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True Parents' Message at the Global Culture of Heart Arts Youth Workshop and Special Gathering (January 6, 2017) | |
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Global Culture of Heart Arts Youth
Workshop and Special Gathering
January 6, Cheon Jeong Gung
People who
have dreams are happy people. When they are able to substantiate those dreams,
they become even happier. The world we aim to realize as your dream becomes the
same as Heavenly Parent’s dream and True Parent’s dream is the kingdom of
heaven on earth. What the omniscient and omnipotent God purposed at the
beginning must be complete in the end. That is why we had to go through the tearful
course of restoration through indemnity!
We must
develop from the individual to the family, the tribe, the race and completely
cut our relationship with Satan. It took 4,000 years of adhering to the course
of restoration through indemnity for God to raise the chosen people of Israel
and prepare a national foundation for them. It was at this time that God sent
his only begotten son, Jesus Christ. However when God sent a son—whom he could
directly communicate with and called “my son”—to the fallen world, no one
recognized him. Jesus lost the prepared environment, and even though he
practiced a public life for 3 years, in the end he had no choice but to go the
way of the cross. As he died he said, “I will return, I will return and hold
the wedding supper of the Lamb.” He informed them very clearly about the
wedding supper of the Lamb.
That is why
the True Parents must come forward to save fallen humankind. The metaphor of
the wild olive tree is in the Bible. Fallen humankind is the wild olive tree. In
order to become true olive trees, you need the owner’s help. Those owners are
the True Parents. If you do not go through the
True Parents, you cannot appear in God’s presence.
The history
of providence! The 2,000 years of Christian providence covers the providential
history of preparing and finding the only begotten daughter of God. Heaven
chose a new people who could lay the foundation for the only begotten daughter
of God, the daughter who had not been born nor found [2,000 years ago]. That
people was the Korean people, the Han people, “han” is also my family’ name.
Centered on
this nation, the Koreans were the people who had to fulfill their
responsibility of giving birth to the final only begotten son and daughter of
God, the True Parents, whose emergence Heaven had worked to realize. These
people were from the Christian sphere. However just as the Judaic people had at
the time of the Israelites, [Christians] did not recognize True Parents. Nevertheless,
True Parents worked on their own from the bottom and created an environment for
the global providence. Coinciding with True Parents Holy Wedding in 1960,
blessed families emerged.
You all are
second-generation members right? You all are the “pure water” born through True
Parents. You also have responsibilities. The 7.4 billion people in the world
have not recognized True Parents. We must enlighten all of them. You have to live
in attendance to Heaven. You must have lived in the kingdom of heaven on earth
to go to the kingdom of heaven in heaven later. The work in this land, the
providence on earth is that important.
That is why,
for a long time I have thought about how to convey this hopeful news in many
fields. The work to create an environment is not an easy task. All of you are
more than 17 years old. Right? I was the same age when I resolved to go forward
in the position of the True Parents. I have been unwavering for the past 50
years. In light of that, should you work to resemble me… or shouldn’t you? [We
should resemble you.] No matter how difficult or poor the surroundings you are
in are, you still have responsibilities.
If I asked
you to imagine the kingdom of heaven on earth, what kind of picture would you
paint? You must first be able to express [that kingdom] through the deep joy
from within your heart and through your body. You can express it through dance,
song or through art. This does not only convey your own emotions but is an
exercise in which emotions can be shared. True Parents’ dream is to make that
kind of world. True Parents are working to engage with all 7.4 billion people
of the world. Is it possible for True Parents to do this by themselves? You
must work to expand True Parents’ dream. Therefore, as soon as possible, we
must create the kingdom of heaven on earth, the realization of Heavenly
Parent’s dream, True Parents’ dream—your dream. There are many obstacles until
that can happen. However, while I am still here, while you are here, we can do
it!
That is why I
told you earlier, you are still in the growing stage and must study more and
experience many things. That is why you should spread even more widely the
dreams you are working towards. The settlement of Cheon il Guk, which we are
blessed with, brings the kingdom of heaven on earth. I am working hard so that
we can have an actual environment we can look at with our own eyes. This is the
Cheonwon complex project. The history of True Parents’ providence has not
existed through all of human history until now. In order to study this in
detail, I will specially create this place, which will last thousands of years.
This will be something that you must come to see from all over the world.
Aren’t you looking forward to it?
In
Christianity’s cultural sphere, many famous artists or musicians arose. If you
go to the Vatican, you can see art works by Michelangelo. That caliber of
artists also emerged. In our age, Cheon Il Guk, you who were born as pure
water, can become people who create works even greater than that. I am giving you
the opportunity to display fully the talents you were born with, so participate
in this workshop with happy and grateful hearts. I hope that through the
talents you were born with and in connection with my plans, you will paint a
grand picture as you look far ahead to the future. I pray you will create
a great birthday performance I can be proud of.