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The struggle against aging is really a struggle against the fear of facing new challenges. The aging process occurs more rapidly in those who start thinking that they've done enough, who lose the spirit to foster younger people and who remain attached to the past. Those who keep challenging themselves to the end are the most admirable and youthful of all. Such people are ever young and true victors of life.
Daisaku Ikeda Ⓒthe dialogue Discussions on Life and Death
「老いとの戦い」－それは、新しい挑戦を避ける「臆病との戦い」といってよい。「もう、これでいいだろう」という妥協。若い人を育てようとしないエゴ。過去への執着。そんな心の隙間（すきま）に「老い」は忍び寄ってきます。最後まで戦い続ける人が、一番尊く、一番若い。その人こそが、不老の生命であり、人生の勝利者なのです。
池田大作 Ⓒ「生老病死と人生」を語る
