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Kwa hiyo ghafla unagundua unaweza kuwa katika amani, lakini ni mwanao au mume wako ambaye sasa anapaswa kwenda na kujaribu kuweka amani ambapo amani imetishiwa. Kwa hiyo linakuwa suala muhimu sana kwetu sote, tuwe matajiri au maskini.</p><p> Hivi majuzi, nilikuwa Japani. Nilikuwa na bahati sana kwa sababu nilikutana na neno linaloitwa mottainai, ambalo ni dhana ya Wabuddha wa Japani ambayo imekita mizizi katika utamaduni wa Kijapani, ambayo inawahimiza watu wasipoteze rasilimali. Na hii ilikuwa kweli hasa, waliniambia ...</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Ni dhana ya kiroho.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ndio, ni dhana ya kiroho. Na kwa kweli, kipengele hiki kililetwa kwangu na mtawa. Nadhani jina lake ni Monk Mori kutoka hekalu la Kyoto. Tuliingia ndani, na alikuwa amenisikia nikitumia neno hilo hadharani, akasema, nimefurahi sana unatumia neno hilo mottainai, kwa sababu ni neno ambalo Wajapani hawatumii tena kwa sababu wanaona aibu kusema usipoteze rasilimali, kwa sababu wanazo nyingi - au pokea rasilimali kwa shukrani, pokea kile unachopata kutoka kwa Mama Dunia kwa shukrani au kutoka kwa asili kwa shukrani. Kwa kawaida hatufikirii hilo. Kwa kawaida huwa hatushukuru asili kwa kutupa kile anachofanya.</p><p> Na akanikumbusha dhana ya Kikristo ya tuwe walinzi wa mazingira, wa rasilimali, badala ya…</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> “Uwakili” ni neno zuri la Kikristo.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ndio, uwakili. Ninafurahi sana kwamba wanatheolojia sasa wanatutia moyo zaidi na zaidi kujifikiria kama walinzi, wasimamizi, badala ya mabwana watawala, unajua. Kwa hivyo hii, inayotoka katika nchi kama Japan, ni sana, sana ...</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Inapendeza sana.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Inapendeza sana, na ni nzuri sana. Na nilifurahi sana kwamba, kwa sababu lilikuwa neno lao, nilipoanza kulitumia, walisema, “Loo, hii ni nzuri sana.” Nikasema, “Ndiyo.” Na haswa, kwa sababu katika nchi zilizoendelea kiviwanda kama Amerika unayo teknolojia, unayo mtaji, unayo ujuzi, unaweza kutumia rasilimali nyingi ambazo, badala ya kuzipoteza, unaweza kuzirudisha kwa kutumia teknolojia, na kwa hivyo unaweza kusaidia kuokoa ni kiasi gani cha rasilimali zinazotumika ulimwenguni. Lakini angalia, ikiwa unapoteza, ikiwa huna shukrani, ikiwa hutumi tena - kwa sababu kwa nini unapaswa kuchakata tena wakati unaweza kununua zaidi - lazima ukumbuke daima: Lakini kuna mabilioni huko nje ambayo hawana kutosha hata kuishi, sembuse kuamua ikiwa wanapaswa kupunguza au kutumia tena.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Ni vigumu kwa watu - kwa mabilioni hayo kuonekana kuwa halisi, kushawishi maamuzi madogo madogo ambayo hufanywa katika maisha ya kila siku kuhusu kuchakata kitu.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Kwa hakika. Wanaonekana mbali kwa sababu mara nyingi hatuoni nyuso zao isipokuwa wakati wanakufa na nyuso zao zinaletwa kwenye runinga kwenye vyumba vyetu vya kuishi. Na kisha tunakuwa haraka sana kuwaita wawakilishi wetu na kuwaambia, "Fanya jambo kuhusu watu hawa wanaokufa katika kona hii ya dunia." Lakini inafanyika kila wakati.