The Hiroshima Notebook
A novel by Daisaku Ikeda set in Hiroshima.
"An indomitable spirit, capable of enduring any adversity."
In the mind kept echoing this sentence. Life is full of unhappiness and sorrow. When we know a setback, it may happen that we are overwhelmed by despair. But that suffering is the material with which we build our existence. One can blame fate and resign oneself to defeat, or one can resume life aiming for happiness - it all depends on whether or not one has "an indomitable spirit, capable of enduring any adversity."