Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Words echo the thoughts of the mind and find expression through the voice."
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"In recent years, there has been much discussion about the importance of 'presenting a narrative,' although this has different interpretations in various fields.
"'Narrative' and 'story' have different meanings: a story doesn't change, regardless of who is recounting it, whereas a narrative is an account of how the narrator feels while experiencing the events and the meanings they attach to them. As such, the same event can produce as many narratives as there are people involved.
"One of the characteristics of the current generation of young people is the stress they place on authenticity in their evaluation of people and organisations. In other words, they place importance on whether they feel someone is being genuine or if they have a hidden agenda.
"That's why, more than a perfectly crafted story, a narrative that reveals a person's genuine self, including their vulnerabilities and failures, while relating their unique real-life experiences, hits home for young people who value authenticity.
"With this in mind, we need to pay attention to whether the experiences and activity reports given in discussion meetings, home visits, personal encouragement and other meetings are narratives or stories. We have tended to focus heavily on results, but when we talk about the process and express our inner thoughts and feelings along the way, listeners will be able to relate to our experiences in a real sense. And even when we haven't achieved tangible results or have not yet met our original goal, there is value to be found in the challenge itself."
President Harada's speech to the Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting towards Centennial 2030, April 14th, 2024, translation released May 2nd, 2024, SGI Newsletter 11538.
KOTOBA TO YU WA, KOKORO NO OMOI O HIBIKASHITE KOE O ARAWASU O YU NARI
And the Japanese kanji for
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