Ep 462 - Japan - A Mother's Mission Part 3
Japan -- A Mother's Mission 97-22-12-40 - January 30, 2022
(Response to sharing) Father said as long as we maintain family hoondokhae, we can always bring heavenly fortune. Maybe it takes time. This time that I spent with my family members, I really realized what a blessing I have received because of hoondokhae. Because of hoondokhae, I could take care of each of our family members, including my grandchildren. I am really grateful to God and True Parents because they guided us (about) how to do hoondokhae centering on the family. Please carry on (this tradition) continually, not just occasionally.♦
I finally arrived safely in Korea today, my homeland in Korea. Thank you very much to everyone who prayed for me. I will be quarantined for 10 days starting today. My heart is very happy when I think that I will be able to meet True Mother in just 10 days. When I see True Mother, I will convey our North American brothers and sisters longing heart and your love for True Mother well. Thank you. I love you all.
Today I’d like to talk again about “Japan -- A Mother's Mission” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
Japan was blessed and liberated through True Parents. Receiving such blessings, however, entails responsibility. You must not forget your responsibility. Through you, the indemnity that Japan needs to pay should be lessened. That is why you need to walk the path of living for the sake of others in accordance with True Parents' words. You need to show the world that you are indeed doing so. When you think about the love of True Parents, who have established you in a position where you can be respected by other nations in the world, what should you do? When Japan follows the wrong direction externally, you should set it right. Korea and Japan need to become one and bring about the reunification of North and South Korea, which should be established as God's homeland.
To do so, you need to translate this idea into action and practice. That is why, as I left Hokkaido, I blessed it, saying, “May everyone become rich.” The way to become rich is by witnessing. Cranes safely cross the Himalayas by riding the updraft. Similarly, though it may be difficult for you to begin at first, once you start you will be able to achieve your goal. The blessed families have the mission of guiding the 130 million people of Japan. I hope that the wonderful fathers of the great mother nation will also cooperate most actively, and take the lead in uniting with Korea, the father nation. (2013.10.17, Tokyo, Japan)
Right after the Second World War, the Allies, led by the United States, which were the victor nations, helped rebuild Japan, a nation that had been defeated. They helped Japan to revive its economy without paying any indemnity. Why did they do that? It was because the time had come for the appearance of True Parents, the Messiah of the Second Advent responsible for providential work. For fallen humanity to advance to God's presence, the central figures must fulfill. their responsibility. Though humanity has multiplied for 6,000 years until there are now billions of people, there was not one person among them who knew about Heaven's providence. It was only through True Parents that the secrets of Heaven came to be revealed.
This nation, which made many mistakes in the past, was established as the mother nation. That was a decision True Parents made based on forgiveness and love. It is not easy for people in the world who think themselves superior to uphold Heaven's Will. That is why Heaven chose and employed people who thought themselves inadequate. Japan is not an exception. Everyone must know the truth. I know that there are many good people who wish to adopt a fresh attitude in the face of that truth. Nonetheless, even if all the people who are in charge of this country and Korea do not know about Heaven's Will, I hope that you at least will be able to look upon the world with a broader perspective. The people who should do so are those of you gathered here today, as well as the blessed families, including our second and third generation members. (2013.10.18, Port Messe Nagoya, Japan)
Based on Mother’s word, I researched more of Father’s word regarding Japan’s mission.
<Chambumo Gyeong, P. 683> In 1999, a year before the arrival of a new century, for the sake of the world, 12,000 Japanese women in groups of 80 were sent out as missionaries to 150 nations.
A total of more than 20,000 Japanese women went out to the world as missionaries starting from 1994. When True Parents toured the mission countries during this time, they took time to encourage these missionaries.
On this foundation, True Parents announced on January 1, 1998 that Japan was elevated from the position of Eve nation to that of mother nation.
(This was) how Japan became the Mother nation from (being the) Eve nation.
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." God sent the Messiah to the earth to save all mankind, not just one nation, one tribe, one person.
Why did he send the Messiah? Because God loved the world. God’s main target and goal is to save the world. He loves the world so much. That is why he sent his beloved son, the messiah, to the earth.
Therefore, we must live with the same goal and vision as God and True Parents—to save all people.
Therefore, Father often mentioned, if the vision or goal of any one human being, family, or country is not for world salvation, it will all disappear along the way. No matter what situation I am in, I always have to live with the thought that I work for the world.
