True Father Reverend Sun Myung Moon
Arrival at East Garden
February
17, 2001
Translation
by Rev. Peter Kim; Unofficial notes by Dr. Tyler Hendricks
Father left East Garden on February 3 and arrived in Jardim
on the 4th. 400 people greeted him and he spoke to them about the
coronation and meaning of the new millennium. Then he spoke to the 33 UTS
graduate missionaries. Then he went to the Hotel Americano in Puerto Olympo.
75
Korean National Messiahs came to the Pantanal to join Father. Father
gave them a new spiritual mission. Everyday they have 5 a.m. HDH (Hoon
Dok Hae - reading) and going to the river around 9 a.m., returning
late at night. Hell training. It is the third Korean National Messiah
Pantanal Training, beginning in 1998. They still have to catch 160
fish, of four species. Some are almost done; others have a long way to
go.
Father received reports about the Sorocaba soccer team, one
of a league of 16 teams. The top team of that league will enter the national
championship tournament. So far, after four games, Sorocaba is leading the
league. It is a very well known team because of Father’s ownership. They
recognize Father’s aggressive entry into the field. In a recent one-hour TV
show on soccer in Brazil, 20 minutes was dedicated to Sorocaba and Father and
his goals and activities in South America. (Sorocaba is the city in which the
team is located, about 80 miles from São Paulo.) They predict this team will
become a “monster” among the 6,000 soccer teams in Brazil, because no other team
is treated as they are. Since that show, Sorocaba has been winning
consistently.
A few weeks ago, Rev. Heung Tae Kim, manager of the team and
National Messiah of Brazil, scouted and signed a high school player. They paid
$40,000 for his contract. Ten days later, one of the top teams in Brazil
offered us $600,000 for him. We are thinking to lease him to that team for
$300,000 for a year or something like that.
Another team was formed by Father, called Cene. Mato Grosso
do Sul, which has 600 teams, recognized Cene as the team to represent the state
in the national tournament. So it is possible that two of Father’s teams will
meet in the national tournament this year. The governor of Mata Grosso do Sul
focuses on helping the many homeless. We did not know where he stands on our
activities. When we visited him, he was at times positive and promised support.
But in a newspaper interview, he claimed he did not know us. Now, Guylopez is
the nearest city to Jardim, and our missionary there has witnessed to dignitaries
there. One dignitary joined our movement and ran for mayor of the city. The
opposition accused him of getting support from us, and he lost the election.
That was the test for him, and he overcame it but lost the election. He has
stayed with us, and he ran again last year and was elected by a wide margin. He
came and bowed to True Parents when he came to meet Father this time.
This mayor is supporting our projects in that area. One of
them is to build a hospital in his city. He got money from the state for it.
This inconsistent governor of the state came by, and about 300 local
dignitaries gathered. The governor announced that he will fully support
Reverend Moon’s work with the hospital. The mayor had influenced him to realize
that we have a good motivation. Also he said he will build a national park in
the Hotel Americano area and that he will work with Father on it.
Since the coronation we see spiritual phenomena. Many UTS
graduate missionaries testified to the experience of spiritual phenomena. One
couple have over 150 people every Sunday for Sunday service. They even come
uninvited and we are attracting interest on higher levels.
The Jardim school has 250 students, bussed in every day,
about ½ are non-members who pay tuition. We built a soccer field and later we
will build a swimming pool for the students and the Cene team there. The
cynicism of the past has dissolved since the appearance of the Cene team, even
on the part of Protestants and Catholics, who as the local people cheer for our
team, which they consider their city’s team. The soccer team opens their
hearts. Maybe that is a reason they are attending Sunday Service.
Foreign soccer players are coming to Jardim to get training,
including 12 from Korea. They pay $1,200 to $1,400 a month, because we have a
beautiful dorm and great facilities. A soccer school is coming about, with
students from China—maybe a large group will come from China later.
Vivid spiritual phenomena in Campo Grande: the state leader
is Japanese; his wife is a Korean resident of China, a professor. One day, a
member phoned them and told them that his sister, who is barely a member, got
possessed and was uncontrollable and in the hospital. The state leader called
Rev. Yoon, who told him what to do. The State Leader and wife went to the
hospital; the girl is in her twenties and was going crazy, surrounded by her
family. As the State Leader entered the room, he gained courage unexpectedly
and he put his hand on the girl’s head and said “In True Parents’ name” several
times. The girl became calm. He was excited that it worked. He said, “You
spirit, come out and speak to me!” The girl’s voice changed into an old lady’s
voice, and called her mom’s name and pointed at her. She told her many things
about her life; it was the mom’s mother speaking from spirit world. The
grandmother told her, don’t be afraid; send the girl to the blessing. The mom
interpreted it to mean a Roman Catholic blessing and agreed to it. But the
grandmother clarified she meant the Unification Church blessing. The mom
agreed. The State Leader asked the spirit how she came to the Earth level,
whether she had spoken to Heung Jin Nim. She said no, because she is not
blessed yet. The sister who is a member had done the liberation and blessing
only for her father’s side. The State Leader was so inspired. He told the
spirit to leave the girl alone because you accomplished what you came for. The
spirit resisted, but he ordered her in True Parents’ name. The grandmother
again spoke, “Remember, I went to spirit world and realized there is no
Catholic church here and what you believe in this world is wrong. Everything in
spirit world is united under True Parents.” Also the grandmother said that the
four major saints are united under Heung Jin Nim.
