6. WATCH THE PHENOMENON OF INDIFFERENCE TO THE OLD IN WESTERN SOCIETY

These days, do the American people live together with their mother and father, grandfather and grandmother? [No, they don't] Is that a good or bad family? [That's bad] Then, why? I was wondering if the old in America like to go to a nursing home. Which park is in New York? [That's Central Park] Yes, one spring day, I went to Central Park. I found that all the benches had been filled with the old people. I came close to them, and asked them if they like to live together with their children or live separately.

They answered that they don't like living alone, but prefer being together with their sons and daughters and grandchildren. They said that they always missed their families. So many of the old in America have lived so much alone, missing their sons, daughters, and grandchildren, and thus, they passed away in such solitary places.

Originally all people were destined to be born, live, and die within love and with love. But such lonely old people don't have any partner to give love to or for giving love. It must be their happiness and wish to love and live together with their sons and daughters and grandchildren. So, God is just like the old person in a family. (98-45)

Is there any home in America? There are old people's homes, right? Then, are grandfather and grandmother happy there? It must be an unbearable life for them in that place. Is that American freedom? [No] (184-69)

Well, what about the Americans? Should they look down on the aged? [No, they shouldn't] It is natural that the young should respect the old. Seen from this point of view, Eastern society appears more ethical than Western society. In other words, it can be said that the former is more high-minded than the latter, compared to God's ideal of love. So the West should go back to the East. It is high time for them to do so.

If Rev. Moon lived in Western society, would he like this idea and concept? [No] (Laughter) They are far from him in the field of ideals and concepts. What I say is far closer to the Eastern idea. Which family system do you have to follow? [We have to follow the Eastern family system.]

If you go somewhere in Eastern society, you may find a young woman who won't get married, even until she dies, in order to serve her grandparents. Well, she may be miserable. But seen in view of the universe, is she still miserable? Or is she happy?

From the individual point of view, she might be unhappy, but from the universal point of view she must be a good example. Just serving her grandparents she might become too old to get married and too old to have a baby, which is miserable individually, however, seen from perspective of the universe and the future, she will bring a blessing into the family of her brothers and sisters.

What does this mean? It means that the family can get a blessing thanks to her. For instance, if a woman of the Moon family would do so, her family will receive a multiplied blessing. In the same manner, if Korean women would do so, Korea will have lots of blessing. (184-66)