Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Ko o semeru na
sodateta ko da.
Oya o semeru na
oya mo tsurakatta no da.
Do not criticize your child,
the child you have raised;
do not criticize your parents,
it was difficult for...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Yaru mae ni
wakaru hito,
Yatte mo
wakaranai hito
A person who comprehend beforehand, and a person that even shown does not comprehend.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kewashii michi dewa
tsumazukanai ga,
Hira na michi de
tsumazuku.
You don’t trip on a difficult path, but you trip on a level path.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kangaete iru dake dewa,
Mono goto wa
Susumanai yo
Things will not be
accomplished if you only think about them.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Even if you wear the same clothes, you cannot be the same.
Hito to onaji
kimono o kite mo
Hito to onaji
niwa naranai
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Un ni yotte
Ikikata ga kawaru no dewa nai
Ikikata ni yotte
Un ga kawaru no desu
Fortune does not change your life, but fortune is changed by how you live.
