From Daisaku Ikeda, Faith in Action page 68:
"What is success in life?
Who are the truly successful?
There are famous and powerful people
who become pitiful figures in their old age.
There are people who die alone,
feeling empty and desolute inside.
Just what is success?
The English thinker Walter Plater (1839-94) wrote:
"To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame,
to maintain this ecstasy,
is success in life."
The person who lives life fully,
glowing with life's energy,
is the person who lives a successful life."
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I know there are are times when our flame burns brightly and other times when it's hard to keep the pilot light on. Yesterday I was talking with Kate and she said "No matter what is going on in your life, chant to expand your practice and your life so that you can grow and have victory in your life. What does "have victory" mean? It means not being defeated, it means living with hope. It means forging ahead brightly and showing others that no matter what...no matter what...we have the resources to deal with ANYTHING. We have the Gohonzon. We can chant. We are the pioneers. We are the few who know about and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. There are so many who don't." And this morning I chanted with focus, in joy and appreciation and happiness. No Matter What ~ I will WIN, for the sake of my family, for the sake of all!
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