</p><p> [ <em>Muziki: “Cinquante Six” na Ali Farka Touré</em> ]</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Mimi ni Krista Tippett, na hii ni <em>On Being</em> . Leo, mazungumzo yangu ya kumbukumbu na marehemu mshindi wa Tuzo ya Amani ya Nobel Wangari Maathai. Mtawala wa zamani wa Kenya Daniel arap Moi hadharani alimwita mwanamke mwendawazimu. Alikamatwa na kupigwa kwa kupinga ukataji miti ovyo na unyakuzi wa ardhi - na mara moja kwa kuongoza maandamano ya kihistoria ya wanawake wakitaka wana wao wa kiume waachiliwe kutoka magereza ya kisiasa ya Daniel arap Moi.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Kazi zako nyingi zimekuwa na wanawake, na unaandika mengi kuhusu usawa wa mamlaka kati ya wanaume na wanawake. Na nilitaka kuuliza ikiwa unafikiria kwamba, usawa wa nguvu kati ya wanaume na wanawake, pia kama suala endelevu?</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ukweli wa mambo ni kwamba sisi sote ni rasilimali. Sisi ni rasilimali watu. Na tatizo kubwa ambalo tumekuwa nalo, hasa katika harakati za wanawake, ni kujaribu kuwaaminisha nusu nyingine kwamba sisi ni rasilimali muhimu sana na tunatoa michango mikubwa, na kwa hiyo tuheshimiwe, tuthaminiwe, kazi zetu zipimwe, tulipwe fidia, na kwamba tusichukuliwe poa. Sasa, kwa bahati mbaya, miaka 30 iliyopita, mwaka wa 1975, kama nilivyosema awali, tulipokuwa tukikutana kwenda Mexico, tulikuwa tunaenda huko kwa sababu tulitaka…</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Kwa Kongamano la Umoja wa Mataifa la Wanawake, la kwanza.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> … Mkutano wa Wanawake, wa kwanza kabisa. Na ilikuwa katika mkutano huo ambapo tulitangaza muongo wa wanawake. Ni wazi tumepiga hatua kubwa, na tunapaswa kujivunia sana hatua tulizopiga. Lakini ni kweli kwamba wanawake bado ni rasilimali isiyothaminiwa sana katika jamii nyingi. Ninaweza kuona jinsi wanawake, hata wanawake wenye uwezo, wanavyotolewa dhabihu haraka kwenye madhabahu ya urahisi wa kisiasa.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Hiyo ni sentensi kali. Kwa miaka hii, sio sherehe zote za kufurahisha za kupanda miti. Najua umedharauliwa na umefuatwa na umepigwa. Umesimama dhidi ya nguvu zenye nguvu. Na hukujua, haya yote yalipoanza, kwamba yangekuwa makubwa sana, hata ungepata vuguvugu hili kubwa, kwamba ungeshinda Tuzo ya Amani ya Nobel. Ni nini kilikufanya uendelee? Ni rasilimali gani ulizotumia katika nyakati ngumu zaidi?</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Sasa, tena, pengine ningesema kwamba hapo ndipo uzoefu na kufinyangwa na watu wa imani kulifanya tofauti kubwa—kwamba ingawa sikuwa nakiri imani yangu, nina hakika kabisa kwamba nilijikita katika msingi huo wa maadili wa kutaka kufanya jambo lililo sawa. Nilikuwa na hakika kwamba hili lilikuwa jambo sahihi kwa sababu niliweza kuona. Ilikuwa wazi kabisa. Na hata wale waliokuwa wakinitesa walijua, na nilijua wanajua.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Je, ulijua kwamba ulikuwa unafanya jambo sahihi?</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ndio, walijua ninafanya jambo lililo sawa, lakini hawakutaka nifanye kwa sababu lilikuwa linawasumbua. Na nilijua kwamba, ukweli kwamba watu wana haki ya maji safi ya kunywa. Kwa hivyo mtu yeyote ambaye yuko pale akichafua maji anajua anafanya vibaya, anajua hapaswi kufanya hivyo. Yeyote anayeingilia maeneo ya vyanzo vya maji ambako mikondo hii inatoka ili baadhi ya levi zianze kukauka, anajua anafanya vibaya. Na kwa sababu anafanya hivyo ili kujitajirisha, na anajitajirisha kwa rasilimali alizokabidhiwa na umma, na anajua umma haujui, na wakijua wanaogopa sana kumpa changamoto. Kwa hiyo mimi, ninapochallenge, anaweza kumudu kutisha, anaweza kumudu dhihaka, kwa sababu niko peke yangu. Lakini kwa namna fulani—nilikuwa na imani kwamba mimi niko sahihi, naye anajua hilo.