The Words of the Kamiyama Family
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The Words of the Kamiyama Family |
Rev.
Kamiyama speaking, with Mr. Hiroshi Matsuzaki translating.
"Today we are establishing the Day of the Victory of Love. It was on October 4, 1976, that I declared the Day of Victory of Heaven at Belvedere. God has been victorious. But God has never yet declared the victory of love. Before, the realm of death controlled the realm of love, and the power of death was stronger and reined over the realm of love so that all those deaths were more powerful than love. The direction they were headed for was hell. However, from now on love will control the realm of love. That means we will bring back people with love and take them to heaven.
This is an incredible turning point. All the tragic events of the satanic world shall be conquered by love and enter into the realm of love. No power under the sun can infiltrate the power of love. Therefore, this morning Mother and I offered a special pledge ceremony dedicating this day as the Day of Victory of Love. Heung Jin Nim's death is not an ordinary death at all. He transformed himself into the victory of love so it cannot be treated as death in the ordinary, secular fashion. Heung Jin Nim is like a door opener. He is conquering death. The time is now come. I see that enough indemnity has been paid. Upon that foundation, we can now declare the Day of Victory of Love. When you say this, think of Heung Jin Nim's spirit."
Sun Myung Moon
Day of Victory of
Love
1/3/84 Belvedere
True Parents came back to America on November 7, 1988. As soon as Father arrived, he mentioned to me that he was going to the ocean to go fishing, and I should be prepared to go too. November fishing is pretty cold and it is not the most exciting time for fishing, but Father didn't mind. So Father went out for two days in rough seas and cold weather in a small boat from Montauk, Long Island in New York. From November 17 through December 26, the day True Parents returned to Korea, Father went fishing at many times and places. I could see nothing but Father's very serious devotion and dedication in all the experiences we had. For example, Father wanted to go to Venice, Mississippi, where a big fishing industry is located. We flew to Alabama from Seattle, Washington, arriving at 6 p.m. and then started driving to Venice at 2 a.m., arriving around dawn. No one had anticipated that Father would want to go fishing that immediately, so we had to quickly prepare in order to catch up to Father's plan. Then we went fishing 50 miles off the shore, and during the whole time Father was sitting in one particular chair -- for over 20 hours straight. Father wouldn't move from there, but kept going with deep meditation and prayer. Father now is 69 years old, and even a young man with a healthy body would find it very difficult to maintain that kind of serious dedication.
Also during that time Father made a special condition to represent going around the entire world by driving around the island of Hawaii, which is a mixture of both West and East and is located in the center of the Pacific Ocean. Beginning on December 24, Christmas Eve, at 5 p.m., we drove north and then began our tour from one corner of Hawaii, finishing at 9:45 p.m. This was Father's last public activity before he left for Korea. I felt very strongly that Father I was pushing himself to the maximum and beyond to make a most sincere condition to love America and the Western world.
This tour was for me an unforgettable experience with Father. It was like driving in Paradise in the springtime. There were many different kinds of flowers blooming all over and the ocean was a very deep blue. Father himself said it was a very beautiful place. As we were driving Father pointed over to a mountainous area near the ocean, saying that we should buy it sometime to make an international training center because this island is a connecting point of West and East.
Inheriting
True Parent's tradition -- Ye Jin Nim and Kwon Jin Nim cut the
holiday cake.
One very special thing happened: We encountered a phenomenon that none of us had ever experienced before. Can you guess? That night we saw a rainbow created by the moonlight. It was beyond description, very mysterious and beautiful. At Noah's time God gave a rainbow as a promise for the future of mankind. As I was looking at this rainbow with Father I could feel that God had designed something very hopeful for us in the future.
You must understand the background of this evening. From early morning we had been fishing and had just come back. Father was tired, of course, but without even eating he said, let's go! Actually, Father had wanted to continue fishing into the evening, but what captain will go fishing on Christmas Eve? We found a few captains, but since they all said no, Father decided to make the tour of Hawaii instead. On Christmas Day usually no one works either, but Father again wanted to go fishing. Amazingly we found someone to go -- a captain who had just lost his wife and was lonely.
