MAKOTO (38)

 

Nothing is as precious, as priceless as true makoto.

Nothing else has the power

To pierce even the hardest iron rock.

Makoto – integrity – is a most priceless treasure,

Nurtured in the hearts of sincere, honest people,

In whom there is no falsehood.

The basic reason the world’s problems remain unsolved

Is the lack of makoto within the hearts of its leaders.

 

Makoto (love, integrity, and honesty) means to think

first of the good of others, making your own interest a

secondary matter. It means to love others, and to work for

the welfare of society and for the world. Makoto means

honesty and truthfulness – the opposite of deceit. However,

honesty alone is not enough. You have to use your wisdom

– your actions have to be based on common sense.

 

Trying to advance the interest of your own country or

your own class appears good, but it is not true makoto. It is

a small makoto, and, if it is pursued further, will eventually

become the opposite of makoto. To work for the welfare of

all humanity is true makoto.

 

 

See also: Foundation of Paradise, “A Pleasant Person” – April 21, 1954