The Shinto brother and sister
When I was a child, I used to live in Japan with my older sister. We used to be playing around and have fun like normal brother and sister do, until we got a company to move to America because of the nuclear bomb. Now I'm moving back to Japan once again to meet my sister who I've not met so long. Her name is Mamori, Mamori Shiranai. Her name came from a charm in her beliefs. She said it's worn for aid in healing and protection or for some other purposes too. I had been living in America for so long and now my sister will guide me through Japan and their beliefs also. My name is Shinto, like Shintoism the Japanese beliefs of living gods. My sister teaches me that Shintoism is about how we believe that gods are everywhere around us. Even in the trees, animals, or even in our words. The belief are also about to be clean as well. Although I'm not quite interest in this stuffs, but she tries her best to guide and introduce me to the beliefs, so I will endure it for a while (I think Christianity is better). She said we have to enter the Shrine through the Tori Gate first (which is the religious symbol). The Shrine is an important place of this religion, so the maidens have to clean it up (includes as a practice; others are offerings, praying, and dancing). She said they mustn’t be sluggish in their works so she sweeps the shrine everyday she's free. She said she doesn't want to bring blame to the teachings so she asked me not to spread Christianity too much (I was a little confuse about it). Sadly it has no historical founder like Christianity and it also has too many rules like we cannot become angry although the others are angry, or do not forget your obligations to your ancestor. She said we're the Kami's child, but I started to get bored so I asked her to guide me around the cities instead. She seemed a bit depressed though. After I've finished all the tours and the time I've spent with my sister, I've to go back to America again. Before I go, my sister dragged me nearby her mouth. She whispered into my tiny ears "we're the Japanese. Do not.. carried away ... ..reign teachings" I couldn't hear it clearly, but I will remember it for the rest of my life.
When I was a child, I used to live in Japan with my older sister. We used to be playing around and have fun like normal brother and sister do, until we got a company to move to America because of the nuclear bomb. Now I'm moving back to Japan once again to meet my sister who I've not met so long. Her name is Mamori, Mamori Shiranai. Her name came from a charm in her beliefs. She said it's worn for aid in healing and protection or for some other purposes too. I had been living in America for so long and now my sister will guide me through Japan and their beliefs also. My name is Shinto, like Shintoism the Japanese beliefs of living gods. My sister teaches me that Shintoism is about how we believe that gods are everywhere around us. Even in the trees, animals, or even in our words. The belief are also about to be clean as well. Although I'm not quite interest in this stuffs, but she tries her best to guide and introduce me to the beliefs, so I will endure it for a while (I think Christianity is better). She said we have to enter the Shrine through the Tori Gate first (which is the religious symbol). The Shrine is an important place of this religion, so the maidens have to clean it up (includes as a practice; others are offerings, praying, and dancing). She said they mustn’t be sluggish in their works so she sweeps the shrine everyday she's free. She said she doesn't want to bring blame to the teachings so she asked me not to spread Christianity too much (I was a little confuse about it). Sadly it has no historical founder like Christianity and it also has too many rules like we cannot become angry although the others are angry, or do not forget your obligations to your ancestor. She said we're the Kami's child, but I started to get bored so I asked her to guide me around the cities instead. She seemed a bit depressed though. After I've finished all the tours and the time I've spent with my sister, I've to go back to America again. Before I go, my sister dragged me nearby her mouth. She whispered into my tiny ears "we're the Japanese. Do not.. carried away ... ..reign teachings" I couldn't hear it clearly, but I will remember it for the rest of my life.
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