“With grave and heartfelt concern, we – people from all the world’s great religions and so many of its nations – commit to you, in solidarity, that we … will strengthen our efforts to eradicate poverty, the root cause of the deteriorating environment that children face, giving attention not only to external causes, but also to those that stem from the human heart, thus realizing fundamental solutions. …. we shall devote ourselves to bringing about, through prayer and practice, this global, “silent spiritual revolution” for the future of children.” – Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto, Founding President of Arigatou Foundation, May 10, 2002, UN General Assembly