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REVEREND SUN MYUNG MOON
SPEAKS ON
LET THIS BE A GOOD YEAR
January 2, 1983
World Mission Center, New York City
Translator - Bo Hi Pak
Usually when a new year comes, an older person will think about the
passage of time with some regret. However, a young person will look at
it as a good thing because he is becoming more and more mature. The
teenager welcomes another year because it brings him closer to
adulthood. Why do young people feel joyful to welcome the new year and
older people regret the quick passage of time? When a boy and girl
reach their teens, they open the door into a new world-that of knowing
each other in love. As young people leave their teens, they feel they
are coming into a broader and deeper world of new fulfillment and
excitement. However, when a person becomes older, those memories of
excitement in youth begin to fade. This is why older people often hate
to see the years go by.
When a person gets older, many things begin to depart from him.
First of all, his children get married and leave home. That means the
parents are left alone in the home. Then one or the other of the
spouses will depart; husband or wife will die first. Loneliness sets in
because of the departure of loved ones. Old people can see the sundown
of their lives on the horizon; they know their own day of death is
approaching.
According to my observations, people below the age of 40 generally
do not worry very much about their own deaths. They have no sense of
dying. However, when a person is older than sixty, he usually starts
trying to put everything in his life into order. He wants to prepare
properly for his last days here on earth.
When a person is preparing for something new, he has a lot of hope
and vitality. On the other hand, if he is preparing for his death and
putting things into order for that, it is usually not so pleasant. When
you are young, -your work is the preparation for something greater.
When you are old your work prepares you to phase out of this life
smoothly.
Each day can be divided into two parts. Up to the noon hour, your
activities are basically in preparation for the day, but after noon you
start to wind down and eventually to meet the end of the day. When you
face the sunrise in the morning, your shadow falls behind you, toward
the west. The sun moves from the east to the west, so the direction of
movement in the morning is toward the west. From high noon, your shadow
starts to change positions and starts to move toward the east. The sun
doesn't change its direction; it just passes over you along its normal
route.
In spirit world, the direction of east is very important because
the east is always the direction of ascension toward movement and hope.
Once the sun begins to fall toward the west, the sunlight starts to
become weaker and weaker. Why do you think I named East Garden as I
did? It was because the east is a symbol of rising, planning and moving
toward the ultimate goal.
By the same token, young people enjoy being young because it is
like being in the east-moving and rising toward a prosperous future. A
teenager feels his life rising up and he always wants to strive forward
toward the highest point of his life. Thus the teen years are the most
exciting ones. The highest point of life is reached when a person
achieves the prime of his growth and he enters into his married life.
At high noon, you don't have any visible shadow because the sun is
directly above you. The sun is absolutely vertical to you.
In the universe, the same principle is at work. When one side is
moving up, the other is moving down, and there must be some universal
position of "high noon." The action of waves is that of
rising up, then falling down, over and over again. Going up is not the
only goodness and going down is not necessarily bad. Going down enables
the waves to go up again; it is impossible to go up without going down.
Everything exists in complementary give and take.
Imagine two people dancing. If every motion they made was
identical, with no contrast, that would not truly be dancing. There is
a wave-like, curving motion even to dancing. Your mouth cannot stay
shut tightly all day long. In fact, it is always working and moving.
Even if you are not talking or eating, your mouth still moves.
Sometimes you breathe through your mouth. When you close your lips,
are your upper and lower teeth completely clenched? No, there is a
certain amount of complementary action occurring within your mouth,
even when no one can see it. Either you are pulling in your tongue, or
moving the parts of your mouth in relation to one another.
This is the principle we see throughout our universe. Whether it
is in the way we breathe, or the action of the waves, it is the same.
Human life is like a wave, with youth being one aspect and old age
being the other. Yet old age is not the end; it is part of the wave.
Youth and old age are part of the rhythm of the wave so it is not
necessarily gloomy to become old.
God is part of the universe so this same principle can apply to
Him. What is the point of "high noon," the point where God
and man can meet like east meeting west? There must be a moment or
place when Heaven and earth can stand together in high noon, without
any shadow. There must be a position where God is in man and man is in
God.
Two people in love achieve that position when they are completely
united, spiritually and physically. The husband is the wife and the
wife is the husband; there is no separation between them. High noon is
the time of the brightest sunlight. There is no darkness anywhere,
only brightness pervades the atmosphere. It is the condition of
fullness-there is nothing lacking.
God and men must be able to stand in a similar position like high
noon where they feel total satisfaction and fullness, without anything
lacking. Then what is supposed to happen? Do God and man stop right
there and just stop their motion all of a sudden? No, they must begin
moving on the downward side of the wave so that they can begin another
climb toward the top. That downward time is not necessarily a painful
period. Husband and wife are always moving and weaving in their
relationship; it is part of the excitement of interaction.
Husband and wife represent heaven and earth. Sometimes heaven is in
the high position, sometimes the earth is; they exchange their
positions freely, centering upon their love for each other. There is
nothing more that is needed.
When a teenager gets some food, perhaps he will be completely
satisfied just to feed his own stomach. Normally he is not very
concerned about whether or not his neighbor is eating; he is just busy
feeding himself. However, once a person gets married, even eating is no
longer just a solitary matter. He has to first consider whether his
wife has eaten. Suppose the wife starts to eat very rapidly and she
sees that her husband is eating more slowly. She will want to slow
down, too, to keep pace with him.
Everything in the universe is imbued with this harmony. Why did
God make men taller than women? It was to create harmony. The man
looks down and smiles at the woman; the woman looks up and smiles. This
is complementary give and take by which everything exists in the
universe.
When you understand this principle you know that old age is not
necessarily a bad or gloomy thing. Everything in the universe is
designed to fulfill love. Does love only involve men and women, or are
there other elements involved? There is the reality of the love of God.
When are we supposed to receive that particular love? You cannot see
love and you cannot see God or His love, either. How can you be so sure
you received that particular love?
God is invisible and everything about Him is invisible. In order
to share in the love of God, people must also have some invisible
aspect. How does a person move himself from his visible nature into
some invisible nature? In order to move from visibility to
invisibility, some revolutionary movement must occur. It is a
transformation that requires pushing the visible world completely
behind you; you have to forget this world entirely in that
transformation. That particular drastic moment when you reach the
point of invisibility is what people call "death.,'
The definition of death, then, is the movement of a person from the
visible body into an invisible self. This is not a destructive or
diminishing activity because a person is being elevated to a higher
plateau where he can directly receive the invisible love of God. Thus
death actually transforms a person from the visible form to the
invisible form so that he can become a direct counterpart of God,
enjoying direct give and take with the invisible God.
Furthermore, God exists in the dual essentialities, so in order to
fully resemble Him, you must be elevated into relationship with Him as
a husband and wife together. Alone, neither of you can fully reflect or
resemble God. When a man and woman are together, they totally reflect
the image of God. Men and women are that much of a necessity to each
other.
We know that God exists in both masculine and feminine
essentialities, positive and negative characteristics. However since
God is the universal Subject, we know through the Divine Principle that
this is characterized as a masculine aspect. Therefore, God would be
most sensitive to the "tender touch" which is a
characteristic of women. When men and women are transformed into spirit
world, the man is like the bones of the body and woman is like the
flesh. Women create the touch which is given to God.
Anyone who touches you touches your flesh. No one touches your
bones. No one says, "Your bones are so lovely." Instead
people are pleased by your tender, soft skin. Nowadays the fashionable
thing in secular society is for women to diet and be skinny, but that
removes the flesh. A woman who has very little flesh just has bones and
skin. Perhaps this is the result of women striving to be equal to men.
Since men are in the position of "bones," women are trying to
lose their flesh and become more and more bony. In a way, the woman who
is truly "equal" to a man must be a woman who is disliked by
men; she must be just the same as he is.
Men do not look for a skinny, bony woman; they always seek some
soft, tender woman. If you women want to diet and get really thin, you
are actually seeking to become a woman that men dislike. Skinny women
do not inspire men to seek to live with them throughout eternity; they
simply are not that attractive to men. God provided you women with your
natural "cushion," your buttocks and hips. When men and women
come together in love, the man doesn't want to feel like he is touching
a piece of wood. The blessing of love cannot come to a woman who has
no flesh; she must be more than just bones and skin to receive that
love. If you want to invite the blessing, you must be the kind of
person who has a "cushion" upon which love can be
comfortable. But skinny people are always jumpy and moving around and
do not provide that point of comfort and stability.
If a woman has a tremendously large bosom, with a very narrow waist
and hips, she is unbalanced. Korean women often wear long skirts. In
ancient times they even padded their clothes with lots of cotton to
make themselves look really fluffy-they wanted to contain plenty of
blessings. They put together twelve different pieces to make their
skirts. When the husband would come in from the cold, he would want to
run and wrap himself in the skirts of his wife to warm up. Those skirts
were like the wings of a hen. Inside those wings, the woman had enough
room for her husband and her twelve children! When all her
"brood" is inside her skirts, that mother should have lots of
cushioning to give off the warmth and softness of her love. Nobody
would like to touch a mother who was like a piece of wood-it is too
harsh. Woman are not supposed to treat others with harshness.
Therefore, you women are privileged to be made by God with large
hips, a rounded bosom and a narrow waist. That is the beauty of balance
in the woman's body. The flesh of men is mostly muscle; it is more
harsh than woman's flesh. Women seek to touch masculine flesh; they
look for contrast.
Once I went into a factory which cuts diamonds. Since the diamond
is the hardest stone on earth, I was curious to know what has the power
to cut it. Some people might think that only something harder than a
diamond would be able to cut it. On the contrary, I discovered that
diamonds are cut by grinding with copper. It is amazing that the
hardest of stones can be cut with a metal which is relatively soft.
When the shaft of an engine is turning, it must be supported by a ring.
You would normally think that ring should be made of the hardest metal,
but that is not the case. It is made of a soft metal. This is a
reflection of universal truth.
