Leaders' Conference 6/14/90

Those who understand my Korean, raise your hands, please. How long has it been since I warned you that you should understand me in Korean? This is not what I am directing--Heaven directs you to do this.

You should not just tag along after me. Though you've been going along with me, you have never been very much part of each stage, which has been accompanied by very intensive indemnity. I have been doing everything. You have to understand clearly that we are in two different positions. You try to assess my position based on your own habits of thinking and behavior. You have not yet emerged brand new from your old style of life to live in a different world. You must understand that my heart is to grow you so that I can take you anywhere I go, and you will be ready.

It is the Pacific era. In the future the top leadership of the world may be Oriental instead of white as it has been so far throughout thousands of years. People are beginning to grasp the possibility of non-white leadership and to speculate whether it will be from Japan, China, or even Korea.

Look at America and the Soviet Union. What used to be accepted as true 10 or 20 years ago is now no longer true. Intelligent people increasingly realize that solutions are not in democracy or in left or right wings, but in headwing centered on God.

Eventually Godism must be the absolute standard of value because God is an Absolute Being.

The problem in this complicated modern society is that the center has been lost; so how can the world leaders solve their problems? "Ism" means lifestyle, a systematic way to live on the individual to the cosmic level.

Our lifestyle and its accumulated results are passed down through the family and out into the nation, world, and cosmos.

Until now there have been many kinds of "isms", but they didn't have the eternal direction of God's Will. Americanism centers on Americans, Sovietism centers on the Soviet people, communism centers on communist people. Now we need the absolute unchangeable direction for the individual, family, society, nation, and cosmos, including the spiritual world. Such direction is none other than headwing Godism, a style of living centered on God in which connects all of these levels.

The direction of history is inevitably toward unity. Everything is coming into one, not being divided into many. Language plays a very important role. What kind of language can be used for the human family? You must be familiar with the language True Parents speak so you can receive my guidance directly. Take this very seriously. This is not just expedience. All your ancestors and future descendants will want to speak and understand the Parents' language so you have to learn Korean.

Because we must solve this problem I suggested bringing the elder blessed children to the Little Angels School to be taught.

When your child is blessed and the two speak Korean to each other, you cannot ask them to speak English to you. They will wonder why you didn't learn Korean when I first asked it of you.

Now many Japanese parents are visiting the Little Angels School. Their children see their parents speaking Japanese and wonder, "Why don't you learn Korean?" If you don't, you will be in separate, different worlds and cannot connect in the future.

Many scholars are studying Korean because they want to read my original speeches, which contain the solution to today's problems. These speeches comprise about 200 books.

The purpose of being married to a Korean or to learn Korean is not to be close to Koreans, per se, but to me, my culture and foundation. You need to learn my concept and thinking. I am making the new cultural foundation.

The Korean language is difficult to learn, isn't it? [Yes] At least you understand now what everybody had to go through to learn English! You might say that I am trying to negate other languages, but it's not that at all. There should be one language, period.

Also, our major church leaders are Koreans because they can best connect with me through my language. Therefore, if you are going to be a leader of substantial standing, you must learn Korean. When leaders get together, they should converse in Korean, however imperfect their knowledge is. There was a time when knowing the Roman language was a must if you were going to be a leader, scholar, or cultivated person. But now to best understand God, serve the world, and live a godly way of life, you must know Korean. You should learn it quickly and be proud of being able to speak Korean.

I expect all of you to fully understand the importance of learning Korean. Otherwise you will lose your qualification as a leader.

Did you read those books? How serious are you? Even though you cannot speak Korean, you should have given attention to it. If you do not understand what I have been teaching, how can you say you grafted unto Father?

Those who can say, "Father, I do understand deeply and I will try to learn Korean," raise your hands.

In the diplomatic world the best interpreters are Koreans because their pronunciation is almost as good as that of a native person. In Japan, recently they found out that once you learn Korean, other languages will follow with relative ease. Learning Korean in Japan is a fad now.

Korean has very rich adjectives. You might say black is black, but the Korean language has dozens of subcategories of black. The Korean practice of pursuing philosophical matters and analyzing almost instantly without even realizing it is a day-to-day thing, so what goes on in the Korean mind is much more than in the mind of average people. In one word, they are very spiritual.

