accepted.
4. Leveraged by OPTIMISM, NAPOLEON turned his reforms to other areas of the country, including its economy, legal system and education, and even the Church, as he reinstated Roman Catholicism as the state religion. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code (drafted rapidly by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force on 21 March 1804 the code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified), has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide.
5. Enabled by OPTIMISM, in the first decade of the 19^th century, the French Empire under NAPOLEON engaged in a series of conflicts—the Napoleonic Wars—that involved every major European power. After a streak of victories, France secured a dominant position in continental Europe, and Napoleon maintained the French sphere of influence through the formation of extensive alliances and the appointment of friends and family members to rule other European countries as French client states.
6. Nourished by OPTIMISM, NAPOLEON established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, while consolidating an imperial monarchy which restored aspects of the deposed Ancien Regime. However, as fate would have it, in 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig and more worse the following year the Coalition invaded France, forced Napoleon to abdicate and exiled him to the island of Elba. Less than a year later, NAPOLEON escaped Elba and returned to power; but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of OPTIMISM, which led to success in various wars, often against numerically superior enemies, NAPOLEON is generally regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time, and his campaigns are studied at military academies worldwide.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating OPTIMISM in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Genuineness

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
GENUINENESS GENERATES GROWTH.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

The core message of ‘GENUINENESS’ is that, you can pretend at times to some people, but you cannot pretend all the times to everyone. The moment of truth will eventually dawn upon you, and probably at a very high cost. To have an enduring impact on the world, to ACTUALIZE your inherent POTENTIAL, you have to ‘LOCATE your BEARING’. This is by setting yourself on the road towards your individuality, your being, your essence, your GODLINESS; to what Friendriche Nietzsche referred to as ‘down below…the unteachable’ in you. This implies being guided by the notion that, anything that is of importance comes from within you, thereby invoking in you the thirst to turn at the immense reservoir of energy within you and finding what really ticks in you.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name GENUINENESS, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Ilikua mirindimo na mbwebwe, baraka kibao na shangwe tele, wakati Hamina alipata barua ya kumualika kwenye Chuo Kikuu. Siku ilipofika ya kuingia chuoni, wazazi wake wakiwa wengi wa matumaini walipata kikao cha faragha na yeye kado na hawa watoto wengine. Baba alitoa huyu ushauri kwa bintiye: “Mwanangu, kule unakoenda chunga kabisa uhusiano wa marafiki walevi na hasa vijana ambawo wanaweza kukupotosha kwa mapenzi ya kiholelaholela, na upate mambo yako yametumbukia nyongo”. Hamina aliwahakikishia wazazi wake ya kwamba atayafuata kwa makini hayo maagizo atatia fora kwenye masoma yake.

Lakini wakati ni dawa, mjarabu wa matukio. Baada ya miezi kadhaa, Hamina akavunja zile ahadi alizokuwa amepeana zote. Siku moja, kulikua na densi kule chuoni, na Hamina akawa mlevi chakali. Vile vile, akawa ameishiwa na hera za kuendelea na burudani. Wakiwa mchanganyiko wa wavulana na wasichana kila mtu akawa anampigia mzazi wake simu angalu atumiwe pesa za kuendeleza anasa.

Kulikua saa nne usiku na miele ya mwezi ilikua imeng'aaisha kila pahali. Akiwa amepagawa na zile kasuba ambazo zimedunisha akili za kizazi kipya kuwa wao ni ‘digital’ na wazazi wao ni ‘analogue’, ati wao wanaishi kwenye ‘global village’ ilhali wazazi wao wanaishi kwenye ‘communal village’, Hamina akachukua simu: “Helo dad, mimi bado naendelea na masomo. Wakati huu huu najibulidisha na mwangaza wa mwezi baada ya kumaliza kufanya homework. Tafadhali niko na shinda kidogo na ningetaka unitumie shillingi mia tano…” Hata kabla hajamaliza kububujikwa na maneno, babake akaingilia: “Kwa nini unaongea kama unatafuna ulimi? Shinda gani usiku na si ugonjwa? Mko na akina nani hapo kwenye mwangaza? Shillingi mia tano zitakutosha pombe kiasi gani?”

