July 16th

What I wish most is for each one us to actively seek out opportunities to undergo hardships. If we must undergo hardships in any case, we might as well spend our efforts in working for an ideal. Let's not stay within our comfort zones, but instead break through the small shell that binds us, and dedicate our efforts for the sake of our friends, for society and for humankind.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
自ら求めて、苦労をしていってほしい。そして、同じ苦労をするならば、大きな理想のために苦労してもらいたい。
自分の小さな殻にとじこもるのではなく、友のため、社会のため、そして人類のために大いなる理想を掲げて、学んでいくことだ。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 215)