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Sasa, inaonekana kwangu kama ulidhani kila mara kwamba kulikuwa na maadili, dhamiri mahali fulani, hata ndani ya watu ambao walikuwa - au uwezo wa kuona kile ulichoona kuhusu kile ambacho kilikuwa sawa.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ilikuwa dhahiri sana kwa watu kutoiona.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Ndio, lakini pia ingewezekana kwako kuwaandika tu watu hawa, kupigana nao, kuwatangaza kuwa waovu. Je! unajua ninachosema?</p><p> <b>Bi Maathai:</b> Lakini sikuwa na uwezo wa kuwafanyia chochote. Walikuwa na nguvu. Ndiyo maana wangeweza kunikamata; wangeweza kunipeleka jela; wanaweza kunidhihaki hadharani. Walikuwa na nguvu. Sikuwa na nguvu. Sikuweza kufanya chochote. Kwa hiyo jambo pekee nililokuwa nalo, chaguo nililokuwa nalo ni kufanya kazi na watu hawa wa kawaida na kujaribu kuwafundisha. Hapo awali, sikufanya mafundisho yoyote. Lakini hatua kwa hatua, nilipoona kwamba watu walikuwa wanachukuliwa vibaya kwa sababu hawakujua, nilianza kusoma Biblia, kitabu cha Hosea ...</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Unasoma manabii?</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ndio, nabii. Nilitaka kujua, manabii walifanya nini mambo haya yalipotokea? Na nilisoma kuhusu kitabu cha Hosea. Wakati mwingine inasisimua kusoma kuhusu hadithi hizi za zamani za Biblia na kuona - na wakati mwingine hadithi unazosoma, karibu zimeigwa katika ulimwengu tunaoishi. Kwa hiyo nilisoma, kwa mfano, kitabu cha Hosea mara nyingi kabisa, na kinazungumza kuhusu nabii huyu ambaye anatumwa kwa watu wa Israeli kuwaambia wataangamia kwa sababu ni wajinga sana. Akasema, ninyi ni wajinga na hata makuhani ni wajinga, na hamsikilizi maagizo ya Bwana, na hivyo mtaangamia.</p><p> Kwa hiyo nikaona watu wetu wanaangamia kwa sababu walikuwa wajinga. Hawakuelewa uhusiano kati ya matatizo waliyokuwa wakikabiliana nayo na uharibifu wa mazingira uliokuwa ukitokea pale chini ya miguu yao.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Ni kielelezo cha kuvutia pia, kwa sababu kile manabii walikuwa wakifanya, ulichokuwa ukifanya kwa maana fulani ni kuwatukana watu wako kwa ajili yao.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ndio, kuwaambia hivyo - fungua macho yako na uone kwamba tunachofanya ni muhimu sana. Usiogope; usikubali kushawishiwa na watu hawa walioko madarakani, maana kila wanachokifanya wanakifanya kinyume na wema wako na watoto wako. Kwa hivyo angalau panda miti, kwa ajili ya wema. Na kwa kupanda miti haumdhuru mtu yeyote. Huwadhuru. Lakini nilijua kwamba hawakupenda nilichokuwa nikifanya.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Ni aina ya aina ya kiikolojia ya kutotii raia, kupanda miti.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ilikuwa kweli. Ilikuwa, kwa kweli. Na, kwa hakika, ikawa ishara ya ukaidi wetu kila wakati. Kwa mfano, tulitaka kulinda misitu yetu ambayo watu wenye mamlaka walikuwa wanabinafsisha. Kwa mfano, nakumbuka tulikuwa na vita vikubwa kuhusu msitu uitwao Karura, ambao uko karibu na - kwa hakika uko ndani ya Nairobi, na kwa hakika ni ardhi ya Nairobi, sawa na Central Park huko New York. Walitaka kukata msitu huu na kuweka nyumba za kuishi. Na nikasema, "Je, umerukwa na akili? Unahitaji msitu huu." Nao wakasema, "Hatuhitaji msitu; tunahitaji nyumba." Sasa, niambie.