Late at night on April 24, Shin’ichi opened his diary. Recalling the events of the day, he felt a tumult of emotion. “This day that should have marked our fresh, hope-filled departure toward the twenty-first century was all too somber,” he thought. “The members attending the prefecture leaders meeting looked heavyhearted….” He picked up his pen and wrote to record this day for posterity. After he had finished with his diary entry, he thought: “The second act in my life’s drama has now opened! A great epic of formidable challenges and triumphs is beginning!” And he vowed to himself: “I am not afraid of adversity! I am a lion.”

The New Human Revolution, vol. 30, P. 78-79