John Woolman: A Way of Life Free from Much Entanglements Appeared Best for Me
From the Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman (1774)
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KISWAHILI
“Akili yangu kupitia nguvu ya Ukweli iliachishwa kwa kiwango kizuri kutokana na tamaa ya ukuu wa kuonekana, na nilikuwa nikijifunza kuridhika na matumizi ya maishi ambayo hayakuwa ya gharama kubwa, hivi kwamba njia ya maisha isiyo na vipingamizi vingi ilionekana kuwa bora kwangu, ingawa mapato yalikuwa madogo.”
- John Woolman (1720-1772) alikuwa waziri wa Quaker (Jamii ya Marafiki), mleta mabadiliko, na ukomeshaji wa utumwa mwenye ushawishi mkubwa katika makoloni ya Amerika Kaskazini (kabla ya nchi ya Marekani).
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“My mind through the power of Truth was in a good degree weaned from the desire of outward greatness, and I was learning to be content with real conveniences that were not costly, so that a way of life free from much entanglements appeared best for me, though the income was small.”
- John Woolman (1720-1772) was a Quaker (Society of Friends) minister, reformist, and influential abolitionist in the North American colonies (pre-United States).
Chanzo (source): Woolman, John. “A Plea for the Poor—or A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich” in The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman, edited by Phillips P. Moulton, page 35. Richmond, Indiana: Friends United Press, 1971 (original was published in 1774).