Father: Last October
14, I gave a ceremony to unite them, and have them work with Heung Jin Nim to
make the foundation to receive True Parents there and work on the Earth.
Rev. Kim: The girl
became unconscious and woke up several hours later and did not remember anything.
She will receive the blessing and her entire family is being restored.
Father: This is
just the tip of the iceberg, one small vivid example of the work of spirit
world. We will see it more and more. If Unification Church leaders and couples
do not do their mission well, the spirit world will show clear signs.
Particularly our good ancestors are anxious to see us do our mission for their
sake. We have to be determined. It is a one-way street centered on God’s
directions.
Rev. Kim: So things
are going really well. Father made preparations to enlarge the Hotel Americano
for members the world over. A couple of days ago Father went to Salobra where
we are developing an “eco-farm,” a sight-seeing farm. 3,000 hectares with many
kinds of fruit trees and flowers, a fishing pond, swimming pool, recreational
facilities. Father gave more directions about that so that it will attract
people from around the world. Rev. Kim brought a 4 lb. mango, about 10 times
normal size, from a tree on Father’s farm. It tasted delicious, even though the
color was still green. Father tasted it and it was delicious. Father saw three
such trees, and order that 30,000 trees be engrafted from these trees.
True Parents recently purchased a large tract in northern
Paraguay, 600,000 hectares, almost 4,000 square miles, about 1/10 of the
country of Paraguay, 100 miles by 25 miles. It has a 38 mile waterfront on the
river. The purchase caused a big commotion in Paraguay, with which Koo Bae Park
has been dealing and he is controversial in Ascuncion. He is recognized in
restaurants. The Catholics are opposing it and held demonstrations against us.
Casado city, 4,000 people, is on the land. Its Catholic priest bussed in youth
from Ascuncion to demonstrate against us. They paid the youth $20 a day,
because the locals did not want to demonstrate because they hope for jobs. The
locals, therefore, created a banner saying they support Rev. Moon.
To get there, the buses had to traverse 140 km of our land.
During that transit, but buses got stuck in the mud for two days. No houses,
facilities, traffic. No food. They could not do their demonstration. Casado was
well-developed 100 years ago, exporting chemicals from the tree bark that was
used for processing leather in Europe. But now artificial chemicals do the job
and the factories are abandoned. Now there is a fish farm, growing crabs in
twelve ponds.
Our land is so large, people are wondering what we are going
to do. Father too is still contemplating about it. It will have international
leverage. Many development propositions have come in, interesting ideas. But
nothing is substantial yet. Pray for it, because it is the largest single piece
of land owned by one organization in that country. If we add it to all our
land, we have a total of 800,000 hectares, 2.4 million acres, in South America.
Father was told of a tree in Salobra whose leaves and roots
are the best cure for diabetes. Local doctors are experimenting with it and the
cure is 95% completed.
Father pushed himself this time. His face is
blistered. He did it for the speaking tour of America, so we are deeply
indebted and therefore will have to do our absolute best to bring a
great victory. Even for the topics of his message, he didn’t decide
himself. He asked the Korean National Messiahs after several days of
HDH. He told them to have a meeting, and decide the speeches they think
the best from the True Family and World Peace book. They chose
seven, and Father will choose four of the seven. The number one was “In
Search of the Origin of the Universe.” Second was “True Family and
I.” 3: “The
Path to World Peace” 4: “View of
the Principle of the Providence of Restoration” 5: “Tearing Down the
Borderlines and Practice of True Love” Two more will be added. Father
will pick four of the seven.
Father: The
National Messiahs represent the nations of the world, deciding the message for
America. Constantly pray until the tour is over. The National Messiahs are
going through hell-training and praying for the tour. The American members
should do more. Don’t send me suggestions about how to do it; just keep
praying. [Father speaks to Dr. Yang in Korean.] I already picked four titles in
my mind. But I am testing you. Dr. Yang, have a leaders meeting and pick four
titles that will be most suitable for the American people at this time. If any
leader did not read this book three or four times, he is not qualified to
recommend a speech. Complete it by the 22nd.
