Bounds Quote by Daisaku Ikeda
“The role of humankind is to use the cultural and social environment it has created to devise new global values… Human relations with nature are intimately bound up in interpersonal relations and with the relation of the self and its inner life.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Address at World Cultural Forum, 2015
Humans should shape global values by leveraging the cultures they built, recognizing that our relationship with nature mirrors our inner and social connections.
In simple terms: Use culture to create new values, linking nature and self.
Cultivate values that reflect both society and environment.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- policy making
- education reform
- community building
- environmental activism
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can personal experiences reshape global values?
- What role does nature play in personal identity?
May overlook individual agency in favor of collective narratives.