Every child has a special mission that is their's alone to fulfill. Every person possesses the inborn seeds for some ability or talent. The best possible nutrition that can cause this seed to sprout, is to believe.
Depending on the individual, the seeds of their abilities might sprout early or with sudden speed after the passage of time.
However, it is important that we wholeheartedly believe that a child's abilities will come to the fore sooner or later, and till such a time let us warmly watch over their development, patiently encouraging them over and over again.
-- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
どんな子であれ、その人にしか果たせない使命がある。だれしも、なにかの才能の芽を持っている。その芽を伸ばすための最高の養分は、信じてあげることです。
人によって、早く芽吹く人もいれば、時間がたってから、急に伸び出す人もいる。
しかし、いつかは必ず才能の芽が伸びる事を信じて、温かく見守り、根気強く励ましいを重ねて行くことです。
DONNA KO DE ARE, SONO HITO NI SHIKA HATASENAI SHIMEI GA ARU. DARE SHIMO, NANI KA NO SAINO NO ME O MOTTE IRU.
SONO ME O NOBASU TAME NO SAIKO NO YOBUN WA, SHINJITE AGERU KOTO DESU.
HITO NI YOTTE, HAYAKU MEBUKU HITO MO IREBA, JIKAN GA TATTE KARA, KYU NI NOBIDASU HITO MO IRU.
SHIKASHI, ITSUKA WA KANARAZU SAINO NO ME GA NOBIRU KOTO WO SHINJITE, ATATAKAKU MIMAMORI, KONKIZUYOKU HAGEMASHI O KASANETE IKU KOTO DESU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 140)
Depending on the individual, the seeds of their abilities might sprout early or with sudden speed after the passage of time.
However, it is important that we wholeheartedly believe that a child's abilities will come to the fore sooner or later, and till such a time let us warmly watch over their development, patiently encouraging them over and over again.
-- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
どんな子であれ、その人にしか果たせない使命がある。だれしも、なにかの才能の芽を持っている。その芽を伸ばすための最高の養分は、信じてあげることです。
人によって、早く芽吹く人もいれば、時間がたってから、急に伸び出す人もいる。
しかし、いつかは必ず才能の芽が伸びる事を信じて、温かく見守り、根気強く励ましいを重ねて行くことです。
DONNA KO DE ARE, SONO HITO NI SHIKA HATASENAI SHIMEI GA ARU. DARE SHIMO, NANI KA NO SAINO NO ME O MOTTE IRU.
SONO ME O NOBASU TAME NO SAIKO NO YOBUN WA, SHINJITE AGERU KOTO DESU.
HITO NI YOTTE, HAYAKU MEBUKU HITO MO IREBA, JIKAN GA TATTE KARA, KYU NI NOBIDASU HITO MO IRU.
SHIKASHI, ITSUKA WA KANARAZU SAINO NO ME GA NOBIRU KOTO WO SHINJITE, ATATAKAKU MIMAMORI, KONKIZUYOKU HAGEMASHI O KASANETE IKU KOTO DESU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 140)