We were fishing for blue marlin, and at one point Father and Kook Jin Nim were fighting blue marlins at the same time. Previous to that day Kook Jin Nim had lost a big blue marlin, so he had strong feelings of both frustration and anxious desire to land this one. Blue marlins weigh anywhere from 250 to 1000 pounds; therefore you need a harness and fighting chair for support to pull in the fish. Since Kook Jin Nim's line was struck first, before Father's, Kook Jin Nim was given the fighting chair. Thus Father had to pull in the fish without any support, moving back and forth all over the boat. The two fish were crossing each other's lines and then coming closer to the boat. Even though Kook Jin Nim was all equipped in the chair and completely soaked in sweat as he fought the fish, actually Father -- with no support -- brought his fish in first. The captain did not understand who Father was, but he commented that "this old man" must be "awfully experienced in fishing."
Father,
Mother, Jeung Jin Nim, and Hyung Jin Nim with a "memorable
catch."
After this exciting fight we had two landed blue marlins on the boat. I tell you honestly that I felt that was a great victory, and now -- let's go home. But Father had nothing to do with my feeling; he wanted to keep going. It was getting late but Father wouldn't move. He was just holding the pole and gazing at the ocean straight ahead. I approached Father and told him the captain wanted to go home, but Father didn't say any- thing. The sunshine in Hawaii is very strong but Father wouldn't move away from that direct sunlight. He stood gazing at the ocean, challenging, dedicating; that is why Father's skin became so dark. And then at the very last moment, when the captain said it was time to go, Father's line was struck and went out very fast. It was the same line that Father really loved and cared for, that he brought all the way from New York, and this was the biggest blue marlin that Father had ever caught. Soon you can see that fish mounted. It is one of the most memorable catches of Father's fishing career, I think.
The purpose of these experiences was not just fishing. Father had in his mind ideas about two major industries. One was machine industries and the other one was oceanic seafood enterprises for the future -- to solve the problems of mankind, such as the lack of technology in underdeveloped nations, and starvation. Father wanted to set conditions on the ocean because many brothers and sisters will go to the sea, and if Father goes now and totally dedicates himself, this will protect them.
The three years from 1985 to 1988 were dispensationally centered on America, and Father poured his heart and sweat and energy out for America and the Western world. Now for the next four years, Father has to dedicate in the same way or more for Asia. Father said when you make effort with a sincere heart, you should have good result. During the entire trip Father was totally dedicated, making his utmost effort. As I watched Father's final days of his three-year dedication, I saw his entire heart and energy poured out.
Only if we can comprehend and inherit Father's internal as well as external tradition can we make this Western world prosper. On this Day of Victory of Love we need to grasp deep down in ourselves what we are to inherit from it.
Mr.
Joo Chan Choi, Mr. Motoo Furuta, Father, Kook Jin Nim, and Rev.
Takeru Kamiyama in Hawaii.
We need to understand the background of the Day of Victory of Love. Father began his public ministry in 1945 and then within seven years, if those who had been prepared had united with Father, one nation under God could have been realized. It would have been the beginning of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth, a day of triumphant victory. Yet because those who were prepared failed to meet that expectation, Father had to begin a course of indemnity which took 40 years, until 1985.
In the last three years prior to 1985, Father launched some special conditions to make that 40-year indemnity course complete. Since the second year of a three-year period is always most vulnerable to Satan, Father wanted to establish some special condition by the end of the first year, 1983. Therefore, right after the ICUS conference in Chicago, Father announced a special plan to begin a series of VOC rallies in Korea, based on a direct order from God.
Father planned to hold the VOC rallies in December between the 14th to the 23rd, and requested that scholars from 72 nations come right away. But the members found it very difficult to unite with Father, because the scholars had already sacrificed their Thanksgiving time at home to come to the Science Conference. Now they would be giving up their Christmas vacation to come to Korea. I myself realize that from a human viewpoint it seems almost impossible to hold such rallies when people are crazy with preparations and shopping, and when no reservations for the auditoriums were made. On top of that there were only eight large auditoriums in all of South Korea and also no money prepared for the project. If you were there, do you think you would have had the strong faith necessary to carry it out?