[Give and take in Korean, I assume about the tour.] There is
a Korean National Messiah living in Canada, assigned to the Congo. Dr. Yang
reported that the husband’s father lives in Canada with them, and he is very
spiritual. Since the coronation he received the revelation that there is
nothing in physical world or spirit world that can stop True Parents. He is so
happy. He pushed his son to go out and serve True Parents. So Rev. Chang even
brought his wife to the Pantanal. According to the old man, the National
Messiahs are like the top general of each nation. He calls his son,
Generalissimo Chang. He warned that if blessed couples do not listen to True
Parents, they will have to face the consequences soon. [Father speaks to Dr.
Yang.]
Peter Kim displays a Jardim newspaper in which Governor Jecah
promised support of Father.
Father: He may
have thought he could wrest our land away from us, with public support, but
since my announcement at the UN that the land may be given to the UN, he feels
his star may rise by working for world peace with us. He might have enjoyed an
alliance with Bill Clinton, but with a new president he sees no hope to get
American support. He sees that we will work with the new administration to
promote a new spiritual view. But politicians are not trustworthy, so stay with
our goal to educate every single person. Through education we can save young
people and help them build true families. We cannot depend on political
leaders.
We need to influence
the UN to educate the young people of the world. With that, free sex
and homosexuality should be cut out and new morality supported. The
recent blessing at the UN was a blessing of elite young people. They
can be united to save the world. In several days, there will be another
… originally I asked Rev. Kwak to hold two more IIFWP conferences,
but because of timing issues the two are combined into one. It will
take place in several days, with three dignitaries from each nation,
representing government, media and religion. From them I will select 600
leaders to work with me. Through these people, former presidents and
prime ministers, I will together with them and with the UPI and media
organizations to promote my goals centering on the UN. I don’t want
to see the media leading people the wrong way. By having the heavenly
media, UPI, worldwide, and with these leaders, I want to set the right
direction for the media to lead the people of the world. Each nation
will be represented by three leaders. The selection is in process. They
will work with UPI.
If we find nine representatives from 40 nations, it is 360
leaders. But even half of that can cover 180 nations. If we stick with 40 major
nations, we are talking about 4-5 representatives from each to represent all
nations. Once this organization is established and active, then the forty
nations will be inspired and encouraged to offer education around the world. No
one will stop it, because it will involve the IIFWP and Non-Governmental
Organizations, which will attract world leaders and the UN. It will turn the
world upside down. Our slogan will be “the world is one world.” One world under
God will be the catch-phrase.
Without the fall, there would have been only one nation. Who
will do it? Americans should do it. America has opposed the idea. By opposing
this idea, what has America gained? Forty years has been wasted, and the world
has been ruined. Do you think I have the capability to do so? (Yes.) Without
money, how can we do it? If all Americans offer themselves with complete
devotion to save the world, the world will have a future. Who likes the white
race? Does anyone? What is the percentage of white people in the world? The US
is 70% white. Maybe it is 30% worldwide. You are white, descendants of the
Scandinavians. In reality, not many people like America. If this trend
continues, terrorism will take place in the broad daylight, and assets of
whites will be taken and given away. I am trying to prevent that from
happening, but they don’t understand, and treat me as an enemy. I have spent
over 30 years of my prime in America. By 2004 it will be 34 years, like Jesus’
entire life. Did I rest, as you often have, on any day? I initiated the Washington
Times and rescued the University of Bridgeport, but I don’t visit there
officially. I created them for the sake of the world, not for the white race.
If I take my hands off, they will have serious economic problems. Do you
have confidence to maintain them?
What is the meaning of elder sonship? The responsibility of
the elder son nation is to take responsibility for the parent nations when they
run out of energy, by mobilizing the Cain nations to protect all … Ideally, the
president should proclaim that all America’s assets are for the sake of the
world, not just America. You should unite as One World Under God, not One
Nation Under God. It is not because I like American members, in particular, but
because I understand the blood shed sacrificially through Christian history
that America represents. That’s why I stay here even with insufficient
conditions. The Christian ministers have been opposing me, but they now have no
place to go. The time has come for them to come under my banner and work with
me to form a unified church group associated together. From this point on, True
Parents’ portrait should be honored in each Christian church. Through this
campaign, the representatives of Christian churches should be active. Everyone
in this nation, beginning from the President and Christian leaders, know the
time and my goals in general. Don’t you think I have the right to meet the
Pope in the Vatican? Who in the world could I not meet at this point? America
represents Protestantism. JFK was the 40th president (sic), the
first Catholic. This represented the unity of Roman Catholicism and
Protestantism. The key figures were assassinated in the 60s—Kennedy,
Hammarskjold. After Kennedy, Roman Catholicism started taking the leadership of
America. But now Christianity is divided in many parts, Buddhism is appearing
and many religions are showing off here. Therefore, unless Christian Americans
really unite with me, America and Christianity will perish soon.
