Ep 483 - South and Central America Part 3
South & Central America 118-3-13-40 - February 20, 2022
Dear North American family members, I have finally arrived in the United States safely. I miss you very much.
I'm planning my second 50-state tour. We look forward to seeing you in each state very soon.
Today I’d like to talk about “South and Central America” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
The more you convey the message from the Rally to Return to the Original Fatherland and Hometown of August 1, 2006, to the people of your country, and the more people learn about True Parents, the greater hope they will have. Such a time is now upon us. Heavenly fortune has come to us. That is why your responsibility is important. There are many second generation members in the blessed families in Colombia. You blessed families need to create an environment where your children can live practicing true love in free surroundings. Many countries are suffering from such issues as domestic problems and drug problems.
Colombia, too, is troubled by problems connected to drugs, violence, juveniles and AIDS among others. All these problems can be resolved through the true love and true family movement. Through it, you should reinvent the image of Colombia. It is now time for you to translate this into action. You need to make sure that every person in every nook and cranny of this country knows about True Parents. You need to plant the tradition of true family, true lineage and true love. To accomplish this, all activities including those of the Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP) and the youths' pure love movement need to be carried out in earnest, so that Colombia can be remembered by God. (2006.08.02, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia)
True Mother said that the world today is suffering due to problems such as drugs, violence, youth problems, and AIDS, and the things that can solve these problems are true love and the true family movement.
She said that in order to solve these problems, centering on CARP, we must have a purity movement. That is why she emphasizes to everyone that we must instill the tradition of true family, true lineage, and true love.
Switzerland was in a tight spot and found it difficult to become independent, because it was kept down by its powerful neighbors. However, it was a good place for people from other countries who had ideological or religious problems to come and settle down. For instance, it is said that Lenin stayed there, and Protestant leaders also lived and worked there. That country had good ancestors who looked ahead into the future; its people also had great love for their country, so they were able to make their country a prosperous and powerful one while preserving nature as it was.
I have come to think that, if this country also had such farsighted leaders, it could appear in front of the world as a nation with a beautiful environment equaling that of Switzerland. In terms of mineral resources, Venezuela is one of the top five countries in the world, but the country itself is still poor. Everyone, from statesmen to citizens, should accept True Parents and begin anew. Even if only those of you present here today were to make an effort for the eternal peace and development of your country, as long as you would work so hard that it seemed as if twenty-four hours a day were not enough, there would still be hope. (2006.08.08, Caracas, Venezuela)
Today let’s take a look at True Father’s words about the youth problem that True Mother spoke about. Let’s study Father’s words.
Crossroads Between Heaven and Hell
<288-140>The world of the future will be at a crossroads between heaven and hell depending on whether or not there is a moral law that preserves the purity of the family and protects family values. Can political power be able to solve the problems of youth degeneration, constant drug crimes, increasing family destruction and divorce, AIDS, and sexual crimes, which all countries around the world are struggling with? Even the current school education or religious teachings cannot solve the problem. In a society where all family troubles cannot be solved, what will happen if we are economically prosperous and what if we are politically free? Humanity has come to a point in time when we must find teachings and methods that can protect and enhance family values. The post-Cold War era is the time to defend and enhance the values of this family.
In the world of the future, the top priority task is preserving the purity of the family and protecting family values.
The problems of youth degeneration, constant drug crimes, increasing family destruction and divorce, AIDS, and sexual crimes which each country is struggling with cannot be solved by the realm of political power or religious power. There is no countermeasure besides the Principle. Our movement is an expert in this field.
Therefore, our movement must mainly focus on the purity movement centered on absolute sex and a movement that protects family values centered on the Family Federation.
The Only Solution To The Era Of Sexual Confusion Is The Absolute Sex Movement
<287-17>Didn’t Adam and Eve fall during their youth? Didn’t they break up the family? They cast out God entirely. It started as a result of which even God did not intervene. Even now, God cannot intervene. All of this is history that you need to know in detail. “This false love, a phenomenon that appeared at the end of the harvest after being planted in the Garden of Eden is a youth problem.” You will reap what you sow. “So, the age of sexual confusion is coming. In order to clear this up, it must be absolute purity.” Here, what does absolute purity mean? It means love. It means that it must be absolute purity centered on absolute love. “The idea is that only this concept of absolute sex can prevent family breakdown and prevent juvenile prostitution.” You need to know that.
The final measures to block free sex and solve youth problems are teaching about awareness of the existence of God and absolute sex centered on God.
True Father said, “The reason the Family Federation was established was to teach all mankind about absolute sex.”
Therefore, if our momvent does not thoroughly educate our country and the world about absolute sex, our Unification Movement will eventually fall into a hole. We surely will decline. Our main mission is to protect our young people and all humankind through teaching absolute sex. In God’s eyes our movement is in the forefront of fighting Satan. When the front line is down, the back is down for nothing(?). In our family we must absolutely recognize and educate ourselves about absolute sex. If we do not teach about absolute sex, then who can teach young people and all humankind about absolute sex? Who can solve the problem of free sex? We are the only ones.
