Inspire

This spoke to me and I thought it nice to share it today:

"To lead a life in which we are inspired and can inspire others,
our hearts have to be alive'
they have to be filled with passion and enthusiasm.
To achieve that, we need the courage to "live true to ourselves."
And to live true to ourselves,
we need the strength of mind not to be swayed by our environment
or be obsessed with vanity and superficial appearances.
Rather than borrowing from or imitating others,
we need the conviction to be able to think for ourselves
and to take action from our own sense of responsibility. "

Daily Encouragement From Poet Laureate Daisaku Ikeda