January 26th

Working for world peace is not something far removed from our daily life. Peace lies in the struggle of each one of us to battle with and overcome the egoistic self who thinks that as long as I am fine, I don't care what happens with the world. It lies in being sensitive to others' sufferings and being able to perceive them as our own. It is within seemingly insignificant daily events, that our simple efforts for peace will pay off.

- Daisaku Ikeda

平和運動は決して遠くにあるものではない。自分さえよければというエゴの生命を、一人一人がいかにして乗り越えるか。そして人の痛みをわが痛みとして感じる鋭い感受性をどう培うか―――日常のなにげない出来事のなかでの、そうした努力こそが大切であると思う。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, page 36)