Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, July 19, 2013
Youth is a truly wonderful thing. Unfortunately, though, this is often something that's hard to appreciate when we're young. Life passes by quickly. Before we know it, we are old. That's why in our youth we should be as active as we possibly can. Rather than a life of blank pages, live a life crammed full of memories - of battles well fought and wonderfully diverse experiences. Not to leave behind any history, to just grow old and die, is a sad way to live.
Events
1951 Young women's division established.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, July 19, 2013
Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra should beware of and guard themselves against the sutra's enemies. . . . If you do not know your enemies, you will be deceived by them.
Letter to Konichi-bo
Written to Konichi-bo in March 1276
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, July 19, 2013
It's foolish to be obsessed with past failures. And it's just as foolish to be self-satisfied with one's small achievements. The present and the future are what are important, not the past. Those who neglect this spirit of continual striving will start to veer off in a ruinous direction.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (02 July 1950) p.37
Fine weather. Slept until 10:00.
K. came by. Lent him some of my hard-earned money.
My younger brother and my sister visited for the first time in quite a while. She's my only sister. I want to guide her well, to make her happy.
Held a discussion meeting in my room. Very few came. Many tasks and hardships lie ahead.
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