Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda said: “If we were too perfect to begin with, others would find it hard to relate to us. That’s why we specifically chose to be born as ordinary people, experiencing sickness and poverty, so that we could widely spread Buddhism in society. … Life is like playing a part in a drama.”

From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 57