The greatest tragedy in life ...

The greatest tragedy in life is not to die, it is to live as if dead, to let the life within us wither. Toward what goal or achievement are we striving in life? This is the important question to ask ourselves.
The greatest tragedy in life is not to die, it is to live as if dead, to let the life within us wither. Toward what goal or achievement are we striving in life? This is the important question to ask ourselves.
 Daisaku Ikeda

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What matters is the value we've created in our lives, the people we've made happy and how much we've grown as people.
 Daisaku Ikeda
If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is the heart of a victor.
 Daisaku Ikeda
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 Daisaku Ikeda
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