If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life.
Daisaku IkedaThereโs no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future.
Daisaku IkedaRather than becoming discouraged, know that encountering a wall is proof of the progress that you have made so far.
Daisaku IkedaDivorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented.
Daisaku Ikeda