288 Daybreak

288 Daybreak
Make a hanging scroll
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“Daybreak”

At times, no matter which way you look,
Left or right, front or back,
You can take not even a single step.

Your true nature reveals itself
In the darkest times, when hope seems lost.
In the good times you don’t perceive
That inner self that you didn’t know you had.

Adversity is a crossroads that tests us.
The test grows our character, strengthens our soul.
How we take on the test
Determines the depth and richness of our lives.

The best way to a solution is to follow your conscience.
A pure heart will light the darkness
And show you the path ahead.
It’s up to you to invest the hard work to take that path.

Before long, off in the distance beyond the pitch blackness,
You’ll see the first light of daybreak.



「夜明け」

右を見ても、左を見ても
前を見ても、後を見ても
一歩も進めない時がある

絶望的な状況の中
人の本質は表面に出る
順境の時は気がつかない
自分が知らなかった自分

逆境とは試練の十字路
試練は人を育て魂を鍛える
試練への取組み方しだいで
人生の深みは決まる

解決の王道は良心に従うこと
正しい心が闇を照らし
進むべき道を示してくれる
己自身で苦心惨憺をすることだ

やがて漆黒の闇の向こうに
夜明けの光は見えてくる