31 July 2007

Like the Waterfall

I would like to share another poem by my mentor:

Like the waterfall, fierce
Like the waterfall, unflagging
Like the waterfall, unfearing
Like the waterfall, merrily
Like the waterfall, proudly—
A man should have the bearing of a king!

~ Daisaku Ikeda

To date (31 July 2007), he had been nominated for 232 honorary doctorate of which 215 had been conferred. He has 530 honorary citizenship, conducted 1600 dialogues with intellectuals, scholars and political leaders, of which 50 of those dialogues had been published. His collected works numbered 101 volumes and had been a bestseller for 19 consecutive years.

A truly remarkable and unprecedented achievement!

I am truly proud to acknowledge this man as my mentor.