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Eric Hoffer, working-class philosopher: Which era are we in
KISWAHILI
"Vizazi vingine vina subira na vingine haina. Hii ni moja ya tofauti muhimu zaidi kati ya enzi. Kuna wakati ambapo neno "hatimaye" lina athari ya kutuliza ya ahadi, na wakati ambapo neno hilo hutuletea uchungu na dharau.”
- Eric Hoffer, mpakuzi wa bandari, mwanafalsafa, na mwandishi wa Marekani. Dondoo kutoka The Passionate State of Mind and Other Aphorisms, 2006 (original 1955), ukurasa wa 72.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“Some generations have patience and some are without it. This is one of the most crucial differences between eras. There is a time when the word “eventually” has the soothing effect of a promise, and a time when the word evokes in us bitterness and scorn.”
- Eric Hoffer, American longshoreman, philosopher, and author. Excerpt from The Passionate State of Mind and Other Aphorisms, 2006 (original 1955), page 72.
Kuhusu (About):
KISWAHILI
Eric Hoffer (1898?-1983) alipata umaarufu na kitabu chake cha kwanza The True Believer (1951). Kabla ya hapo, na baada ya kuchapisha vitabu kadhaa muhimu vya falsafa, aliendelea tabia yake rahisi na aliishi mazingirini ya watu wa wanaofanyakazi. Alikuwa na hamu kubwa kama msomaji na mwandishi, na vitabu vilikuwa, inasemekana, miliki yake pekee.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Eric Hoffer (1898?-1983) became popular with his first book The True Believer (1951). Before that, and during the several philosophical books he later published, he retained his working-class habits and environment. He was a voracious reader and writer, autodidact, and books were, reportedly, his only possession.
KISWAHILI: Asante na tutaonana tena,
Mmerikani
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Thank you and may we see each other again,
Mmerikani
Chanzo (source): Hoffer, Eric. The Passionate State of Mind and Other Aphorisms. New Jersey: Hopewell Publications, 2006 (original 1955), page 72.