All people are meant to be transformed at some point from the
visible realm into the invisible one. That is the point we leave this
world behind; we forget this world. Therefore when people get older
they often complain about losing their memories. Actually that is
simply a sign that God is preparing them to forget this world. Also the
eyesight of older people normally starts to get worse, but this is
another sign from God. They will eventually forget all vision of this
world and move into a vision of the new realm. The teeth of older
people also tend to get weak and fall out. At that time, they should
realize that God is preparing them to leave behind coarse, material
foods. The day is coming when they will only take in the invisible food
of the invisible realm and they won't need their teeth to chew.
People are often termed to be going into their "second
childhood" when they become older. The child's nature is not to
worry about anything. The way that God plans everything is dramatic.
When a child is born into this world, he grows up to meet with all the
physical, horizontal realities. When a person goes into his second
childhood, he is preparing to go into the invisible, infinite reality,
the vertical world. Therefore, death is not a negative thing. It is the
transformation into the vertical world.
As men and women get older they prepare to go into that vertical
realm together. As a horizontally united couple, they meet with the
vertical unit of God. The ultimate beauty of that vertical world cannot
be experienced until we die, so death is not something to be hated.
Were you born because you wished to be born? No, you never willed
yourself to come into being. Childbirth and the cutting of the
umbilical cord is like a "violent death" to the infant. The
infant is moving from one womb to another-the universal womb.
There are many parallels between the mother's womb and the womb of
the universe. In the mother's womb, the baby lives as an isolated
individual. In the universal womb, men and women must live in pairs and
grow together. In the mother's womb the baby receives all his necessary
nourishment for growth. By the same token, we are supposed to receive
the nourishment of love from the universal womb. The mother's body
provides everything for the sake of her child totally unselfishly. That
child is the representative of love and is the "second self"
of the mother. By the same token, the universe looks at you as a second
self and it wants to give you everything it has to allow you to grow to
maturity.
Why, then, do we have to get married? It is because God exists in
dual essentialities and men and women must reflect those
essentialities. Therefore, men and women must come together and unite
in total resemblance of God's image. That is why marriage is one
essential factor in your total growth; without it, you would be
crippled.
The baby inside the womb doesn't breathe through his nose but
instead receives oxygen through the umbilical cord. Therefore, he is
"breathing" through that cord. The moment comes when a new
system is begun-the system of breathing air through the nose. That
occurs at birth. We are now breathing air through our noses but
actually we are preparing ourselves for another system. That will be
the system of breathing love.
An amazing parallel can be drawn here. Inside your mother's womb,
your belly was the place where you received nourishment but all the
while your lungs were being prepared to receive the intake of air at
the moment of birth. By the same token, while we are breathing this air
within the universal womb, using our noses and lungs, we are already
being prepared to use another set of lungs which will breathe the love
of God. You are actually preparing yourself to have the capacity to
breathe love.
While you were inside your mother's womb, the environment of air
was already prepared and waiting for you when you emerged. By the same
token, while we are living here on this earth, God has prepared another
environment which is filled with love. Love is our air in that
environment. We shall all be born into that world one day.
When men and women are totally blended into one in spirit world,
their two noses become as one nose. The man's nose becomes the right
nostril and the woman's becomes the left nostril. Therefore, men and
women are supposed to grow together to achieve a balance here on earth.
If you go to spirit world in a totally unbalanced state, your whole
face will wiggle in a very unharmonious way. Unbalanced growth here on
earth between men and women produces imbalance when you go to spirit
world; God doesn't enjoy the touch of such people. Sometimes the spirit
bodies of unbalanced men and women have eyes pointing outward
strangely, noses in the wrong place and so forth.
Marriage is for the purpose of blending men and women into God-like
figures, to put people into the image of God so that when they are
elevated into spirit world they can enjoy a relationship with God
together. We come to the clear conclusion that God created all things
and human beings for the purpose of consummating His love. Where can
that love be consummated? It can be done while we are here on earth, in
the relationship between husband and wife, in the family. Therefore,
marriage is the most important event of human life.
Teenagers greet the new year with great excitement because they are
moving toward the prime of their lives- their married lives and married
love. Older people are moving toward their transformation from the
visible world to the invisible world where they can unite with God;
therefore, they too have another "high noon" to look forward
to.
In this world, men and women come together in horizontal unity and
blend into the oneness of love; then they move toward their
transformation into the next world. There they encounter the dramatic
consummation of vertical love. That is the time when people can truly
exclaim, "Manse)!" At that point we will alter our
traditional three cheers from "Aboji Mansei" to
"Saran" Mansei," or "Love Mansei!"
We are preparing here on earth for one more "birth," into
an ecstatically joyful new life where we can be consummated with God's
universal love. What is the Kingdom of Heaven in Heaven? It is the
world of high noon, where God and man meet without any shadow-a total
union filled with brightness. This universe is always moving in a
wavelike motion toward and away from high noon. If there is a high
noon in this world, how much more intense will it be in the spirit
world! The supreme high noon of love is awaiting us. God has prepared
for us that wonderful high noon; our lives here are to prepare us for
that. You are interested in learning these things, aren't you? The
intensity of a person's love determines his value or virtue. The person
who sacrifices himself for the sake of his parents is called a son of
filial piety. The one who dedicates himself for the sake of his nation
is called a patriot. The saint is like a patriot on the world level; he
wants to give himself for the sake of all humanity. The highest title
anyone can receive is that of son or daughter of God-those who want to
give everything possible for the sake of God. The intensity of a
person's love determines the degree of his value. This is because the
ultimate world is made in such a way that love alone determines value.
This world is the world of result so it follows naturally that it would
reflect those values of the world of cause.
You American women look directly at me and answer this question: do
you want to live for your husband, or do you want to die for your
husband? You say "both," but that is too greedy. Everyone
must die sometime, so if you are willing to die for your husband you
are going beyond all limits in your love. That kind of standard is an
eternal one; that kind of love lasts forever. If your whole purpose is
to live in love, then your attitude is closest to wanting only to
receive love. But when you say, "I am ready to die for my
husband," that means you are ready to give everything without
limit. This is the same principle as in the Bible, when it states that
those who want to live for their own sake will lose their lives while
those who are willing to die, will gain their lives.
Now you can answer me with a clear perspective. Do you want to live
or die for your husbands? This morning we are witnessing a great
revolution which I have ignited here in America. White, skinny,
beautiful American women are sitting on the hard floor and telling me
they are willing to die for their husbands! You rascal men, you don't
deserve such great wives! You are so selfish and greedy. You must match
your wives' determination with your own.
Love is connected to death. Why is that? It sounds pessimistic but
it isn't, really. Ultimate, eternal love exists in an invisible form,
so in order to reach such an invisible plateau, death is necessary. The
ultimate consummation of love arises out of the willingness to die for
those you love. Therefore this earthly life must not be clung to so
strongly. The person who gives up his life for his spouse, his country,
for the world, or for God will be immediately transformed into a
correspondingly high place in spirit world. Such a sacrifice is
actually the ultimate, supreme way of life. There need be no regrets
about it.
You are hearing such serious things at the very outset of this new
year, but does it make you feel bad? I am actually telling you to go
ahead, die for the sake of the love of others. There is no greater
life, no more saintly action.
Suppose there is a tremendously independent, aloof American woman
who is determined not to give in to any man and get married. If her
parents forced her somehow into marriage even against her will but she
suddenly discovered the joy of love, wouldn't she feel grateful to her
parents? The same thing is happening here. Perhaps you don't want to
hear the kind of talk I am giving to you today; you feel it is too
harsh. However, if you really take me seriously and live up to this
teaching, the only result in the end will be the total consummation of
love. This is why I always teach you the naked truth without any
hesitation or formality. Do you welcome that kind of attitude?
We are living a dramatic way of life, walking across the bridge of
love. The things I am teaching you are very serious and important. You
may think sometimes that I am a creative genius who just speaks in an
interesting way. However, there is much weight behind what I am saying.
The older people in the audience with white hair must feel a sense of
new hope when they hear these words today.
Our topic this morning is Let This Be a Good Year. What should be
the contents of a good year? A good year must be one which is filled
with love. We are people who are pursuing such a goal in our lives; no
better goal can be found for men and women. We are living such a
dramatic life!
We must use our five senses here on earth to observe the universe
from the viewpoint which I have been discussing. Your eye must look
forward to the vision of eternal love-that is the reason for your eye's
existence. Your ear is meant to hear the sound of eternal love. Your
nose is created to smell that eternal love. Your mouth is meant to kiss
with eternal love; when you kiss with that purpose, you are kissing God
too.
When you men and women embrace and touch, the woman's bosom touches
the man's chest. God shows His romantic nature in the way He formed the
shapes of men and women. The bosom of a woman extends outward while her
sexual organs are inside. The man has a flat chest but his sexual organ
extends outward. This is the balance of physical shapes. God is truly a
romantic lover, a great scientist. We cannot deny God's existence once
we observe the harmony and balance between men and women.
The breast of the woman is not only a symbol of love but also a
source of life for her babies; through the breast, she feeds life to
her child. The breast is large and rounded, but in the center the
nipple is a different color. This illustrates God's dramatic character;
He wanted to focus attention on that nipple, the central point. Perhaps
you think this is a most amazing sermon you are hearing! When a man
looks at a woman he naturally looks at her bosom - God made men that
way and it is not bad. That is the most mysterious area to a man and
his attention is naturally drawn to it. If a man has no such an urge or
interest, that person is not really a man.
The mother's milk is a creamy white color. Do you think that a
black woman will produce black milk from her breasts? No, the black
mother feeds her baby with white milk, just like every other woman. The
contrast between dark skin and the creamy white milk is much more
dramatic than the white woman whose white breast produces white milk.
God is very artistic and romantic. He appreciates contrast in beauty.
We seem to have lost track of the time! The focal point of this
morning's message is that death shall be death no more. Death is simply
the point when we are thrust into new life. Bo Hi Pak is getting white
hair, so he is being given a sign from nature that his time for
transformation is getting near! A person must seriously prepare his
life for that one great transformation from the visible world to the
invisible one.
