Life for everyone is a struggle against the suffering of birth, old age, sickness and death.
Happiness is not the abscence of problems or worries,
it is to be undefeated no matter what problems or worries we may face.
And this happiness is not solely focused on oneself.
Truly happy are those who can help others become happy.
Life contains the capacity, like flames that reach towards heaven,
to transform suffering and pain into the energy needed for value creation,
into light that illuminates darkness. Like the wind traversing vast spaces unhindered, life has the power to uproot and overturn all obstacles and difficulties. Like clear flowing water, it can wash away all stains and impurities. And finally, life, like the great earth that sustains vegetation, impartially protects all people with its compassionate, nurturing force.
From Buddhist philosopher and spiritual leader, Daisaku Ikeda:
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