They mean a lot when they say something. After you master Korean, you will say: "Father, I never thought Korean was that deep." English and Japanese have their strong points, but Korean conveys a lot of complicated thought instantly. Living in the center of China, Russia, and Japan, the Koreans grasped the essence of their separate languages and assimilated them into Korean.

Your imagination is too limited to grasp what kind of trouble Koreans went through during their 5,000 year history. Those with power would simply come, fight, and occupy Korea. The Chinese always respected the Koreans for their spirituality and wisdom. All Koreans respect Confucianism very much, but Confucius himself respected Koreans.

Koreans are very particular in many ways. They don't marry persons from other countries so easily.

Koreans seriously misunderstood my motivation in arranging international marriages, and only now begin to understand. I am marrying Koreans with people of all different nations as a pure offering.

Historically, chastity is everyday language in Korea and the Korean woman has been more pure than anybody else. Especially in the past, when her husband died, she would never think about getting married again. If somebody raped her, almost always she would die. That kind of superior sense of chastity is part of their culture. A woman who doesn't keep her chastity is ostracized by her whole clan. They are very strict. Between Korean and American women is a world of difference. One is closer to heaven.

If you compare Korean, Chinese, and Japanese, one noticeable characteristic of Koreans is their openness; they became this way in order to survive among many strong nations. It's amazing that they did not lose their culture and identity despite being invaded over 900 times. Also, they kept a high standard of morality.

The Koreans were always very eager to learn from other people and cultures. As a result, Koreans tend to play an important central role.

For instance, when Japan occupied China, they always used a Korean interpreter because no one can translate between the two languages better than a Korean. The only comparable group is the Jewish people. Among them are many scholars, lawyers and doctors. Koreans are fast catching up with them and may actually be ahead now.

In 1971 when I came here, there was a Korean population of 130,000. Today there are over one million. Most surpass a middle class living standard in less than five years. Why? With training from living in the eight different Korean provinces, which are almost like different countries, the Korean can learn how to conduct himself so as to prosper amidst diverse people.

In America people specialize in only one thing. If you are an engineer, you don't think about doing anything else. Koreans are multi-specialists. They can learn a trade within weeks, because you simply cannot make a living in Korea from knowing only one trade. Someone may ask you to come do one thing and then say, "By the way, can you also do something else?" A person who can, is the person who survives. I am explaining in detail what Koreans are like because you are all second Koreans. When you become as versatile as Koreans, you can best serve the world.

Rev Moon is known as an evangelist, industrialist, culturalist, religious leader, mountain man, wilderness man, and fisherman. There is no area that I do not know. I believe firmly that a leader must be like that. If I am thrust into any strange culture, I know I can not only survive, but also lead.

When I was a small child, I experienced everything.

If I concentrated on catching an animal, I could catch a dozen a day. All I need is a set of pliers, and No. 8 wire and I can make and set a trap at the right place. There is no way I will starve.

Even in just shorts and a tee shirt I can talk to fishermen for one-half hour and they will immediately respect me. They will say, "Don't go back. Stay with us."

Americans go for enjoyment like the grasshopper in Aesop's fable about the grasshopper and the ant. The ant stocks up for winter, but the grasshopper is not prepared and dies when the weather becomes harsh. Which should we be, the grasshopper or the ant?

I have endured incredible suffering and persecution. I have established The Washington Times, started up businesses and bought warehouses, preparing for the future. Now people are beginning to see what we have done, and it is time to integrate this foundation. Did you know that I moderated a very serious confrontation between the black and Korean communities here in New York?

When the Korean grocers went into the black community, the blacks were alarmed because Koreans work so hard and efficiently. They are very serious and eager to succeed. This is why Korean immigrants will rise up in leading positions over all America.

In their grocery stores tremendous time is taken to wash and arrange their produce. It is like an art stand. Other non-Korean operated grocery stores may be very sloppy.

Koreans go to the produce market at 3:00 am, half an hour earlier than the competitors, to get the best produce. Their home may be very poor but they keep their store like a palace.

Also, Koreans are very generous; wherever they go, they liberally give gratuities up to three times what the Japanese do. They think: I will not be outdone by Americans, Chinese, or Japanese. They never go dutch. If Jewish, American, Japanese, and Korean people go together to a restaurant for something to eat and the bill comes, everybody tries to figure out how much he has to pay, but Koreans just pay it themselves.