</p><p> Kwa hiyo tungechukua miti na kuandamana na miche yetu kuelekea msituni na kusema tunaandamana kwenda kupanda miti. Sasa, kwa kawaida hakuna mtu anayepaswa kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu kundi la wanawake kujaribu kupanda mti, lakini kwa sababu tunaandamana kuelekea msitu huu, kimsingi tulikuwa tukisema, hutaukata msitu huu. Hutaweka nyumba yoyote ya makazi katika msitu huu, kwa sababu msitu huu unahitajika na jiji.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Je, ulishinda vita hivyo?</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Baada ya miaka mingi tulishinda, ambayo ni nzuri. Na huo msitu mdogo bado upo, asante Mungu.</p><p> [ <em>Muziki: “Brrlak!” na Zap Mama</em> ]</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Tulianza kuzungumza juu ya kukua, na ndani ya utamaduni wako miti ilikuwa mahali patakatifu, au iliunda mahali patakatifu. Ulikuwa na malezi ya kikatoliki, halafu ukamsoma Nabii Hosea ulipokuwa unapigana vita vyako vya giza.</p><p> Ninataka kukuuliza kuhusu sura yako ya Mungu. Unafikiriaje - hiyo ni ngumu - huwa siulizi watu swali moja kwa moja kama hilo, lakini ningependa kujua kuhusu jibu lako kwake. Je, kazi yako na miti, kazi zote ulizofanya, vita ambavyo umepigana, na, katika ufahamu wako mpya wa umuhimu wa nafasi za kidemokrasia, yote hayo yanatiririka vipi katika ufahamu wako wa maswali haya makubwa ya kidini?</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Nilipokuwa katika shule ya Kikatoliki huko Nyeri, ambako ndiko nilikokuwa nikifanya elimu yangu ya msingi, kwa kweli nilikuwa nikifundishwa na masista wa Shirika la Consolata, Order of the Consolata, wanaotoka Milan. Mwanzilishi wao hivi majuzi alitangazwa kuwa mwenye heri, kwa hivyo, wako kwenye njia sahihi. Wakati huo, lazima niseme kwamba dini ilikuwa ya juu juu sana kwa jinsi Mungu alivyowasilishwa kwetu, kwa sababu Mungu aliwasilishwa kwetu kwa jinsi anavyoonekana katika Sistine Chapel na Michelangelo. Kwa hivyo wakati huo ilikuwa, ningesema, uwasilishaji wa juu juu sana wa Mungu, karibu kama mwanadamu. Na kwa mawazo ya kijana, karibu ulihisi kama, ndio, Mungu yuko mahali fulani huko Roma au mahali fulani angani, mawinguni. Na kisha, bila shaka, unakumbuka, asili yangu mwenyewe. Tayari nilikuwa nimeondolewa katika malezi yangu, kwa sababu wazazi wangu walikuwa tayari wameongoka na kuwa Wakristo.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Kutoka kwa utamaduni wa Kikuyu.</p><p> <b>Bi Maathai:</b> Ndiyo. Lakini daima kulikuwa na uvutano huo wa, kwa mfano, ukweli kwamba waliamini kwamba Mungu aliishi kwenye Mlima Kenya, na walikuwa na heshima kubwa kwa Mlima Kenya. Na hivyo katika mwendo wa mazingira yangu, mara nyingi nimetembelea dhana hizo mbili za jinsi mababu zangu walimwasilisha Mungu kwangu na wamisionari walimleta Mungu kwangu.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Kwa hiyo, Sistine Chapel au Mlima Kenya.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Ndiyo. Sasa, Mungu yuko wapi? Na ninajiambia, bila shaka, sasa tuko katika enzi mpya kabisa tunapojifunza kumpata Mungu si mahali fulani bali ndani yetu wenyewe, kwa kila mmoja wetu, katika asili. Kwa njia nyingi ni kupingana kwa sababu kanisa linakufundisha kwamba Mungu yuko kila mahali. Sasa, ikiwa yuko kila mahali, yuko Roma, lakini pia anaweza kuwa Kenya wakati huo huo, ikiwa yuko kila mahali.