That is why True Father asked, “Do you know the reason for creating the Family Federation for World Peace? It is to teach and educate about absolute sex to all humankind.” That is the great transformation from Holy Spirit Association to Family Federation. Father speaks about this. We need to be serious about the education of absolute sex. Our movemenet should be the absolute sex movement.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 19 - Living For The Sake Of Others
Again I would like to speak about living for the sake of others. Let’s study again the content of the EDP:
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.
● 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.
We are now talking about the universal principle of living for the sake of others. Why must you live for the sake of others? This is because love, joy and happiness only come from the object partner. There is no other channel. I will never be able to create it on my own.
Let’s say you live alone on the planet, and let’s assume there is no one around you. What will happen? If you create love and joy and happiness on your own, then you do not need to live for the sake of others.
However, if you can only create love and joy and happiness through your object partner, then for you there is no other choice. This is the universal principle. In that sense God cannot but live for humans. Even God is lonely if he is alone. Therefore, we must live for the sake of others because otherwise I would not be able to create love and joy and happiness. In a word, why must we live for the sake of others? There is no choice according to the law of the universe. There is only one channel. My love and joy and happiness come from my object partner. That is why joyfully, happily and voluntarily we need to serve and attend and live for the sake of my object partner. There is no other way.
Let’s study based on Father’s words.
Existing for the Sake of Others is the Law of the Universe
<74-48> In the relationship between the subject partner and object partner, God is the wisest of all kings. It goes without saying that He surely thought about the issue regarding the foundation upon which He will establish the root of eternal and unchanging happiness, ideal, peace and love. Since God knows this—He knows that when deciding the ideal origin, everything would end up divided if it were done so for one’s own sake—He designated it to exist for the sake of others. This is something that we did not know in our life. Today, you must clearly understand that God laid down the ideal of creation and the principles of the universe centering on the principle of existing for the sake of others.
God is the king of wisdom and king of love. It goes without saying that He surely thought about the issue regarding the foundation upon which He will establish the root of eternal and unchanging happiness, ideal, peace and love.
However, God was well aware of the principle that the subject and object partners would end up divided and unable to become one if it were done so for one’s own sake.
Therefore, God has designated the principle of the universe that one must exist for the sake of others. Everything has fundamentals and principles. Among the principles, the key principle is to live for the sake of others.
The New And Old Testament Can Be Concluded by The Phrase “Exist For The Sake Of Others”
<77-269> As a direct example, when we analyze Jesus’ words it is simple. I am saying that it is simple. He said, “I did not come to be served but to serve.” You must understand that he said that in order to reveal the mindset that is based on heavenly laws. He came not to be served but to serve. That is originally the ideal origin for entities created by God. You must know that Jesus was the very person who taught of this origin and lived his life confirming to it.
Jesus' philosophy of serving is, in a word, truly amazing. Jesus’ teaching of serving is the same as True Parents’ philosophy of living for the sake of others.
There could be no discord if everyone were to serve and live for the sake of each other, regardless of rank.
True Parents taught us in detail about the mindset of how to serve. When we serve others, we may serve them mindlessly because of their position.
In some cases, I may have a mindset of serving for my own benefit or (in order to) take advantage of others.
Then, what is the true mindset of serving? True Parents taught us very clearly concerning this point. It is to serve with the heart of a parent in the body of a servant.
The heart of a parent is to embrace and serve without limit. To wear the body of a servant means to always sacrifice in action and serve with a sacrificial heart.
Jesus taught us, “I came to serve and not to be served.” What kind of mindset should I have? Father taught us in detail. Centered on the parental heart, we need to wear a servant’s body physically. We need to work harder than anyone else like a servant of servants. In terms of heart, we need the heart of parents. That is the true meaning of serving and attending: living for the sake of others.
Even though the 66 volumes of the New and Old Testament are voluminous, it can be concluded in two words. It can be concluded in the phrase “exist for the sake of others.” We never knew that the paradoxical reasoning that “those who wish to become high shall become low, those who wish to lower themselves will become high” was the truth from the perspective of the principled origin of the creation of heaven and earth. (Applause)
The Bible says that those who wish to become high shall become low, those who wish to lower themselves will become high. How, then, can we always be low and humble?
The answer to that is also to say, “Have the heart of a parent in the body of a servant” on behalf of God and True Parents. If you have the heart of a parent, you can always embrace and support anyone from a low position.
That’s why the right mindset and the right attitude is centered on what? On the parental heart. Always physically you need to wear the servant’s body and totally serve and sacrifice for the sake of others.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Path of Fulfilling the Responsibilities of Both Sides is the Shortcut to the Realization of the Ideal of Creation
This content is useful for our daily life.
1. We must fulfill our roles as object partners in front of Abel as well as fulfill our roles as Abel in front of Cain in order to establish the foundation of substance. You will come to know that this principle is the principle of principles. This principle can even be applied to worldly matters. In the relationship between a couple, the woman must fulfill her role as an object partner before her husband and at the same time, fulfill her role as a subject partner. The husband must also serve his wife as Abel while fulfilling the mission of his role as an object partner well.
