Messages from Big Island, Hawaii, in Japanese and English
I was wondering why there were nobody in the amazingly beautiful ocean on this beautiful day.
I was walking down and wondered whether another shark had appeared. I desperately wanted to swim in the water today. But I thought there should be a reason very rare people were in the ocean. I walked down to the beach, and found a sign put there saying, “MAN-OF-WAR” I did not know this English word. I stared at the picture of the board. It looked so scary. I asked a lady who was reading under the beach umbrella, “Hi, may I ask what MAN-OF-WAR means?” She told me. She was bitten by the jellyfish last week, and it was not pleasant! I really wanted to jump into the water. I prayed to my Guardian Spirit, and the answer was “No.” That was RIGHT. I checked the word after I came home. Portuguese man o' war is literally called “electric jellyfish” in Japanese! I asked my husband, and he said it is very dangerous and sometimes people could die by being stung by it! I am so glad I did not jump in there impulsively. I remember the scene of one of my favorite TV shows. In the show, one of main actresses was stung in the ocean and she had a very embrassing experiene after that. The memory of the show stopped me from jumping in the water. Comments are closed.
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An Interpreter for JCU Archives
April 2021
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