横田南嶺老師揮毫、坂村真民さんの詩です。

円覚寺山内・黄梅院の山門下にある掲示板にて、実物はご覧になれます。

The Best is Yet to Be

Wind rustling the summer leaves,

The best is yet to be,

Now is the crucial moment for you.

Birds twittering and chirping here and there,

The best is yet to be,

Now is the crucial moment for you.

The tide rising and flowing in,

The best is yet to be,

Now is the crucial moment for you.

Reeds putting forth shoots,

The best is yet to be,

Now is the crucial moment for you.

The rest of my life,

The best is yet to be and be seen.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

―English translation: SAKAI Takahiko

―English consultation: Frances Ford & Paul Dargan

円覚寺公式カレンダー。