Who else in the world comes up with this ideal of uniting
Roman Catholicism and Protestantism? American members should be on the
frontline, representing this heritage. When we see Japanese on the frontline,
we should be ashamed. We should not ask Japan for support. The time has come
for True Parents to return to their homeland. Where did I hold the coronation
ceremony? In Chung Pyung Lake, Korea. To this point, spirit world and physical
world were divided, but since then the spirit world and physical world became
one. There is unity there. Up to that point of the coronation, Heung Jin Nim
was in charge of the entire spirit world and True Parents were in charge of the
physical world. Since then, … [words, untranslated, to Dr. Yang].
America should carry the flag and lead the world in this
campaign. North Korea represents atheism, so we need to unite the theistic
religions to use strength to educate them and make them give up their
disbelief. That is how we can create re-unification. The embassies that
represent atheistic nations should be chased out. How can we take care of the
labor union problem? I have been commenting on these problems, but it is not
just random talk. I have a detailed plan. If the religious leaders are united
on these causes, we can achieve unification of Korea and the world. I shouldn’t
be in the front. America should be in front. Unification Church blessed couples
should be the vanguard to take responsibility and develop their nations
further. No matter how and who, no one can stop me from saving humanity.
Neither America nor China.
China may believe that she will be the top nation by 2010,
but that will happen only if America fails. Now, France and England are not one
with America. That’s why a theory such as China’s comes out. But if they become
one with America, no one will be able to challenge America. China and Russia
have manipulated the world economy by inserting their influence in France,
England, Germany and America, taking sides and shifting alliances. The free
world may not be aware of it, but China has been manipulating the world economy
and has promoted atheism.
Until what age do you expect me to work? At 81, will
Americans applaud my passionate speech, or look at me skeptically as an old
man? (Applaud.) With their hands or feet? (Everything.) You are saying you want
to exploit me to the bone marrow, to milk me to nothing for your gain. What if
I kick off the tour and then assign the tour to an American leader? Will you
still do it? I told the National Messiahs in Pantanal to pick speeches and give
them in their nation until you die. Even if people are sick and tired of it,
use that message to educate them. Since you picked the topics, I will take the
topics with me and give the speeches with twice the fervor you National
Messiahs have.
Can
we achieve world peace while idling? We should be able to sacrifice
for that great cause. Then it is possible to be achieved. The True Family and World Peace
book is the textbook given to humankind. It has five sections:
“Speeches Declaring True Parents,” “Completed Testament Era Speeches,”
“The Public Speeches Given at the Marching Forward on the World
Level with the True Family,” … In chapter two, the speeches are
#6, The
Divine Principle View of the History of God’s Providence,
#7 In
Search of the Origin of the Universe, #8 True
Family and True Universe Centered on True Love, #9: True Family and
I.
You had to pass Divine Principle tests in the past, on local,
national and world levels. These speeches deal with the issue of lineage. We
need to know the origin of Satan and the three subjective thoughts, children of
filial piety, patriots, saints, those concepts and teachings are included here.
Centering on the family, we have to achieve our level in which we can deal with
heaven and earth. This is the essence of my message given all these years. We
have to be fully aware of our lineage. We have inherited the satanic lineage
through the misuse of the love organ. Satan has ruled the universe because of a
mistake in Adam’s family. We have to be sure our mind and body are united all
the time. Through the complete mind and body unity, we can pursue the levels of
children of filial piety, patriots and saints. So we have to cleanse our
lineage. That is our goal. It is like two streams of water merging, muddy and
clear. Which way shall we go? With the filthy water or clean water?
I declared the Pantanal region to be the original holy land
of victory, so that place should have clean water in which all living beings
can prosper. Also I was told that the Pantanal region once was ocean bottom. So
when they drill 200 meters into the rock, they find ocean water. That means we
can farm salt-water fish there. If that happens, what will people prefer—to buy
fish caught in the muddy fresh water or clear salt water? The muddy water
represents Satan. You cannot see anything and do not know where Satan is
hiding. So we have to change the Pantanal into a Pantanal with clean water, not
muddy water.
Who contaminated history most, white, black or yellow? The
hunting race did. They invented guns in order to secure their food. They had to
shed blood to kill animals and secure food. In America they eliminated the
Indians, claiming it was because of disease. Why did they die of disease in 200
or 300 years, after thousands of years of survival? In Uruguay, I saw a white
cross on the mountain top commemorating the last Indian killed. In China 200
years ago was the Opium War, caused by the British, who spread opium throughout
China. The Chinese fought against it. Through spreading the opium they wanted
to paralyze the young people so that they could govern China eternally. They
killed millions there, too. I know all this, but with a fatherly heart I give
blessing to the enemies. God could not do it, but I have done it.
