Ep 481 - South and Central America Part 1
South & Central America 116-1-13-40 - February 18, 2022
(Response to sharing) (We need to be) active in our online holy communities. This is very exciting. Every morning I would like to show what the online holy community is. Each member needs to initiate (this) with your members, spiritual children and guests. This is how we multiply our heavenly message and how we can really be closer to our Heavenly Parent, our beloved Jesus and True Parents. Let’s cultivate our hearts day by day.♦
(Visit to True Father’s tomb) Yesterday I was so happy to visit our True Father’s tomb, which is Pon Chang Won(?). I seriously prayed for God’s providence in North America. I really had a good feeling when I prayed in front of our True Father’s tomb. I hope our True Father can help the North American providence this year.
I met important leaders in our International Headquarters. I settled many things yesterday.
(Showing photos) Today I’d like to show you some pictures of North America leaders who were in the victory celebration last time. I obtained some nice photos from the official photographer.
This is a beautiful image of True Mother. She is quite happy. She had an operation on her knees and can walk properly without relying on somebody. That is beautiful.
Dr. Ki-Hoon Kim's Prayer during the victory celebration.
This is a picture of Dr. Walsh and Dr. Jenkins offering a bouquet to our True Mother.
World leaders sang together Omaya Nunaya.
At the end your American leader at the cheers of mansei. The final guy was I for cheers of mansei.
These are North American leaders. These are my heroes and heroines, including Dr. Franco (Famularo).♦
Today I’d like to talk about “South and Central America” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
On my tour across Africa, I introduced the story of how, at the time when Korea lay in ruins after the Korean Civil War, True Father mobilized what few church members he had to promote a national enlightenment movement. There were not many adult members at the time, so even middle and high school students were mobilized to actively carry out the nationwide enlightenment movement. With that momentum, he laid the foundation on which the New Community Movement was expanded nationwide, which in turn played a major role in leading Korea to become the prosperous country it is today. The New Mind, New Life Campaign centered on the teachings of the Divine Principle was also jointly carried out, which empowered Korea to join the ranks of today's advanced nations.
True Father contributed much from behind the scenes to Korea's becoming a central nation, both spiritually and financially. Africa is in a better position than that of Korea of the 1950s and 1960s. Its land is so fertile. Whatever you plant grows well. How, then, did Africa become a continent where people are dying from starvation and suffering from diseases? It could not develop because there has never been a leader who had a sense of ownership, who believed that the country was his country and the people, his family
The Word is the guide book and textbook we absolutely need in living our daily lives. If you practice the Word to the letter, there is nothing you cannot do. It teaches you everything about how you should live. And yet we are still living in poverty, we are unable to witness to others, and we are unable to achieve development, for which we should repent.
When I came to Uruguay, I took a look around Montevideo and it felt like the city was very run-down. What I mean is that it felt like a deserted city. You, the people of Uruguay, should feel remorseful about this. You have been greatly blessed. If you are the true olive trees, the world yet to be restored is the field of wild olive trees. And if you fail to multiply, you will be outnumbered in the end. You need to resolve everything by yourselves. Stop thinking that someone else will do it for you, or that others will help you. This is what you need to do. You should work hard with the thought that, if you don't do something about it, your own children could become the victims. (2006.07.28, Montevideo, Uruguay)
True Mother is emphasizing that we need to have a sense of ownership and resolve everything by ourselves. She says to throw away the thinking that someone else will do it for you, or that others will help you. She says that whatever you do, you need the sense of ownership and think “This is my task.” “This is my responsibility.
Then let’s study what True Father says about the sense of ownership. True Father spoke very clearly about this.
Owner of Heart, Owner of Action, Owner of Shimjeong
<11-126>You have to be the owner, saying, 'This is mine' to everything. In heaven and earth, everything that belongs to the Father is mine at the same time, and everything that belongs to me is the Father’s at the same time. Everything belongs to us. When you go to a local area, you must go around praying with a heart that surrounds the village. You are in me, so you who are in me must practice with the plan that you should live like this. You must practice with the heart of a parent in the body of a servant and receive recognition as the owner of heart, owner of action and owner of shimjeong. Even if you hold onto a tree, you should be able to say, “Many people have lived, are, and will live on this land, but has anyone loved you more deeply than me through the past, present, and future?”
