Hak Ja Han
March 6, 2015
Chung Pyung Youth Center Gymnasium
2015 Cheon Il Guk Leaders Assembly
You are the leaders of the Unification family. You are blessed family members. Some of you have worked for the providence for fifty years, forty years, thirty years or twenty years. I am sure many of you have been here for most of that time. What I would like to ask you now is, In your entire life, what can you say you can be proud of in front of Heaven? Throughout your entire life, you have lived in difficult conditions, yet you worked with the mindset, I am grateful and I will do my best to develop what I have. However, I honestly believe that not many of you have lived like that. A few days ago, I said to the leaders, from now on, we are in a new era as we enter the third year of Cheon Il Guk. Everyone, all the blessed families of the unification family, must move forward with a unified will and unified determination centered on True Parents. Be healthy, be strong and grow very profound, deep roots. This is the message I gave.
I spoke about the olive tree as an example of this. The olive tree lives and grows in barren conditions. I am sure those who have been to Israel know that it is not a fertile land. In this difficult environment, for the olive tree's roots to grow takes fifteen years -- not one year, not three years -- but fifteen years. How does the olive tree survive in this scorching hot desert? Furthermore, locusts, as described in the Bible, are extremely scary when they move in huge hoards. After a locust hoard comes into a region, all of the vegetation is devastated. However, the olive tree reacts by releasing a chemical that protects it from locusts, and all the nearby olive trees receive this as a warning signal from the first tree and emit the same chemical into the air, discouraging the locusts from coming near them. We can see that what we can learn from nature is truly beautiful and profound, which is why, we learn about the cultivated olive tree in the Bible. The story of the cultivated olive tree has lingered for a thousand years, two thousand years. Even today, there are olive trees that have lived for more than two thousand years. We need to learn from this story. While centering on the True Parents, ask yourselves, How deep has my blessed family planted our roots?
Mother named Sun Jin Moon FFWPU International President and In Sup Park vice-president
This is the year of the blue sheep [cheong yang]. "Cheong" means "blue," but it also means "clear," "transparent," "crystal clear." It means "as natural as it gets." The sheep is a special animal. When God created, out of all the animals God created for human beings, the sheep was the mildest and is the only animal that lives 100 percent for the sake of others.
It is truly selfless, isn't it? This animal is considered holy because it was used as an offering. This is because the sheep is a clean animal. It's an obedient animal and the sheep doesn't think of itself. The sheep follows the owner and is grateful, which is why no matter what the owner does, even when the owner puts a knife to its neck, the sheep does not emit a sound. Other animals, however, like the cow, are not the same.
When we look at this aspect of the sheep, we see that we need to learn from this animal. We need to learn the wisdom that is found in nature. Through True Parents, we have been learning that we need to become true people with true families.
I would like to give you another example today. In Peru, there is the famous Machu Picchu site. I am sure some of you have visited this famous tourist attraction. I am sure all of you who have been missionaries to South America have visited this location.
Machu Picchu is two thousand meters above sea level, deep in the mountains. People built a city that high up in the mountains. They also built stairs and constructed all of their rice paddies over wide steps. You can see the remnants of these paddies even today. When we go high in the mountains, we can see many clouds. It is very cloudy, so at the bottom, because of the clouds, you can see many streams and lots of water but at the top of the mountain, you see the sun and the sunshine. What I am trying say? I am trying to say that the Incas lived in accordance and in harmony with nature. This is how they built their nation.
Have you thought about how these people got their water? How did they supply the entire city with water? I am sure you're curious. The only way was to adapt to nature. This is why they made canals. Maybe they had reservoirs. Through these canals and reservoirs they were able to supply the necessary water to grow all the fields of crops they were farming. This is what I have been reflecting upon.
We have entered the third year of Cheon Il Guk. How should we move forward toward Vision 2020, to be victorious and obtain results that we can offer to our Heavenly Parent and True Parents? I am sure you have thought a lot and discussed a lot as you contemplated this point. One thing we need to do is not continue with the old ways we have followed until now. There cannot be development if we continue forward in our old ways.
This is the conclusion, this is the obvious conclusion that we reach and incidents have supported our coming to this conclusion.
We do not really have enough time to fulfill Vision 2020; however, in order for our Heavenly Parent with the True Parents, as the king of kings, to carry out the providence of Cheon Il Guk, we need citizens to populate it. Without the inhabitants, can there be a reigning king? You blessed family members need to complete this responsibility.
Please do not think this is just a blessing for you or your family alone. With that mentality, we cannot think about the future. This has happened before. It is shameful to think in this way. Am I speaking the truth? Yes, or no?
We cannot wait any longer; we cannot ask the providence to wait. This is why the Incas built their nation high in the mountains and supplied their people food in the mountains.
Though it is of course possible today, they did not have the ability at that time to draw water up two thousand meters above sea level. That is why they had to rely on heaven and heavenly fortune. They had to adapt to the conditions they were living in, so from the very top down, they could live by sharing equally. Even in Korean we have the saying, "Everyone in the position of authority and responsibility must become like crystal-clear water." The water from the top must be clear in order for the water running to the bottom to be clear.
From this point of view, the leaders must repent once more and follow True Parents' tradition and stand at the forefront of the providence.
Become models and stand tall in front of the entire world, and together testify about True Parents, testify that your families received the blessing from True Parents, lived in the same era, and have fulfilled their responsibilities as heavenly tribal messiahs, and in so doing have established a legacy of becoming cultivated olive trees that will remain for generations and generations with roots so deep that these families will continue on in the way of True Parents for two, three or four thousand years into the future.
As long as we attend True Parents and become one with them, we will always be eternal. We will be eternal. Do you understand?
This is why, at this time, after much thought… Can I say it? In order to have a proper organization, the center must be established. So, henceforth, all the major events that take place twice a year will be hosted by the FFWPU International Headquarters' team. For this reason, the FFWPU international president will be Sun Jin Moon. I appoint Sun Jin Moon our international president. Thank you, Thank you. I will give her the certificate of appointment soon, so you can applaud more after that.
I think Sun Jin Moon is very humble. She becomes embarrassed easily; she is like a sheep. This is partly why I have appointed her. Next to her, she needs her husband, which is why I appoint In-sup Park the FFWPU international vice-president. More than anybody else, they represent the True Family, and they have selflessly followed True Parents' tradition, showing you the example. Together with you, they will move us toward the fulfillment of Vision 2020 and they will build together with you the eternal kingdom of Cheon Il Guk and build a foundation for the eternal king of kings, the True Parents of all seven billion people in the world. I hope you will help them wholeheartedly.
I made several internal personnel changes as well. Now, centering on the international president, the director- general of the FFWPU International Headquarters will be Man-ho Kim and through Man-ho Kim, I will give all my directions. I will get rid of unnecessary manpower and time.
How can we all become one and be like an arrow in reaching the hearts of all the seven billion people around the world? I deeply hope that you will work as hard as possible for the sake of creating one united world. I made these decisions with that wish in mind.