While I was being tried in Manhattan, out of my heart I
created the Washington Times for the
sake of America. I determined that as long as I live and see America being
restored, I will have the Washington
Times printed everyday. The Washington
Times has even gone beyond that expectation. If I had entertained any
doubts, the Washington Times would
have gone long ago. I understood the founding fathers’ spirit, like George
Washington’s Valley Forge prayer and the Pilgrims’ sacrifice. That’s why I
built the Washington Times and give
it my full support.
It is time for one world
under God. If you stick with one nation under God, you will lose every battle.
With one world under God you will win any battle. If you go to an Ivy League
school, you’ll see that 99% of the students and faculty are atheistic. Is that
what God wants to see? America bans prayer in public schools. Is that God’s
nation? The separation of church and state is the devil’s tool to destroy
America. In God’s providence, leaders did not surrender to the secular world
authorities. Even if they sacrificed their lives, they proclaimed the truth. So
do you expect True Parents to surrender to the secular world authorities?
Prophets and saints are always sacrifices. I have to harvest their fruit, so I
cannot be a coward but must be courageous and proclaim the truth on the
frontline.
When I met Gorbachev, when he was Soviet President, I
challenged him although he knew my views. I said, “Do you believe that God
exists?” Face to face. Later he claimed to be a believer in public. Marx was a
German Jew. Now Marx and Lenin statues are torn down. In the mid-80s, the Red
Army agent, following Gorbachev’s directions and Kim Il Sung’s directions, were
sent to America to assassinate me. He was caught on the New Jersey Turnpike. I
was never afraid of them. Even in the middle of Pyungyang, I banged the table
and demanded Kim Il Sung to listen to me, that he was vice-chairman and I was
chairman, and also Roh Tae Woo should be vice-chairman. Then there will be
re-unification and a peninsula-wide election between them.
Don’t you think I can do that? Many heads of state are
anxious to meet me, including the presidents of Uruguay and Brazil. But I said,
no. I am putting you leaders in front so you can build your career. I am giving
you the opportunity to do the mission, but you are afraid. How do you end your
prayer? Central blessed family. Do we need anyone? Only ourselves, not God, not
Father. Who gave you this authority? God could not. You do not need God or True
Parents. You know how to perfect yourselves; you have been taught enough. I
could not teach you until I completed my own practice. Now I have completed it,
so I can give it to you. So do you need True Father? The answer is no. If you
need money, make money. If you need fame, go out and earn it. I need neither
money nor fame. Am I considered a success or failure? (Success.) My life has
been so intense and serious. I have won victory step by step. Did I ask Satan
to surrender, or did he come forth and offer to surrender? Without being asked,
Kim Jong Il sent me a birthday present.
Of
the Unification Church members, no one is close to that level of heart,
even among the 36 couples. I cannot praise anyone. I have been opposed
throughout my life. God knows it and has been watching. Remember in
1985, when I was in Danbury, I the editor-in-chief of the Washington
Times ran an editorial in support of the Contras. He said this
would ruin the Washington Times. I said, it doesn’t matter. The
Congress provided funding for the campaign. While I was in prison, God
gave me this order. How miserable. It is not ancient history, but a vivid
record. We should not forget it. I put my neck on the line and helped
save Nicaragua and South America from communism.
Nicaragua and other places want to erect a statue to me, but
I said no, not until we have heavenly sovereignty. We lost God’s nation; that
has been an historic crime. We are still ashamed in front of nature and the
universe. How can we think of erecting a statue? Once I leave America I cannot
guarantee your future. Even the National Messiahs in the Pantanal told me that
without me, they are helpless. That is not a good testimony. Does that mean
that once I leave the physical world, the leaders under my banner will be farther
away from this movement or closer? What is your answer? They will become
further away. How can I make sure those key leaders will remain close enough to
the movement after I am gone? The best and only way is to give them the truth,
the words they can study in order to find me in the words, the words given to
find me and the nation. As a child, we have responsibility to add more to find
the nation I have been seeking. Generation after generation, the descendents
will follow the tradition of their grandparents, and they will bring it to a
greater level. Not just by looking at our portrait, but by digging into my
words. Those families, those people, will feel the responsibility to do so.
The HDH tradition is the key that your children should follow
strictly, generation after generation. It witnesses to the difficult path in
America, of tears and difficulties. We have the testimony to testify to our
children and generations to come. It is not for our own sake. God’s sovereignty
is not established. We have 12 years to establish this. Where? In America?
Remember my life course. I abandoned my parents, relatives and family, and I
have worked for humanity all these years. In the end, I am thinking of
returning and remembering their love and affection and securing the fatherland.
Many members of my physical family, so many of them have prayed for me and
passed away. Have I accomplished enough not to be indebted to them?
The American leadership does not understand my heart and
effort all these years to pay back those people who have been praying for the
fatherland, to pay them back more than they expect. During the flight here, I
was thinking about where I can be buried. It will be the fatherland, my
homeland, where my physical parents are buried. I have to go there. That is the
family boundary I have to respect. I have gone around the world, but now the
time has come to secure God’s fatherland. To do that, I have to return to my
homeland. I cannot be buried just anywhere. But for blessed couples, you should
be able to participate in prayer and effort to achieve this goal. Even
logically speaking, you have to play your part in this effort, or you cannot
claim to be children of the true family.
