What matters is the value weโve created in our lives, the people weโve made happy and how much weโve grown as people.
Daisaku IkedaA person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
Daisaku IkedaLikewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific.
Daisaku IkedaThe important thing is to firmly fix our gaze on our own weaknesses, not run away from them, but to battle them head-on and establish a solid self that nothing can sway. Hardships forge and polish our lives, so that eventually they shine with brilliant fortune and benefit. If left in its raw, unpolished form, even the most magnificent gem will not sparkle. The same applies to our lives.
Daisaku Ikeda