My concepts are for the sake of the world, my vision and job are for the sake of the world. I exist for the sake of the world. This concept, mindset and attitude are very important. God’s vision is like this; so as children my vision should also be like that. His concept and vision and mine should totally unite together. In order for me to get into that concept, idea and vision, it took a long time. But since I got it, I really feel that I do (what I do) for the sake of the world. I have a clear concept of global vision and global salvation.
As the mother nation, Japan has sent numerous members as world missionaries for world salvation. The reason Japan is still doing very well and can play a central role in the world is that it has a substantial result of living for the sake of the world.
No one can deny this. Some people may not like Japanese or Japanese missionaries. (They may be) struggling. “Why did Japanese (missionaries) come to our nation?” There (may have been) all kinds of misunderstandings. But, in fact, you cannot deny the reality. Did our nation of America send more missionaries than Japan or Korea? Have we provided more economic support for the world than Japan? We cannot say anything in front of substantial results. That is the reality.
It is time for the United States, North America, the elder son nation, to take the lead, inherit everything the parent nations did, and lead the way for world salvation, more than Korea, the father nation, and Japan, the mother nation. If the United States, the elder son nation, becomes a model for sending missionaries and a model for helping the world economically, then as True Parents said, heavenly fortune will come to America and (it) will not perish forever.
We should send more young leaders as world missionaries than the Mormon church and the mother nation, Japan.
This is an important point.
If our growing second and third generations and young people go out to serve as missionaries around the world, the United States will surely become the world's central country in the Unification Church, even beyond the Unification Church.
If our blessed children go on world missions and experience meeting God, return to America and testify to the living, working God, their spirits will revive and an infinite future will unfold for the United States. Let's remember that those who live for the world will never fail.
We really need to encourage and educate our young generation, our second generation, third generation very well. I can see great hope, if we make this (educational?) system very (effective). Many people say we lost our second generation, hope and vision from our second generation, third generation, but I tell them, “Because you see that kind of ‘I,’ that kind of concept(?), that is why you cannot see hope and vision. But for me I can feel great hope in America.”
If all of the first generation join in Morning Devotion and totally unite, then we can influence the spiritual world and the heavenly world and then (have) an impact on our second generation, young generation, they certainly will come back. I can see that. I can already feel great hope. Since Naokimi is responsible for the nation of America, all second generation are more and more responsible, and more and more (are) joining Morning Devotion, I can see great hope.
In the future let them fully take ownership, not just for the sake of the United States. Let them go out for the sake of the world and serve and love the whole world. Let them meet God on the frontline and come back and share their experience (of) how their life has changed -- complete transformation. This is the way those who are sleeping, those who are far from our church, will come back very soon.
This is the era of the elder son’s nation. The Korean Peninsula providence without the elder son nation’s cooperation is impossible. That is why the role of the elder son nation is to fully take responsibility … for the sake of Korea and Japan and the world.
Our goal is to help the father nation (Korea) with the providence for a Heavenly Unified Korea and make great contributions to the reunification of the Korean peninsula, and secondly, to take the lead in the salvation of all people around the world. Then, the United States will indeed become a filial elder son nation recognized by Heaven, Earth, and others.
As long as you and I have that kind of vision and idea and really go forward, someday definitely our dream will come true. Because we don’t have that kind of vision so far, then nothing is happening. Vision always makes reality. That is why vision is important. The Bible says where there is no vision, the people perish.
We American brothers and sisters, again if we unite together and have a great vision not just for America but for the whole world, the same as that of God and that of True Parents, (then) I can feel full of hope in America. Do you agree with me? This is not an exaggeration. I have that confidence. The more I pray, the more I feel like that.
<Chambumo Gyeong, P. 684> Japan is the mother nation. She must become the mother nation that always follows the will of the father nation. Once America stands in the realm of the elder son, America must become a nation that follows the will of the father and mother nations. As the mother nation, Japan must go the path of a sacrificial offering in order to bring happiness to the father and Heavenly Parent.
Japan, as a sacrificial offering, has to establish a tradition of dedication, sacrificing and offering everything. Japan must become a central nation that lives in attendance to the father nation. The mother nation must live for the sake of the father nation, and the elder son nation must live for the sake of the mother nation. All the other nations in the world must act in concert with one another for the sake of the safety of the father nation.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 15 - Three Object Purpose and Life
Let’s study from EDP.
As a result of origin-division-union action, four positions are formed: the origin at the center, the subject partner and the object partner (distinct substantial object partners to the origin in the pattern of its dual characteristics), and their union.
Any one of the four positions may assume the position of subject partner and engage the other three as its object partners, forming a communion of three object partners. When each of the four then acts as the subject partner and enters into give and take with the other three revolving around it, they fulfill the three object purpose.