When you are transformed from your visible body into your invisible
one, do you think you will still need transportation like airplanes?
Will you need the Columbia space shuttles to travel the universe? No,
you will enjoy total freedom of movement. There are heavenly bodies all
over the universe; multitudes of vast galaxies abound, with thousands
of light years between them. The universe can be compared to the human
body; each cell among the billions of cells is like one star. There is
a sophisticated system of relationship between all your different
cells.
The universe exists in interrelationship just as everything within
the human body is interrelated. There must be some star made entirely
of diamond. Can you travel there if you want to? There must be a star
made of pure gold, too. There are billions and billions of stars in the
universe- every kind you can imagine. They are all yours and you don't
even need any money to claim them. All you have to do is claim them
with love. Love is the standard of value in spirit world.
However vast the universe might be, everything within it is moving
toward that center of love. The center of love is God, so God has true
dominion over all things in the universe. Each of you is the object of
love to God so what God owns, you own. When we come to this
realization, the position of Almighty King is the position of Almighty
love. Once you have possession of that Almighty love you gain dominion
over all things.
However cold and unresponsive a woman may be, once she is touched
by Almighty love she will be immediately ignited. Every part of her
starts to respond to that love-her eyes, nose, ears, everything. The
human body is a small universe which is totally activated by the touch
of Almighty love. When that happens, it makes the loudest sound in the
universe. It is not an unpleasant sound, but rather a joyful, romantic
sound. How wonderful that is!
In order to make 1983 a good year, you must begin with a good state
of mind. That is where everything begins. To have a good year, you must
become good men and women. What is a good man and a good woman? They
are people who do not live only for themselves but for the sake of
others. When you look at something, your eyes should not look selfishly
but should have the desire to give your love. Suppose someone hates
you. If you look at him only with love, he will eventually change. Do
not look at an evil person with a dirty look; instead look at him with
extra compassion and love. True love has the capacity to digest all
evil things. Love is power and energy.
You must begin to send out messages of love to those around you.
That means you must change the way you look at things. Pull out the
old vision and put in "new eyeballs," with the vision of true
love. Change your old nose into a new one, which can smell the worst
smells with forgiveness and tolerance, giving back love. This new nose
can only be fulfilled in that way. We can transform all the smells of
the universe into the fragrance of love.
Practically speaking, you men and women who are willing and ready
to go to senior citizens' homes and take care of them-cleaning their
bodies and replacing their bedpans-are exhibiting true love. When you
were a baby your parents took care of you, changing your diapers and
wiping you clean; they didn't have any feelings of discomfort to do
that for you. You should be able to take care of your grandparents in
that manner. That is the beauty of give and take. It is the
responsibility of young people to take care of the elderly.
Most American young people today are eager to leave home for very
selfish reasons. They only want to gain their own freedom, their own
"identity." They should be willing to visit with their
grandparents and take care of other elderly people. When young people
start to have that attitude, a new kind of America will emerge. Your
grandparents represent more of God's image, so when you serve them you
are serving God. Through them you can learn how to serve God because
you can experience more of God's love through them.
When the Unification society gains its sovereignty here on earth,
you won't have to do the things you are doing today, such as witnessing
and fundraising. What will you do then? You will serve others. Young
people will serve their elders.
The purpose of your five senses and all the organs of your body is
for imparting true love to others. From this moment forward, you should
train yourself to think in that way. When you talk, talk of love; smell
only love with your nose. Look at your eyes and mouth with the same
viewpoint. All your senses must center upon giving love. Walk and speak
for the sake of love. I believe that anyone who is totally functioning
for the sake of love day in and day out will not have a susceptibility
to disease because he will be surrounded by a shield of love. Even
germs are susceptible to love and they don't want to contaminate a
completely loving person!
Everything and everybody will surrender to God because He is the
essence of true love, imparting nothing else, so He cannot inspire
dislike in anyone. Even the most irascible, closed person wants to be
governed and dominated by true love. Love has the power to dominate
everyone. You married women want to be embraced and hugged by your
husbands so tightly that it almost hurts, don't you? Certainly you are
not stimulated by some formal, stiff touch. True love has the
characteristic of domination.
A political dictator is usually known for using other people for
his selfish purposes. Although love has power over you, you don't
consider it a dictator because it makes your life sweet and whole when
it comes to you. Everybody desires to be ruled by a genuine dictator;
the greatest dictator is God, but His power over us comes out of His
true love. When your eyes are ruled by true love they are totally
fulfilled.
It is not by power, wealth or knowledge that we truly dominate
others. It is only by true love that we can conquer others; when true
love is in action, conquering is not a bad thing. Men conquer women and
women conquer men through the give and take of true love. Therefore,
true love is totally concentrated control-you can even dominate God
with true love because its power is so great. Everyone has within him
this power of dictatorship. Without true love, dictatorship becomes an
ugly, criminal thing; with true love, it is beautiful.
How can we determine if someone is living with true love? The
person who lives totally unselfishly for the sake of others is the one
who is living with true love. Consider the eye. Is it made for itself
or for something else? The eye isn't even made for the sake of the
person; after all, your eye doesn't look at you, but it looks at
others. The only way it could be made for yourself is if it had a long
antenna that stuck out and turned around to look at you! Your nose is
not created for your sake, either. It is always smelling the world
outside of you. Your ears are meant to hear others; your mouth is meant
to talk to someone else, not yourself.
Why are all the five senses dedicated to experiencing the world
outside of yourself? It is because you must receive love coming from
outside of you. Love comes from someplace other than yourself; your
senses are meant to receive that love.
All of God's senses are also functioning for the sake of others and
for experiencing His objective world. God himself exists for the sake
of others, specifically people. People live for the sake of other
people and God. This turning action of give and take has true love at
its central point.
Everybody wants to receive true love but if we all just stand
apart, demanding that others give love to us, nothing will happen.
There must be a process of give and take. Who initiated the giving
action first and is the subject? Between Cain and Abel, which we talk
about a lot in the Unification Church, which one is supposed to
initiate the giving? In many cases, people in our church have totally
misunderstood what is right. Many leaders have had the attitude,
"I'm Abel, so all you members should bring everything to me."
That is absolutely wrong. The Abel figure is the one who is supposed to
initiate the giving action.
Particularly, the wife of a leader of the Unification Church should
be one who gives first. She should have the attitude that she will
carve out her own flesh to give to others; she should give far more
than her husband. There is no room for such an attitude as, "You
must serve me." She must give everything of herself.
Everybody in the Unification Church bows and pays great respect to
Reverend Moon, but that is not my interest. I am always ready to do
anything which is necessary for the sake of the providence of God.
It is part of innate human nature to want to command others and
also to be commanded by others. According to the principle of changing
positions, the upper position goes to the lower and vice-versa; the
right side will travel to the left. This kind of turning cannot happen
based only upon force or power; only through the realm of love is it
possible.
Look at human life. When a child is young, his parents have control
or dominion over him. When he is mature, the parents start to listen to
him and even be controlled by him. You leaders who have been the
"big shots" and giving out orders-I want to transform all of
you into servants. How about that?
Everyone should be able to change positions freely, from higher to
lower. That is the beauty of the give and take of love. The person who
can adjust himself in any new environment, always changing positions
and willing to work in lower as well as higher responsibilities, is
truly a person of harmony.
The whole balance sheet of your life is determined by what portion
of your life has been lived for the sake of others. When American
wives go to the market and shop, do you buy your husband's things first
or your own first? I have been thinking that American women tend to
spend almost all their money on themselves and if there is a little
left over, then they spend it on their husbands. Is that true? You say
no, but you must admit to having that tendency.
On the other hand, Oriental women will often spend money for their
husbands and children without giving a thought to their own needs. That
is generally the Oriental tradition. American men are being drawn to
marry Oriental women rather than American women for this reason. The
men can't be blamed for this-it is natural. The responsibility rests on
the shoulders of American women.
This nation is supposed to be a Christian nation, yet here is the
land where such fads as "free sex" originated. Between men
and women, men are born with the greater sense of dominion or need for
power. The man is in the plus or subject position but the woman also
has the potential or ability to take the plus position. However, when
plus and plus come together they repel each other. The nature of a
woman is basically objective, in the minus position. Women may claim
their ability to take the plus position in all but one area-you cannot
deny that your bodies, namely your sexual parts, must take the minus
position. That is one case where you cannot take the role of plus.
Some women seek to satisfy their sexual needs but then go out and
try to take the plus position in everything again. As soon as a man
tries to take dominion over them, they immediately reject him. That has
to change. I would like to see those American women who join the
Unification Church igniting and leading the revolution here in America
to make new American women.
Women who live for the sake of their husbands and children are
living for the sake of others. That means you are also living for the
sake of the society, the nation, and world. Such a woman is fulfilling
the ideal which God envisioned. When you are living in such an
unselfish manner, your husband will have to follow your example; he
will have no alternative.
I have a responsibility to educate American women, particularly you
blessed couples. You must come to the realization that you were born
for the sake of others; your own physical functions were designed in
that manner. Likewise, men must not think to benefit themselves but to
benefit others. There must be harmonized give and take which is totally
unselfish between men and women. When that happens, it is most
beautiful. That is true love. That is universal truth and there is no
escaping it. You must follow universal law.
Once all of you inscribe what you have heard this morning on your
hearts, you are guaranteed of having a good year. When you go through
certain difficulties and dangers, it is not a completely bad thing
because you are creating an exciting history. Danger always comes when
you reach the pinnacle or the summit. As you go down, you gain
momentum to climb up to the next pinnacle. The universe moves
according to this law, so you should, too. Often people only want to
go higher and higher, impatiently trying to jump from the top of one
hill to the next.
When you are hiking and reach the top of one particular hill, you
may have the urge to jump from one hill to another, but it is
impossible. You must climb down to the bottom of that hill, into the
valley, before you can climb up the other hill.
It is only the power of love which enables a person to move freely
up and down, from the "high noon" of life to the lower point.
