December 1st

The love and care that you, as a mother, pour into the tiny life of your baby becomes the source of energy that sustains it for the rest of its life. Being straight-forward and simple is fine. At times you might make mistakes and at others you might be confused. At times you might even have emotional outbursts. But at all times, remember to do your very best. In the deepest recesses of your child's heart, your love will always live on, and like magma become their source of energy supporting them throughout life.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
幼い命に注がれた母の愛は、一生を支えるエネルギーです。愚直な母でいい。時には失敗し、時にはおっちょこちょいで、時に感情が爆発することもある。しかし、つねに一生懸命に生きることです。心の奥の奥に刻み込まれた、親の愛と生き方が、マグマのごとく、
子どものエネルギー源となって、一生を支えていくのです。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba)

August 18th

Wise men of the past teach us that "more valuable than treasures in a storehouse are treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all."

What aging parents would appreciate most of all is to experience love and affection from their children. These are their most precious 'treasures of the heart'.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
先哲の言葉に「蔵の財より身の財が優れ、身の財より心の財がさらに優れている」とあります。老いた親にとって何より嬉しいことは、子どもの注いでくれる愛情であり、心の財です。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 249)

April 18th

When you fall in love, let it be the kind where both people are mutually committed to each other's growth, enthusiastically bubbling with energy and life force towards the construction of a self larger than you were to begin with.

-- Daisaku Ikeda
April 18th

Japanese text:
RENAI O SURU NARABA, OOI NARU SOZO E NO SEISHIN RYOKU GA WAKIIZURU YO NA, TAGAI NI TAKAME AU MONO DE ATTE HOSHI.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 121 pg.)

November 13th

When you are in love, disregarding the common goals you both have set for yourselves could lead you down the wrong path. A mutual feeling of respect and encouragement for each other's goals and targets in life if most essential.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
"今、自分たちは何をすべきか、その目的を忘れての恋愛は邪道である。互いに目的を達成していこうと励ましあっていくことが大切である。"
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 340)

November 1st

The fundamental basis for human society is love. A person who is brought up on love will never be so overpowered by the feeling of competition so as to kick out the other, but will always aim to work harmoniously with others and make a positive contribution to society.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
"人間教育の根本は、愛情です。愛情によって育てられた人は、競争によって他人を蹴落とすのではなく、社会のため、人びとのために貢献する生き方を志向していくものです。"
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 328)

October 7

True love can only be born between two self-reliant individual who are mature and completely honest. It goes without saying than that one should always focus on polishing oneself.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
"素晴らしい恋愛は、実は、誠実で成熟した、「自立した個人」と「自立した個人」の間にしか生まれない。自分を磨くことが大切なのです。"
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 302)