Example of Centering on the 3 Object Partners
1. When God created Adam and Eve in the position of subject right after creation
a. At this point the 3 object partner was not yet established.
b. In order to become 3 object partners centered on God as the subject, Adam and Eve had to marry and give birth to children.
2. When Adam and Eve become perfected and attain family perfection centered on God
a. Adam, Eve, and the children become the 3 object position centered on God.
b. Therefore, God's love will be complete only when 3 generations complete the great Kingships centering on God.
God's love will be complete when the three object partners centered on God each stand in the position of subject and take the position of a definite owner.
That is why God cannot complete (his love) alone, but only centering on 3 object partners. God needs partners. Not just Adam and Eve. They are not three object partners. In order to create 3 object partners, Adam and Eve need to produce their own children. Then Adam and Eve and their children become 3 object partners. When God has these 3 object partners, then God’s love can become complete. This is important. Adam and Eve (by themselves) are not enough. Adam and Eve need to marry. Then thirdly, they need to multiply. That’s why God and Adam and Eve and children (create?) a four position foundation.
6. When Adam and Eve’s Children Become Subject!!
In order to complete 3 objects, each position centering on 4 positions, needs to take ownership, needs to become the subject.
a. Just as Father and Mother became a True Parent and True King after individual perfection, the process of 3 object purpose completion is fulfilled through individual perfection, family perfection, and perfection of dominion over creation.
b. Not just True Children, but all people who follow True Parents complete the four position foundation, and the three object purpose which is God’s purpose of creation, by restoring eldersonship (individual perfection), parentship (family perfection), and kingship (dominion over creation).
c. On the base of the completion of the four position foundation, all humanity is like one completed person who is connected as one living being by life, love, and lineage centered on True Parents.
7. What is Heaven, Earth, Humankind: Conclusion of 3 Object Purpose
<2004.1.4.> “What is Heaven, Earth, and Humankind? The 1st creator is God, the 2nd creator are True Parents, the 3rd creator are the children of Adam and Eve, but because Adam and Eve were unable to give birth to children, God’s grandchildren, they were unable to become the 3rd Parents of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind. The important thing is Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind. They themselves have to become the family of the Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind."
This is an important declaration by True Father.
True Father said that God is the first creator, True Parents are the second creator, and blessed families are the third creator.
He said that we should all become the family of the Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind. He said that when we become a family that lives attending God and True Parents in our family, we become the family of the Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind.
Father explains further:
<422-257> “The most important words in the Unification Church are cosmic parents, parents of heaven and earth, and parents of heaven, earth, and humankind. This is the first time parents of heaven, earth, and humankind has been mentioned. God’s ideal is not to become the parents of the cosmos, or the parents of heaven and earth, but to become the parents of heaven, earth, and humankind. You didn’t know this was God’s ideal of creation, His greatest desire. This is important. The incorporeal God wanted to become the parent of mankind. That is the ideal of creation. You didn’t know this. I am declaring this for the first time.” (44회참자녀의날 2003.10.25./422-257)
This is an incredible declaration. Let me explain a little bit more. .
Cosmic parents refer to the position in which God is in charge of the cosmos as just an intangible God.
The parents of heaven and earth refer to God creating Adam and Eve, wearing their body, and reaching completion with their growth.
The parents of heaven, earth, and humankind refer to the completion of God’s three object partners. True Father said that this position of parents of heaven, earth, and humankind is decided when God, True Parents, and True Children (blessed families) stand in the positions of the first, second, and third creators.
They are called the parents of heaven, earth, and humankind because they represent the intangible world of the spirit world, the tangible world of Earth, and perfected humans.
In the end, we can know that God's wish was not just to be an intangible God, but a God who comes to this land as True Parents, uses their body, and lives with His true children. This was God’s purpose of creation and ideal of creation.
This is the conclusion of the 3 object purpose. Father declared this in a speech Oct 25, 2003. This is the first time Father mentioned the parents of heaven, earth and humankind. This means God was already in that position.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: A Life of Living with Original Nature
1. We must live centered on God's law, the law of nature. You must become people who fulfills your own responsibility centered on the law of original nature. Then, how can we fulfill our own responsibilities centering on our original nature? What kind of mindset should I have? It's simple. When we carry out our responsibilities, we should do it with joy, voluntarily, and with pleasure. This attitude of heart is the standard by which God can bless us. The standard that God can deal with us is that we have a grateful heart, a rejoicing heart, and a pleased heart in any situation.
