There’s no need to be impatient. Faith is a lifelong process and indeed a journey continuing eternally throughout the three existences of past, present, and future. What’s important is to make many friends and work at solidifying those relationships. Introducing others to Buddhism and striving for kosen-rufu are extensions of the spirit of friendship, of the wish to see those we care about become happy.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 276
Daisaku Ikeda