Wise men of the past teach us that "more valuable than treasures in a storehouse are treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all."
What aging parents would appreciate most of all is to experience love and affection from their children. These are their most precious 'treasures of the heart'.
- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
先哲の言葉に「蔵の財より身の財が優れ、身の財より心の財がさらに優れている」とあります。老いた親にとって何より嬉しいことは、子どもの注いでくれる愛情であり、心の財です。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 249)
What aging parents would appreciate most of all is to experience love and affection from their children. These are their most precious 'treasures of the heart'.
- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
先哲の言葉に「蔵の財より身の財が優れ、身の財より心の財がさらに優れている」とあります。老いた親にとって何より嬉しいことは、子どもの注いでくれる愛情であり、心の財です。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 249)