I have worked here for 30 years. If I do not see the result,
I have to return to Korea and do it. I do not have much time. If you establish
your own career, you may enjoy it, but I don’t look at it. Do you want to see
me remain in America, or return to my homeland? (Homeland.) I cannot go around
South America eternally, leaving responsibility to Heung Jin Nim in spirit
world. Don’t you think he wants to see me near Chung Pyung Lake, where his base
is? Or stay far away in South America? He asked me, through Daemo Nim, not to
stay long in South America. If this is his heart, I want to be there. I want to
receive his reports everyday, not through someone else.
Westerners may have no idea what I am talking about.
Orientals have some sense of it. This western world accepts the stepfather
system. The divorced family is accepted in society. Suppose there are 10,000
children from one parent. Would there be even one who wants to see their
parents divorced? Do you want to have a stepfather or stepmother? (Never.) But
your community says otherwise. You have to fight hard to prevent it.
Study the history of our pattern of the ending of prayer.
After God’s Day, 1968, we all prayed in the name of True Parents. Since then,
we prayed in True Parents’ name. Then there was another way a year or two ago,
and now in the name of the central blessed family. History has developed that
way. What does “central blessed family” mean? We pray as a chief in Adam’s
tribe. Then, chief of Adam’s nation, then the world and cosmic level. Now we
are praying as a central blessed family, but that is not the end. We don’t need
the messiah; we know all this truth. Do we still need the family, tribal,
national and world level messiah? The central blood lineage family is the
leading force of the world. True Children are sitting at the head table, in
very serious seats. I never lived as I physically desired. I have lived as a
criminal of criminals, without having committed any crime or sin.
I have practiced the way of saints’ lives. My goal is to
reach the position in which God will come forward to discuss difficult issues
with me. Do you think He has done such before? Think about it. How pitiful God
is; how lonely; how much heartache God had, that He had to come to me and
discuss certain issues. No matter what hardships I may go through, I cannot
consider it difficult when I compare it with God’s. I remember so many
difficulties, even from my teenage years. You do not know the course I have
come through. We take the Divine Principle for granted, pass the exam and claim
to be here. But I had nothing to work from; I found everything from scratch. I
provided the passage you can follow all the way to the spirit world. That’s why
I liberated the spirit world.
Can you independently support me, or do you expect help from
me? Should you offer help or receive help? (Offer.) Why? For the sake of God’s
kingship, not for my sake. We have to make a victorious foundation on the
cosmic level, not just the family level. I have climbed at an angle of 90
degrees, and your path is flat. As you take steps on the family level, more hope
will appear. Do you know it? [Yes!] Your mission is to make results. In that
light, you should feel ashamed without results. Without results, you will have
to sell your inheritance and you will go down the drain. Who is going to take
responsibility for the land I have purchased? Do you think I asked God for
money and whether to buy this land? My prayer was more ardent than that, and
that is why God provided it.
If there is an American determined to protect and care for
that land with his life, until we achieve sovereignty, that is good. It is now
the elder son’s responsibility to develop it and keep the land intact. Do you
expect me to stay and die here in America, or in my homeland? (Homeland.) Yes,
homeland, the land God blessed. Like Moses, like Jesus, they all went back to
their homeland. Many True Children were born in America. I wonder how many want
to remain here. America, and even Japan and Korea, have been my enemy. Which of
the three should I forgive first? (Korea.) Yes, Korea.
Forgiving you is just to lay the foundation to forgive Korea.
Centering on God, we are talking about forgiving Adam’s family. Their failure
should be rectified. Everything has roots that must be cured first. You may
enjoy your life in America as citizens, but is it your root country, or are you
here just because of your ancestors coming here? Repent, because they exploited
the natives and robbed everything. The Americans should sell everything and go
home to restore their root country. Even if you go to your ancestors’ home
country, and they do not receive you, you have to go back to the original root
nation, Adam’s tribe. Originally we have to be engrafted to Adam’s family, even
if you have to go through several nations to find your original home nation.
This is called the total sacrificial living offering. That is the condition of
returning to your homeland.
Although I have bought so much land in South America, I will
go back to Korea and then return to God and humanity. The global headquarters
of all the organizations should be built around the DMZ area. Don’t you think
the ancestors who have known my commitment and lifelong walk wish to see me
successful returning to Korea to establish those headquarters there? They
really want to see it.
Korea opposed me, so I came out to the world. The ancestors
know that. So I will go back now. Should I offer land from Korea or America?
America, representing all the religions, persecuted me the most. In Korea, the
persecution was not national level, it was ruling and opposition party
persecution. When I go to my homeland, will you offer me a gift to take along?
