A Guide to the - Rissho Kosei-kai

very good, but recently you've been quite attentive to things." Recognition of the person's goodpoints leaves a deeper impression than a scolding, giving the person greater confidence.The adventurous skier Yuichiro Miura (b. 1932) took on challenges that defy common sense,such as skiing down the steep slope of Mount Fuji and down the South Col of Mount Everestfrom an altitude of 8,000 meters. He is said to have been sickly as a child. When he took thephysical strength test for entry into high school, it was discovered that he had a heart defect.This discovery, along with frequent absences from elementary school due to illness, led to hisfailing the examination. Miura was completely disheartened and again took sick. His mothercame to him and said, "In the future you're going to be a great person, so for right now it's allright for things to be this way." He took these words to heart and they provided the drivingforce that made him famous. No one knows what it was in Miura that his mother perceived.Somehow she sensed his special ability and had faith in it.When you see a rose, accept its beauty with good grace. Generously acknowledge others' goodpoints. If you do so, the circle of happiness that grows around you will spread to encompassothers.Those who only see a rose's thorns throw away the strength to live happily10