Sometimes we don't understand the significance of Hoon Dok Hae when we read it from a book; It doesn't hit you until you experience it on the frontline or first hand. For me, sitting only feet away from True Father, gave me a feeling of experiencing God's word directly.

As I sat before Father, I couldn't help but feel unworthy. Here I am feet away from the Messiah, listening to words human history has been trying to discover for thousands of years. Contained within 3 hours of content was thousands of years of foundation and heart. True Father is always moving forward in the providence within his declaration of Universal Peace Federation and his plan for peace tunnels connecting the whole world. Though we may seem insignificant in the big picture, God and True Parents really recognize when we make spiritual conditions for them. So even when I do something small of externally insignificant, I must try to put my whole heart into it because it is the foundation for the Parents to do something bigger. Also, even though the things seem so big, we must understand that everything is founded in the family. In every talk that True Father gives he never forgets to remind us about family and lineage. The only way America can take this ever-important mission as elder brother is through service and building God-centered families. In order to create an ideal family the elder must always live for the younger and vice versa.

This experience of meeting with Parents is one that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Being on STF, even though it has been only one condition, has really given me a taste of what True Father has gone through and it gives me the opportunity to relate and feel a limited, but ever growing heart for him and Mother. I can really feel pain when I think about all the struggles he has gone through for Heavenly Father and people continue to persecute him. I'm so grateful because I can take him and use him as a substantial example of how I can love God and be the best child I can. So meeting Father today opened up that heart, and Hoon Dok Hae became that much more inspirational. Just seeing his face is enough to have an inspirational Hoon Dok Hae. I can see that True Father is still a human being, yet his love for God is so strong that it can only make you feel like going back out fundraising and giving my whole heart for God and True Parents.

Past experiences with True Parents were nice, but this experience really made me realize deeply that True Parents are my parents and not just the Messiah. They have all the emotions that we do and all they want to do is unconditionally love. For this, I will be forever grateful and indebted to True Parents, and always remember their position as parents to me and all humankind.

Thank you very much.

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