September 11

Whether they live in a far off country or one closer at home, humans beings are the same everywhere. We can feel and empathize in the pain of another's suffering. We can wish for another's welfare. And no one can stop us from praying for each other's happiness. A woman's prayer for fellow human beings opens the doors to the "globalization of the heart".

Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
"遠く離れた他国の人も、身近な人も、同じ人間である。他者の苦しみに胸を痛める、同苦の心。他者の幸福を願う、やむにやまれぬ祈りの心。この女性の心が、世界に友情を広げる「心の国際化」の扉を開く。"
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 273)