God created human beings for what purpose? In order to feel and taste joy. Where there is God’s love, there is always joy, always pleasure, always a grateful heart. Where there is the law of nature, there is so much gratitude and pleasure and a volunteer heart and joy. This is the main content of the law of nature. Should the law of nature be sad, sorrowful or miserable? Why does God’s law exist? In order to create joy and happiness and pleasure. When we live centering on the law of nature, we are always so happy, so grateful, so thankful, so interested (curious?). If we really live according to God’s law which is the law of nature, we can fulfill our own portion of responsibility very well. Do not forget God’s purpose of creation; it is joy.
His purpose of creation should be my purpose of life. My purpose of life is how to create joy and return to God. In order to create joy you should be happy, joyful, grateful and thankful. You should be happy about it. Otherwise how can you create joy and happiness? We create joy and happiness centering on God’s love. The expression of God’s love is finally happy, joyful and thankful. Where there is love but no joy, that does not make any sense.
2. We often emphasize standard by saying “standard” “standard,” but the standard that God can deal with is that He wants the object partner to be joyful no matter what responsibilities they take on. This is because God’s purpose of creating human beings and dealing with them was ultimately because of love. It is human nature to always try to live with pleasure. Expressing pleasure is one proof that we have original nature. That’s right. We need to know our original nature. When it becomes meal time longing for food is proof that we are healthy. Like so, people who love with original nature always long for the Word, long for members, and long for worship service.
When we live based on our original nature, the law of nature… Father said that longing for food at mealtime is proof that we are healthy. If we really live centered on God’s law, the law of nature, then we always long for God, for True Parents, for God’s word, for members, for Sunday Service. When we live centering on the law of nature, it is something like that.
3. When we sing hymns with our original nature, my heart keeps rejoicing. As I sing hymns, the content of the hymn resonates with my heart. You will have an original nature feeling that says “Perhaps the content of this hymn represents the circumstance of my heart? Wow, this hymn is really my hymn.” In this way, when the heart of my original nature and life are connected, it becomes the proper relationship. If I always live a life related to my original nature, my shimjeong comes out automatically. Joy springs up. When you see people, people are pleasing. When you see all things, you can’t be more glad. How about you? Are you living a life of original nature where your shimjeong always comes out? Or is there no joy, gratitude, or pleasure? Fallen nature emerges when you leave the position of original nature (God’s position). We can say that a life of original nature is a life of keeping with God’s position.
That’s why fallen man is always very negative; (it is) very easy (for him) to complain, very easy (for him) to be upset. Even though someone is doing well, “How can we find his weak points?” They are always centered on negative points. That means you are not centering on the law of original nature. You are living centering on Satan’s nature, fallen nature.
Those who are living centered on fallen nature are very negative, always complain, always criticize, always try to find the weak point. Negative thought is more (frequent?) … rather than positive thinking. Rather than centering on God’s point of view, this is not easy to change. We can know (whether) you are living centering on the law of the original nature or centering on the law of fallen nature.
Those who are living centered on the law of original nature are always grateful, always positive. Even though someone blames you and persecutes you, even though someone tries to kill you, you still forgive him and forgive (some more) and embrace him. That is like Jesus when he was crucified on the cross. He forgave his enemies. I think Jesus, centered on original nature, was super positive. In that kind of situation, he did not have any negative feelings and embraced his enemies and forgave them. This was amazing! Jesus is a man of original nature. Right?
4. Then, in order to live a life of my original nature, what stage, we must sincerely obey the laws of Heaven centered on the Principle and the Word. What happens to our hearts when we stand in the position of the law is that by obeying the law, the heart becomes confident, peaceful, proud and joyful. Next, in the growth stage, we must try to carry the Word and possess joy. You must try to feel the taste of joy by serving the object. Then, you will find that the guidance of your subject partner saying “do” and “don’t do” brings you more peace and joy and brings you closer to the subject partner’s position. In other words, through the law, the subject's circumstances and shimjeong can be known more.
5. We study the Word through TPs and Morning Devotion. And through the Word we experience how to live a life of our own original nature. We are not people seeking knowledge. We do not let that knowledge remain as simple knowledge, but we are people who put it into practice and really experience the knowledge as the Principle and Truth. At first, we accept the Word as knowledge and ideas, but it is more important to practice them and experience them to nurture in our hearts. As people possessing both original nature and fallen nature, it is difficult living by our original nature. To live by our original nature, we should always be pleased and rejoice that we belong to the subject partner, but it is difficult to do so.
