Hak Ja Han
March 18, 2015
Graduation of the second Japanese Top Gun Workshop
Cheon Jeong Gung
That you are living in era when you can hear the terms "true parents," "blessed families," and "true children," is a miracle.
When reflecting upon our ancestors down through history, those who can naturally realize how much effort we should invest with a heart of gratitude, with an apologetic heart and an inadequate one, are normal. What is Family Pledge number three? Don't you pledge that you will realize the realm of the royal family? You say this every day; yet, do you practice it, or not? You have received an incredible amount of blessings. You have received blessings difficult even to cope with; yet, the more you share them, the greater they become. The environment of the person that shares one's blessings through true love will expand.
The blessing blesses that position; however, you should not remain idle in that position; you must grow. We can express "growth" in other terms, such as "fulfilling one's responsibility." All blessed members, including second-generation blessed members: How big and how deep have your roots grown? You must fulfill your tribal messiah responsibility. That means you must witness. You must expand your environmental realm.
The root of an individual or that of a family can shake with the wind. However, if the roots of a tribe that centers on you grow down together, those roots will not budge even if a powerful tsunami were to pass over them.
Become people I remember
The only way for you to survive is by witnessing. Humanity and nature looked forward to and waited for the True Parents. Nature lamented when the Fall occurred. Ever since, people, in ignorance, have caused great destruction to nature. The true owner should be able to restore everything to its original state. You should become model people in thought and action and be able to change the mind-set of people your age in your surroundings -- Japan, Asia and the world.
One thing your older brother Hyo Jin always said from the time he could speak was that becoming a filial son was his responsibility. He grew up with that heart. He used to say he would provide me with everything I needed so that I could live in wealth and honor. He said that from a young age. In the 1960s, our church was still very poor. Hence, from his standard of what a mother was supposed to have, his mother had nothing. So he would say he would do this and that for me. He was a filial son not only in words but also in practice.
When Father went on a speaking tour of the fifty US states -- saying that he had come to America as a doctor or as a firefighter in response to the breakdown of families, the indescribable problems among juveniles and the increasing influence of communism in the United States as a result of ideological conflicts -- those at the leadership level, who were greatly concerned about the country, welcomed Father. Having lost what they considered the nearly completed job of communizing the United States, communists followed Father wherever he spoke, looking for a chance to get rid of him. Hyo Jin, who was accompanying us at that time, saw them. Though he was still quite young, somewhere in his teens, he wanted to fight those adults.
Growing up in such an environment, your older brother Hyo Jin thought that qualified personnel and time were needed for True Parents' teachings to be accepted. Nevertheless, he also reflected on many ways to save people in an effective manner, all at once, like a whirlwind. He thought, I have to change people's minds through music and guide them to the church in this way.
After deciding to do that, he wrote ten thousand songs in three years. This is impossible with human power alone. He wrote the lyrics and composed the songs himself. The body has physical limits. We must replenish ourselves when investing so much energy in this manner. He took that trait from Father.
I am saying this because I suddenly thought of what he had said. According to him, thoughts coming from the head usually change based on circumstances. However, what we experience through the heart lasts for eternity.
He considered witnessing based on the Principle as important. Yet, he believed that it was important to make people accept True Parents' teachings after first moving their hearts. He invested that kind of effort. Recently, you probably wondered why the children in the True Family are doing what they are doing, and perhaps felt confused. However, do not worry about it. As long as I am here, I will establish the tradition.
All blessed members and the children of the True Family need to go through a growth period. In addition, they have responsibility. If the children in the True Family cannot fulfill their responsibility, they cannot say this and that because they are True Family members. In the future, just as it is now, there will not be any other representative of our Heavenly Parent in front of humanity other than True Parents. There are no two generations of True Parents. You should understand this. You are all sons or daughters, Cain or Abel in front of True Parents. Thus, if you fulfill your responsibility, you will be moving ahead. Do you understand? All members should become one with the newly appointed international president without confusion and steadfastly move forward together.
I will make sure that the means by which this tradition passes down is established. Because I am Mother, I will forgive everything I can; however, this should not exceed the limit. Why is that so? Because of our future generations.
Because I am such a Mother, if you confidently move forward in unity with me, no one will dare confront you. You just need to fulfill your responsibility. Hence, I hope you become members of the second Top- Gun class whom I can remember before I go to the spiritual world.
In the future, the life of a church leader must be transparent. The words coming from your mouths should match your actions; you should be able to live a life of practice.
Hence, you should not lightly regard what comes from your mouths. To cut this short, you should not blurt out words that are improper for a leader just because you are angry. I sincerely hope you become virtuous leaders.
True and honest… This is the model, the model. You should be able to build a culture in which Top Gun members are welcome with loud applause wherever they go.