My mentor, Josei Today, would often say "Being able to repay one's debts of gratitude is the the most profound and appropriate way for human beings to live." My mentor's life was truly beautiful.
The desire to want to do something to return the kindness someone has shown us, is also the best possible way in which we ourselves can grow as individuals. In fact, it would not be incorrect to say that those who know and repay their debts to people are the real victors in life.
-- Daisaku Ikeda
April 2nd
Japanese text:
ONSHI TODA SENSEI WA [ON O KAESU NO GA SAIJO NO NINGEN DA.] TO IWARETA. ONSHI NO JINSEI WA UTSUKUSHI. OSEWA NI NATTA HITO NI ONGAESHI O SHITE IKO TO IU KOKORO GA, ICHIBAN, JIBUN O SEICHO SASERU. KAGIRINAI KOCHO NO ENERGY TO NATTE IKU. HO-ON NO HITO KOSO, JINSEI NO SHORISHA DE ARU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 105 pg.)
The desire to want to do something to return the kindness someone has shown us, is also the best possible way in which we ourselves can grow as individuals. In fact, it would not be incorrect to say that those who know and repay their debts to people are the real victors in life.
-- Daisaku Ikeda
April 2nd
Japanese text:
ONSHI TODA SENSEI WA [ON O KAESU NO GA SAIJO NO NINGEN DA.] TO IWARETA. ONSHI NO JINSEI WA UTSUKUSHI. OSEWA NI NATTA HITO NI ONGAESHI O SHITE IKO TO IU KOKORO GA, ICHIBAN, JIBUN O SEICHO SASERU. KAGIRINAI KOCHO NO ENERGY TO NATTE IKU. HO-ON NO HITO KOSO, JINSEI NO SHORISHA DE ARU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 105 pg.)
