Even if you look gaunt and miserable, wearing worn out clothes, you will still appear beautiful as long as you are equipped with there and possess three-dimensionality inside and out. The beauty attained at that point is the highest beauty and cannot be exchanged even for the whole universe. Even for me this is how it looks, so how much more true is this in the eyes of God? If you possess these qualities, then you will find that all things in the universe come inside of you. When you look at your eyes, all the sorrows of heaven and earth are encapsulated in those eyes, when you look at the hands, feet, or anywhere else, they represent the heaven and earth. It is my will to make these great works out of you. When I was young, I wore cheap clothes bought in second-hand clothing shops; these were clothes that others had worn and have thrown away. I intentionally wore smelly clothes so that ladies would not follow me around. I wore clothes that smelled so bad that when people came near me, they ran away from me. Unification Church men must be free and at ease. You must act dignified even if you are wearing socks with holes in them. Just as there are many trees and all kinds of animals and birds in big mountains, you have to possess the character that will attract all things to you. Only then can you find your complete image and manifest it as a type of beauty. You cannot be considered beautiful just because you are wearing good clothes and have made yourself up well. You have to become the subject of envy by standing out as the topic of discussion and focus attention for heaven and earth. (14-29) The joy that you felt when you first joined must not fade away with time. If that has become a seed implanted through the regular process, then shouldn't it bear fruits and provide tens and hundreds of seeds to be harvested, and if you again sowed those seeds on the ground, shouldn't you be greeting tens and hundreds of spring days? You should grow one flower to blossom in the dry and barren land, so that it can eventually give birth to countless flowers, creating a flower garden and the garden of aroma where one can enjoy many fragrances? Do you yourself stand in the midst of such garden of fragrance? Unfortunately this is not true. If you like the aroma that you yourself are giving out, this is nothing but loneliness. However, the aroma that you give out which intermingles with the numerous fragrances around you is very precious. This will become the crucial condition by which the multitude of people can dwell harmoniously and all things can be harmonized. But with only one, it is only loneliness and solitude. (60-26) Within the leader, there must always be something like the springing forth of gratitude for life and, how can I put it, abundance of life flowing like a stream. It is painful, yet it is peaceful, and within his or her heart must be a resting place much like a nest where life can dwell. What would happen after standing in such position and possessing that attitude? Then God will be with you. Eventually, there must be a connection of the relationship between the higher position and the lower position. (70-148) A leader of love has the flexibility to come in or not come in. If you are caught in the right place, how can you not be dragged in? All without an exception will go in. How wonderful would it be then? You can be linked to God only when you can do that. (119-195)
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