
Encouragement
The Key to Development Lies in Valuing the Youth
The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at a Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting, held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2002. The speech was originally published in the Feb. 8, 2002, World Tribune, pp. 6–7. Today, Jan. 8, is a solemn day of mentor and disciple. It