If you go to North Korea, you will see under the Myohang Mountain, Kim Il
Sung’s museum displaying all the gifts he received in his lifetime. You should
do better.
I have accomplished all the promises I made—universities,
oceanic enterprises, everything I promised God. If we study the history of
these organizations, we see they were done during especially difficult times,
such as the court trial or IMF crisis. The Tongil factory fell into
receivership, but the government recognizes that I played an important historic
role. Because of the mistakes made by businesses, I had to take responsibility
to secure the church properties. A unique piece of 1,000 year-old currency
worth $1 at the time is worth more than $100,000 of one hundred-year-old
currency. When I am recognized for the international work, the world will seek
to touch the treasures of what I have touched, including the Tongil company’s
things that will be priceless. We imported German technology to develop that
machinery. When they know this, they will be surprised. Tongil’s technology was
so advanced that one piece of equipment made in the 50s surpassed the American
version made in the 60s. American leaders came to our factory and were
surprised. That report went to the US leader and made him unhappy because the
American government could not catch up with Tongil.
Even today, American youth do not want to sit for a long time
and study. They want everything quick. With that mentality you cannot develop
sophisticated machinery.
Are you willing to go to your ancestral homeland? Is America
the place we should settle for eternity, or rather train ourselves here and
take what we learn to our eternal homeland? America’s history is 400 years. We
have to trace our ancestry beyond 400 years and bring those ancient ancestors
from before America existed. I want to go all the way to Adam. I should be able
to bring hundreds of gifts representing all nations and peoples when I go to spirit
world, to deal with people from all nations and races. Then I can clear up
everything in spirit world.
American Blacks are more comfortable than blacks in Africa.
Are you feeling responsibility for them, to become a medical doctor to go cure
them of AIDS? Who is ready to do more, the blacks who have been living here
simply, or the whites who live a complicated life?
I wondered as we landed today, who are those people who have
dedicated their lives to the Unification Church? Many were inspired by spirit
world. Many passed away already. All those led by spirit world came to me, many
of them are in spirit world. The current leaders are not that kind, but I am
relying on these leaders, and am I achieving my goals or not? I was repenting
myself. I was thinking, there must be some followers who really gave their
lives to do God’s work, but I didn’t recognize their careers. There must be
some such. Therefore, if the current leaders around me are working many times
harder than the earlier leaders, then I will recognize their work. If they do
not reach that level, I should replace them with new leaders.
Many in the secular world look good but are not true leaders
or followers. I may have to rely on those who are ugly, but who stand by me and
dedicate themselves. I was thinking of the current leaders—one by one, who is
heartistic and dedicated, and how I should treat them based on the level they
achieve. The vertical love never changes direction. It is a one-way street.
Even if the situation changes, my love cannot change; it is the central root.
It cannot be changed as long as you have the straight vertical love line, there
is no shadow at any time. Question yourself if you have that degree of love.
When I went to Salobra, four missionary couples came to spend time with me.
They testified the hardship they’ve gone through. I thought of the True
Children’s life. I thought, I have to buy land, but I should not lose people. I
should make sure the people are secure before I buy land. If I buy land but
lose people, what good is it? I don’t want to be considered a father who buys
land and doesn’t care about the members.
In Korea, there are people who always want to follow me. When
I left Salobra, people wanted to piggy-back with me to get to Campo Grande and
São Paulo. In America, did I love things or people more? Americans may love
things, but I love people more. The winners are people who love people.
Therefore, as my followers, if you inherit my tradition, even if you lose all
you possess, if you keep the people intact, the things will return. We have to
prefer people over money. Even if we lose money, through people we will be able
to obtain money. If we lose people, everything will be lost. Following the
American concept, what comes first, people or money? Huh? (People.) Only white
people? What about black people? Yellow people? In the secular world, not many
people value people above things.
If you plead to ten million whites in America to save the
world, they will not pay attention, but out of ten million blacks, many will
follow. If you keep man first and wealth second, then you may lose money but
you will gain it in the long run. If you have the other priority, you will lose
everything. What if I said that in this year, all responsibility for America
should be on your shoulders, do you have confidence to do it? [Yes.] If you
cannot do it, I will have to shake the dust off my sandals in this country and
leave. Should that foundation remain here or go someplace else? [Someplace
else.] Imagine if I were to take the amount of money I send here every month
and sent it to China or Russia. It would turn those countries upside down. So
you are indebted to whom? God? True Parents? Yourselves?
You may look down on Koreans and third world people, but you
are indebted to those people. When can you pay them back? The white race—you
have exploitation in your blood. I never once thought about manipulating or
exploiting you. Instead, I wanted to leave my legacy here, like bank interest,
so that when I leave, you will have a lot to work with. Don’t you think I’ve
shed enough tears looking at your mountains, countryside and people? You are
indebted to my tears. When I leave America and turn my back against it, need I
cut off everything I’ve built here, or leave a string attached?
