2012年9月3日月曜日

Amenimo makezu (Miyazawa Kenji 1896-1933)


Not yielding to the rain
Not yielding to the wind
Having a strong body
That can cope with snow or summer heat
Having no wants
Never to be angry
Always wearing a quiet smile
Eating four cups of brown rice a day
With a little miso and vegetable
Listen and understand everything
Without counting myself in
But not forgetting things
Living in a small thatched shed in a pine forest
If there is a sick child in the east, go and care for him
If there is a tired mother in the west, go and carry her loads of rice
If there is a dying person in the south, go and tell her never to fear
If there is a fight in the north, go and tell them to stop being silly
In the drought, cry with people
In the cold summer, wander around feeling powerless
Being called useless
Not being praised
Nor disliked
Such is the person
I want to be

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