</p><p> Kwa hiyo nimekuwa na mabadiliko haya kwangu kuhusu Mungu ni nani. Bado ninaamini sana kwamba kuna nguvu hiyo. Umbo lake, saizi yake, rangi yake, sijui. Lakini unaathiriwa na kile unachosikia, unachokiona. Lakini bado - ninapotazama Mlima Kenya, ni mzuri sana, una nguvu kupita kiasi. Ni muhimu sana katika kudumisha maisha katika eneo langu hata wakati mwingine nasema, naam, Mungu yuko juu ya mlima huu.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Asante sana, Wangari Maathai.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Karibu sana.</p><p> [ <em>Muziki: “Elyne Road” na Toumani Diabate</em> ]</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Tulipomaliza mazungumzo haya, Wangari Maathai aliniimbia wimbo kutoka Green Belt Movement.</p><p> <b>Bi. Maathai:</b> Wimbo wa aina hii ungefaa sana, kwa sababu tunapohama, tunataka kila wakati uwe wa amani. Kwa hiyo kuimba nyimbo za dini lilikuwa jambo la kawaida sana. Inasema hakuna Mungu kama yeye. Hakuna upendo kama wake. Na hakuna nguvu kama yake.</p><p> [ <em>Wangari Maathai akiimba kwa Kiswahili</em> ]</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> Wangari Maathai alianzisha shirika la kimataifa la Green Belt Movement, ambalo limechangia leo katika upandaji wa zaidi ya miti milioni 52. Alikuwa mpokeaji wa Tuzo ya Amani ya Nobel mwaka wa 2004. Alikufa kwa saratani mnamo Septemba 25, 2011 akiwa na umri wa miaka 71. Vitabu vyake ni pamoja na kumbukumbu, <em>Unbowed</em> , na <em>Replenishing the Earth: Maadili ya Kiroho kwa Kujiponya Wenyewe na Ulimwengu</em> . Yeye pia ni mmoja wa wanawake 100 mashujaa walioangaziwa katika kitabu <em>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.</em></p><p> [ <em>Muziki: “Bado Kijana” by Evenings</em> ]</p><p> <b>Wafanyakazi:</b> On Being ni Chris Heagle, Lily Percy, Maia Tarrell, Marie Sambilay, Erinn Farrell, Laurén Dørdal, Tony Liu, Bethany Iverson, Erin Colasacco, Kristin Lin, Profit Idowu, Casper ter Kuile, Angie Thurston, Sue Phillips, Eddy Lee Sue Phillips, Damon Sue Phillips, Eddy Lee Johnson Burley, Katie Gordon, Zack Rose, na Serri Graslie.</p><p> <b>Bi. Tippett:</b> The On Being Project iko kwenye Dakota Land. Muziki wetu wa mandhari ya kupendeza umetolewa na kutungwa na Zoë Keating. Na sauti ya mwisho unayosikia ikiimba mwishoni mwa kipindi chetu ni Cameron Kinghorn.</p><p> <em>On Being</em> iliundwa katika American Public Media. Washirika wetu wa ufadhili ni pamoja na:</p><p> Wakfu wa John Templeton, ukitumia uwezo wa sayansi kuchunguza maswali ya kina na ya kutatanisha yanayowakabili wanadamu. Jifunze kuhusu utafiti wa kisasa kuhusu sayansi ya ukarimu, shukrani, na madhumuni katika <a href="http://templeton.org/discoveries">templeton.org/discoveries</a> .</p><p> George Family Foundation, kwa kuunga mkono Mradi wa Mazungumzo ya Kiraia.</p><p> Taasisi ya Fetzer, kusaidia kujenga msingi wa kiroho kwa ulimwengu wenye upendo. Zipate kwenye <a href="http://fetzer.org/">fetzer.org</a> .</p><p> Kalliopeia Foundation, inajitahidi kuunda siku zijazo ambapo maadili ya kiroho ya ulimwengu wote huunda msingi wa jinsi tunavyotunza nyumba yetu ya kawaida.</p><p> Humanity United, kuendeleza utu wa binadamu nyumbani na duniani kote. 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