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These essays by Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda bequeath us his prescriptions for maintaining hope in difficult times when it seems more natural to despair. Having lived through the tragedies of a world torn apart by World War II — in which he lost a brother — a steady descent into poverty, and a relentless battle with ill health, President Ikeda’s own life is a shining example of the power of deciding for hope.

“Now is the time,” says SGI President Ikeda. We must never delay or postpone anything. But Turtle would rather do tomorrow what he could today. What made him change his mind?

It may be difficult to be the first to say “Hello”, but it can be very rewarding.Read how timid Crow reaches out to Peacock and the two become best friends forever!

This book is a compilation of eight lectures delivered by President Ikeda between 1989 and 1997 at universities and academies in different cities of the world — Beijing, New Delhi, Kathmandu, Paris, Cambridge USA and Moscow. Though these lectures have been delivered at academic institutions the collection is meant not just for the scholarly erudite but for the average thinking individual concerned about the future of humanity.