As a couple, a man and woman can gain greater momentum when they start
to go down after reaching the pinnacle of an experience. Even more
momentum can be gained when your children join with you in this up and
down movement.
Do you want to increase and prosper or decrease and decline? If you
want to prosper, you must invest more and more in life. Is it good for
a couple to have lots of children, or only one or two? What do parents
normally feel? It is natural to want to have lots of children. Is that
true even for you American women? Why do women in the secular world
often use birth control and hesitate to bear children? Often it is
because they simply don't want to be burdened with children.
Think of it-I am leading people from all over the world, so do you
think my life is very simple and I have plenty of time for myself? No,
I must go through tremendous difficulty. According to ordinary
preferences, nobody would volunteer to live such a life. I, myself,
would not volunteer for such a life except for the power of love. Only
the power of love enables me to live like this.
All of us can gather together at the top of the hill like a giant
snowball which, when it rolls down, gains tremendous momentum. It is
not going to be easy to turn the world around, so we need that kind of
momentum and power. Many members think that when our movement becomes
bigger we won't have to go down at all, that we will just begin jumping
from one summit to another. However, that will not be the case. We
will always have to go down to the valleys in order to go up higher.
Every seven years, therefore, the Unification Church completes a
kind of cycle. The leaders will become servants and the members will
become leaders. This interchangeability is necessary. For seven years
we go up, then for the next seven years we go down; then another seven
years of going up completes twenty-one years. That is why 21 years in
the Unification Church is an important figure. There is another reason
why 1983 should be a good year. When you add together 1, 9, 8, and 3,
they total 21.
We are saying today that we will overcome every difficulty, even
death, and climb upward from there. Why do you think I constantly
emphasize the importance of unconditional giving? When you are giving
unconditionally, you will find a nucleus formed within yourself which
is indestructible. What is that nucleus? As you strive to give of
yourself, even to the point of death, you reach a supreme level of love
and that is indestructible and unchangeable. That central resolve is
your nucleus; nothing can be higher than that. That nucleus has a
direct vertical connection with God and eternity. Nothing can ever
diminish it.
Women become pregnant in different circumstances; however, the most
ideal way is when husband and wife are together experiencing the
highest point of ecstasy in God's Love. When a child is conceived under
such circumstances, he will be a most brilliant one. Because of the
fall of man the focus of love has been blurred and confused. For that
reason, children are conceived without God being at their center;
therefore, brilliant children are almost never conceived. Only when the
love of God is their source can such a thing happen.
Pregnancy occurs when invisible love becomes visible at the
nucleus, center of life. You must give and give, more and more, so that
you can reach that universal nucleus of love. As you give totally
unselfishly and when a husband and wife are giving to each other with
such a mind, you can hit that nucleus of love. You achieve every level
of love-love for the nation, the world, all of humanity. In other
words, that nucleus is the highest point, which encompasses all other
points.
In American history, there must be that eternal nucleus point-that
supreme demonstration of the love of country. That nucleus point cannot
be focused on power, knowledge or wealth; rather, it must be centered
on totally altruistic love. That is the kind of nucleus America can
develop. When you try to give more and more, that nucleus becomes
stronger and stronger and will not diminish.
This is why horizontal people want to be united with unselfish,
altruistic love. They want to make themselves into a bigger
"ball" so that when they roll down into the valley, they can
use their momentum to climb up higher and higher. Thus the greatest
love is demonstrated through self-sacrifice.
Normally people try to figure things out pragmatically, saying,
"Why can't I devise a method that will benefit me first, as well
as the greater cause?" That won't work. Serving the greatest
purpose is something that will remain for eternity; serving one's own
purpose will not endure. There is a nucleus of the individual, but
greater than that is the nucleus of the family, the society, the nation
and the world.
What is your ultimate goal in hitting that nucleus? You want to
unite with the almighty God; thus you are making yourself a minus
before Him. Your nucleus can have give and take with that of God and
together you will create a brand-new nucleus.
From that point on, the Kingdom of God on earth shall emerge.
After the realization of this truth, any person who continues to
strive hard for his or her own sake is a foolish person, indeed. It is
exemplifying a most unworthy, ungrateful attitude.
As we mentioned, the numerals of 1983 are added together to equal
21. 21 means the three cycles-one up, one down, then another climbing
up. Anybody who only wants to stay at the highest level will be
demolished; he will automatically have to go another seven years'
course downward. Generally, people who have a great responsibility and
find it shifted to another person often feel resentful or offended.
That is common human nature. However, we must remember that we are
living for the altruistic goal, from the individual level all the way
to the highest level. Always there is a greater purpose ahead of
us-family is greater than the individual, society is greater than the
family, etc. There is one altruistic way of life but there are greater
and greater levels of living it.
I am going to announce revolutionary changes today in our leaders'
meeting. Anybody who goes down into a lower position and fulfills his
responsibility well will eventually climb up again toward another
pinnacle. Climbing up is not the only way to go. In the secular world,
people only want to climb higher and higher but such an attitude is
directing them to hell. In the Heavenly world, people strive to go down
and down, assuming the lower position of service for the greater
purpose. This is the year we will walk such a way. You must resolve not
to think about receiving praise and honor. For the public purpose,
think, "Father, I want to be treated harshly, criticized every day
and burdened. That will be my routine for the whole year."
In the Garden of Eden, God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat. Satan
said, "Now, now, don't listen to that commandment; it's not true.
Go ahead, eat all you want." Adam and Eve received two different
forms of advice. Whose side are you on now, God's or Satan's? You want
to be on God's side, isn't that true? That means you must cross through
Satan's side.
What is the most basic characteristic of Satan? He always wants to
do what God doesn't like. Therefore, you must go completely opposite
from whatever pleases Satan. Satan is always thinking of himself as the
center of everything; he is also very proud. He will always try to
eliminate anything that goes against his will. People who want to live
an easy life and not work for what they get are being influenced by
Satan. They must say, "Get behind me, Satan. I'm going to work
hard and I don't even care if I receive any reward for it!"
Satan wants to receive lots of praise and tribute. That means you
must seek to receive more criticism and hardship. Satan always
encourages you to desire good clothing and to be boastful about
yourself. Therefore, you must turn the other way. A beautiful woman or
handsome man might be encouraged by Satan to try to become a famous
Broadway star. In order to go against him, you would have to seek a
humble, meek life.
This morning I came in here a few minutes before six and the room
was almost two-thirds empty. Why was that? People were listening to
Satan saying, "You don't have to go down to the Grand Ballroom so
early. You can sleep thirty more minutes." You did that, didn't
you? Satan is always whispering into your ears. The Heavenly way is to
reject him 100% and turn exactly toward the opposite direction from
where he is urging you to go.
My thinking is that whenever someone tells me "Father, I want
to do this," I advise them to do the exact opposite. If you think
you want to do certain things, I will often give you the opposite
direction. That is because when "you" want to do something,
it is usually what Satan is suggesting to you. I spoke a total of eight
hours yesterday and now I have spoken for three hours today. The normal
advice I receive is, "Father, you don't have to speak so much and
work so hard." Therefore, since that is the "normal"
way, I do the exact opposite and speak longer and longer.
As I speak more and more and the time passes, it is very usual that
the most important part of the message is contained within the last
part of that speech. I am looking at the front one-third of this
gathering and I feel that those who most intensely love me are usually
seated here. One reason that is apparent is that those who are in the
front never fall asleep, while in the rear area I sometimes see people
actually snoring soundly. Today is January 2, so Satan must have sent
some spies into this meeting to find out what Reverend Moon is planning
to do this year. Those people will not be sitting right in front, close
to me, but rather will be way in the back.
You should make your resolve for 1983: anything which your physical
senses or organs push you to do, do the exact opposite. You women who
feel a tremendous urge to experience the love of men should make the
opposite resolve-think, "I want to give my purest love to another
woman, rather than a man." That is not to say that I am trying to
encourage homosexuality or lesbianism-I am speaking of the most
altruistic love for each other.
This year, whatever your physical body may dictate that you do, you
should do the opposite. You may have a tremendous urge to eat lots of
good-tasting food; therefore, in order to go the opposite way you
should eat humble, even tasteless food. Satan's way is always to seek
the seat of honor, the place of prestige. This year, when you feel the
urge to take the important seat at some gathering, go instead and take
the humblest possible seat.
Since you naturally desire to wear clean, fresh clothing, do you
think I am saying that you should wear only dirty, unwashed clothes?
Not necessarily, but before you dress yourself with fresh, clean
clothes, prepare someone else's clothes so that they are clean and
nice. Be sure your husband's clothes are clean before your own; then
you can make effort to clean your own.
A good year is our goal but we must remember that our environment
is satanic; therefore, whatever this world encourages you to do, you
should do the exact opposite. Those of you who really like Home Church,
please raise your hands. Actually, Home Church is not a pleasant thing;
nobody really enjoys it. From the satanic point of view, Home Church is
the worst thing; also, within the Unification Church, it is the
toughest job.
Many people say, "The Unification Church is very good;
however, I don't like fundraising. And I don't like witnessing; and I
certainly don't like Home Church!" Many members say, "I like
Father!" but in the next breath they say, "But Father's words
are not so great to me." Everybody wishes that I would just
content myself with teaching the Divine Principle and not push them to
do fundraising and witnessing and encourage you to sleep a little
longer every day. Then, you think I would be just a wonderful, perfect
Father!
However what kind of a Father am I, truly? You have never heard
throughout your time in the Unification Church that I told you,
"Go off and take a rest." The secular world has the decency
of giving you at least a few days off now and then; but you can say,
"I have been in the Unification Church for ten years and Father
has never given me even one day off!" Look at my own life. Not for
just ten years, but for my entire life of more than sixty years, I have
never taken even one day "off."
