私は箸を休めて、その紙に書かれている英文を訳しながら読んでみた。
【I am strong in the rain.
I am strong in the wind.
I am strong in the summer heat and snow.
I am healthy and tough and free from all desire.
I never lose my temper or good nature nor the smile on my lips.
I eat four cups of brown rice, miso and a few vegetables a day.
I do not think of myself first before others.
In everything, I learn from my experience and never forget what is important.
I live in a small thatched roof hut in a field under some pine trees.
If there is a sick child in the east, I go there to nurse the child.
If there is a tired mother in the west, I go to her and carry her bundles of rice.
If someone is dying in the south, I go and tell them not to be afraid.
If there is a quarrel and a lawsuit in the north, I tell them to stop their petty fighting.
I weep when there is a drought and wander upset when the summer is cold.
I am called useless by everyone and receive no praise.
No one takes me to heart.
This is the kind of person I always want to be. 】
【I am strong in the rain.
I am strong in the wind.
I am strong in the summer heat and snow.
I am healthy and tough and free from all desire.
I never lose my temper or good nature nor the smile on my lips.
I eat four cups of brown rice, miso and a few vegetables a day.
I do not think of myself first before others.
In everything, I learn from my experience and never forget what is important.
I live in a small thatched roof hut in a field under some pine trees.
If there is a sick child in the east, I go there to nurse the child.
If there is a tired mother in the west, I go to her and carry her bundles of rice.
If someone is dying in the south, I go and tell them not to be afraid.
If there is a quarrel and a lawsuit in the north, I tell them to stop their petty fighting.
I weep when there is a drought and wander upset when the summer is cold.
I am called useless by everyone and receive no praise.
No one takes me to heart.
This is the kind of person I always want to be. 】
