Life is the blossoming of flowers in the spring,
the ripening of fruit in the fall,
the rhythm of the earth and of nature.
Life is the cry of cicadas signaling the end of summer,
migratory birds winging south in a transparent autumn sky,
fish frolicking in a stream.
Life is the joy beautiful music instills in us,
the thrilling sight of a mountain peak reddened by the rising sun,
the myriad combinations and permutations of visible and invisible phenomena.
Life is all things.
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As long as we are human, we are destined to make mistakes.
We all fall prey to flawed beliefs and views.
What separates a forward-looking person from an intransigent one,
a virtuous person from a malevolent one, however,
is whether one can candidly admit to ones mistakes
and take bold steps to redress them.
Daisaku Ikeda
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