M OTIVATING MODEL

GEORGE WASHINGTON was born on 22^nd February, 1727 and passed on to glory on December 14, 1799. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of GEORGE WASHINGTON, you will see a man who was one of the ‘Founding Fathers’ of the United States, serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War or the American War of Independence (1775–1783). He also presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution established the position of President of the republic, which Washington was the first to hold.

There are those spontaneous moments when GENUINENESS should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which GENUINENESS exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of WASHINGTON and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of GENUINENESS, on 15^th June, 1775, WASHINGTON was appointed Major General and Commander-in-Chief of the colonial forces against Great Britain. As was his custom, he did not seek out the office of commander, but he faced no serious competition. Washington was the best choice for a number of reasons: he had the prestige, military experience and charisma for the job and he had been advising Congress for months. WASHINGTON is lauded by historians for his selection and supervision of his generals, encouragement of morale and ability to hold together the army, coordination with the state governors and state militia units, relations with Congress and attention to supplies, logistics, and training. In battle, however, Washington was repeatedly outmaneuvered by British generals with larger armies, but he eventually won.
2. Propelled by GENUINENESS, when the Americans had won their independence, WASHINGTON formally bade his troops farewell on December 23, 1783. He resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the army rather than seize power, proving his opposition to dictatorship and his commitment to American republicanism. He returned to his home at Mount Vernon and continued his plantation projects.
3. Unleashed by GENUINENESS in 1787, Washington was again called to the duty of his country. Since independence, the young republic had been struggling under the Articles of Confederation, a structure of government that centered power with the states. But the states were not unified. Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution.
4. Leveraged by GENUINENESS, elected unanimously as the first President of the United States in 1789, WASHINGTON attempted to bring rival factions together to unify the nation. He supported the programs to pay off all state and national debt, to implement an effective tax system and to create a national bank. WASHINGTON proclaimed the United States neutral in the wars raging in Europe after 1793. He avoided war with Great Britain and guaranteed a decade of peace and profitable trade.
5. Enabled by GENUINENESS, WASHINGTON’S leadership style established many forms and rituals of government that have been used since, such as using a cabinet system and delivering an inaugural address.
6. Nourished by GENUINENESS, the peaceful transition from WASHINGTON’S presidency to the presidency of John Adams established a tradition that continues into the 21^st Century. WASHINGTON’S ‘Farewell Address’ was an influential primer on republican virtue and a warning against partisanship, sectionalism, and involvement in foreign wars. He retired from the presidency in 1797 and returned to his home, Mount Vernon, and in his domestic life he managed a variety of enterprises. He freed all his slaves by his final will.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of GENUINENESS, WASHINGTON had a vision of a great and powerful nation that would be built on republican lines using federal power. He sought to use the national government to preserve liberty, improve infrastructure, open the western lands, promote commerce, found a permanent capital, reduce regional tensions and promote a spirit of American nationalism. At his death, Washington was hailed as ‘first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen’.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating GENUINENESS in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Receptiveness

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
RECEPTIVENESS RELISHES REALITY.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

‘RECEPTIVENESS’ is precisely a passion for and openness to details and comprehension. We can learn this inclination from the ancient Greeks who believed much in using their minds. In contrast to the ancient priests who said, “thus far and no further, we set limits to thought,” the Greeks said, “all things are to be examined and called into question, there are no limits to thought.” Being the great lever, and a process upon which human intellectual thirsts are ultimately quenched, ‘RECEPTIVENESS’ implies a thorough investigation on any issue at hand. ‘RECEPTIVENESS’ as an opener for new avenues for understanding yourself as well as others, was stated by Dutch rationalist philosopher and religious thinker Benedict de Spinoza (1632 - 1677) thus: “I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.”