On ceremonial occasions, I wear a dress suit and tie; but as soon
as I return to regular daily wear, I am back in an inexpensive suit and
shirt, with no tie. I do not like to look well-dressed. I prefer to
look humble and unassuming. Many men and women, once they are in the
privacy of their own homes, take off almost all their clothes in order
to relax. But even within my own home, I have never in my life gone
around in an indecent manner. The home is God's temple. We want to make
a good year out of 1983 and you have received some very practical
advice from me so far. Now you know that you are susceptible to the
satanic world and close to that realm.
According to the Oriental way of thinking, when it is hot outside
the best thing to drink is something hot. In cold weather, drink
something cold. Hot can be counteracted with hot; cold with cold.
Normally in this culture people try to drink something cold on hot
days. Your body may be asking for something cold but instead you should
give it something hot. When you sleep in a chilly room in cold weather,
your body will normally be healthier than if you sleep in a warm or hot
room. When do you catch a cold? Usually it is when you abruptly change
from a hot house to the cold outdoors. Abrupt change in temperature
will bring disharmony and disease to your body. You have to go
opposite from your bodily desires.
Are you confident to make 1983 a good year? That means those who
are fond of sleeping long hours should deny themselves that pleasure.
Those who have never wanted to go fundraising should see this as the
year to go fundraising. You women who enjoy wearing jewelry should take
off your rings and earrings and go plain. Women normally enjoy looking
at themselves in mirrors. Why don't you make a resolve for this year:
"I will not sit even once in front of the mirror in 1983."?
If you like to wear colorful dresses of yellow and red and so forth,
why not resolve that this year you will wear only gray and black?
Someone who is very fond of soft, hot breads should determine that
he will eat only cold, tough bread. Most Americans love to eat steak,
really thick and tasty. Why don't you resolve to eat thin, tough steak
throughout this year? Do the exact opposite from what your body likes.
Many people seem to be unable to smile. The person who never smiles
should kick out the satanic influence and learn to smile broadly from
ear to ear. I have done many exercises like that in my life. When I was
a young man, I was very sensitive and enjoyed seeing movies and theater
productions. Knowing how vulnerable I was to being affected by such
things, I resolved that I would not see movies any more. In order to
make my resolve very dramatic, I first went to movies for several days
in a row, all day long, sometimes watching one movie five times. Then I
cut myself off entirely from movies.
If you decide to stop eating your favorite kind of bread, first buy
a big basketful of that bread and eat the whole thing! You will feel so
full you will be in pain! When you are stuffed like that, you are
unable to move freely. Compare that feeling with the one you get when
you are empty and hungry-you will find that being hungry is preferable
because you can at least move! You need to experience both extremes of
living.
This year we must go opposite from the way Satan is leading.
Without doing that, we cannot create a good year. You Americans, do
you love your parents and your grandparents? How do you feel about the
smell that very old grandparents sometimes give off? It is not so
pleasant. You know your own mind; you like certain things and you
dislike others. It is important that you have good friends; friends
affect your love. You need friends and you need a good leader. Knowing
your own weaknesses, you should seek out friends who can advise you
well and a leader who will give you correct guidance.
In the Bible, Jesus says, "He who seeks to gain his life will
lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake will find it." Why
should that be? Jesus understood precisely how the satanic world
functions. Reverend Moon is also living among the satanic surroundings
and Satan is always trying to invade or occupy Reverend Moon.
Normally men want to possess and control others, rather than being
controlled. Also people want to be prosperous and have dignity and
status in society. Therefore, we must go the opposite direction and
humble ourselves. You should be doing things for the sake of the world,
nothing less than that. Resurrection is only possible when you go the
exactly opposite way from Satan. Instead of living, you should die-die
well for the sake of the resurrection. Each day is part of the dying
process, in a way.
Normally nobody wants to go through suffering and death; therefore,
God provides you with added impetus: persecution. Because of
persecution from others, you are put into a position in which you
really have no choice but to suffer and be willing to die.
When you face your persecutors you may feel you need to respond to
them in an aggressive way. Far greater is the attitude of willingly
looking forward to that persecution and suffering. In other words,
when you receive the suffering voluntarily you are not only paying
indemnity but also moving forward and making progress for Heaven. Thus
there are two ways of receiving persecution. One way is to receive it
entirely passively, or the other way is to voluntarily reach out for
that persecution and suffering.
If Reverend Moon had stayed in Korea, he would be comfortable
today. Nobody would be bothering me or persecuting me now. However, I
came to the United States voluntarily, inviting the persecution which
lay in wait for me. My own body says to me, "Why do you put
yourself into such uncomfortable and painful situations?" However,
my mind simply rules out the desires of my body and continues to seek
out the difficulties. Because I voluntarily go this way, there is
always progress and achievement.
Perhaps after ten years here I should be ready to settle down in
America. However, my goal is not here but Moscow. I am asking for
trouble, in a way. But I know I will not be destroyed in this way;
rather, I will gain many achievements for Heaven. Unless I went this
way, Satan and his forces would surround me.
The Unification Church doesn't spend its money for the sake of
itself. Our church is actually very poor, yet we spend a lot of money
for interfaith, inter-religious work. I will never ask you to do your
best for the sake of the Unification Church. Rather, I will ask you to
sacrifice yourself for the sake of the country and the world. When you
serve those larger entities, the Unification Church automatically
receives the blessing.
This current court battle is not something I enjoy; nobody enjoys
going to court. However, I willingly returned to this country and never
thought of dodging the situation. I determined to play the most active
role in that particular drama. No matter what, I will go on. I will
continue until communism is completely subjugated. My life is truly
dramatic and extraordinary.
Two sets of spectators surround me-Heaven's spectators and Satan's
spectators. From the viewpoints of both sides, Reverend Moon's drama in
life is very exciting. I have been chosen as the leading actor in this
Heavenly drama. When my acting is very good, Satan is very displeased
but God is very happy. How wonderful that is!
Your way of life should not be to just pay indemnity passively.
Once you have made up your mind to voluntarily travel the road of
tribulation asking for difficulties, the greatest indemnity condition
is accomplished! All that is left is for you to receive a blessing. All
the tribulation will become the means of your receiving more and more
blessing.
All you leaders, do you do your prayer at five o'clock in the
morning? You probably hate to get up so early every morning, but still
you do it. Since your body hates it, you know that it is good to do.
You have to know the taste of prayer and prefer it to your body's
desires. You should be longing for that hour of prayer. In prayer, you
can feel the taste of the presence of God. Then when you go out to
work, you can maintain that sense of God's presence. The world may be
treating you very harshly, but when you have that feeling of God's
presence and you are going the opposite way from what Satan wants, that
is the best way of life. Nothing is better.
Why do you have to go the opposite way from what your body desires?
That is the way of eliminating all the indemnity conditions. Once you
have made up your mind to live your entire life that way, you won't
have any other requirements to meet. Satan can oppose you or welcome
you-it won't matter to you, because your own mind is already made up.
Elder leaders of the church come to East Garden from all over the
world. They may be invited to breakfast with Mother and me and then
stay all day long. When midnight comes, even though they don't say it,
I know they are wishing I would go upstairs and sleep so they can
retire too. I see them sneaking looks at their watches. Last night
after the God's Day performances, I attended a leader's conference; it
was very late and I could read the minds of those leaders. They were
strongly wishing I would retire for the night. That is the way I live
my entire life-anything I do, I don't want to be behind anyone else.
Even if I am climbing a mountain, I want to get to the top first. I
want to be the one to take the toughest, most difficult path.
I think exactly the opposite from the world's way.
Sometimes I travel around the country and I see different sights. I
might sit right down on a dirty bench somewhere; other people would try
to clean it off, but I just sit right down. When Koreans give a
banquet, unlike the American way they just serve everything in the
center of the table for everyone to take from. If I see a particularly
delicious item and one that is quite untasty, I will put my plate in
front of the untasty one and resist the delicious one so that everyone
else can enjoy it. Whenever I visit with a friend and stay overnight, I
will ask my friends to wear my good clothing while I wear my older
clothes. I want others to enjoy better things than 1. I forget about
the gifts I make to others, while those who receive don't forget.
Do you think I wear expensive shoes? I am wearing well-made shoes,
but the only reason I bought them was that they were on sale-for only
$29. I had a pair of shoes which I wore for over three years and I
still didn't want to get new ones. Those old shoes were ragged and
worn, so Mother or somebody in the house hid them from me. Therefore, I
was forced to wear these new shoes this morning. I often wear old
worn-out clothing over and over again. Mother is very busy, hiding
things like that from me.
I know that somebody at East Garden has the job of doing the
laundry and she is working very hard for the family. I don't like to
give her too big a burden. I don't mind wearing a shirt for three days,
or even one week. Those people who are serving Mother and me at East
Garden don't want to work anywhere else. They want to stay there
because they feel the warmth of the love coming from True Parents. I
never worry about small things or chastise anyone for something petty.
Sometimes a sister in the kitchen will drop and break a dish and she
will feel terribly sorry. In order to alleviate her suffering, I will
just ignore the event and look in the other direction. If I looked at
her, she would feel much worse.
The satanic world sees things from the opposite viewpoint. They
are always trying to find a reason to criticize others. We are living
in the midst of a world which is ruled by selfishness, therefore we
must protect ourselves from any encroachment by Satan. When you
married couples meet with each other, your love is sweet like honey.
However, since you have a mission you sometimes have to be tough with
your desires to be together and harsh with yourself. Mother knows I am
capable of being cruel, in a way, in terms of our relationship.
Although I am very warm and loving, when it necessary for me to be
separate from her I refuse to compromise at all. I just draw the line
and nothing will make me cross it.
The only way to survive in the satanic world is by going the
Heavenly way. I go a way which is very clear-cut and absolute in its
reversal of the satanic standard. Every moment of the day I am aware
that the satanic world is around me. Do you understand this now?
Once you have made up your mind to voluntarily take up the cross of
suffering and go the opposite way from the world, your indemnity
conditions are fulfilled. A long time ago I announced the Home Church
crusade and told you it was your road of tribal messiah. However,
virtually no one wants to go to Home Church. Why is that? It is
because there are many evil spirits, particularly evil ancestors of
people in the area, who go to the area and wait for you and give you a
hard time. Those enemy ancestors do not want to see you succeed; they
see you as the offspring of God, who is their enemy. However, good
ancestors also come down and help you to make the offspring of those
evil ancestors your spiritual children.