By the time the Korean does that three times other people think he must be very well off; but in fact, he is the poorest of all.

It is very easy to get in touch with the Koreans. Because they have endured much difficulty they are not afraid of difficult situations. They have guts. Wherever they go, they have the same pattern of success because Korea is a prophetic nation. Koreans know through keen spiritual sense that the world is bound to become unified. God is sending Koreans everywhere so they can later play a role, perhaps through education, in creating the unified country.

Korea has four distinct seasons so they can adapt to any climate around the world. In Saudi Arabia, the Koreans made more advances than any other nationality. The climate was so hot that everybody except the Koreans had to put on extra clothing to keep themselves insulated. No laborer can withstand that constant heat better than a Korean.

You have to be like this because you are Koreans. Even though it is painful you have to look at it straight. If I gave one Korean leader and one American leader five missions to do at the same time, the Korean would start spinning like crazy. He would set up priorities and start working. The American would be confused and wouldn't know what to do. He would just stand still reasoning why he cannot do all those things saying, "I don't accept this kind of direction. How can you expect me to do this?"

But who survives in the harsh world of competition? The only way we can win over the person who persecuted us is to do three times more than they.

I have done that, so am I victorious or defeated? I literally do dozens of things and make many decisions in one day. I want you to survive as a victor and that's why you have to adopt my pattern in place of the American way.

I have been telling you to work harder and be persecuted. Where is proof of that work now? I need that work as resource material to make a bigger event happen now. How much have you loved this country? How much have you loved mankind? How hard have you tearfully worked for the righteous way? As you create that kind of lifestyle, you are automatically making the foundation for a new tradition all over the world; then history will take a new direction. With that kind of resource material, you can take leadership of the world.

But if you don't have it what can I do? Shall I wait for you or take another way?

If I had followed the American leaders' advice as to what I should do and how I should do it in America, do you think I would be where I am today? "Father, why did you bring the Japanese leaders? We can do it ourselves far better." You may think like that, but you have to stick to Father strongly, and I know we cannot stick together without a bond. The Japanese members can be this bond to graft us.

Look back five or ten years. Didn't you sometimes feel, "Father is Oriental, so he teaches an Oriental concept because he doesn't know the American concept"? In your mind you complained every time against me.

Years ago, people thought I was a dictator and would rule the world ruthlessly. But now I am in my seventies and nobody thinks Rev. Moon will make it to be a dictator. Do you accept that too?

I have worked for decades here in America and the world for only one purpose: to save America. By all of you doing as I did, America will have hope. There is no other way to resurrect America.

Have all of you done as I have done? Then how can I expect you to do the right things now? I can cut everyone off, or maybe uproot them. If I uproot you, then you can no longer continue. But if I cut everyone off, maybe a new shoot will come out of you that I can graft to me.

World youth are following the actions of American youth. Do you think we can save American youth by just sitting down and thinking about it? Even if we walk about crying, desperately trying to save them, it is not enough. Like Don Quixote, challenge the impossible tasks. Hundreds of thousands of new Don Quixotes should rise up.

Jesus was like Don Quixote in trying to cope with the whole world single-handedly. By the same token Rev. Moon is the Don Quixote of the twentieth century, striving to accomplish an enormous task. Frankly, everyone thought it was impossible, but I have done it.

You have become accustomed to just listening to me and following my advice, never working on your own. Did anyone think after Washington Monument that we should do the same rally in Moscow years later? Have things happened the way I predicted or not? How can you say now, "No, Father, we are not going to repeat the same mistake again"?

Have you ever stopped to think that if you don't do it, you can be replaced by theologians, scholars, or ministers who can do the job better? What I have done is something history has never seen.

I know now is the time to approach many high-level people. Do we have enough ability to persuade people to sign the resolution? Can you go to the governor's office and say, "America is crumbling down. Who will save this country? You are a leader so please teach me how to save this country of America." Do you have that kind of guts, that confidence in what you stand for?

