I look forward to working together with both of them. Wendy and Steve share their thoughts later in this article regarding the upcoming activities for the SGI-USA youth. Please consider the contents of their article as the general direction for the youth in 2001. The spirit of this day lives not in magnificent ceremonies or high-sounding words. It lives in victory.
Victory is the most crucial thing in all endeavors.
In life and in kosen-rufu, we either win or lose. I would like you to be absolute victors in both. No matter what excuses we try to make, giving in to defeat brings misery and loses us the respect of others. Likewise, what we accomplish as youth will be determined by our united focus. I firmly believe our focus in 2001 should be propagation.