Late at night on April 24, Shin’ichi opened his diary. Recalling the events of the day, he felt a tumult of emotion. “This day that should have marked our fresh, hope-filled departure toward the twenty-first century was all too somber,” he thought…He picked up his pen and wrote to record this day for posterity. After he had finished with his diary entry, he thought: “The second act in my life’s drama has now opened! A great epic of formidable challenges and triumphs is beginning!” And he vowed to himself: “I am not afraid of adversity! I am a lion.” The New Human Revolution, vol. 30, P. 78-79
Daisaku Ikeda