August 21st

Human beings grow and develop through their encounters with all kinds of individuals. It is only by being tossed about in the midst of people that the human character is polished.


- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
人は、いろいろな人々との出会いを通して、自分を拡大し、人間としての成長を遂げていく。人間のなかで、もまれてこそ、人格が磨かれていくのです。

(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 252)

September 14

Human beings only learn when they experience a situation through the pores of their skin and the depth of their lives. The knowledge contained in books may be easily acquired in isolation, but the real experiences in life are born only in the midst of our interactions with people.

Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
"人間、「肌で感じる」「生命で感じる」といった経験を通してしか、学べないものがある。単なる知識だけなら、本を読んだりして、一人で学べるかもしれないが、人間にとって最も大切な生きる力は、自発的な体験や、人と人との触れあいのなかでこそ養われるものだ。"
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 277)