August 12th

How should we live our lives? How should we be of service to the world?

There are nameless individuals in society who may not live in grand homes but are always thinking and working sincerely for the sake of others. Such people, as a matter of course, accumulate the 'treasures of the heart'. Such people experience real happiness in life.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
いかに生きたか。いかに世の中の役に立ったか。無名であっても、立派な家に住んでいなくても、誠実に、人びとのために尽くしていく人こそ、心の財宝を積んでいける。その人こそ、本当の幸福を実感できる。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 243)