Evil spirit world is the true source of the persecution and
difficulty you encounter in your Home Church area. Therefore, if you
refuse to retreat in the face of persecution but instead fight against
it and bring victory over it, your reward and benefit will also be
transferred to your good ancestors.
Because I have an international foundation and am well-known around
the world, once people accept your teaching and believe that Reverend
Moon is a good man, you have won a total victory. That is because you
are carrying with you the worldwide foundation of victory which I have
already achieved. The only people who will consistently oppose you will
be the communists because they are the only ones who have special
motivation to do so. Once your Home Church people realize this, they
will support you and oppose the communists' attempt to stop you.
No matter what, you must make one showdown, one true confrontation
with Satan. Without that you will never succeed. Is the heart you put
into your Home Church work stronger than that which you put into your
studies? Is it more than you do at your job? You should chase after the
Home Church work even more strongly than you pursue your own lover.
Anything less than that standard will be a condition for Satan to
infiltrate.
You must have a strong, anxious desire to do Home Church. Perhaps
you have very little time because you must earn your own living and
take care of many other things. If you pray earnestly for God to accept
even one hour of work in your area and you do it with great sincerity,
God will look at it as twenty-four hours of work. Many people put their
outside jobs first and Home Church second, but that is not acceptable
in Unification Church. When you are prevented from working in your
area because of your mission in the church, that is unavoidable; but
when you are trying to earn a lot of money in an outside job and cannot
do your Home Church work, that is not acceptable.
Home Church is the place for you to meet God and love Him.
Therefore, it is most logical for you to work in Home Church more than
you spend time on school work, on your job, or for your own lover. If
the intensity of your love for Home Church is at that level, God's
protection will be added to you and Satan will have no way to
infiltrate.
When I first open my eyes each morning, I think about God's
providence. There is no moment, even during my sleep, when I am not
thinking and concentrating upon the providence. That is the way my
life has been conducted. That is why God has blessed everything I have
done. Sometimes when I have a seemingly impossible task from God, I
feel it may take a longer time but I put my whole heart in it. I want
you to understand that God cannot bless you and your work until you
demonstrate a higher standard than any satanic standard.
Jesus said clearly that people had to love him, the Christ, more
than they loved their own spouse, parents, children, etc. Otherwise
they were not worthy of him. You have no idea how impenetrable the
indemnity barriers are and how difficult they are to dissolve. For six
thousand Biblical years, God has been working to restore one single
person, one pure Adam. Think of it. If I can restore during my
lifetime one Eve, children, and all mankind, what a great
accomplishment that will be in the sight of God and history. This is
not just theory I am speaking about-it is reality. I have broken down
that incredible indemnity barrier and created an altar before God.
In the United States, everyone will be able to welcome Reverend
Moon on the foundation of the Home Church tribal messiah. On that
foundation, the national messiah will emerge. When that foundation is
accomplished, the worldwide messiah will emerge. Jesus Christ came as
the messiah but his fulfillment was thwarted even on the level of
family, thus the higher levels were out of the question. The position
you are inheriting-to become a tribal messiah-is greater than the
level which was anticipated by the 4,000 year history of Judaism.
By receiving the position of tribal messiah, you are automatically
receiving the right to exceed the accomplishments at the time of
Jesus. The victory of the tribal messiah is the equivalent of the
victory over Rome two thousand years ago. After that victory you can
claim the victory over the entire world, including the communist
world. This is why I can immediately set the goal of the Moscow
Rally. Therefore, your victory in the Home Church as the tribal
messiah is necessary; without that, we cannot move forward.
Upon that foundation the national messiah will come. Then the
worldwide messiah can come. The tribal messiah is the formation stage,
the national messiah is the growth stage, and the worldwide messiah is
perfection. In order to inherit the tradition of messiahship you must
begin at the tribal level which is the ground level. It is an
incredible privilege and honor. This is the time for which many
millions of martyrs and religious people and saints shed their blood.
In today's world communism is the largest and worst form of Satan's
power. From the communists' point of view, who is the most formidable
adversary-traditional Christianity or the Unification Church?
Certainly it is the Unification Church. In a few decades the church
has come up to this level of direct confrontation with the communistic
world. World Christianity and other religions will be following the
good leadership of the Unification Church.
The spirit world consists of hell and Heaven. Since communism is
hell's representative on earth and we are battling it, we will be
elevated to the very forefront of the Kingdom of Heaven, once we go to
spirit world. At the fore-forefront of Heaven, God is residing.
Therefore, the way of the Unification Church represents the best
possible goodness; communism represents the worst possible degree of
evil.
Reverend Moon came this far in twenty years' time. Think about the
advances we will make in the next twenty years! In twenty years of
progress, we will be able to achieve greater things than anyone in
history. Already great things are happening in South America. Heads of
state are trying to entice me to visit their countries-they know I can
bring good influence to those countries. When I have worked for only
one year in such a situation of positivity, our accomplishment will
be unparalleled.
When I hold rallies and meetings, heads of state will attend. The
press will see the value and cheer what we are doing. Think about such
a dramatically different situation. Each day, whole nations could turn
toward Unificationism. There are twenty-six nations in South and
Central America, If Reverend Moon is invited to hold rallies and
influence people there, the whole continent will be changed. When all
of South America is solidly united behind me, I will proclaim to North
America, "Well, Uncle Sam, do you still call me 'the
controversial Reverend Moon?"
Many people want to come to the United States but the U.S.
embassies in most countries are very reluctant to issue visas. People
in South America wait in long lines for visas. However, the time will
come when Moonies will proclaim, "Open the doors between North
and South America. We should be one country, one continent, not
two." The time will come when, since Reverend Moon will be in
South America and there will be so many Moonies here in the U. S.,
there will be a tremendous crush to go from North to South
America-opposite from what it is now! People will be lined up to get
out of the United States so they can see Reverend Moon! As long as
this country opposes Reverend Moon, there can be no benefit here at
all.
I feel completely confident that North and South America will
follow God's direction. Someone might say, "In what capacity do
you say these things, Reverend Moon? What is your foundation?" My
answer is, "Just wait and see. The trend of history will bear
this out. What I am saying will come to pass."
Under incredible adversity during the past ten years, our movement
has laid this strong foundation. The United States will eventually have
no power in their opposition.
America has no reason to be fearful of Reverend Moon. They only
need to heed my advice-if they would listen to what I am saying, they
would no longer be fearful. I can offer America a way of educating the
public to become God-centered men and women, armed with an ideology
which would totally uproot the power of communism. Instead, the U.S.
has been trying to destroy Reverend Moon in a very cheap way; they
have dragged me into the courtroom, thinking they could stop and
destroy me in that way. They can never send me to hell; the destiny of
hell is never decided by the U. S. government. God is the one who
decides who goes to hell; therefore, I have nothing to fear and no
reason to retreat. I came here for a straightforward confrontation.
Perhaps you American women feel I speak too harshly to you
sometimes. Nevertheless, you like to hear a man of guts and conviction,
based upon God. I'm sure my words are often unpleasant to your ears,
but I speak the truth.
The most formidable group in the world are the Moonies, without
question. I have unquestionable power, but it is not from Satan;
rather, I am working for God and goodness. Therefore, my entire method
and strategy is a peaceful one.
I have been receiving direct persecution from the United States
for ten years. Now the time has come when you Americans must vindicate
me-1983 is the year to do it! The place for that vindication is Home
Church. By that, I am not talking about destruction or violence. I am
talking about saving America, restoring this nation. Our only form of
revenge will be to return love for the hate we have received. I came
to America totally on my volition and endured the persecution for ten
years. Now you American citizens must march voluntarily toward the
Home Church providence and win the vindication for the sake of this
world - vindication of the name of Reverend Moon.
The forces of evil have tried to harass you all the time with
methods such as leafleting and so forth. Why shouldn't you adopt
similar methods, only with good intentions- why can't you wake up the
people to God's providence and direction? If this cannot be done
successfully, I will be forced to pull all the members of the church
from their missions, including the newspapers, and mobilize them to do
nothing but Home Church.
This is the year for you to make your victory in Home Church. Make
your showdown this year. From that point on, new leaders of this nation
will emerge. When your Home Church area responds favorably, you can
bind together with ten other areas and elect your own congressman. As
you become larger and larger in your influence, you will be able to
elect a God-centered good leader for senator or governor, for city
councilmen and state senators. Is there some part of the Constitution
that says that because you are members of the Unification Church, you
will be deprived of the rights of the Constitution and that you cannot
run for public office? Can you not become the president of the US or
a congressman because you are a Moonie? That is not the law of the
land.
The leaders of the Unification Church are not prohibited by the
Constitution from becoming leaders of the Republican or Democratic
parties. You know that Reverend Moon came here in order to give
education to the president of the U. S. You members of the church will
be in the position to educate senators, congressmen, mayors,
government officials. What is wrong with that? Right now, those people
are not listening to me so I have had to make my own foundation to
achieve the same goal. Therefore, I have been organizing people from
different professions such as lawyers, scholars and theologians,
scientists, and the media. At this time, we could assemble top grade
leadership from those organizations such as the Professors World Peace
Academy and offer excellent leaders for this nation. We are not
looking at this from a "political" viewpoint; this is the
way God is looking at this nation and the world. God wants to see
certain things happen in this country.
As you know, the power of communism is organized under the
International Communist Party. However, the free world does not have
any such thing to match this atheistic organization. Therefore, all
the religious people of the free world, including the Pope, should be
brought together for this purpose. That is the reason all religious
forces must be mobilized. Right now in Florida, many theologians and
philosophers are gathering at the Conference on God to discuss this
idea. All famous scholars and theologians must be brought together in
unity under one system. In order to hasten the day of true peace-the
Kingdom of Heaven on earth-we must mobilize all religious
organizations into one common alliance. In that way we can confront the
power of international communism. No other force in the free world
has the power to do that.
