I am praying.. as earnestly as though
to produce fire from damp wood,
or to obtain water from parched ground.
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1
(Tokyo: Soka Gakkai, 1999), p. 444
湿れる木より
火を出し
乾ける土より
水を儲けんが如く
強盛に申すなり
（御書全集 1132㌻）