In Korea when they write with a brush, which part is big? The beginning part or the ending part? [The beginning part.] The beginning part is big and the end is thin. It means that the center of a cause is up and the center of a result is down. Down is a standpoint not for settling down but for revolving. The love of parents exists in members of a family. It is a point to rotate around, not to settle down. Settling down means we have to return to God.

When our love for God is greater than that for our children, I think that it can be in accord with the center of universal principles and love. That's the reason why Oriental thought, in which we might give up our wife and children but must not give up our parents, is great. However, how about Western manners? There down is bigger. They are beginning not from the top but from the bottom, which means they are starting from themselves and trying to get higher and higher: "I am in the center of everything: It does not concern the parents." Therefore, God has made an effort to mix those two thoughts. (126-250)

Oriental thought teaches us that we should sacrifice our family in favor of saving the nation when it is in great danger. At the same time it teaches us the necessity of sacrificing a nation to save the world and universe. But you don't have such instruction in America, do you?

The Principle of the Unification Church introduces the view of the world centering on God. It suggests to us the way of living as individuals, families, and tribes. But the rules don't come from Rev. Moon. They are the reflection of Heavenly law. If you don't follow these, you cannot enroll in a good spirit world. The order in which to get higher education is through primary, middle, high, undergraduate, and postgraduate schools and then a doctoral course. In the spirit world when God asks you what you did in your life in the church, you must not answer just that you lived with a husband and children.

God has lost the world. Therefore, you should say, "Although I lived with my husband and children, I loved God and all human beings and tried to realize God's will and live with God. So, there was a lot of persecution against my family." Saying, "My father was starved to death living there, and my mother was beaten to death while she was witnessing." is something to be proud of. You don't have to be ashamed of these things. You should know that the lives of unprepared people are the same as the voices of resentment falling into death. (147-195)