Daisaku Ikeda
Everyone has a mission. We were born because we have a mission. That’s why we must live our lives and persevere through all. The Japanese word for mission means to “use one’s life.” For what purpose do we use our lives? For what purpose have we been born in this world, sent forth from the universe?
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 335