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name RECEPTIVENESS, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Katika shule moja ya Chekechea au kwa lugha ya kimombo ‘Kindergaten’, mwalimu alitaka kujua umaarufu wa wanafunzi wa kusoma picha. Kila mwanufunzi alipewa picha mbili; moja ya jamaa aliyekuwa anakatakata kuni kwa shoka, na ya pili ya jamaa aliyekuwa anaandika kwenye kitabu, na kuuliza swali: “Ninataka unichagulie picha ya mwanaume ambaye yuko anafanya kazi”.

Wanafunzi wote katika hilo darasa walimchagua aliyekuwa anakatakata miti, lakini mwanafunzi mmoja akachagua aliyekuwa anaandika. Kwa mshangoa mkubwa mwalimu alimuuliza yule mwanafunzi sababu za kuufanya huyo aumuzi. Mwanafunzi alimjibu: “Baba yangu hufanya kazi ya uhadhili. Hivyo basi kazi yake nyingi huwa ni kuandika. Wakati wake wa starehe yeye huenda kwa shamba kulima au kukatakata miti.”

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JESUS THE CHRIST was born on 4 B.C. or earlier (traditional dating being erroneous). If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of JESUS, you will see a young man, who was later to be revered as Messiah, and who lived in times which were characterized by bitterness, confusion, rivalry, argument and uncertainty; a tempestuous time of storm and tragedy. These tensions and strives comes out clearly in the Gospel narratives, especially because Jesus himself was attached to none of these groups – the Zealots, the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Essenes - and either overtly or by implication criticised them all. About the year 4 B.C., a certain Judas of Galilee led a bloody rebellion against Herod Archelaus (23 B.C-18 AD), who was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Edon from 4 BC to 6 AD, a very cruel son of Herod the Great (74-4 BC). In a rebellion that was sparked off by the question of tribute monies due to the Romans, Judas and his Zealot Party captured Sephories and seized Herod’s palace. However, the revolt was ruthlessly crushed and the city of Galilee was razed, with more than 2,000 rebels savagely crucified. This event was followed by placement of Judea to the direct rule of the Roman Procurator in A.D. 6.

There are those spontaneous moments when RECEPTIVENESS should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which RECEPTIVENESS exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of JESUS and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of RECEPTIVENESS, JESUS had zealot friends, but was neither influenced nor dislodged by them. One or perhaps two of his disciples were zealots (Simon the zealot and maybe Judas Iscariot). Yet he rejected their predisposition to violence; ‘Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s’ was a repudiation of armed rebellion and a criticism of the revolt of Judas the Galilean which had been occasioned by the levying of tribute money. In the atmosphere of a ruthless Roman Imperial power, the Zealots cause was nourished by hatred, and the promise of a Messiah who would through the force of arms, drive out the Romans and reestablish an independent Commonwealth, was a powerful hope. But not all Jews felt as the Zealots did; others were more peaceably disposed.
2. Propelled by RECEPTIVENESS, though JESUS had friends among the Pharisees, he was neither influenced nor dislodged by them. And though they did not appear to have criticised him for his Messianic claims, they were put off by his strictures on the way in which they interpreted the law. He wished to exhibit the essence of the Law, rather than to insist on minutiae. And though his interference with the Temple administration alienated him from the priestly Sadducees, and his claims to authority could not commend themselves to the scribes, the traditional exponents of the law, he did not relent in exposing their shallow understanding of scriptures. The Sadducees worked for a peaceful coexistence with Rome. The influential Pharisees believed that a return to the full application of Torah would be a means of purification and piety independent of political issues. Though JESUS and his disciples may have lived communally, as did the Essenes, he was not concerned with the withdrawal from the world. The Essenes withdrew to a communal life, patiently waiting for the coming Messiah.
3. Unleashed by RECEPTIVENESS although the kingdom which JESUS promised did not fit well into the categories and presuppositions of the people among whom he moved, his vision never wavered. This virtue of RECEPTIVENESS, even made his Judaism suspect; he moved freely amid aliens and social outcasts; a hated tax-gatherer was one of his disciples.
4. Leveraged by RECEPTIVENESS, through the allusive and parabolic nature of his teachings, JESUS was trying to induce in his hearers a new vision, a turning-around of their point of view. He was concerned with shaking people from their old categories, whether they were the sophisticated thought-pattern of the learned or the simple faith of the farmers, prostitutes, and fisher folk among whom he moved.
5. Enabled by RECEPTIVENESS, JESUS was in his intercourse indifferent to man-made barriers. His easy relations with people of all types – alien Samaritans, tax-gathers, Pharisees, insiders, outsiders – betrayed no fear of ritual regulations or social prejudices.
6. Nourished by RECEPTIVENESS, even when the conflicting interests and aspirations of various sections of His born-society were threatening to tear Him asunder, the Christ’s ego strength was enough for Him to move forward without taking sides.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of RECEPTIVENESS, though the ministry of Jesus began when He was around 30 years old, and lasted a period of 1-3 years, the originality of His manner of LIFE and teaching is something to reckon with. The most notable feature of his teaching was his constant use of Parables, which are seemingly simple and memorable stories, often with imagery and each conveys a deep message. They are not mere similitudes which serve the purpose of illustration, but as internal analogies where nature becomes a witness to the Spiritual. From JESUS we learn an exhibition of tough independence of mind, shrewdness to criticism, high degree of sociability and non-commitment to any dominant thought pattern which might rob one the power and freedom in expressing ones original idea. We learn that if we candidly refuse to accept and yield to the limits imposed by the conventional thinking of our era, we shall be destined to make an indelible mark upon history.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating RECEPTIVENESS in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Awareness

