Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Oya wa osanai ko o daki
Ko wa oita oya o ou,
sore ga kou to iu
ji nanda nä.
Parents will care for their child.
The child in turn will care for
his elderly...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Donnani tsurai kanashimi nimo
Sore ni fusawashii
Shiawase ga kitto aru.
No matter how terribly sad it is.
But surely there must also
be an appropriate happiness.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Jibun o kaeru yöna
shigoto o surun da na.
Jibun ga kawatte iku yöna
shigoto ni surun da na.
Do a job that will change you.
Do it so it will change...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Massugu na ki wa
massugu tsukae,
Magatta ki wa
magatta mama ikase.
For lumber that is straight,
use it straightly.
For lumber that is curved,
use it bent, as is.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Semai michi yuzure,
hiroi michi isoge,
chikai michi ki wo tsukeyo.
Yield on a narrow path,
hurry on a wide road,
be careful on a short cut!
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Ikiru to wa nã
inochi wo wakeatte
iku koto nanda yo,
Dakara itawari atte ikundayo.
To live is share
your life with others,
the reason for being
compassionate to all.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Heta dakaratte
akirameru na,
Sore dake tanoshimi ga
öi to iu koto da.
Don’t give up even if
you are unskilled.
All the more, you can look
forward to becoming skilled.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Dögu wa kowarete shimau hodo tsukau na
Hito no nasake wa itsumade mo sugatte iru na.
Don’t use a tool
until it’s broken.
Don’t depend on
the sympathy of others forever.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Mawari o shiawase ni shinakereba
Jibun mo shiawase ni narenai yo.
Unless one spread the happiness
around one,
One cannot become happy.