Ask yourself how many members you are confident to sign up? Let's decide here, then pledge to yourself and to God to accomplish this. Write down how many spiritual children you have. If you have many who have worked in different missions, you can be proud and confident that you are walking the path of a righteous person. Set a goal and while we're doing that, we should make a donation every month to a central fund. We need this fund to help educate 240 million Americans. Now that America understands the new direction for survival, she should provide the money with which we can educate the American youth.

One hundred people educated will, in turn, bring in another hundred. Without this happening, we just talk year after year and never accomplish anything. We must get the work done now. Japan is undertaking a huge fund raising campaign for educating youth all around the world. I will use this money to build up organizations through which we can work better and faster so as not to get behind the times; but you will have to earn the money for your own country. I won't live on earth forever. You and all your relatives must inherit the practice of God's tradition so that His Will can be done on earth. We need to bring many people, and they in turn will bring many more to hear the thought I have introduced.

We cannot let America perish. Here is a simple way to look at it: "About Face" is a military term that means, "Turn around and go in the opposite direction." The first will then be the last. America has been the leader of the whole world. When the time of transition comes and God says "About face," America will suddenly find herself embarrassingly last in the rank. But Americans must go beyond their pride and be grateful, "Oh, God, you came to make us understand that which we never understood." Who should lead the new rank? Korea represents Adam's position, Japan--Eve's position and America represents the archangel. I want members of these three nations, namely you, to stand in front of everyone.

But you are still inadequate. Should we do away with you? Or should we rearrange you and start all over again? [Rearrange] This is a serious time when you say, "Father, give us a few more months to prove ourselves worthy." Now is the time for you to cling to Father.

The Russian people are the elder sons. As Abel, we are the second sons. But if the Soviet Union repents to God and Father deeply because of what they have not known and haven't done saying, "We will serve you and do what you wish us to do," what will you do? Russia can become very effective. When the Soviet people open up their minds and say: "Forget about communism; now we are going to God," the whole system will go to God very quickly. Should we still remain here to be persecuted? If the Kremlin has a headquarters set up to welcome us, shouldn't we go there? What about America then? I am saying this because that day is coming soon. Should I make some arrangement before I leave here or just take off without any regard for what will happen to America? When Americans leave, they don't even say good-bye. To just leave like that is a very offensive and discourteous thing to do, so I will tell you when I am leaving.

When God says to Rev. Moon, "You visit so-and-so and get a signature from him," you know I will. How about you? Are you going to do that or not? Are you smiling because you are confident? It is a serious question because the saving of America literally depends on this. Maybe you don't want to do it, but we must receive the signatures of America's high-level leaders.

I am not saying, "You do that as I watch." I have already worked way ahead to reach all the people in important positions. If they don't sign, they know they are going the unrighteous way.

The existing world is about to go in a certain direction. It is just a matter of time. Everything that was lost we are about to gain back; but are we overconfident about that? Work diligently. I rarely sleep and while I am awake, I am working. All my life I have always been on the front line. I never sat back and just gave instructions to you. What is the proper attitude of indebted people? When we owe something to someone, we feel ashamed.

World leaders may not be able to see me when they desire, but you can come almost any time to see me. Do you know what this means? I have opened up to you and continued to raise you. But now we are entering a time when I may only be able to see those who have been the presidents of universities or nations. At that kind of a meeting, the Unification Church will be represented by only one person, not by many like today. There is so much left to do, that I don't have time to see so many different people. Project yourselves 10 years ahead and ask, "Did I do what Father told me?" If not, you will be the losers.

I will be traveling extensively in Korea, Japan, America, Germany and the Soviet Union, working to unify the world. Ten years will go quickly--we have only so many years to accomplish this task.

Are you going to do it or are you going to let the current world leaders do it, even though they don't deeply understand God's idea?

A similar time happened in 1975 when I brought every major leader in the movement to become a student in Barrytown for three years. The members were flabbergasted and wondered how the Church would continue. But I started again with new leaders who had never before been central figures. Again, I might place any one of you in an assignment that you had never dreamed of; then a new leader will emerge. I might ask 150-180 of you to become overseas missionaries. You should be proud to start a brand new life. Because of the bad habits and mannerisms you have developed, it's not healthy for your spiritual growth to stay in the same position. You should see such a change as good re-education and an opportunity to rededicate yourselves.

Everything is ready, so all we have to do is to wear a cap and we're all set.