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
AWARENESS ANOINTS AWAKENING.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

‘AWARENESS’ entails focusing your attention on yourself, evaluating, comparing and aligning your current behaviour to your internal standards and values, which is prerequisite to intensifying various emotional states. In this somehow absurd world, your individual quest for a thorough understanding of ‘Truth’ besides your attitudes, aspirations and your motives – your ‘Self-awareness’ - shall be the only precise measure upon which you will be able to enjoy the ‘natural nourishing nectar’ of ‘existence’.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name AWARENESS, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Mhubiri mmoja alifika kwenye kanisa ambalo waumini walikuwa wanamngoja kwa hamu na ghamu, akiwa hajaliadaa funzo la hiyo siku. Lakini aliposimama pale mbele kanisani, wazo bezo lilimuangazia na maneno yakaaza kumiminika kutoka kwa mdomo wake: “Ifikiapo mambo kuhusu malezi ya watoto na uhisiano wa bibi na bwana, wazazi wengi ni wapofu kama jongoo. Aidha ni jukumu la watoto kuwaheshimu wazazi wao na kufanya wanaloambiwa bila kuteta na kuuliza swali kama hawajaridhika baadaye”.

Alipoona waumini wametulia tuli kama maji ya mtungi, mhubiri alianza zile mirindimo na mbwembwe ambazo huwa zinafanya waumini kuchangamka na kusahau yote magumu waliyoyapitia kwa hiyo wiki: “wanawake wengi nao wana tumbo kama kiriba. Akinunua nyama nusu kilo, theluthi huwa analikulia jikoni, ile ingine wanagawana na familia yote!”

Mhubiri kuangalia kiti cha nyuma cha kanisa, akaona mama mmoja aliyekuwa anadodokwa na machozi. Sasa huyu mhubiri alidhani ya kwamba neno alilokuwa akilifunza limeanza kugusa nyoyo za wale wauimini. Hivyo basi akafanya kipindi kuwa kizito: “Mama anayependa familia kwa dhati hupika chakula na kukiandalia mezani na wote wanala pamoja”. Machozi ya yule mwanamke yakaendelea kutiririka tiririri. Hivyo basi ikamfanyaza mhubiri kutilia mkazo: “Mapenzi kwa familia na mapenzi ya ubinafsi ni mambo mbili ambayo yameachana kama ardhi na mbingu. Mapenzi kwa familia yakiwa nyingi kiwango cha kadiri, uneweza kumchija kuku, uwapee famila yako Kuku wote nawe ule manyoya”. Sasa yule mwanamke akaanza kulia Kwi kwi kwi, naye mhubiri akaamini ya kuwa neno lake limegusa nyoyo za wafuasi inavyotakikana.

