Great Hopes
by* Daisaku Ikeda

Great hopes --
the shining light of peace
Already the time has come
when human beings travel to other celestial bodies --
what use now to squabble over this little earth of ours?
All human beings now must be friends
must be siblings to one another

The earth
the sea
all shall be filled with life
all things shall be nourished there
and love and compassion overflow
Then what borders
what boundaries will we need?
This globe we live on
will belong to all
All then must pool their efforts to cultivate it
to make it flower as never before
The bad dreams of the past we will wipe out
and with open hearts
welcome in the light of shining peace