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| True Mother's address at the victory celebration for the second anniversary of Foundation Day in 2015 March 4, 2015 | |
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True Mother's address at the victory celebration for the second anniversary of Foundation Day in 2015
March 4, 2015
This is the third year of Cheon Il Guk. Heaven has blessed us, and we felt that when it suddenly snowed yesterday. Weren’t you happy? However, please be careful in this weather when you go up the road. Yesterday I spoke about the olive tree. Some have heard, but I'm sure there are those who haven't heard yet. Did you? When we think of olive trees, we think about the Middle East, don’t we? The Middle East is a desert area. In the Bible, the Israelites left Egypt to go to Canaan, expressed as a holy land of milk and honey, but when they got there it was actually quite a barren land. When True Father and I went to Israel together—in 1968 I believe—within four hours we visited the entire country. I compared it to our country of Korea, a land filled with mountains lakes, and it’s beautiful. Israel is quite barren, and there isn’t that much to see. It is filled with rocks and sand. However, there are a lot of stories about this place in the course of God's providence. There are a lot of stories in the Bible about this place, such as the story of the true olive tree and the false olive tree. How is it possible in this barren, harsh environment that the olive tree can plant its roots and survive for more than a thousand years? How is this possible? How much effort do you think this tree made in order to survive in this barren environment? Don't you think it made effort? When this tree grows, its roots take fifteen years to grow. How many days is that? It takes fifteen years to grow to the level where it can reach the water, and if it doesn’t reach the water the roots have to grow even deeper. Not one day but fifteen years. The olive tree is a truly exceptional tree. This is why when it has its leaves and bears its fruits, it is so precious. When we think of the olive, it is a healthy food. Right? In the Middle East, people use olive oil and olives in their food. It is good food that can heal many illnesses that many people suffer today. I am sure that even without telling you the benefits of olive oil,. Especially, you know there are many exceptional trees out there. The olive trees is one of the more exceptional trees. What about us? How do our “roots” look today? Through the True Parents you received the Holy Marriage Blessing and became Blessed families. Not so long ago, when I was in Hawaii, a couple from the 1800-couple Marriage Blessing came to see me. They told me that it has been 40 years since they received the Marriage Blessing. Many Blessed families received the Marriage Blessing 30, 40, or 50 years ago, but how deep and healthy are there roots? I want to ask all Blessed families, beginning with the 36 and 72 couples, Do you have roots so deep that you can really promise the future and live forever? You really need to repent when you think about this. Do you understand? Do you understand? A new era. We live in a new historical era and we need to be different. When you talk about your name value: Who am I? What did I take responsibility for? What did I do? “What position am I in?” This is not important. From now, we need to focus on, “Where should we go? What preparations did we make and what responsibilities did we fulfill while we are on this Earth in order to reach that destination?" "What clear foundation did I build for my future generations? What did I do for my second, third, and fourth generations?" This is very important, isn’t it? From this point of view, you need to be specific, efficient and need to show the result. If you were in a company, each one of you needs to establish a clear system. Do you understand what I am saying? You need to plan, and please make an effort. I am telling you to make progress. Thinking, “Today is enough. Tomorrow will be enough,” is not the right attitude. With that attitude, we cannot be the people who lived with True Parents in the Cheon Il Guk Era. Think about what your report card would show in the eternal world. What will your descendants think about your legacy? They may think, “They lived in the same environment with the True Parents; why did they only achieve this much?” Please become people in the year of 2015, the year of the sheep, with no remorse and no regret. The sheep, if you look in the Bible, is referenced several times. The sheep is offered often as an offering. Humans are very grateful for the sheep. The sheep offers everything, even its wool. There’s nothing in the sheep that is lost or discarded. Lamb meat is one of the best meats. Some people may not eat beef, but lamb is suitable for anybody. It’s a healthy food. When the sheep becomes an offering, it doesn’t fight. Even when you’re cutting its throat, it doesn’t cry; it’s obedient. Please, you need to learn this from the sheep. Do you understand? Let us not become people who didn’t do more than even an animal. Among many leaders and those responsible, it’s good to have passion, but when you have too much passion it becomes personal desire and ambition. People ascending to the top need to learn how to come down humbly, but so many people are not capable of doing that. I hope leaders can learn how to come down from their positions like the sheep. Do you understand? Heaven is blessing you and giving you this beautiful, green, vibrant year of the sheep. The color green is close to nature. Nature is clean and it’s crystal clear, this is how our lives should be. Do you understand? This is why we can only say that this year is a very special year. And during this special year, I hope that you all become special beings, special people and special families. Let's all stand up. Let's all rise from our seats and sing "Our Hope is for Unity."