On the airplane, I thought of the followers who have left,
who died and who still remain. I remember mostly Koreans. I felt responsible to
those who are in spirit world, to help their descendents. I thought, if I help
the children and cannot do enough, I have to mobilize other countries to help
them. I thought that this is the desire of these children’s ancestors.
It is not determined when I can return here once I go back to
Korea. I haven’t decided yet. I’m telling you this because in 10, 20 or 30 years,
when I go to spirit world, you will remember the plan I had and know what to
do. I have sacrificed too much in America, into the 34th year. There
was not one day in which I enjoyed my life comfortably. True Children may not
be able to understand my heart fully yet, but they will understand soon. Heung
Jin Nim understood my heart after arriving in spirit world. He knows what I
expect of him. So he feels, in a way, sorry and ashamed that he is respected
because he is a True Child, and therefore is in a certain position, but he
doesn’t feel qualified to be there. So those in leadership positions are the
pitiful ones; take it seriously.
Among those I cannot forget, there are particularly those who
comforted me when I was in a dire situation, dealing with police or in prison.
I cannot forget those people. They came forward and comforted my heart when I
was under stress. God will remember them. So I feel I should live that way, so
that God and people will remember me. This thinking is not normal, but “last thinking.”
Since God finally could take the throne, now is the time to somehow find the
proper place for religious founders in the spirit world. So on the way back
from South America, I thought that on this tour I will give this message to the
religious leaders so that I do not feel indebted to them. They should feel an
open heart to my message.
In the hot sun, people wear hats, but hats inhibit the flow
of air, so you sweat. But if you take off the hat, you get burned. The hat was
challenging me to put it on, telling me that even though it causes sweat, it
protects me from the sun. So I put it back on. But sweat flowed profusely, even
into my eyes. It stings the eyes. You wipe it from the eyes and spit it out
from the mouth.
I never felt that before in the Pantanal, but this time I
did. Even if I don’t return there, I will remember this experience. If I go to
the fifty states every day, don’t you think I will feel tired and exhausted?
But it will be easier than the conditions of sweating in the Pantanal, because
at least there will be air-conditioning. Since I am putting this much effort, I
think American members should do their best so that more people than expected
will come and the hall will be too small. I am hoping that. What if, through
this tour, people are trampled because the crowds are so big? Is that a good
way to think? If ten were to be injured by that, I think 80% should be
Unification Church members. Is that good thinking? In order to save Cain, Abel
should be able to sacrifice himself. This task is important enough to sacrifice
our lives. If the room is not completely full, I will be disappointed. This is
the first and last in history. There will be no other chance for me to come to
America and do a fifty state tour.
Thirty years ago, I toured but had almost no foundation here.
Now there is a foundation of Christian ministers. I had to provide all the
funds, but now you are grown up and strong enough to pay for it. So it is much
better now. There was no money; members had to fundraise city by city. This is
an historical record. It is a serious issue; it will be my last speaking tour
in America. Will American members bring victory? That is the question. Rev.
Yang and Rev. Jenkins, do you have confidence? [Yes, I do! America is moving, Abonim, kamsa hamnida.] If you are
determined to the level of a 40-day fast, it may be possible.
When I want to do a
project, my mind is flying high, but I don’t see that here. When I leave
America, will you be ready to receive my 10,000 years blessing, or will I have
to take it somewhere else? It is serious. Don’t you think I know approximately
when I will join the spirit world? There is much work waiting for me there. In
place of God, I will have to reorganize the spirit world. There are many
blessed couples in spirit world already, Japanese, Koreans and Americans, and
four major saints. When I reorganize it, I will bring them to the physical
world and push the people here. Do you think the spirit world expects me to
come quickly or later? My heart went out to those missionaries who came to see
me at the Salobra hotel.
Rev. Kim:
One couple had an American husband, Charles, a UTS grad with a Japanese wife.
He was at the end of his rope and wanted to leave his mission. Rev. Yoon
strongly advised him not to. Instead of leaving, he brought his wife and they
are working together. Since she came, they have children now, but their life is
so humble and poor. Sometimes she didn’t even have 50 cents to buy shoes for
their daughter. So the parents cried, and the daughter comforted them by saying
that she could wear slippers to school and don’t worry about her. They earn
less than one dollar a day. So Father gave them all the money he had. The
sister later told me that her brother had sent her exactly that amount from Japan,
but it was lost in the mail. Father gave exactly the same amount that was lost.
Father decided to buy a
center in Campo Grande, to help these suffering missionaries.
Father:
So, I was thinking of what I could give America, and my gift is the
fifty state speaking tour. It will be the treasure for America. This
is the beginning of the third millennium. I could continue a long time,
but let’s go back to work.