I have a plan and method of fulfillment of that plan. Through the
mobilization of righteous religious people, this nation can be restored
to political righteousness. You women whose husbands get elected to the
senate or congress or precedent could even become the First Lady of
the nation. Who ever said it couldn't be done? That kind of event is
not so far off.
The time will come when all the smallest minorities will become
important in this country. I have created all kinds of organizations in
this country, but there is only one for which I have set aside an
endowment fund-the Minority Alliance International, for which I
allocated $2 million. Without the mediation of Reverend Moon, there can
be no permanent healing of the rift between white and black people.
Unificationism is the only power with a universal ideology and way of
life. You must have that kind of consciousness-that Moonie
consciousness.
Therefore, in the fight against communism nobody else but us will
be the front line forces. 1983 is the very year in which we shall
proclaim that war-and we shall win the victory. I have a plan to take
care of drug addicts. Through the CARP movement we can teach martial
arts to students, which is an excellent form of discipline and a way of
cleaning up the moral climate of the campuses. That kind of thing is
very good for America. By doing all these good activities in 1983, it
will be a very good year for America.
At this time, since the municipal police forces are too small to
fight the wave of crime in this country, every Home Church area has the
capacity to organize its own voluntary police forces. Moonies are
becoming part of those voluntary police forces; that is good for you to
do. Because you will work the hardest and give yourselves the most, you
will set the standard for the police forces. We will cleanse them in
such a way.
What kind of a member of the Unification Church do you want to be?
One who only believes in the Principle, or one who can also actively
bring results? The Kingdom of Heaven on earth can only emerge by the
actions of believers, not by belief only. Go ahead and expand your
influence of goodness as wide as you can. Once your foundation of
self-discipline is strong, there is no need for Reverend Moon to be
here in America. However, some United States officials believe that if
they can kick Reverend Moon out of here, they will eliminate their
"problems" because of him. However, they are already too late
for that.
If you have been only a believing member of the Unification Church,
you must begin from now on to be an action member. Another job needs to
be done, that of cleansing and eliminating the prostitution districts
in New York City. Why is Reverend Moon thinking about these things?
It is for just one reason-to save America. Actually, what does Reverend
Moon owe to America? [ could be praying for revenge against this
nation, but every day my prayer is how to save it.
I instructed the Japanese members to learn martial arts very well;
wherever there was a V.O.C. gathering or meeting, the communists would
try to destroy it. However, since our members were experts in martial
arts, the communists would be unable to stop our rallies. Even the
thinnest, shortest members could knock out bigger, stronger communists.
Therefore, the campuses were taken out of the hands of the communists
and CARP gained tremendous influence in one campus after another.
The communists in Japan were defeated by Reverend Moon, so they
wanted to gain revenge. They spread the reputation of Reverend Moon as
a "dictator," "brainwasher:' etc. That kind of
terminology was created by the communists in order to launch a
character assassination against me. The American media just gobbled up
that kind of terminology; that has been going on here for ten years.
My conviction was to have no fear in waging this battle. As long as
truth is on our side, we shall prevail over the lies of communism. All
lies will eventually be shattered by the truth. The media has thought
they could destroy Reverend Moon by using their "smoke
screen" method and spreading lies about me but after ten years
what are they saying? They are having to admit that all their efforts
have only made Reverend Moon famous in this country! Their problem is
that Reverend Moon has consistently spoken the truth, even though they
don't like to hear it. Furthermore, the predictions I have made have
come to pass. That is a big problem for the media and the U.S.
government.
Now Reverend Moon has inspired the founding of the Washington
Times. Until this time the conservatives in Washington had no
voice. When we initially tried to create a new newspaper, everybody
said it was impossible and many groups organized to try to stop the
efforts of Reverend Moon. Now, though, look what has happened there.
Those formerly negative conservative groups are calling it
"our" paper now, "our" Washington Times.
The Reagan administration looks upon the Washington Times
as a great ally; it is a favored newspaper. Reagan gave the paper
an interview, as did several members of the Cabinet and high government
officials-why? It is not because they like Reverend Moon; rather, it is
because they know they need the Washington Times. Even though
many American leaders do not like me personally, they like the
Washington Times; this is ironic.
Those people who act in deeds rather than just talk shall be the
ones who gain the victory. I want to see those victors. Do you want to
become such victors? Will you be people of action from now on? We are
like soldiers going into the front line of the battle, not for the sake
of ourselves or even for the sake of America, but for the sake of the
world.
As you know, the Unification Church is the greatest adversary of
communism. Therefore, anyone who tries to destroy Reverend Moon-for
example, the U.S. government-is actually aiding communism. However,
soon all these groups will understand the truth and the truth shall
make them free.
Home Church is the first-and the last-battleground for the victory
of God. The Home Church providence was launched by me, a person with
very thin, small eyes. However, these small eyes will continue to watch
until they see the victory in the Home Church providence. Actually, the
battle of the Unification Church is finished. Why do I say that? It is
because you Moonies are capable of digesting America but America is
incapable of digesting you. Also, the Moonies can digest communism but
communism has no power to digest the Moonies. Therefore, the real
showdown has been won. It is simply a matter of growing ourselves and
expanding more and more. Don't you want to join in this battle in which
the victory is truly guaranteed?
All you need to do here in America is resurrect the name of
Reverend Moon. Suppose we mobilized 1,000 members for Home Church; each
member will have 360 homes. That will mean 360,000 homes will be
included. Suppose each home will hold four people. That means
1,440,000 people will be included within the Home Church areas. They
can also mobilize their relatives and friends and at least 3,000,000
people will be included-that could be done in the New York area alone.
These people can unite under one common belief: that they need Reverend
Moon here in America. These people could therefore resurrect the name
of Reverend Moon. The mayor of New York would have to be approved by
these people in order to get elected.
I have no personal interest in American government; however, I want
to see you American citizens elected to leadership positions in this
country. What is wrong with that? You are entitled to that right by the
Constitution.
All the court entanglements will soon be over. Even if I have to go
to jail for a period of time, I am thinking that it will be a very
exciting period. All the Moonies will come there to visit me; every
morning you will hold a prayer service and demonstrate to be allowed to
see me. You will line up for blocks to see me. You will want to write
in your diary, "Father was suffering in jail and I went to visit
him on this day." That will be an historical occasion. Not only
the Moonies will want to come but you will also bring your parents
there, telling them that they must apologize to Reverend Moon.
If I go to jail, will the Professors World Peace Academy be
suspended? No, the heads of all the chapters in fifty countries will
come to the jail to meet with me and receive direction. Also, if I
call for the chairmen of the Science Conference to come to meet with
me, they would come too. At that time, the media would be watching to
see who visits Reverend Moon; they would attach a permanent reporter at
the front gate of the jail. All those prominent theologians from the
Conference on God might be called to meet with me. Would they come?
We want to be successful within the New York City area. Through the
Home Church system we shall achieve our success. Reverend Moon is
certainly not a passive religious leader; I am an activist, in a way. I
am teaching action, not just belief.
When we won the victory in the New York Supreme Court which
entitled us to tax exemption here, the judge stated that although
people criticize the Unification Church as a political or a business
organization, he saw after digging down to the bottom that all those
activities have been motivated out of a deep and supreme religious
conviction. Therefore, they are part of our religious activities. Thus
the church is entitled to the same tax exemption as any other church.
Actually, the Unification Church has no intention to meddle into
politics but we have the desire to educate people in every field so
that they can become God-centered people of righteousness and nobility.
What is wrong with that? The Home Church providence itself is basically
an educational activity. We want to stop immorality and educate people
into God-centeredness and push them into leadership roles. In that way
new leadership will be created for this country. The Unification Church
is an organization of "exercise"-no one can just stand still;
either you run or jump or do something active.
From now on, you must take on some type of exercise-some
type of action. When will you do that? When Unification members are
following my instruction to the precise letter, I know the end result
of 1983 will be one of goodness. When December comes, we will be able
to say, "It was truly a good year."
My great dream is to educate someone to become a truly God-centered
president of this country. Do you think American people would welcome
such a goal? Those really caring, patriotic Americans will petition me,
saying, "You are the only one to correctly educate the leaders of
this country." Imagine if the U.S. president were here and smiling
from ear to ear as he listens to this sermon, how would God feel?
Wouldn't God be pleased to see such an event? Suppose all the senators
from the fifty states came here and sat in one block, listening for a
six hour sermon and forgetting themselves. Would God take delight to
look upon such a scene?
When you women dream of an ideal husband, would you look for
someone like me? What can you do about that? There is only one of me
and there are 1.5 billion women in the world. There is only one way-you
women put your husbands under my care and I will train them and remold
and shape them into someone like me and then return them to you. How do
you like that? Would you leave your husband in my hands? Or would you
try to whisper your own opinions into his ears? Those who would want to
leave your husbands in my hands, please raise your hands now. Even you
married women? You men heard what I have said-your wives have given you
to me. I want to make you into replicas of me, since your wives want
it, God wants it, and the world needs it. How about that?
Revolutionary changes will come during 1983. I am truly going to
start a new year. Now, it is the men's turn: what will you say if I
chastise you hard when you fail to live up to my expectations and
continue to do things your own way? Would you accept my chastisement?
With the American way of doing things, it might take ten years for
victory, while with my way it will take only one year. We don't have
much time. This new year is a year of action.
Even though I have been doing my absolute best and have persevered
through many ordeals, if I do not live up to God's expectations I too
will be cut off from God's blessing. That is the kind of judgment we
are all facing. 1983, in particular, is such a crucial year. Many
things are geared up for their consummation in this year. The tensions
between East and West, particularly Soviet Russia and the United
States, have come to a crucial point now. Russia has been ahead of the
U.S. militarily for several years; now President Reagan is trying to
close that gap. However, some liberal politicians and media forces have
been trying to stop him.
From the Heavenly point of view, the greatest battle
in this country is that between the U.S. government and Reverend Moon.
