March 2nd

A mother is the "sun" of the family. Or perhaps, it would be more appropriate to say that mothers are suns of the world. No matter how severe or dark the circumstances, as long as there are mothers, the radiance of bright smiling faces can never fade away.

-- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
HAHA WA, WAGAYA NO TAIYO DE ARU. INA, SEKAI NO TAIYO DE ARU.
IKANI KURAKU KIBISHI JOKYO NI NATTE MO, HAHA GA IREBA, EGAO MANKAI NO HIKARI GA KIERU KOTO WA NAI.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 73 pg.)