True Father clearly said that we must have the sense of ownership that says everything that belongs to the Father is mine at the same time, and everything that belongs to me is the Father’s at the same time.
He also said that to become the owner of everything, you must have the heart of a parent and wear the body of a servant and put it into practice, and then receive recognition as the owner of heart, owner of action and owner of shimjeong.
True Father emphasizes that by having the owner’s heart and owner’s action and owner’s shimjeong that can hold onto a tree and ask if there was ever anyone in history who loved it heartistically more than yourself. Only then can you become a true owner.
This is mine. Everything in heaven and earth, everything that belongs to Father is mine, At the same time, everything belongs to me. But at the same time it belongs to father.
You completely deny yourself. Then God’s belongings become my belongings. My belongings become God’s belongings. Without self denial, if we say that everything is mine, that is a problem. (This is) based on the foundation of self-denial.
To Become a True Owner
So, what do you have to do to become a true owner? First, since everything belongs to our Father, we must establish the notion of possession that says “This belongs to me.” Second, you must have a strong sense of responsibility. Everything is my responsibility. Then, you still have energy, you must have a heart that can help even your neighbors. Third, Third, you must fulfill your responsibilities with the consciousness that everything is mine, and then present it to the Father as mine. I have to offer sacrifices as mine. You can become a victor only when you face the end of your life in this way.
To Become a True Owner
How to become a true owner is very important.
Let’s study again. Father said clearly that, first, the notion of possession -- that what belongs to the Father belongs to me -- must be clear. I have to live with the belief that Father and I are completely one. You need to know that these beliefs come only as a result of completely denying yourself. When you completely deny yourself -- “I am not mine. I belong to God” -- then based on that foundation of self-denial, God’s belongings become my belongings, and my belongings become God’s belongings because there is complete oneness between God and myself.
Second, you must have a strong sense of responsibility. No matter what the situation, you must have the heart to take responsibility. A servant will run away when the situation becomes unfavorable, but an owner will stay until the end and take full responsibility.
This is ownership. The servant is not responsible but the owner is very serious about how to take responsibility.
Third, you must have substantial results of God’s possessions completely becoming mine and present it to our Father. The servant only needs to work within the set time regardless of the result. However, the owner lives with a sense of pressure that, if he takes responsibility, he must bring results.
The servant does not care what the outcome and results are. He just works hard during a set time. That’s it. But the owner is really serious about bringing results. That’s why Father speaks about how to become a true owner.
When Mother went to Africa and South America and Central America, she strongly feels in any nation the leaders, including our members, have to fully be responsible as the owner. If people take ownership, your family, your tribe and your nation can develop well.
That is why we need to really learn from True Father and True Mother how to become a true owner.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 19 - Living For The Sake Of Others
Let’s study the content of the EDP again:
Center of the Universe
● Considering the purpose of existence of the individual embodiments of truth that make up the material universe at different levels, we can surmise: energy exists in order to form particles, particles exist to form atoms, atoms to form molecules, molecules to form matter, and matter exists for the creation of all the individual entities in the universe.
In this way, all beings in the universe exist for the sake of others without exception. Living for the sake of others is the law of the universe. Apart from this law, no existence can exist.
● The activity of matter is for the purpose of constructing the universe.
● What is the purpose of the universe? What is its center?
> It is none other than human beings.
> This is why God, after creating human beings, commanded them to have dominion over the universe.
Human beings have dominion over the universe.
Based on this EDP, let’s study Father’s beautiful words today.
Heavenly Law and Principles
<69-88> God advocates through the heavenly law and principles. That is why He says “You the individual exist for the sake of the family, your family for the sake of the people, your people for the sake of the nation, your nation for the sake of the world, and the world for the sake of God.” If you follow God, everything belongs to God and also to you. What you did for God’s sake ends up belonging to you. That is why what belongs to you belongs to your family, this family belongs to the nation, the nation belongs to the world, the world belongs to God, and what belongs to God becomes yours.
