"Let me share some guidance Mr. Toda gave at a summer training course in Shizuoka: "It is beyond the power of words to describe the benefit of the Gohonzon. But weak faith won't do. If you have lazy faith, where you just wish for things but don't take action, your prayers will remain unfulfilled," First chant daimoku, then resolutely take a step forward. By so doing, you can definitely create a future filled with good fortune and wisdom."
"Mr. Toda had high hopes for his successors. He said: "Those who can spend their entire lives with a youthful spirit, a youthful life-condition, are the most admirable of all." Youth are the treasure of teh coming era. The world is waiting for the growth of today's young people. I entrust everything to our youth division members!"
"Let me share with you these words of the Japanese thinker Chogyu Takayama (1871-1902), who works Mr. Toda also read: "A force built on yourth is the greatest force in the world." May the youth, through their vibrant efforts, build a new age of the Soka Gakkai, wielding the jeweled sword of compassion and courage!"
SGI President Ikeda's Speech
(Translated from the August 26, 2007, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soak Gakkai daily newspaper)
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