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1Finding Christianity in Japan, Where Believers Are a Small MinorityMahita ny Kristianisma Ao Japana, Izay Vitsy An'isa Ny Mpino.
2Sunset illuminates a crucifix.Masoandro mody manazava ny hazofijaliana.
3Image courtesy Flickr user Sharon.Sary avy amin'ilay mpisera Flickr, Sharon.
4In terms of number of followers, Christianity is often considered a major world religion.Eo amin'ny isan'ny mpanara-dia, sokajiana matetika ho fivavahana lehibe manerantany ny Kristianina.
5However, there are very few Christians in Japan, where less than 1% of the population observes the Christian faith.Na izany aza, vitsy dia vitsy ny Kristianina ao Japàna, izay latsaky ny 1% n'ny mponina no manome lanja ny finoana Kristianina.
6In Japan, spirituality as it is understood and practiced in the West or in the Judeo-Christian tradition is not common.Tsy fahita firy ao Japàna ny ara-panahy araka ny ahafantarana sy ahazoana azy any amin'ny firenena Tandrefana na eo amin'ny fomban-drazana Jodeo-kristianina.
7For the average Japanese person, Christianity is associated mainly with getting married in a faux chapel with a faux priest.Hoan'ny Japoney antonontonony, ny Kristianina dia ampifandraisina betsaka amin'ny mariazy any amin'ny trano fiangonana sandoka miaraka amin'ny pasitera sandoka.
8What an awesome chapel wedding (/_;)/Tena mahafinaritra ity trano-fiangonana fanaovana mariazy ity (/_;)/
9Using pseudonyms, some Japanese people are going online to profess their Christian faith.Amin'ny fampiasana solon'anarana, miditra aterineto ny Japoney sasany mba hanambara ampahibemaso ny finoana mahakristianina azy ireo.
10One blog post in particular has prompted dozens of comments about Christianity in Japan.Lahatsoratra bilaogy iray ohatra namoaka fanehoan-kevitra am-polony momba ny Kristianina ao Japàna.
11In the blog post, an anonymous blogger in Japan describes his relationship with Christianity:Ao amin'ny lahatsoratra bilaogy, bilaogera tsy mitonona anarana iray ao Japana namariparitra ny fifandraisany amin'ny Kristianisma:
12I have an inferiority complex: why is it that the people around me are so successful, yet I can accomplish nothing?Mahatsiaro tena ho latsaka ambany aho: nahoana no toa mahomby ireo olona manodidina ahy, kanefa tsy mba mahavita na inona na inona aho?
13So when others around me are cold to me, I feel like crying with sorrow and rage, and wonder why it is that I alone must suffer like this.Ka rehefa mihatakataka amiko ny hafa manodidina ahy, mahatsiaro te-hitomany amin'alahelo sy hatezerana aho, ary manontany tena hoe nahoana no izaho irery no tsy maintsy mijaly tahaka izao.
14It's often said that if you want to change the world, then you must change yourself.Matetika lazaina fa raha te-hanova izao tontolo izao ianao, dia tsy maintsy manova ny tenanao.
15And it came to me in a flash.Ary tonga tamiko tahaka ny tselatra izany.
16Maybe all that I can do is accept that there's some sort of divine being who loves me.Angamba ny hany azoko atao dia ny manaiky fa misy karazana andriamanitra tia ahy.
17Speaking truthfully, however, I don't believe that God exists, and so it is hard for me to say that I have faith.Raha ny marina anefa, tsy mino aho fa misy Andriamanitra, ka sarotra ho ahy ny milaza fa manam-pinoana aho.
18But I tried assuming God exists and imagined myself loved by that kind of existence, which led me to thank him for his abundant love.Saingy niezaka nanaiky aho fa misy Andriamanitra ary nandinika ny tenako aho fa tian'izany karazana fisiana izany, izay nitarika ahy hisaotra azy noho ny fitiavany lehibe.
19I never experienced something better than this thankfulness.Tsy mbola niaina zavatra tsara kokoa mampisy fankasitrahana toy izany.
20I am ashamed to say that made me realise how I had been unthankful to others.Menatra aho milaza ny fahatsapako fa tsy mba nankasitraka ny hafa aho.
21The blogger here is conflicted; he wants to have Christian faith, but is unsure if God even exists.Sahiran-kevitra ny bilaogera iray eto, te hanana finoana kristianina izy, saingy tsy tena mino fa misy Andriamanitra.
22However, it seems religious devotion brought the blogger bewilderment as well as joy.Na dia izany aza, sady nahasanganehana no nahafaly ilay bilaogera ny fahazotoana ara-pivavahana.
23Oh, but wait, isn't this a typical pattern of involvement with a religion?Andraso, tsy endrika miavaka amin'ny fandraisana anjara amin'ny fivavahana ve izany?
24Or am I already involved with it?Sa efa tafiditra amin'izany aho?
25I cannot expel something that has made an impression on my heart.Tsy afaka handroaka zavatra nahasarika ny foko aho.
26It is too late to think it over anyway.Tara loatra ihany koa ny hieritreritra azy ho efa tapitra.
