\Rev. Moon had to establish a standard of heavenly rule, and the philosophy that all Unification Church members must go through hard work until they reach 30 years of age. That is why Rev. Moon is making you work hard. Do you understand? (Yes.) Why do I make you work hard until the age of 30? Harmony emerges based on the number 3. It starts from the number 3. Harmony does not emerge from two. You can form only a straight line with two points. If you connect two points you will form a straight line, right? The shortest way is the straight line, but when you have 3 points, harmony emerges from there. Harmony emerges from 3 points.

Therefore, should we work hard until the age of 30, or should we not? (We should.) That's right. The age of 60 is our 60th birthday. We return to the beginning when we become 61. If you have walked the dark road of life until the age of 30, then the other side of 60 will be the final stage with the sunlight shining over you. This is the way we view history. The Oriental historical view is right. Isn't that so? Just work hard until the age of 30. You will not have any regrets about life even if you work hard during your entire life, not just to 60, but until you die, as does Rev. Moon. (187-72)

Then, when we look at our entire life, shall we say, "Let's play during our adolescence. We can work hard when we get older." What do you think? (No.) Why do you say "No?" Which route shall we take? To work during our youth until our backs are bent is our way to happiness. Is that your conclusion? (Yes.) You are to go on carrying a heavy load. If one doesn't go on, it's even good to hit him to make him go on. Is it better to say, "Oh, you are so weak. You should rest. Other kids in the neighborhood are all playing. You should go and play also. You young people should play like that"? (We prefer being sent out.) If that kind of logic is true, then it is the same as any organization, any kind of organization. Should we wake up the young ones in the organization early in the morning and make them work hard until their bones melt, or should we make them peacefully dance and sing like a grasshopper? (We should make them work.) Then, where is the best organization in the world? That place will just make you work hard until your bones melt while you are still young. It will make you keep working. Are you saying that the organization that can do this is the best in the world? Then, what kind of organization are our church members in? The organization that has the most number of young people is the Unification Church. The Unification Church makes young people work the hardest, but we think, "We are working hard to death now but happy times will come in the future." This is a beautiful organization. Is this an unfortunate organization? (It is a beautiful organization.) (105-178)

Throughout your entire life you will be followed by financial problems. That is Satan. These problems always follow you, but you have to pull them out. Instead of doing this, you are always being pulled by financial problems. I will kick out the financial problem and live anywhere, even on the islands. I will live even if you all die. I know which mushrooms can be eaten and which cannot; I know which are medicinal plants and which are poisonous. Furthermore, if I have a wire and a string I can make a fishing rod and catch fish any time. I can live and survive anywhere. I have the wisdom to be independent all the time. It is Rev. Moon's philosophy that the members of the Unification Church must officially go through this training until the age of 30. For seven years, you must have financial training and training in love. This is why we value witnessing and fundraising while we go through the restoration course.

When we look at it historically, fundraising is the method of going through the Old Testament Age. You must understand this. During the Old Testament Age, they gave things as an offering when they performed a sacrificial rite. In order for us to go the way of restoration through indemnity, we have to offer things and bring victory. After passing through that, you are then able to go on to the New Testament Age and witness.

You must be persecuted by people and be trained. When I meet a person for the first time I can tell: "Oh, this person is like this and like that," and it is usually correct. How can I do that? As I received persecution from many people, I studied them very carefully. That is necessary. You must be able to answer "Yes," when you are asked, "Can you Unification church members handle people diplomatically in your life?" After that, you should have the ability to defend yourself against all tests and attacks from the spiritual world. (117-24, 96-115)

Usually, the life of a young person is a drastically changing one.

When people are in their adolescence, they like things stimulating and ever-changing. It is okay. to like those kinds of things. It is okay if you have the ability to absorb and digest that ever-changing environment, but if you don't and if you merely enjoy it, finally you will live a life that is unrelated to your true self.

The period of adolescence is the period full of adventure and danger. Because the adolescence period is full of adventures and dangers, the way I am teaching you is necessary for you to go through. You must accumulate experiences through learning from what other people have done or from the way your ancestors went. Also, if you do not know the future path which you are to take from now on, as training for you to overcome you need this time of youth as a period to create your internal personality. Therefore, you must know that during your youth, even if your life drastically changes or even if there are so many things you must face, you will definitely need training to regulate and beautifully overcome everything.