Great Hopes (excerpt)

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

Dr.Daisaku Ikeda 

Daisaku Ikeda is the president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI),
a Buddhist association of more than 12 million members in 190 countries and territories,
and founder of several educational, cultural and research institutions.
He is a prolific writer, poet and peace activist,
recognized as one of the leading interpreters of Buddhism,
bringing its timeless wisdom to bear on the many
contemporary issues confronting humanity.