Baada ya ibada, yule mhubiri akamwita yule mama faraghani ndani ya afisi yake na kumhoji kama ana shida yoyote ya uhusiano wa Familia, diposa ampe mawaidha au ushauri. Lakini mama alimjibu mhubiri: “unaona wakati ulikuwa unahubiri, wazo la yule mbuzi beberu wangu mwenye aliibiwa juzi liliniingia. Huyo beberu alikua na ndevu kama hizo zako. Wakati ulipoendelea kuhubiri nilikumbuka vile nilikuwa namtegemea kummuaza ili nipate karo ya motto wangu, na nilipokumbuka hayo tena, singeweza kuyazuia machozi kutiririka”.

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FIDEL CASTRO was born on August 13, 1926. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of FIDEL CASTRO you will see a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was Prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the Commander in Chief of the country’s armed forces from 1959, and as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011.

There are those spontaneous moments when AWARENESS should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which AWARENESS exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of FIDEL CASTRO and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of AWARENESS, after participating in armed rebellions against right-wing governments in the Dominican Republic and Colombia, CASTRO planned the overthrow of the United States-backed military junta of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, and served a year’s imprisonment in 1953 after a failed armed attack on the Moncada Barracks. On release CASTRO traveled to Mexico, where he formed a revolutionary group with his brother Raul and friend Che Guevara, ‘the 26^th of July Movement’. Returning to Cuba, Castro led the Cuban Revolution which ousted Batista in 1959, and brought his own assumption of military and political power.
2. Propelled by AWARENESS, CASTRO claims he survived 634 attempts on his life, mainly masterminded by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. They involved poison pills, a toxic cigar, exploding mollusks, a chemically tainted diving suit and powder to make his beard fall out so as to undermine his popularity.
3. Unleashed by AWARENESS, despite CIA plots, a US-backed exile invasion at the Bay of Pigs and four and a half decades of economic sanctions, CASTRO outlasted nine US presidents, from Eisenhower to Clinton, and faced increased hostility under George W. Bush, who tightened enforcement of financial sanctions and a travel ban. CASTRO was the world’s third longest-serving head of state, after the Queen of Britain and the King of Thailand. He was its longest-serving government leader when illness forced him to hand over power to his brother in July 2006.
4. Leveraged by AWARENESS, CASTRO holds the Guinness Book of Records title for the longest speech ever delivered at the United Nations: 4 hours and 29 minutes, on Sept. 29, 1960. His longest speech on record in Cuba was 7 hours and 10 minutes in 1986 at the III Communist Party Congress in Havana.
5. Enabled by AWARENESS, following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, CASTRO led Cuba into its economic ‘Special Period’, before taking the country into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas in 2006 and forging alliances with other nations in the Latin American Pink Tide.
6. Nourished by AWARENESS, CASTRO, once a cigar-chomping guerrilla fighter, gave up cigars in 1985. Years later he summed up the harm of smoking tobacco by saying: “The best thing you can do with this box of cigars is to give them to your enemy”.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of AWARENESS, amid failing health, in 2006 CASTRO transferred his responsibilities to Vice-President Raul Castro, who assumed full presidency in 2008. Through his actions and his writings CASTRO has significantly influenced the politics of various individuals and groups across the world, including Nelson Mandela, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales and Rafael Correa.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating AWARENESS in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Maturity

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
MATURITY MOTIVATES MOVEMENT.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

The invocation of ‘MATURITY’ is that, the secret of existence is to be conscious of your personality predispositions, intellectual inclinations, in order to curve a niche or rather your space in the infinite world. You should see the world as a very voluminous book. Every step you take opens a new page for you. So, what is travelling? Simply changing your present place to another? By no means? Travelling is changing your opinion and your prejudices and always developing yourself into a new person.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name MATURITY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Ukisikia mtu yeyote amekuambia ya kwamba, unazotabia kama za mtoto, badala ya kuzua vurugu au kuibua hali ya mshuke mshuke, inafaa uchangamkie vile mwandani wako anamaanisha. Jambo la kwanza unafaa ufungwe napi, na la pili hauna uwezo wa makeke wa kutofautisha baina ya ‘Wheelchair’ na ‘Pushchair’.

