---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
A Turkish proverb says: "Iron shines when used, but rusts when not." The capacities of people who are working hard and striving with all their might never get rusty; they are constantly being polished and forged. Lazy people, on the other hand, no matter how much inborn talent they have, often fail to realize their potential and wind up in defeat. It doesn't matter how intelligent they are or how good a school they attended. This is just the way life works. Constant challenge and unceasing effort are absolutely critical.--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a through bred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of theLand - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 17)
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