Daisaku Ikeda did not just write this poem, but I think today is a great day to share it with you!
The Indestructable Power of the People - A March of Joy and Tenacious Effort!" ( Excerpt)
The people
O, the people!
How great and noble
The indestructible mountain range
Of capable people!
Therein lies
The power to overturn
the unscrupulous,
The power to laugh dismissively
At the arrogant.
The united hearts of the people
Are like the sun.
Nothing is stronger
Than the people.
The people are a great wave~
No, a raging breaker.
For the colossus
Of the people arisen.
The ultimate power of destiny
That will determine the future
Of the Century of Humanity
Lies in the people.
Beside the people~
A human alliance
Of monumental scale~
All authoritarian forces
Pale into insignificance.
The people, who are fearless!
The people, who crush and destroy evil!
Those who sincerely value the people
Are wise and praiseworthy,
Those who vigorously take action,
Are filled with joy and courage,
Their faces shining brightly with victory.
Their lives are that of genuine humanity.
Upholding as they do
A lofty mission
Like the heavenly emissaries,
Commanded by all humankind.
Always uniting together as one,
The stout hearts of those capable individuals
Grow ever stronger
And shine ever brighter,
Creating a history of honor and triumph.
In such people
And in the realm in which they are active~
Together profoundly significant~
Stretches a vast open road of glory
That transcends all changes and transitions.
In tumultuous times,
Where each day
Is marked by ceaseless change,
We are serene
And undeterred.
We are always
Staunch allies of the people
We are determined to warmly welcome
With supreme compassion
Those who have been driven to despair
by the crass folly of those in power.
And
We have the power of friends
United in a shared purpose~
A power that can restore smiles
To the grim, frozen lips
Of many people
And make them gentle friends.
We wish to dedicate this precious life
To bestowing on all
Without exception
The crown of happiness ~
Happiness that shimmers
WIth the tranquil light of glory.
(May 2001)
Daisaku Ikeda
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