I had the opportunity to attend the first international 40-day workshop in New York. At that time, we had the opportunity to meet Father in a very intimate way. One day we were all sitting tightly together in the living room of his little apartment at the New Yorker Hotel, sharing cheesecake with him.
Father gave us a chance to ask him questions—any question. I raised my hand, and Father picked me. I asked the question I had always asked to missionaries or elders of our church who came to Argentina. Everyone had tried to answer that question, but I could never feel completely satisfied with their answer. The question was, “Father, what was the exact moment in which Lucifer turned into Satan?”
Father became very serious, understood exactly what I was asking, and answered very simply, “When he looked at himself.” He went on to elaborate more, but honestly, I couldn’t focus on what he was saying after that, because behind those simple words there was a revelation being unfolded for me. I just knew exactly what he meant. Even today, those words carry a lesson that I need to learn again and again. I will treasure that experience forever.
From I Am in This Place, p. 16.