This is what True Mother said to the first and second groups of students to enter Universal Peace Academy, fifty three students in all, on 4.26 on the heavenly calendar (May 24) in Cheongpyeong at Azalea Park, near the Cheongshim Graduate School.
Note: This has been translate and edited by TP magazine team, and published in July 2014 issue of True Peace magazine.
Do you know the name of this flower? Peony. This is the first time I’ve actually smelled the scent; it emits a fragrance. This flower originates in China but I heard it also grows in Korea and Siberia. This is indeed a strong flower. Yet, this flower symbolizes shyness and femininity.
This flower is big and beautiful and it blooms in the spring. People consider the root of this flower great medicine. There are better flowers for women depending on the color, but generally, it is a good flower for all people. That is why True Father loved this flower. Tree peonies are the big flowers that bloom before peonies. Once the tree peonies wither, the peonies then bloom. They are both from the same flower family.
Peony root is expensive medicine. However, I do not dig out the roots every year; I leave them for the future. I wanted to give the flowers a chance. I heard that it may start raining in the evening on the weekend and was sad that they may wither then; which is why I have set this time for you.
Is studying difficult? Saying so is not acceptable in your case. Look at how great an environment you are in. You have come from different countries; I am sure there are beautiful sights in each of your countries. This is a special place. Are you aware of that? That you can study here is truly a miracle and historic. You will be carrying out activities after graduating. Please, be proud of yourselves. You are children attending True Parents. You are different.
What did I say in the joint worship service last Sunday? Today, instead of hearing joyful news around us, we hear depressing news, about incidents that we wish did not happen around the world. Such incidents are happening in great numbers. There are also natural disasters happening in many places around the world, but we still see religious conflicts, ideological conflicts, territorial conflicts and other conflicts happening. Why do you think God is just calmly looking at the world?
Originally, our Heavenly Parent had hope when he created the world, right? He had a purpose. God was happy when he created the creation and Adam and Eve and saw that they were good.
However, in order to greatly bless humankind, he gave them responsibilities. Did they fulfill those responsibilities, or not? Because they failed to fulfill them, humans ended up becoming beings with no relationship to God. This is the state of today’s humanity.
The different countries in the world each has its own laws. If you do not keep the laws of your country, you end up in prison, right? Humanity today is living within a prison of satanic laws. Hence, for the terms, “True Parents,” “the blessing” and “blessed families,” to emerge after six thousand years is most revolutionary. Do you understand that? There are still many people out there in the world that do not know True Parents.
People still don’t know how precious True Parents are and that they must meet them and attend them at all cost. We are the only ones that understand this. We have the most precious thing with us. However, is it okay for us alone to be happy? We should share it. We should let people know of it. This is the mission you will have in the future. Are you confident that you can do it? [Yes]
This also can be seen in Christian history. How many teachings did Jesus leave? Not many. Even though the Christian area of distribution has not included the whole world throughout the two thousand years of its history, the nations that are leading the world today grew within the Christian cultural sphere.
Their hope was to welcome the returning Lord. They believed that once they met the Lord in his second advent, coming down on the clouds, everything would immediately change. However, they were not aware that indemnity existed in human history, which had gone wrong from the start. The laws of the satanic realm blocked it. Yet, haven’t the True Parents achieved the realm of liberation and complete freedom? This is indeed a miracle. Our Heavenly Parent waited for True Parents for six thousand years.
Even though they were unaware of it, all human beings have also been waiting for them. The four major religions today are an expression of this hope in general terms. These religions taught how to live in the process, but they did not reveal the fundamental truth, which is why we have a great truth—not only to become True Parents’ children, but to realize the nation and world that our Heavenly Parent and humanity have hoped for. Are you aware of how great a blessing, hope and miracle this is? Therefore, can you stand still?
For this reason, what did I ask blessed families around the world to do? I have told them to rise and let others know that True Parents have come. An ignorant person can neither develop nor reach perfection. They have to be taught. This responsibility falls on you. How great is this work? Are you proud of it? My hope in you is great. Please do not collapse because your immediate reality is difficult. Let’s say a thousand people, a nation, can be immediately restored through you; wouldn’t you be great champions, people that had succeeded and people that would be remembered by Heaven? Do you understand?
Please study hard and offer conditions with the heart that you will help the seven billion people in the world become aware of this. Please think of it in this way.