Siku moja nilikuwa hospitalini kwa sababu kichwa changu kilikuaa kinabingirika bingiribingiri, na kwa roho yangu sikuwa na ngoma wala maulidi. Hata kama mimi ni mwoga wa kudungwa sidano, nilikuwa nimesalimu amri na nilikuwa nimekubali kuzinywa dawa hata ziwe chungu kama shubiri. Nilipokuwa namngoja daktari aje anitibu, msichana akaingia kwenye kile chumba tulimokuwa kama amemsukuma mzee aliyekuwa amekalia ‘Wheelchair’.

Msichana alipoenda kwa meza ya kujiandikisha (reception desk), yule Mzee alibaki pale akiwa mpweke kama yatima, na akiwa amepoa kama maji ya mtungi. Nilipokuwa nikifikiria kwenda karibu naye angalau nichape gumzo kidogo naye, mtoto mmoja wa kiume alimonyoka kutoka kwa panja (lap) la mamake na kuelekea kwa mwendo wa kobe mpaka penye yule Mzee: “Guka, najua unasikia vizuri sana. Mama yangu huniendesha kwa kagari kangu kama haka pia, na mimi husikia utamu…Nawewe ulibadirishwa napi ukiingia hapa? Ukindungwa sidano, utalia?”

M OTIVATING MODEL

GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR was born on July 100 BC and passed on to glory on 15^th March 44 BC. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of JULIUS CEASER you will see a Roman general, statesman, Consul and notable author of Latin prose, who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

There are those spontaneous moments when MATURITY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which MATURITY exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of CEASER and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of MATURITY, when sailing to Rhodes to study in a famous school of oratory (an essential skill for Roman politicians) in 75 BC, CEASER was captured by pirates, but he raised the ransom to secure his freedom. However, he then raised a private force to pursue the pirates, tracked them down and had them crucified. An old anecdote adds that, when still their captive, he had joked that this is what he will do.
2. Propelled by MATURITY, when from around 65 BC CAESAR got heavily into debt in pursuit of political offices, which depended on the popular vote (he particularly pleased the Romans with some unusually lavish gladiatorial shows), he cultivated the friendship of Crassus, one of the richest men in Rome, who bailed him out.
3. Unleashed by MATURITY, in 60 BC, CAESAR formed a political alliance with Crassus and Pompey that was to dominate Roman politics for several years. However, their attempts to amass power through populist tactics were opposed by the conservative elite within the Roman Senate. In 59 BC, to cement the link with Pompey, CAESAR married off his only child, Julia to Pompey (though he was older than her father). With equal cynicism, selective rioting by Pompey’s veterans was used to persuade the senators to change their minds.
4. Leveraged by MATURITY, CAESAR’S conquest of Gaul (mainly present day France and Belgium), completed by 51 BC, extended Rome’s territory to the English Channel and the Rhine which paved the way for him to become the sole ruler of the Roman Republic. After assuming control of government, CAESAR began a program of social and governmental reforms, including the creation of the Julian calendar which took effect in 45 BC, was the predominant calendar in most of Europe, and in European settlements in the Americas and elsewhere, until it was superseded by the present Gregorian calendar in 1582.
5. Enabled by MATURITY, after a few months of dalliance with Cleopatra (Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent first with her two younger brothers and then with her son for almost three decade), CAESAR returned the long way to Rome - up round the coast to Asia Minor, where a rebellious king demanded attention. Caesar rapidly defeated him: Veni, vidi, vici he later declared, ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’. The relationship between Cleopatra and Caesar was one of mutual benefit. One of the reasons that Caesar went to Egypt in the first place, was to see about payment of the massive debt that Egypt owed him. Cleo’s father had borrowed heavily from the Roman money lenders in order to get his throne back, and Caesar and Pompey had bought up the debt. Pompey, being dead, Caesar could claim all the cash. However at that time Egypt was in financial trouble. So, Cleopatra was established on the throne, (Caesar had the authority to do this) along with her brother, and in return Caesar was to start getting payments.
6. Nourished by MATURITY, CEASER centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed ‘dictator in perpetuity’. But the underlying political conflicts had not been resolved, and on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC, Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus. Sitting in his seat in the senate, more than twenty senators stabbed him, to share the responsibility.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of MATURITY this historical figure CEASER makes a great topic for a history fair presentation, as his exciting life and diverse array of accomplishments offer much to explore. Caesar is deemed to be one of the greatest military commanders of history.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating MATURITY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS

