If you look at the course of history, when it flowed in a dark direction the people who created history have been the guide of their era. However, until you become this guide, you must absolutely go out with the responsibility of the pioneer.

The pioneer must be stronger than other people when facing his goal. That is because when one is searching for a new world, in the middle of all that hard work one must go to battle with all of his faith and even his life. You must know the fact that as our path as pioneers becomes more and more difficult, things become increasingly dangerous. If you cannot become the victorious pioneer who conquers this kind of course, then you cannot complete the moral duty of the pioneer.

A pioneer needs a guide, just as a student needs a teacher. Today, from the point of view of the nations who are groping for a new direction, a leader who can take the role of the guide is needed. You are standing in the position of the pioneer who can bear a difficult mission in order to attain a new goal for history. You know well that in view of our circumstances without first standing in the position of a pioneer you cannot take the role of guide.

From this point of view, as we are in the course of the providence for indemnity to save humankind, we definitely need a guide who is centered on God's will.

Only after one fulfills the mission of the pioneer can one fulfill the mission of the guide. In order to do the mission of the pioneer, even though you stand in an unnatural position with an environment which comes and pushes you, you must not be pushed; you must be able to break through those circumstances and find a new direction standing in the lead. To say it again, if you do not stand in the position to bring unity in the direction of accomplishing your goal then you cannot fulfill the mission of the pioneer.

Because the pioneer's course is to seek the new goal, you must be able to bring restoration in a versatile way, standing as a subject over the difficult conditions of the surrounding environment. If that is not so, you cannot see yourself as becoming a pioneer. Furthermore, a guide must walk in the position of the pioneer who succeeds him in his mission, in order to become a true guide.

Concerning Noah's family, Noah also represented the age in which he lived. He was to pass through the mission of a pioneer and then be entrusted with the role of Heaven's guide. After Abraham had passed through the mission of the pioneer, for the first time someone was prepared with the authority to be entrusted with the role of Heaven's guide. For Moses it was the same. If one does not pass through the course of the pioneer, one cannot fulfill the responsibility of a guide. When you go in the direction of a new destination, you must go out and explore on your own. You must actually be a pioneer. We know these facts by looking at history.

Jesus, himself, in order to bring about from the divided realms of heaven and earth the world which God purposed, absolutely had to pass through the mission of the pioneer. If you are not prepared with the authority to solve all of the problems by going through such a challenging course, then you will cannot have the victory of having prepared a foundation by uniting the two realms. If you do not do this, then the role of historic, or universal guide cannot be taken by you.

Furthermore, you must prepare absolutely for the role of guide, and only from the position of the representative of all who can be responsible can you attain the goal. This is the proper path in life.

The person who follows is not a pioneer. To be a pioneer is to stand in the lead. A person who simply inherits and idolizes history is not a pioneer. Isn't that true? In a place where there is no history, the person who establishes it is a pioneer. Therefore, a person who carries with him all the motives he has learned cannot be a pioneer. That is a person who follows. He is a person who lives copying a pattern.

A pioneer has no history. He doesn't know the direction. He is his own history and direction. If it happens that he becomes linked with the history which has gone wrong, then he naturally becomes a failure, and if he goes in the wrong direction because he himself has gone to bits and pieces, he will fail because he is now unable to bring out the essence of his life.

Because of this, if the pioneer has a life of faith, it must be an absolute life of faith. When a person is drowning, to find a way to live he grabs onto even fallen leaves as a source of salvation. The pioneer has no history, and there is no example for him to follow. He himself is history, and he must ponder the seriousness of his position of choosing between victory and defeat. That is the path of the pioneer.

Because we are in the wilderness course heading for the promised land of Canaan, we cannot drift along day by day with the passing months. If we are not focused on preparation for the next day's advance, then here in the wilderness we will become food for vultures. You must know that we are historical pioneers. The pioneer must break through difficult surroundings and have the attitude of preparation to head tomorrow in the direction of hope.

We are in a historic time. Then, is there a person who says, "I am a pioneer for the world"? Even if there is such a person, if he promises to be the pioneer of history while avoiding the path of suffering, he must be denounced in front of history. If there is a pioneer for the world, and he declares that he will be the new pioneer in front of history, then he must be able to accept the path of suffering as his own obvious destiny. If he goes out believing that it is his path to bring restoration to his wretched surroundings, then he must believe it obvious that he should rather die that fail to do so. It is not something to complain about, but something which should be obvious.

What does the pioneer value? He is the person who does not pursue value today, but pursues things more valuable in the future. He believes that the future is infinitely more valuable than the present, and pours out his whole heart to work non-stop.

The only person who can be a pioneer is one who accepts the life-threatening path of death as a sure thing. As such, he will be a leader who can take charge of his role in history. The person who tries to prepare for the future according to the present cannot be a pioneer. The pioneer must always deny the present again and again.

In order to bring resolution to wars, you must lead the universe, you must invest your greatest burst of energy. However, you mustn't think that through that investment of energy, there might be some left over.

You must all become pioneers of the world of heart. That pioneer will the have the perseverance to conquer the pioneer's path. That is the right philosophy of life. No one will understand that position. It is a tiring and wearisome position. It will be wearisome to the point of absolute exhaustion many times.

Even after completing the mission of the pioneer, one should feel ashamed. You must feel to yourself, "Heavenly Father, I see that you were with me, too." Every time you passed the crossroads of life or death, God was worrying and taking care of you. More than you prayed, Heavenly Father was worried about you. So, there was no need to pray. There is no need to pray in the world of heart. The path of filial piety is not one which makes demands of the parent. The path you walk should bear witness to your piety.

The pioneer must be like the stupid and ignorant bear. You must become the cousins of the bears. The bear will climb a tree then fall down, and although hurt, climb up again. Even so, bears always sleep under trees. (Laughter). I heard that some have never been like bears. You must have the stupid tenacity of a bear.

You must become people with strong pioneering spirits. We need people who have made that determination. A self-centered person does not have the spirit of a pioneer. You all have a pick-ax and rake, which you do not see. So what do you have to do with them? You must not be criticized by your descendants for not having done things well. You have to clear a path such that they will hold their heads and say, "How did our ancestors walk such a path?" You must clear that kind of path.