What are Heavenly Law and Principles? It is that my responsibility is to live for the sake of God. And God's responsibility is to live for the sake of me.
So, don't worry at all about how you will live for me. Don't worry about what to eat, what to drink, or what to wear. It is God's responsibility. Why am I worried about God's responsibility, God’s job? Whether I always sleep or wake up, my worry and responsibility is to focus on how to live for the sake of God. My job is to focus on how to live for the sake of God, how to love God, how to serve God, how to attend God. That is my job. God’s portion of responsibility is to take care of me. Why do I worry about God’s job and God’s responsibility -- what to wear, what to drink, what to do? Don’t worry about this. Why do you worry about God’s job? You need to worry about your job. My job is loving God, serving God, attending God and consoling and comforting him. That is my job.
Because they do not know this simple truth, humans wander and all live for the sake of themselves.
After all, if you live for the sake of God, love God and finally conquer God, you will eventually conquer everything.
That is our final goal.
You should know that when you live for the sake of others, you can become a greater central figure. He or she who lives for the sake of others becomes the subject partner. This is because God has been living for the sake of this world to this day with this altruistic ideal for creation. Since we resemble God, we can surely become the center if we live for the sake of others.
What is the reason God is the owner and center of the universe? It is because God loves this world and universe more than anyone else.
Who loves humankind and the world and entire cosmos more than God? That is very clear.
Therefore, what must we do in order for us to become the owner and center of the universe? If we resemble God and love our country, world and humankind more than anyone else, we will surely become the owner and center.
I am just Korean, but if I come to this land and love America, shed blood, sweat and tears for America and offer my jeongseong more than any American throughout American history, in God’s eyes, I, Dr. Yong, become the owner of America.
If I love America more than George Washington or Abraham Lincoln or any other presidents throughout American history, God will look at me and tell me, “Dr Yong, you are the owner of America.”
Of course, this is our challenge.
The position of the true owner and center is only decided where you live for the sake of others and sacrifice more than anyone else.
That is why Father always says we need to live for the sake of others. That is the law of the universe. Everybody needs to follow the law of the universe, which is living for the sake of others. Then everything can be very well done.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Process of Passing the Level of Servant
1. How can we go beyond the level of a servant who only knows one's own position and gradually progress to the level of knowing the inner circumstances of the master (subject)? True Father devoted his entire life to God and the world, but he suffered many misunderstandings and persecutions. There are very few people in the world who try to help others even at their own loss. Because the world looks at people centered on their own benefit, they try to deal with and evaluate others depending on whether it will be a plus or minus for them. In a world that pursues only their own benefit, you may be misunderstood and persecuted at first if you truly live for others. Jesus also came to this earth and lived a life of generously living for, sacrificing for and serving others, but he suffered a lot of persecution. Therefore, in order to pass the level of servant, you have to face persecution and opposition and go through a lot of hardships. At the same time, we need to keep thinking from the master's point of view.
In order to pass the level of servant, the first thing is to think about everything from the owner’s position. Self-denial is absolutely necessary for this. Children should think from the parents’ viewpoint, the husband from the wife’s viewpoint, the wife from the husband’s viewpoint, the parents from the children’s viewpoint, Cain from Abel’s viewpoint, Abel from Cain’s viewpoint and humans from God’s viewpoint.
Second, we must face persecution and opposition and go through a lot of hardships. If you experience a lot of persecution, opposition, and injustice, you will understand the other person's position. The more we suffer in our life of faith, the more we begin to know how much God, True Parents, and our beloved Jesus suffered for mankind.
Heart and love cannot be known without experience. Therefore, the way to get out of the level of a servant is to think about everything from God's point of view, and enter a place where you can experience the inner circumstances and heart of the central figure through suffering hardships, asceticism, persecution, and opposition.
2. We too, while living a life of faith, experience distrust from others contrary to our own intentions when we try to live for others with good motives. Then we come to experience the circumstances experienced by the Lord and True Parents. Next, we come to know the circumstances of the Lord through witnessing. When I was witnessed by someone else, I loved the Words and the Principle so much that I decided to believe. However, while I witness, I see others persecute me without understanding even though I preach the precious Words. I experience God’s circumstances as I see how hard God must have suffered to awaken these ignorant people. As I witness, I realize Heaven’s circumstances, and as I connect with God's heart and begin to mature, my inner person gradually grows.