6. Therefore, those who think of their relationships as “inevitable relationships” in which they reluctantly have as if they have no choice are as the same as dead in spirit. A person who has been living a life of faith until now may confess like this: “I am called a Unificationist because I just joined the Unification Church, I am not happy because I received the Blessing, but I am managing to live, I am living because I had children, and I am working because I need money since I am hungry. I am just living without a choice.” There are many people around me who are like this. We can say that these people are not living in the realm of God’s love but the realm of death.
How about you? What about you? Are you really living centering on the law of original nature, or are you (acting) unwillingly because (you feel you have) no choice. “Because I received the blessing, I need to live with my spouse. If I do not do that, maybe I will go to hell. I am so scared of going to hell. At least I know the Divine Principle.” You do not have a volunteer heart. You don’t have the willingness to serve and love people. Father said that (in this case) you are already spiritually dead.
But if your spirit is alive, then you always serve joyfully, happily and gratefully. Rev. 3:1. “You have the reputation of being alive but you are dead.” (This) means if you don’t love something, you are dead. When you do something, there is no happy, grateful, thankful heart. No pleasure. Then spiritually you are dead. That is why you need to know your current situation and reflect about that. And you need to think (about) what the law of original nature is. You need to quickly come back and study God’s word, Father’s word, and remind yourself again and go forward. Otherwise you still remain in that situation; spiritually you are dead -- even though your reputation is (that of) being alive. If you do not love something, that is a sign that you are already dead.
7. Then what is the realm of love? It is longing for the relationship centered on the subject partner and the subject partner is met with pleasure. Just as a healthy person longs for food, a person with original nature always possesses joy. So, the path of faith is the path to experience. If we go down the path of habitual faith, traditional faith, or ideological faith, practiced with a sense of duty without joy and gratitude, it becomes a really difficult path of faith. You cannot go on a path of faith if you do not arouse the heart. A person who believes without choice while just going on believing is not a believer. It is not some ideology or claim that I have to do a certain way because it’s the Principle. This is because the path of faith is the path of love. When we do something, if we take love out of it, it becomes a concept, belief, or claim. When we do something, if we take love out of it, it becomes a concept, belief, or claim. If you just depend on your daily schedule regardless of “I must live like this,” “I must wake up at this time,” “what should I do?” it becomes a dead life without love. It is not voluntary.
This is incredible guidance. When we do something, if we take love out of it, it becomes a concept, a normal belief, just a claim. If we just depend on our daily schedule … saying, “I must live like this,” “I must wake up at this time,” if we do something by force without a volunteer and happy heart, that means I am not just a normal guy. Something is already spiritually wrong.
(But) if I live centered on the law of the original nature, (I) should be grateful, joyful with a longing heart. We need to reflect about this. We really need to change our mindset and attitude.
8. We must be voluntary. An attitude of forcibly going to eat even though you don’t want to just because you won’t get food if you do not go to the restaurant by 6 O’clock in the morning is not voluntary. If there are students who have to participate in class as a student, but they do not want to study and want to make excuses for such and such, they will deceive themselves and will not be able to improve their efficiency in their studies. Those who do not know their future will become incompetent and ashamed, and who say they want to avoid them now because they do not like it, fall into the category of people who will not be able their faces the more it is repeated, and their destination will change, and they will enter a downward path.
9. However, all things are not difficult for those who have the right attitude of mind and walk the path of original nature normally. When I am at home, it is nice to have family members and to exchange things with family members without realizing it. At work, co-workers are pleasing and you become closer to your boss at work. In school, class time is pleasing, and I feel grateful for the time I spend with my friends. Of course, there are many people around us who are not like that, but if you look for them, there must be an Abel type of person whom Heaven prepared for me. If I truly want to live for my friends, then such an object partner will definitely appear. In conclusion, those who live by original nature are those who always keep and obey the law of the Word, and are happy, longing, and grateful. The path of nature is the path of love. Where there is a path of love, there is always joy, there is gratitude, and there is a feeling of volunteerism.
Let’s know (that) we need to keep heavenly law, the law of original nature. As long as we keep this law of original nature, what kind of phenomena appear? (We are) always joyful, thankful, very happy. We always volunteer. Even though our situation is not like that all the time, we need to create -- even though it is a negative environment -- and become more positive, more grateful and thankful, and voluntarily join. In the beginning it is not easy, but you try three times, four times and finally become like that. I have that experience. Even though it is not an easy situation, make an effort and finally we can reach that goal.♦
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