Sociability

BEYONDISM Propelling Phrase:
SOCIABILTY SANCTIFIES SUITABILTY.

In order for this particular 'EGO-STRENGTH' we are expounding on, to have an 'endless existentially elevating effect' our proposed pattern of administering it will be PSALMIC (the word PSALM, is from Greek psalmos "harp song"). This pattern is reflected in the words of St. Paul in Ephesians 5:18-19: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in PSALMS and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart…"

True to my profession as a Psychological Counsellor, I shall facilitate you in a 'Funneling Down' process. We begin broadly then narrow down to focus deeply on your individuality. This 'depth chart' shall be achieved via 'Seven Strategic Steps'.

This is the essence of our Psalmic Process which flows thus:

• P – Proverbial Provocation: A short play expounding a relevant Swahili saying.
• S – Scriptural Sources: Quotes from major holy books (Bible, Koran and Gita).
• A – Astute Analysis: Reaping maximally from our infinite human potential.
• L – Lively Laughter: High spirited, soul nourishing and educative humour.
• M – Motivating Model: Laudable lessons from those who lived an exemplary LIFE.
• I – Inspiring Instruction: Self-arousing and self-instructing poetic messages.
• C – Curative Catharsis: Total emotional release through meditation and music.

P ROVERBIAL PROVOCATION

S CRIPTURAL SOURCES

A STUTE ANALYSIS

Every social situation has its hidden structure. As such, ‘SOCIABILITY’ entails cultivating ‘Social skills’, which are sets of responses that enable a person to be effective when interacting with others and in particular situations. They include knowing what (content) in order to elicit a desired response (consequences) as well as how (style) and when (timing) to do it. This is based on the premise that, an individual’s inadequate social performance is due to the situation specific skills deficit, thus increasing performance competence through skillful response to alternatives. One of the most common social skill problems is lack of assertiveness – the inability to state one’s own thoughts or wishes in a clear, direct, non-aggressive manner. The style for an assertive response is usually direct and open, demanding ones right and expressing ones genuine feelings in noncoercive or aggressive manner.

BEYONDISM gently guides you, on how to cultivate and build up this vital virtue or an ego-strength going by the name SOCIABILITY, in your innards:

L IVELY LAUGHTER

Jambo moja muafaka ambalo huchangia ufanisi katika kila biashara, ni uhusiano mwema na wateja. Aidha mara kwa mara wateja huwa hawana ule mkono wa buriani, na wakati mwingine vinywa vyao huwa ni pango chafu.

Siku moja nilikuwa kwa hizi Duka kubwa hali maarufu kama ‘Supermarket’. Mfanyakazi kwenye hilo duka aliona mama mmoja mteja aking’ang’ana na bidhaa nyingi alizokuwa amechukua kuzipeleka pahali pa kulipia au ‘Counter’. Na kwa sababu hiari hushinda utumwa, huyu kijana alimwabia yule mama kwa unyenyekevu: “Tafadhali mama, naomba nikusaidie kuweka hizi bidhaa zako kwa kile kikapu cha kusukuma”.

Ima fa ima, yule mama aliinuka kama mwenye amendungwa kwa mwiba mgongoni na kuangalia yule kijana kwa sura mabaya kama angemmeza mzima, na bure birashi akambubujikia yule kijana: “Wewe kijana, ugonjwa wa akili ulio nao, hauwezisikia dawa au kafara. UnAfikilia niko pesa za kupotesha kwa kununua bidhaa ambazo hazina maana? Ama unafikilia sina nguvu za kuzibeba hizi bidhaa? Waniona nimezeeka, ukadhani mimi ni kilema?”