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
3. Where are you now faith-wise? Are you in the servant's position? Are you in the adopted son’s position? Or are you in the child’s position? In order to properly understand the position you are in, you must embrace the heart of Heaven and handle well the hardships that come your way. Do not think of suffering as suffering. Do not thoughtlessly consider suffering as meaningless or run away. What we officially need to know is that the Lord's circumstances and God's sorrow are in our suffering. This is undeniably true. Therefore don't hate suffering. Don't even think that you are suffering for others. Thinking that you are suffering for others forces you to suppress yourself and endure, so you stop on the way.
We must deal with hardships well in our course of faith. The truth is that suffering contains all the treasures. There can be no suffering without a cause.
Through suffering, we come to know God's suffering and experience True Parents' suffering. Through suffering, you and God can have a heartistic exchange and finally form a parent-child relationship.
4. Then how do we handle suffering? You should treat this suffering sweetly thinking it is for you. If you force yourself to eat food you don't want to eat, you will become sick. Isn't that dangerous? Just because medicine is good, isn’t it more dangerous to recklessly take any kind of medicine without knowing exactly what your symptoms are? You have to take medicine that the doctor prescribed. When the doctor who knows everything about you tells you to take a bitter medicine for 3 days because a certain part of you is not good, you take it. If you just take some medicine without a doctor’s prescription because it’s good, it could harm your body. However, that does not mean that we should force ourselves to seek hardships. It is dangerous to go into any house, get sweared at, and attempt to share about Heaven’s circumstances. Instead, that greed becomes a condition for disbelief and bears fruit for oneself.
You have to handle suffering very well. First, think that suffering is for the sake of your growth.
Second, think that suffering is to experience God and True Parents’ heart.
Think that you suffer in order to have a parent-child relationship with God.
Third, go through suffering with joy and gratitude. Deal with it with a willing heart.
5. Suffering is bound to come to me even if I do not intentionally create it. All human beings suffer from remorse for their own sins. Also, there is pain to overcome the lust that invades from time to time. There is also the suffering that comes from the lineage in the family. There is suffering because of parents, suffering because one’s spouse, suffering because of children, and suffering because of one's own brothers and sisters who are related by blood. There is also the suffering that comes from the relationship between Cain and Abel. Then there is the hardship that comes from working with a righteous heart to do public work. The spirit grows only when you deal well with the hardships that come from these different causes.
Therefore, you should always try to develop while dealing with your own hardships by connecting them to God’s circumstances and Lord’s (True Parents’) circumstances. When I manage my sufferings well and think of everything from the Lord's point of view, I gradually grow and pass the level of servant.
In conclusion, how can I get out of the servant's position? In order to pass the level of servant, you have to face persecution and opposition and go through a lot of hardships. At the same time, we need to keep thinking from the owner's point of view.
True Parents’ guidance is clear: how to deal with suffering, how to get out of the servant's position and how to finally become an adopted child and a true child and become a true family. We need to really appreciate our True Parents’ incredible, detailed guidance.♦
(Response to sharing) Whenever we suffer and our feelings come down, that means … we are centering on our own point of view. However, whenever we have any suffering and we relate (it) to God and think centered on God’s point of view, this suffering (allows) our heart to upgrade and reach Heavenly Father. That’s why whenever we have suffering, we need to think not just centering on me, but centering on God’s point of view, on my parents’ point of view. Then we can be more inspired and can move forward.♦
NOTE: This lightly edited transcription may contain errors and omissions. Indecipherable or uncertain words and guesses are tagged with a “(?)” and indecipherable phrases, with an ellipsis “ ...”. First, second and third person pronouns have been left as spoken if the meaning is clear, and other apparently Korean English expressions have been preserved. Some repeated phrases have been eliminated. This text and the powerpoint slides from this speech are available as pdf files at the top of this text and at text.morndev.com & yong.hoondok.com. Audio only is available at anchor.morndev.com, spotify.morndev.com & audio.morndev.com.♦