Speeches of Hyo Jin Moon: Episode 57

Speeches of Hyo Jin Moon 2006-2008
Delivered Sunday at Belvedere Estate in Tarrytown, New York
Hyo Jin Moon Speaks on Indemnity, Page 218

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But do you really think that the dividing line is absolutely right down the center? I think the world is a little more to this side (Hyo Jin nim positions his hands a little more to the left, taker's side of the podium). That's the problem. You would hate to see a world living here (taker's side), right? It's foolish to think it exists like this (hands all the way to the giver's side). That's kind of God's stuff, a long way to go from reality. Would you imagine that it is potentially doable because we're the children of God?

So be it, but the reality is there. So, how do you deal with people like that? How do you deal with people you can't really communicate with? There are no words that can transform these people who are addicted to that lifestyle, who are absolutely absorbed into that lifestyle. That's how they're going to find their meaning. They aren't going to change, until something happens.

And unfortunately the only way this can happen, for those people to change, is for them to hit bottom, to lose everything. Crash and bum you know? What if that doesn't happen in that person's lifetime? It will pass on to the next generation. That's the problem. That's why even in the eyes of Father, it will take generations to make that happen, potentially. Why? Because you have to go through that process. Unless you can somehow change that without allowing them to hit the bottom, those people that you can't verbally transform through normal ways of communication, they all have to go through that process, and if it doesn't happen in their lifetime then it will pass down to their children, and grandchildren. It will take time. That's why it's going to take time.

So, how are you going to change something knowing that inevitably that is the only way to assure that change will happen? What can we do about it? I know it's difficult, but somebody's got to do it. Somebody has to do it if there's not another alternative. It's a long shot. It's very difficult, it's never ending stuff. But even if it's a long shot, if there's some possibility, we have to do it. That's what we have to do. There's no other way of communicating.

We have to try to communicate—try to find the best way. We have to find the most effective way to reach the generation at hand at present, the ones who are movers and shakers in the world, both the elders and our young people too. We have to keep that line, that approach, let's keep on trying. That's the only way. Otherwise you just have to wait for the inevitable to take place. But that would be very unfortunate, because they won't change until they hit bottom. I know this. They won't.

It's too important to them to have what they want. It's unfortunate. It's all about them, but that's just the way it is, and that's real. I'm not making this up, as you know—all of you understand what I'm saying­, but that's reality. The only option that we have is to keep on trying to do what we believe in and try to find a better way of communication, find a better something. We have to use what's out there to communicate and elaborate on it as much as we can.

Give more, more, more, more. It would be wonderful if we could constantly be in the presence of humanity. We could have 24-hour stuff and compete with the big guys. Look at America for instance. Look at conservatism and liberalism. To me, it's about homogeneity because it has a tradition mostly based on Christianity. There is a sense of a homogenous effect like in a homogenous society like Korea or Japan. It's easier to unite because there is a kind of nationalism. For the sake of the national interest you put aside your regional conflicts or whatever.

You have a conflict in your own family too. I have a bunch of brothers and sisters. Trust me. (Laughter.) You come from the same belly but you still struggle with each other. (Laughter.) That's reality.

In America conservatism is pretty much like that, because it's kind of Christian-based.

Liberals are like, "We don't want tradition, we want less tradition. Push the boundary! Push the boundary!"

"Hold the boundary! Hold the boundary! Push the boundary! Push the boundary!" It's that kind of conflict. In America even when you deal with those kinds of conservatives, as the Unification Church, we have to compete with them, and with all sorts of Christian denominations, because they want to do good too.

These days it is almost fashionable to talk about moral degradation and blaming Hollywood and stuff. It's fashionable. And they are going to try to do something about it. As much as we do, they will do. And how do you deal with that ultimately? You have to outlast them first of all. 

So, having a standard of something beyond change is good. Father stresses absolute value. That's good. In what? In us, his blood lineage.

And all the good things that we can commonly share with the other religions who have good intent, we will do our best to support them because we need to support each other, but at the same time we are competing with them.

The extreme Muslims will outright say to conquer with violence­. That's crazy. They all, in some way, want their religion to be the standard bearer, nicely put. I believe it is necessary for us to understand the true meaning of indemnity. Everything that we do even if we think that it's promised by our faith, our discipline, we have to earn it because that's the basic way decent people communicate with each one another.

Decent people try not to take away from something, right? You don't just take, take, take, take from this guy, take from that guy, take from your sister, take from your brother, and make yourself fat, right? "Because only I have the answer” stuff. There is only one Father in my house. You understand me?

You have to first realize that this is a church first before anything else. That's why you don't do certain things. You can't do stupid stuff because of whatever crazy predicament you might run into. If you are systematically trying to do something with consciousness, you'd better be aware of who you are. You're church first before anything else. It's a fair warning.

We're asking for it. It's not a difficult fight. I don't even consider it a difficult conflict. It's stupidity. Anyway.

You still here, you guys? (Laughter.)

Sometimes, to be honest with you, that's my way of putting on a defense. I don't want to be hurt.

Anyway. I'm sorry about it. I didn't mean it to come off that harsh. That's my fault. It's not yours. Take care, okay?