M OTIVATING MODEL

HELMUT JOSEF MICHAEL KOHL was born on 3^rd April 1930. If BEYONDISM should paint and portray a rough image of KOHL you will see a German conservative politician and statesman, who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (of West Germany between 1982 and 1990 and of the reunited Germany between 1990 and 1998). His 16-year tenure was the longest of any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck and oversaw the end of the Cold War and the German reunification, on 3^rd October 1990. Kohl is widely regarded as the main architect of the German reunification and, together with French President François Mitterrand, the Maastricht Treaty (signed on 7^th February 1992), which established the European Union.

There are those spontaneous moments when SOCIABILITY should be the name and rule of the game. Our Motivating Model unfolds through SEVEN SUITABLE SCENARIOS in which SOCIABILITY exhibited and manifested itself in the exemplary LIFE of KOHL and which has bearing upon our present daily LIFE and serves as a Laudable Lesson; so as to be OCCUPATIONALLY OPULENT.

1. On the roots of SOCIABILITY, following the breach of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the East German Communist regime in 1989, KOHL’S handling of the East German issue would become the turning point of his chancellorship. Kohl, like most West Germans, was initially caught unawares when the Socialist Unity Party was toppled in late 1989. However, well aware of his constitutional mandate to seek German unity, he immediately moved to make it a reality. Taking advantage of the historic political changes occurring in East Germany, Kohl presented a ten-point plan for “Overcoming of the division of Germany and Europe” without consulting his coalition partner, the FDP, or the Western Allies. In February 1990, he visited the Soviet Union seeking a guarantee from Mikhail Gorbachev that the USSR would allow German reunification to proceed.
2. Propelled by SOCIABILITY, in 1996, KOHL received an award for his humanitarian achievements from the Jewish organization B’nai B’rith International (Sons of the Covenant). This is the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, which is committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel and combating anti-Semitism and bigotry.
3. Unleashed by SOCIABILITY, in 1988, KOHL was committed to European integration, maintaining close relations with the French president Mitterrand. Kohl and Mitterrand received the Charlemagne Prize, German: Karlspreis, for his contribution to Franco-German friendship and European Union. This is one of the most prestigious European prizes, which has been awarded once a year since 1950 by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the ideals upon which it has been founded.
4. Leveraged by SOCIABILITY, in 1996, he was only the second person to be awarded the Grand Cross in Special Design of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the other being Konrad Adenauer (5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967). Adenauer was a German statesman and the first post-war Chancellor of Germany (West Germany) from 1949 to 1963, who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that forged close relations with old enemies France and the United States. In his years in power, Germany achieved prosperity, democracy, stability and respect.
5. Enabled by SOCIABILITY, in 1998, KOHL won the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award in International Cooperation. These are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain by the Prince of Asturias Foundation to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs. KOHL was named honourary Citizen of Europe by the European heads of state or government for his extraordinary work for European integration and cooperation, an honour previously only bestowed on Jean Monnet (9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979). Monnet was a French political economist and diplomat, who is regarded by many as a chief architect of European unity and one of the founding fathers of the European Union. Never elected to public office, Monnet worked behind the scenes of American and European governments as a well-connected pragmatic internationalist.
6. Nourished by SOCIABILITY, in 1999, KOHL received Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. president Clinton. On 16 May 2011, KOHL received the Henry A. Kissinger Prize at the American Academy in Berlin for his ‘singularly extraordinary role in German reunification and laying the foundation for a lasting democratic peace in the new millennium’.
7. Thrilling upon the wings of SOCIABILITY, KOHL has been described as ‘the greatest European leader of the second half of the 20^th century’ by former U.S. Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

I NSPIRING INSTRUCTION

As a matter of consolidating SOCIABILITY in you, repeat unto yourself the following 'Individually Inspiring Instruction':

C URATIVE CATHARSIS