Speeches of Hyo Jin Moon 2006-2008
Delivered Sunday at Belvedere Estate in Tarrytown, New York
Hyo Jin Moon Speaks on Having Faith to Fate, Page 367

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Having Faith to Fate

November 18, 2007

Good morning. (Good morning.)

Today's topic is having faith to fate. Do you believe in fate? According to the dictionary, I guess, fate means a prophetic declaration, or something like that. Do you have some kind of inspired thing about yourself that you're willing to die for? Do you have it? If not, then you have no fate, because that's the definition, that's the standard. We try to understand who we are. We try to understand our limitations, and that's important, because that's when we can grow. Truly knowing your limitations defines the expansion that you're willing to make, to make sense and to make something in the end, to make something substantial in the end. Otherwise, it's all just foolish nonsense, it's just a dream.

A lot of people end up in jail because they had foolish dreams. I saw many people in jail because they really never clearly understood who they were, their limitations. That's why they ended up in jail, making all sorts of crazy and nonsensical sense of themselves that they can never measure up to. But they kept on pushing it for whatever reason, whether due to peer pressure, or it can be out of lust or greed or something. Things like that are always out there, and that's why such folks keep on pushing themselves to some nonsensical sense of themselves. They crash and burn. And you can't blame anybody else when you do that to yourself. 

So, you have to think about your fate, you have to believe in your fate. You have it because you're children of God. So, you have something to offer, to bring to the table, to bring it all to the pool beyond race and nationality. Fate, think about your fate. What is your destiny? What is your prophetic declaration? It starts from understanding your limit, expanding it, one step at a time. And you should be checking whether it works or not for you. You know what I'm saying? You should be monitoring that stuff because when you say that you're an adult, pretty much that is your responsibility to do, right? There's not somebody always looking over your shoulder, tapping you on the shoulder and saying, "No, no, no that's not right, do it this way." You're not going to have that all the time. That's the problem. That's why take it easy, even if you want to rush forward pull yourself back. Know your limit first. Knowing your limit means knowing whether you can be effective or not in pursuit of something that you want to achieve, that you can actually accomplish, because without it, nothing means anything in the end. If you set out to build something yourself and you build nothing, and then you say, "Hey, do you see what I see?" No, I don't see it because there's nothing there. You know the story of the emperor who has no clothes? It's that kind of stuff. There are all sorts of fables like that. Unfortunately, if that's how it is, then it's not just me that's going to see it, it has to be you too! That's why it's a pain in the butt.

So, having faith, now that's another factor. I try to have faith in my family. Sometimes it's difficult. It's very difficult. Oh, the ride is hard. But you believe. You try to believe that in the end some good is going to come out of this, in its own way, in its own way, because they're all unique. And I must have faith, because it should mean something to make a difference in the world and I'm trying to do the same thing.

So, what is my fate then? Ideal family. And what is that? That's where all of you belong, where everybody belongs. That's what ideal family is. And when my children get older and they get married, I like to see all sorts of people come into my family so that I can call them my son or my daughter. 

Have faith. Have faith in yourself, and know your fate, your good. You will bring something to all. Believe that, and bring it. And that will define us in the end. You want to compete and win? So be it, and let that be the benchmark. Okay. Take care of yourself.