[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 20th Dec. 2012 To my Friends and Daily Gosho + 21st Dec. 2012 Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Thursday, December 20th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Amidst the flurry of the busiest, eventful season of the year,
let's be extra careful about fire and traffic accidents!
Reminders and words of caution from people in responsibility
can help to keep everyone alert.
Together, let's put the final touches to an amazing year!

Thursday, December 20th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is rare to be born a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain— as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honour than to live to 120 and die in disgrace."

(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 851)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 20th, 2012

Friday, December 21st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Recent studies have shown that when we feel a sense of accomplishment from being able to do something that required some effort on our part, it's very good for our brain. So when we challenge something new, our brain will develop to become even stronger and sharper.

"...Striving to do even better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today—such daily efforts lead to a truly great life."

SGI Newsletter No. 8689, Soar into the Skies of Hope! [4] Summer of Challenge, from the 1st Aug., 2012, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, the Soka Gakkai monthly newspaper for the boys and girls division, translated 14th Dec. 2012

* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web- site
address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html

--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
TABO NA TOSHI NO SE.
KASAI YA KOTSU JIKO NI CHUI!
"LEADER" NO KOEGAKE GA
MINA NO KOKORO O HIKISHIMERU.
SAIKO NO SOHSHIAGE O TOMO NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"JINSHIN WA UKE GATASHI TSUME NO UE NO TSUCHI JINSHIN WA TAMOCHI GATASHI KUSA NO UE NO TSUYU HYAKU NIJU MADE TAMOCHITE NA O KUTASHITE SHISEN YORIWA IKITE ICHINICHI NARITOMO NA O AGEN KOTO KOSO TAISETSU NARE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1173)


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