In formation stage faith, you only have to play the role of an object in front of Abel, but in growth stage faith, you have to serve Abel and find and set up Cain yourself. And you must move Cain in an unforgettable way so that you can be respected by Cain.
At growth stage faith, that is, at the adopted son level, you must fulfill a double role well. The dual role is to treat your superior as Abel and be recognized and praised by Abel. And below, you should take good care of your subordinates and love them so that you can be respected by Cain. You must be a role model in front of Cain.
That’s why the position of the foundation of substance you need to fulfill a dual role. You need to respect Abel and be recognized by your Abel, and, at the same time, you need to have Cain. Not just have Cain. They need to really respect you and follow you and think, “You are my role model.” That kind of dual role is the faith of the foundation of substance.
2. Only when both sides do this well can the couple become partners of genuine love. If only one side knows how to do this, they will be ignored. If the husband is not husband-like, he will be ignored by his wife. If the wife is not wife-like, she will be ignored, too. Since the wife must also fulfill her mission as a mother, she can fulfill all of her subject-partner mission. In that sense, husband and wife should regard each other as Abel while fulfilling the mission of the subject, that is, Abel.
3. A husband and wife should regard and respect each other as Abel. When a couple respects each other, they are resurrected with love. Love can be induced and possessed only when we regard each other as our own subjects (central figure or Abel). Where we ignore each other, love leaves. Therefore, husband and wife are responsible for each other. Centering on God, we must be able to stand well in the position of Cain and Abel at the same time. In other words, the couple has both the responsibility as the subject and the object partner. Also, in interpersonal relationships, there must be someone who serves as Abel, and on the other hand, you must have someone who can follow and serve you.
How can a couple respect each other? Respect arises when you think of your spouse as God. You need to think vertically.
Even if a couple is seen as equals from a horizontal point of view, respect arises when they treat each other vertically.
When a couple treats each other horizontally, it is easy to treat each other humanistically, causing conflicts and frequent fights.
The husband and wife should always use respectful words with each other. They always treat each other in an easy way because they are too close to each other, so they lose their manners and problems arise.
Therefore, I am responsible for attending my spouse as my vertical Abel.
And horizontally, you have to protect your partner in any situation, take responsibility for any of their shortcomings or deficiencies, and take responsibility to raise them.
4. The Bible tells us to serve our superiors like God, but it also tells us to treat the little ones with a cup of cold water. Even if they seem insignificant, we are told to treat them like the Lord. We have a heart for people who seem well off, but we do not have a heart for people who seem miserable. We unintentionally distinguish people by only looking at them externally. Moreover, we have the nature of a servant, so we rejoice in having relations with people who may be of interest but do not try to befriend people who do not seem to have any interest at all. It is very difficult to befriend people when there seems to be a loss. I receive a beggar who comes to my house, and he has nothing to return to me, but the Bible says to treat them well.
Anyone can serve their superior well. However, it is easy to ignore subordinates within their realm of dominion, treat them rudely, and make them simply obey orders.
You will know how to judge a person by looking at how they treat even people who seem like a nobody. The way you treat those above you and those below you must be the same. That's why the Bible tells us to serve others as God, even if they seem worthless.
For us, those who have the spirit of a servant interact with people while centered on their own benefits, and ignore those who do not seem beneficial. That is the issue.
5. If people with some authority and knowledge followed Jesus when Jesus witnessed, the Jewish leaders might have been able to follow him. However, there were many followers of Jesus, such as the sick, people possessed by spirits, the Gentiles, and the adulterous woman. So there must have been many who were not able to follow Jesus in the face of the Jewish religious leaders. However, a man named Zacchaeus, despite his position as a tax-collector, climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, and Jesus was so thankful that he said, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” He responded, “Lord, I am in awe.” Even in our Unification Church, there are people who think so in the eyes of secular people. When looking at the level of Unification Church members, some say that prominent leaders in society cannot come before True Parents.
One with a servant’s spirit judges others on the basis of dignity, authority, honor, power, and wealth (having a lot of money or property).
How can we treat anyone and attend and serve them as God? We need to have God’s point of view.
6. We have to be good at taking responsibility for both sides. In other words, having to take responsibility as subject and object is the path of principle that everyone should go. It is difficult for us to find the spirit mind and follow the path of faith and the path of various twists and turns, but going further, the path of faith to take care of Cain and Abel is even more difficult. It would be easy if you listen to the principle on your own, go to the mountains to pray, and go on the path of faith alone without meeting anyone, but the path of the principle is not like that. This is because the path of faith grows through relationships with people, and fallen nature is cleared. Some people say that they do not want to have a family but would rather live comfortably by themselves, but that is because they do not know that the principle of the Four Position Foundation is not like that.
In conclusion, the foundation of substance is built by taking responsibility for both sides. In other words, you have to fulfill a dual role very well.
Ultimately, you must succeed in human relationships to lay the foundation of substance. In particular, you should be respected by Cain. We must naturally subjugate Cain.
You must move each and every one of your Cains in an unforgettable way.
This is the way to establish the foundation of substance.♦
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.♦