The government and the media have come together and tried to push
Reverend Moon into an isolated little corner. Now, however, the battle
has shifted. The government and the media are not as united as before.
Reverend Moon is gaining the support of some media people; also support
has come from the religious community now.
This year which adds up numerically to 21 will be the year in which
Reverend Moon will stretch out his wings and fly. "Let this be a
good year"-that is a prayerful statement but it also means that we
are going to make this a good year ourselves. Undoubtedly Reverend
Moon is a famous person. During 1982, I shocked the entire world with
the two mass weddings. What shall we do in 1983? I would like to make
this year unforgettable by organizing a Home Church demonstration-by
creating victory in Home Church. Do you think we could have a rally at
Central Park for 500,000 people? We could do that easily, particularly
with the work of the Minority Alliance International and our Home
Church work. Let us harbor an absolute hope for victory.
Those of you who would like to become publishers of newspapers in
the future, please raise your hands. You are pretty greedy! Do you want
to create a company from scratch, or are you waiting for me to give you
a company so you can just sit in your comfortable armchair? If you want
to create your own newspaper company, you will need much, much money!
That is not so easy. Do you want such a difficult job? It is easy to
say yes, but doing it is different.
Why do you think I make things so complicated here in America-why
do I bring over Koreans and Japanese elders? Wouldn't it be much
simpler if I just picked American leaders to do everything here? I
cannot use only American leaders, even though it would be most
convenient for the members. Actually we have created a club of
enemies-Korea and Japan were bitter enemies of each other. Japan and
the U.S. fought a war against each other and the U. S. and Germany
fought two wars. Do you look upon each other with those facts in mind?
Think about why I do such seemingly impossible things-why should I
bring together all these enemy countries and try to harmonize them?
There are incredible cultural and language barriers between them. Why
do I do it?
God uses Cain's position as much as Abel's in history. There must
be a victorious foundation on Cain's side, as well as Abel's. God
always sacrifices Abel for the sake of Cain. Therefore, we must love
our enemies. In the last days, before the completion of the
restoration, God is using enemy territories, enemy countries in which
to lay the foundation to restore His own country. Therefore, in order
to bring all the enemy countries together, only the United States is
eligible to do this. Korea could not achieve such a thing. If we tried
to bring Japanese together with Koreans in Korea, I know many bitter
Koreans would kill the Japanese. Also, if we tried to bring together
everyone in Japan it would be impossible. That is why God prepared
this "melting pot" nation for the last days, where all colors
of skin and nationalities have come together.
Therefore all the different leaders such as Korean, Japanese and
American have come together here for the purpose of achieving true
unity. Korea is in the Adam position providentially, Japan in the Eve
position and America in the Archangel position. Who made those
positions? God did not create them; they came into being through the
activity of the providence. In order to fulfill this restoration drama,
certain countries took certain roles.
There is only one Adam and Eve, but there is the Heavenly archangel
position and the satanic one. The archangel country must love the Eve
and Adam country, otherwise restoration cannot occur. Here in America,
there is no real master or leader. The central position of this
country can go to anyone; anyone who is born here can become the
president regardless of his ancestry. The Adam and Eve countries are
ones of homogeneous heritage, while the archangel country is a mixture
of all heritages. This heterogeneous country of America is being
requested to unite with the Adam and Eve countries.
The archangel was supposed to unite with Adam and Eve according to
their standards, but he enticed them to depart from the principle and
do things his way. I selected Mr. Kamiyama as my financial advisor; he
has been doing this for almost 10 years. In every home, the role of the
mother is to take care of the material things; she also is responsible
for feeding the children. She gives birth to the two sons-the Cain and
Abel positions. At this time, the U. S. is in the position of the Abel
archangel and Germany is the Cain archangel in Europe. Eve's role is to
bring Cain and Abel together at her two breasts; without the unity of
those two sons, Eve cannot return to her husband. That is why so much
support is coming to our movement from Japan; Japan is
"feeding" America and Germany. When Japan has brought
together these two nations, she can be accepted by the Adam country,
Korea.
America is protecting Korea's national security; this is most
crucial. America must not neglect this responsibility. Since 1978,
Japan has risen to become an internationally respected economic power;
that is the plan of God. In order for the mother's position to be
fulfilled, she must be healthy and able to give nourishment to the
children; she must have plenty of resources.
Japan also has the responsibility to protect Korea. I asked Mr.
Furuta, the manager of the Japanese church's economic affairs, to bring
Japanese people to Korea through the Korea-Japan Cultural Association.
He should show them around and take them to the Little Angels School
for a performance. That is providentially very important. It will
contribute to the joint dependence of Korea and Japan and will be
significantly important for national security. I have asked Mr. Furuta
to do this without fail.
The most important internal strategy is that here in America the
leadership from Korea, Japan and America must unite and work together.
Also many marriages have taken place between those nations, which is a
fulfillment of the providence. Even if you blue-eyed Americans are
tearful, saying, "We don't want this!," you must go this
path. Therefore, Korean and Japanese elders are an absolute necessity
here in America and I will not pull them out. This is an historical
requirement. Do you understand?
When I sent out the missionaries to different countries, I selected
one each from Japan, the U.S., and Germany. Japan is in the mother's
role among the three, so the Japanese missionaries should have
fulfilled that mother's position. When the three missionaries were
united together totally, only then could they come and have an audience
with me. I told them they should come back to see me after seven years
were over. On May 1, the seven years will be complete. Meanwhile the
worldwide foundation has been laid. Japanese people are now dispersed
over six different continents.
There are more women members in Japan than men; that is God's plan,
too. Therefore, 500 brides had to go overseas to find their husbands;
in that way, the Japanese can link themselves to the entire world.
Japanese women have the capability to adjust themselves to different
cultures.
The Unification Church is an exciting place, isn't it? We have
homes in which there are Japanese, Korean, American and German people
living together. United States citizens are in the Heavenly archangel's
position, which is comparable to Abel's position. Abel should be in the
serving position to the Cain people. Also, Abel must serve the
parents; that is the viewpoint of Principle. The parent countries are
Korea and Japan. That means American people have to love Cain-the
German people, and also the parents-Korea and Japan.
Many American leaders have accused Korean and Japanese elders, but
that is taking Satan's position. The Heavenly order of responsibility
is Korea first, then Japan, then America, then Germany. Therefore,
Japanese leaders cannot argue with Korean leaders and Americans cannot
argue with Japanese leaders. Do you follow me clearly? Until now you
have had many problems with Oriental leaders, but that kind of
situation is what pleases Satan.
If I decided to make my sermons in English, I could do so. However,
if I did that it would not encourage all of you to learn Korean. It is
you who are supposed to be learning the mother tongue, not the parents
who are supposed to learn the children's language. Think of how great
it would be if I could just speak in Korean without an interpreter.
When I made a joke, everybody could laugh in unison. How historical
that would be! I am determined that such a thing will happen; you may
not do it, but your children will be able to understand me. Do you want
to leave it to your children, or will you do it yourself? All right
then, do it.
God has been enduring tremendous suffering throughout history which
until now no one has understood. Jesus' heart on the cross at Calvary
has never before been understood until this time, when Reverend Moon
could come and reveal the heart of God. Jesus knew the heart of God
and even though the Roman soldiers pierced his side as he hung on the
cross, he could forgive them and say to God, "They do not know
what they do." How could he say that? He was thinking of the
future of the nation, not just of those few Roman soldiers.
This is the time when God has assembled this one Christian nation
of America, in the position of the Roman empire. He is forgiving them,
giving them their last opportunity to unite with the other providential
countries in order to fulfill God's will and God's goal. Asian people
have come to America to set the new tradition. I have come here
temporarily but it is not my permanent mission. When American and
Japanese people are in Korea they are not motivated to believe in the
Unification Church. Likewise when Americans and Koreans go to Japan,
they are not inspired to accept the Unification Church. Therefore,
God's providence directed that Japanese and Korean people should come
to America to witness temporarily to the American people; they must lay
the foundation. The Japanese and Koreans will become the spiritual
parents of many people. Even if those Americans are told not to go to
Korea or Japan, they will not be stopped; they will want to do anything
to see the countries of their spiritual parents.
Unless the United States links herself to the culture of the East,
this nation will perish. In the English language, a nation has the
feminine gender but when I talk about Korea, it is a "he"
nation. The "she" nations need a "he" nation. That
is natural.
You first-class American citizens, are you going to be defeated by
all these Japanese people? As the members of the archangel country, you
should learn tradition from Eve's country; so you should hold on to
them, imitating them and learning their methods. Heavenly tradition is
not set by the archangel; it is set by Adam and Eve. Therefore, Adam
and Eve's actions must become the archangel's actions. No matter how
great your civilization may be, you do not have the Heavenly tradition
here. Do you want to inherit that tradition? That means this country
needs the Adam and Eve nation very much. Therefore, you must follow and
respect those nations. Am I saying these words because I am an Oriental
man? No, I am not. You cannot make any excuses about this; this is the
truth. If anyone tries to excuse himself from this way, he is excusing
himself from Heaven. Be very clear about this and remember from now
on.
This is the time for action so 1983 is the year of action. We are
gathered together, all the different enemy nations-Japan and Korea, the
United States and Germany -to set the example and the tradition for
true unification. That is good for God, but it is bad for your
nationalistic pride.
We must be thankful to God; He always prepares our situation for
us. The Unification Church does not use birth control; we bear as many
children as God gives us. Mother and I have set the example and Mother
has already given birth to 13 children. Having more and more children
is another way in which our movement can grow. Since America is so
wealthy that you have special foods for dogs and cats, that wealth can
be channeled into feeding good human beings. With the kind of
multiplication we will be seeing, imagine how large our population will
be in fifty years!
You have been listening to me for a long time today; now it is
boiling down to one simple statement. Those of you who can say, "I
have made up my mind to follow your direction and bring the success. I
will not let you down; please trust me," raise your hands and say
Amen! We are marching on that road to success Amen'