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
Iika, kyou wa koremade no
Jinsei no
Saigo no hi da
Iika, kyou wa korekara no
Jinsei no saisho hi da
Look! Today is the last day of your life. Look! Today is the...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Hito wa minna
Ashita no koto wa
Wakaranai kara
Ikite irareru
No desu
We continue to live because we do not know what
tomorrow holds.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawai
Shakkin wa shinai hou ga ii
Shikashi,
Seikou shita hito wa
Shakkin wo kaesu koto kara
Hajimatta
It is better not to have any debts, But people that have succeeded, started by...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kono yo ni wa
Ironna yama ga aru
Sorezore ni
Sorezore no
Itadaki ga aru
In this world there are many
different mountains,
And many different mountain tops.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Hitokoto ookatta ka
Hitokoto tarinakatta ka
Hitokoto de jinsei ga
Kawaru koto mo aru
Did I say too much or too
little. A single word can change one’s life.
