May 3, 1951
April 20, 2008
Thursday - Clear
The second Soka Gakkai president, Mr. Josei Toda, was inaugurated. The place - Josen-ji in Mukojima.
Fine weather. The ceremony began at 2:00, and the day’s events ended at 9:00, after a celebration.
At last, Mr. Toda has become president. This was the long-awaited, common wish of all his disciples. I will remember this day for the rest of my life. A thousand and some several hundred must have attended.
Advance! Holding high the banner of the Mystic Law, towards attaining kosen-rufu. Two billion people awaits for us, await the Soka Gakkai’s bold advance.
The leaders’ faces were clear and bright as the new organization implementation was announced. Everyone was in high spirits, each determination, lecture and resolution statement filled with dynamic vigor. I sat by myself in the centre of the meeting, quietly listening to my mentor and the other senior leaders, thinking that no one but Mr. Toda is aware that a lone youth’s sights are firmly set on teh Soka Gakkai’s path ten years into the future.
An unforgettable memory - to see my mentor joyfully tossed into the air after the ceremony. Cannot forget the eyes of H., who always ponders so deeply the Soka Gakkai’s future.
Before returning, stood a the temple door to gather donations for the Gohonzon that bestowed on the Soka Gakkai. Home, a little before 11:00.
