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Eyona nto elula ngayo, uMthandazo weSerenity ungomnye wezixhobo eziphambili zokomoya ezisetyenziswe ngamaqela onke axhasayo. Oku kukusetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo kula maqela:
Thixo, ndinike uxolo
Ukwamkela izinto andinakuziguqula,
Iibindi ukuguqula izinto endinako,
kunye nobulumko ukuqonda umahluko.
Ukubaluleka koMthandazo weSerenity
Ngamanye amaxesha kuthiwa "umthandazo wokumkela u-AA," umthandazo weSerenity udlalwa rhoqo ekuqaleni kweentlanganiso eziliqela ezili-12, kunye nakwiintlanganiso ezininzi ekugqibeleni.
Kuba abantu abaninzi kwiimeko ezixinzelelekileyo-abafuna uxolo, amandla kunye nobulumko-la mazwi alula, axhalaza kuThixo njengoko beyayiqonda , baye bawabona ngamaxesha abo amnyama. Bakholelwa ukuba ezi mpawu zinokuvela kuphela kumandla amakhulu kunabo. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba bakholwa, bafumana uxolo, isibindi, nobulumko abafuna ngaphandle kwezinye izinto ukuba bahlangabezane neminye imeko, enye inyathelo, nangenye imini.
Nangona iilwimi zabantu abahlala ngaphakathi nakwiindawo zokubuyiselwa ziye zancediswa kwaye zomelezwa yile miqolo embalwa, bambalwa bayazi ukuba ngokwenene baqala ukuthandaza njengoko kubhaliwe ekuqaleni kwee-1930 nguDkt Reinhold Niebuhr, Umfundisi waseMerika, ifilosofi, kunye nomfundisi wexesha elide kunye noprofesa wase-Christian Applied kwi-Union Theological Seminary eNew York City.
Imbali Yomthandazo We-Serenity
Kukho ukuphikisana okukhulu malunga nokuba ngubani kunye noMthandazo weSerenity ubhaliwe, kodwa kubonakala ngathi ingxoxo iya kugqitywa.
Nangona uReinhold Niebuhr ngoku ngokuqinisekileyo wayengumbhali, akucaci kakuhle xa ebhala umthandazo owaziwayo nothando kakhulu wekhulu lemashumi mabini, nakuba kubonakala ngathi u-1933.
Utywala obengaziwayo (AA) wamkela umthandazo ngo-1941 xa ilungu le-AA likubona eNew York Tribune kwaye lacela unobhala we-AA ngethuba ukuba likwazi ukunyatheliswa kumakhadi abelwe.
Wabhalela elinye ilungu le-AA owayengumshicileli, wamthumelela, kwaye wambuza ukuba bekuya kuba yindleko kangakanani ukuprinta iikopi ezinobungakanani besikhwama. Umshicileli wayeyithanda kakhulu umthandazo ("andiyikhumbuli nayiphi na isivakalisi esenza iipaklo i-wallop esenzayo," watshoyo), wathumela amakhadi angama-500 kuye kwaye umthandazo waba yinxalenye engunaphakade yeembali ze-AA.
Umthandazo opheleleyo
Nanku umthandazo ongapheliyo umthandazo:
Thixo, sinike ubabalo lokwamkela ngokuthula
izinto ezingenakuguqulwa,
nesibindi sokutshintsha izinto
omele utshintshwe,
kunye nobulumko bokuhlula
elinye lisuka kwelinye.
Ngosuku olunye oluphilayo ngexesha,
Ukuzonwabisa ngomzuzwana omnye,
Ukwamkela ubunzima njengendlela yokuthula,
Ukuthatha, njengoko uYesu enza,
Leli hlabathi lezono njengoko kunjalo,
Akunjalo njengoko ndingathanda,
Ukuthembela ukuba Uya kulungisa zonke izinto,
Ukuba ndizinikele ekuthandeni kwakho,
Ukuze ndibe nolonwabo ngokufanelekileyo kulobu bomi,
Yaye uyavuya kakhulu kuwe ngonaphakade.
Amen.
nguReinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)
> Imithombo:
> Ubutywala obungabonakaliyo (AA). Imibuzo Ebuzwa Ngokuphindaphindiweyo Ngomlando We-AA: Ziyiphi Imvelaphi Yomthandazo Ophelile?
> Shapiro FR. Ngubani Ubhala Umthandazo Ongenasiphelo? Inkcazo yeMfundo ePhakamileyo. Ipapashwe ngo-Apreli 28, 2014.