「自分はただの偽善的な人間にすぎないのに、子供の美しい純真な心に嘘をついてしまった」という寂しさと苦悩

Meanwhile, A learned through rumors that Senkichi was practicing faith and thanking 'God,' and felt a deep melancholy and loneliness: 'Even though I am just a hypocritical human, I have lied to that child's beautiful, pure heart.' It is an exquisite conclusion of modern Japanese literature, where the salvation brought by benevolence toward others and quiet suffering over one's own hypocrisy intersect.