Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Ningen wa nakinagara
umarete kitan da yo.
Nagai jinsei da mono
naku toki mo aru sa.
Sono tabi ni
umare-kawarun da na kitto.
Your first cry at birth!
In one's long journey of life,
there...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Byöbu wa oreru kara
tatsun da yo.
Tsuppatte iru to
jiki taoreru yo.
A folding screen can stand
because it is collapsible.
An unfolded screen will
collapse instantly.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Ima ga shiawase to
omowanai to,
Issyou shiawase ni
narenai yo.
Count your blessings
each day,
Or you will never
realize your happiness.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Hito no sei ni shite iru koto o
Minna jibun no sei ni shite mina
Kitto umaku iku yo
Instead of blaming others,
Put the blame on yourself.
And surely things will be...
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.
