For a seed to sprout, it must exert tremendous effort to break out of its hard outer covering. To break through to the blue sky above, that sprout must then valiantly push its way up through a thick layer of soil. The hardships you come across now will all contribute to your growth. Problems are part and parcel of the growing process. Therefore, the important thing is to keep pressing forward, no matter how tough or painful the going to make get.
Daisaku Ikeda Ⓒ"DISCUSSIONS on Youth"
芽が出るには、種子の硬い殻と戦わなくてはならない。青空のもとに芽を出すには、厚い大地を突き破らなくてはならない。今の苦しみは、そのための苦しみです。伸びているから悩みが絶えないのです。だから、苦しくても、つらくても、前へ進むことをやめてはいけない。
池田大作 Ⓒ青春対話Ⅱ
