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There Is No One As Strong As A Person Whose Heart Is Always Filled With Gratitude.

Why Is It That Sometimes Our Prayers Seem Not To Be Answered? This Is A Manifestation Of The Buddha's Wisdom, So That We Can Deepen Our Prayers, Become Stronger People, Live More Profound Lives And Secure Deeper, More Lasting Good Fortune. If Our Slightest Prayer Was Answered Immediately, We Would Become Lazy And Degenerate. And We Could Not Hope To Build A Life Of Great Dignity And Substance.

It Is Only Through Such Real-life Daily Struggles And Challenges That A Genuine Sensitivity To Human Rights Can Be Inculcated. This Is A Truth That Is Not Limited To School Education: It Applies To All Of Us.

But I Believe We Must Not Allow Feelings Of Defeat To Take Root In Our Hearts.

Within The Heart Of Every Person Exists The Flame Of Wisdom That Transforms All Suffering Into Kindling For The Fire Of Creative Energy.