Our children will one day grow up to be independent individuals. French thinker and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau said that one should not confuse the idea of 'pampering a child' with 'making them happy'.
You might agree with me that in order for our children to live truly happy lives, we need to equip them with the courage to never get defeated or give up in the face of difficuties.
-- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
KODOMO WA ITSUKA, HITORIDACHI SHITE IKANAKUTE WA NARANAI.
[KODOMO O [KOFUKU NI SURU KOTO] TO [AMAYAKASU KOTO] O KONDO SHITE WA IKENAI] TO FURANSU NO SHISOKA ROUSSEAU NO KOTOBA DESU.
KODOMO O KOFUKU NI SURU TAME NI TAISETSU NA NO WA, DONNA SHIREN NI ATTE MO, SORE NI MAKENAI TSUYOSA TO YUKI O HAGUKUNDE IKU KOTO DE WA NAI DESHO KA.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 86 pg.)
You might agree with me that in order for our children to live truly happy lives, we need to equip them with the courage to never get defeated or give up in the face of difficuties.
-- Daisaku Ikeda
Japanese text:
KODOMO WA ITSUKA, HITORIDACHI SHITE IKANAKUTE WA NARANAI.
[KODOMO O [KOFUKU NI SURU KOTO] TO [AMAYAKASU KOTO] O KONDO SHITE WA IKENAI] TO FURANSU NO SHISOKA ROUSSEAU NO KOTOBA DESU.
KODOMO O KOFUKU NI SURU TAME NI TAISETSU NA NO WA, DONNA SHIREN NI ATTE MO, SORE NI MAKENAI TSUYOSA TO YUKI O HAGUKUNDE IKU KOTO DE WA NAI DESHO KA.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 86 pg.)
