For children to be able to enjoy their day at school, a lot depends on how well the day started off in the first place. Though their interaction might be brief, it is so important that a mother sends off her child with a smile on her face. And if the child is calling out and wants to speak about something that is important to them, let's not think of it as a bothersome waste of time, but rather lend a ear and listen carefully to what they are saying. This act, in itself, creates an unimaginable sense of comfort and a feeling of security in a child's mind.
-- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
KODOMO GA TANOSHIKU YOROKONDE GAKKO NI KAYOU KOTO GA DEKIRU KA DO KA WA, SAISHO NO START NI KAKATTE IMASU. WAZUKA NO JIKAN DEMO, OKASAN GA EGAO DE OKURIDASHI, MATA KODOMO NO HO KARA NANI KA HANASHIKAKETE KITA TOKI NI WA, KESHITE MENDOGARAZU NI, SHIKKARI MIMI O KATAMUKETE AGERU KOTO. SORE GA, DORE DAKE KODOMO NO KOKORO O ANTEI SASERU KA, HAKARISHIREMASEN.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 109 pg.)
-- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
KODOMO GA TANOSHIKU YOROKONDE GAKKO NI KAYOU KOTO GA DEKIRU KA DO KA WA, SAISHO NO START NI KAKATTE IMASU. WAZUKA NO JIKAN DEMO, OKASAN GA EGAO DE OKURIDASHI, MATA KODOMO NO HO KARA NANI KA HANASHIKAKETE KITA TOKI NI WA, KESHITE MENDOGARAZU NI, SHIKKARI MIMI O KATAMUKETE AGERU KOTO. SORE GA, DORE DAKE KODOMO NO KOKORO O ANTEI SASERU KA, HAKARISHIREMASEN.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 109 pg.)
