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.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Tanoshii hito wa
Nandemo tanoshimu
Kurushimu hito wa
Nandemo
Kurushimu
A happy person brings
happiness. A sad person is always sad.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Warui hito niwa
Damasarenaide
Yoi to omou hito ni
Damasareru
A bad person might not cheat you, but you might be cheated by a person who you think is good.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Sukina koto yare
Suki ni naru made yare
Suki ni naranakereba
Seikou shinai
Do what you enjoy, do it until you succeed, you won’t
succeed if you don’t enjoy it.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Chikara wo awaseru koto wa
Kokoro wo awaseru koto desu
To gather our strength, our hearts must also be together.
