When President Ikeda came to Seattle for the first time in 1960 he shared these thoughts...
"Perhaps the vivid autumn colors are the leaves' attempt to express their fullest brilliance in the limited span of their lives. Everything is impermanent. None of us can escape the cycle of birth aging, sickness and death. All we can do is base ourselves on the eternal Law and dedicate ourselves to our respective missions, while striving to burn strongly and brightly at each moment. Life is a struggle against a finite length of time. hence, the Daishonn writes: 'Life is limited; we must not begrudge it. What we should ultimately aspire to is the Buddha Land' (WND, 214). What I desire most right now is enough time to fulfill my mission."
"There was a sense of urgency in Shin'ichi's last words, but none of the others could grasp the depth of their meaning. Even more vivid than the golden autumn colors that spread among the trees was the vow to achieve kosen-rufu tat blazed like a brilliant red flame in Shin'ichi's heart. (The New Human Revolution, Vol. 1)
On Behalf of the PNW Zone Youth Team,
Johnnie, David, Yoshi, Irene, Yumi & Shawn
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