27The doctrine teaches me to how to live life as a human and it all sounds very decent to me.Mampianatra ahy ny foto-pinoana hiaina amin'ny mahaolombelona ary hitako fa tena mety amiko izany.
28I am inclined to listen to it, and live a spiritually rich life by coming closer, but I cannot make up my mind because it is a religion.Te-hihaino izany aho, ary hiaina fiainam-panahy be dia be arakaraka ny anatonana akaiky, saingy tsy mahafolaka ny saiko aho satria fombam-pivavahana izany.
29I guess my parents would not like me believing in religion.Mino aho fa tsy tian'ny ray aman-dreniko aho mitoky amin'ny fombam-pivavahana.
30Oh well, since they contradict me no matter what I do, what I do makes little difference.Eny, rehefa manohitra ahy izy ireo amin'izay ataoko, ny ataoko mampisy fiovana kely.
31I must keep this feeling secret.Tsy maintsy mitahiry ity fahatsapana ity ho tsiambaratelo aho.
32Many commenters responded negatively to the post.Maro tamin'ireo mpaneho hevitra no namaly nanohitra ny lahatsoratra.
33Commenter takass32 denied the existence of a god.Mpaneho hevitra iray takass32 nandà ny fisian'andriamanitra.
34I suppose the ability to imagine or believe in a non-existent person who is honorable and tolerant of yourself is the essence of religious devotion.Heveriko fa ny fahavitana maka sary an-tsaina na mino “anarana” tsy misy izay mendri-kaja sy mpandefitra aminao no fototry ny fanolora-tena ara-pivavahana.
35honeybe, another commenter on the blog post, had a more positive opinion about having faith, but also made it a point to highlight the negative aspects of religion.Nanana hevitra tsara kokoa amin'ny fananana finoana i honeybee, mpaneho hevitra iray hafa tao amin'ny lahatsoratra bilaogy, saingy nanasongadina ny lafy ratsin'ny fivavahana ihany koa.
36There is nothing wrong with getting involved with a religion unless you generate a negative effect on people around you, such evangelising persistently, trying to sell religious tracts, or imposing religious ideas.Tsy misy maha ratsy ny miditra amin'ny fombam-pivavahana raha tsy hoe miteraka fiantraikany ratsy amin'ny olona manodidina anao ianao, tahaka ny fandresen-dahatra tsy an-kiato, miezaka mivarotra bokikely ara-pivavahana, na manery hanaraka foto-kevitra ara-pivavahana.
37Commenter ketudan considered the possibility that the blogger may be in danger of joining a cult.Mpaneho hevitra iray, ketudan, kosa nihevitra fa mety hidiran-doza amin'ny fidirana amin'ny fombam-pivavahana ny bilaogera.
38Unfortunately, there are tons of cults and new religions that define themselves as “Christian”, so I advise you to Google the name of that church or the religion.Indrisy, maro dia maro ireo fivavahana sy fiangonana vaovao izay mamaritra ny tenany ho “Kristianina”, ka manoro hevitra anao aho hiditra Google hijery ny anaran'izany fiangonana na fivavahana izany.
39I had a homework assignment once to attend a service in the past so I visited “a decent church” in the neighborhood, but what I found there was a kooky cult in which someone pretending to be a minister played the guitar in a Japanese-style room.Efa nanana enti-mody aho indray mandeha mba hanatrika lanonana ka nitsidika “fiangonana mendrika” tao amin'ny manodidina aho, saingy fivavahana adaladala ahitana olona milaza fa minisitra nitendry gitara tao anaty efi-trano miendrika Japoney no hitako.
40gohankun felt sympathy for the sheer difficulty of having a religious faith in Japan.Nahatsapa fangorahana noho ny mahasarotra ny fananana finoana ara-pivavahana ao Japàna i gohankun.
41It sure is tiring to have a particular religion in Japan.Azo antoka fa mandreraka ny manana fivavahana manokana ao Japana.
42I have undergone hardships because I come from a Christian family and I am a Christian, too.Nandalo fahasarotana aho satria avy amin'ny fianakaviana kristianina ary Kristianina koa ny tenako.
43I still suffer sometimes.Mbola mijaly aho indraindray.
44There are times when I wish I had been born in the West.Misy fotoana aho maniry fa tokony teraka tany Andrefana.
45Life would be much easier then.Ho mora kokoa ny fiainana amin'izay.
46Commenter nows_s came to the conclusion that religion is just another way to get through life.Nihevitra ny mpaneho-hevitra iray nows_s fa fomba iray hafa hamakivakiana ny fiainana ny fombam-pivavahana.
47Life is too much for one person to confront, so we submit to the gods, rely on a country, or become addicted to love affairs, two-dimensional characters, nicotine, or alcohol.Mafy loatra hoan'ny olona ny fanatrehana ny fiainana, ka manolo-tena amin'ireo andriamanitra isika, miantehitra amin'ny firenena iray, na lasa miankin-doha amin'ny fandraharahana, olona manana toetra roa, nikôtinina, na zava-pisotro misy alikaola.
48If that somehow enables us to live an easy life, then, what's the problem?Raha ahafahantsika manamora kokoa ny fiainana izany, inona ny olana ?