June 11th

As people approach the final years of their lives, their faces can no longer hide who they really are. The growth rings of life, deeply etched on their faces have no way to be concealed. Especially the eyes, speak volumes of the life they have lived.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
晩年の顔は、ごまかしができない。人生の年輪が刻まれ、隠しようがない。なかでも目は、雄弁にその人を語る。

BANNEN NO KAO WA, GOMAKASHI GA KIKANAI. JINSEI NO NENRIN GA KIZAMARE, KAKUSHIYO GA NAI. NAKADEMO ME WA, YUBEN NI SONO HITO O KATARU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 178)