At this particular point we have to scrutinize the providential principle. Because of God's historical preparation in Korea, Father wanted to hold the rallies in Korea -- it was up to Father to meet God's 95 percent with his own five percent of responsibility. When Father unites 100 percent with God's desire, then our five percent responsibility is to unite 100 percent with Father. Then all providential conditions can be fulfilled according to the Principle; God's victory can be won, and any past failed conditions which Satan could accuse can be erased. Forty years ago God had a foundation with Christian churches, but the people failed to unite with Father. Now, the Unification Church members were supposed to unite with Father completely. Father spoke concerning this point in particular: "The members of the Unification Church did not understand this and opposed these particular rallies that I announced. I was the only one who believed these rallies would be successful. Members of the Unification Church did not have faith in me at that particular time, and they even explained to me why we should not hold these rallies, but I did not accept even one of their explanations." Then Father pulled out a notebook and said, "Look, in here it is written that this is the direct order of God. That's why I must carry out this particular project." But since we couldn't unite, a price had to be paid.
Four groups should have united with Father at that time: the Korean people, the Korean government, the people of the world represented by the scholars of 72 nations, and the members of the Unification Church. If these four categories of people had united with Father, then the conditions lost in the past could have been restored and Father could have made tremendous advancements for the Kingdom of God. In fact, the scholars from 72 nations came to Korea and united with Father. The people of Korea packed the auditoriums, especially at Kwangju, which is a very leftist city. Also, after the last rally, these scholars united in signing a resolution and pledge to work with Father to build the God-centered world. This was an unforgettable day for Father because it signified world support in contrast to the mocking and disbelief he'd always received from the world previously.
However, many members of the Unification Church and also other Christian people in Korea were disunited with Father. Father told us that then Satan came to him and in effect said, "If you want to ' restore everything at this particular time of the providence, especially the free world and Christian churches, and move to the world level, then what about these people opposing you? How are you going to pay the price for their disbelief and disunity?"
Satan could not launch a direct attack against Father due to the unity of the first two groups; in the last rally held in Kwangju Father said there were those who wanted to attack and assassinate him, but couldn't get in. Still because of the other Christian churches and our disunity, at that moment Satan could use his power of accusation against somebody else besides Father; that was the second son, Heung Jin Nim. Father's own family took responsibility for our mistakes. At 9 p.m. that night Father began to speak, and at that time Heung Jin Nim had the accident.
When Father heard this tragic news, he didn't leave Korea until he finished his public dedication and schedule on the 23rd of December, 1983, and then he came to America. At that time Heung Jin Nim was in the hospital in a coma.
Heung Jin Nim sustained his life for 12 days; Satan could not claim his life instantly. That must have meant something special, and it is possible that during this time if the members of the Unification Church worldwide truly repented for our iniquities and our faithlessness, if we had shed enough tears, then I believe perhaps Heung Jin Nim wouldn't have had to die.
The scene that I saw of Heung Jin Nim's body with lots of injuries I could never erase from my memory. Many things came to my mind. From a humanistic viewpoint I reacted: Who caused this accident? The truck driver skidded and hit him, so I wanted to meet this person and bring him to justice. Then I thought about the security members responsible for the True Children, and then the company that made the car. I had very angry feelings.
When Father came to see Heung Jin Nim, Father knew the internal, spiritual cause of the tragedy well. It was our members' disbelief and disunity. I'm sure Father went through so much, but he asked only one question: What kind of car was he driving? Father said nothing; instead he turned this tragedy into a condition that would indemnify our faithlessness. He immediately organized a ceremony of unification. Heung Jin Nim's sacrifice became a total pure offering even while he was still alive. Father sent him into the spiritual world announcing the ceremony for the unification of True Parents' family, the blessed families and members of the Unification Church, all Christians, the free and communist worlds, and the spiritual and physical worlds. Heung Jin Nim's life was a sacrifice for this unification. At the end, Father still maintained his absolute calmness and dedication, shedding no tears. Because of this victory of love, Father and Heung Jin Nim digested death, and Father could proclaim the Day of the Victory of Love. Jesus loved his enemies and forgave them even on the cross. Think about this offering of Father and Heung Jin Nim united together -- Father's own son being sacrificed for others' mistakes. This unity of True Parents and True Children broke through all barriers of the past and conquered death.
Now it is 1989, and mindful of all of this sacrifice, and also that of Danbury, we should seriously seek how to inherit the love that Father has shown. If not for this profound love, there would be no future for mankind. We need to deeply appreciate and repent for these sacrifices, and then we can celebrate this day. Now as we give our sincerest heart and effort to embrace the enemy with true love, God will give the fruition.