If Nature Protests Humanity's Behavior

We don't think much about the natural occurrences in our lives.  We don't think about our heart beating, the sun rising or the fact that nature exists outside our very home building nests, flying south and giving birth.

 What is the purpose of creation, why do any of these things exist?  They exist for one purpose.  For the love obtained from humanity and God.


So, what if you woke up one morning and trees decided to return back into the ground, all of creation went to the north pole and decided to stop living for humanity?  We would then be aware how much a gift is the creation.

There is an Alfred Hitchcock movie called "The Birds" that exercises this point very well.  I think one of the characters mentions that when you see one or two crows it does not make a big difference.  But then when you see the amount of crows that covers the rooftops, playgrounds, cars and the sky, then you start to become alarmed and have stepped into a horror movie.

What if nature decided they had enough with how humanity has treated the gifts it gives everyday and decided to go on the offensive?  Then we would realize how perfect and glorious, God's ideal for creation really is in its giving of itself to His children and in everyday functioning.

All of creation exhibits God's dual characteristics and are connected to Him through the vertical and horizontal position.

God is Spirit and the created world is material. 

The substantial world is horizontal while God and the spirit world are vertical. God's invisible dual essentialities were manifested in visible form, so everything is made in the image of God.

So, where does this place humanity?

Each man is the microcosm of the universe.

Each of us are made of every element that is seen in creation.  This places us near God, but we must not forget to look at it in this way as well: Nature supplied each ingredient that makes us who we are which means that without the universe, humanity could not exist.  How can we be arrogant toward the creation when it is essentially a parent to humanity?

What if nature all the sudden, like the birds in the horror movie, demanded you repay everything that they loaned you.  What would be left of you?  We can feel that the universe gave birth and made us.

Therefore, nature is your first parent.  All the universal formats or formulas can be found in you. You could accurately say that you are a small walking universe that can move, whereas the cosmic universe is stationary. 

In this way, God had planned for humanity to govern the universe which in return the universe would want you to dominate it.  But would nature want to be abused, overused and misused as we are witnessing in the world to this day?  The universe would reject such behavior.

This is why the first duty for humanity to truly achieve the three great blessings is to love nature.  This means, that wherever you are, you will love the creation and appreciate it.

Then, because you love the grass, trees, flowers, birds and running water you would then love your fellow man who is made of these elements as well.

There is this quote that is spreading across the internet that humanity has fallen in love with man-made material things instead of loving man and this is the cause of humanities turmoil.  Another example is when someone drops their phone it seems to affect everyone to the core as a valuable thing of use, but when a young person falls on a crack in the street and lands on their knees we are more apt to laugh at this person.

This is the situation in which society has found itself.

God had such a mind that when man lies on the beach, you can feel that you are lying in the bosom of your parent, or that when leaning against a tree you are leaning against your own brother.

Would nature protest you for living in this manner?

Or, would it sense that you truly love and appreciate it?  Did you know that all things exist for you?  When you observe it, you can take pleasure in them for that reason.  As a man, you are the only begotten son of the universe, and as a woman you are the only begotten daughter of the universe. Then how much love would be possible between the two?

How many songs and words of love have been given to the sun?  Even still, these poems and songs are superficial when compared to the truth of how much nature has given to humanity as a parent.

Love the entire nature as your parent

If nature is your first parent, your second parents are your own father and mother. They represent the universe and labored to bring your life into being.  They, too, gave of themselves in the process of creating you.

Our parents who are representatives of the universe gave us a physical life on this earth, thus we can feel that we are the center of the universe.  Isn't this what every toddler feels in retrospect?

Our parents represent more than just a father and mother.  They represent all of mankind, so when we honor and respect our parents, we are serving mankind, not just these two particular people.  Then when you love and respect your parents, you will be loved by all mankind.

This is the historical background each of us stands on to serve our parents as a filial son and daughter.  When you look at the dynamic of a family, it represents the microcosm of humanity: your sister represents all women, your brothers all men.  

A true person would treat every stranger and look at them in the same way as they do their own family members.  As a true man or woman, you would view every senior citizen as your own parent or grandparent.  You would see other young men and women as your own brothers and sisters.

If you are a true man, then you love not only your own family but also all mankind.

It is against the Principle to care only for your family and not the rest of the world. 

If you happen to be white, then it is a most exciting adventure to become a member of your black family, or to find senior citizens and young men and women whom you love as much as your own grandparents and brothers and sisters.

When you see someone who is in need of help, you want to help them not because they are a fellow man, but because you see them as a brother and sister.  In America, when our parents become old, do go to their childrens' home or to a senior citizens' home?

Which is the more ideal choice when looking at the ideal of the original creation?  Would a grandmother be happier to live where her grandchildren reside or be visited by them in a senior citizens' home?

Are you willing to accept your grandmother into your home?

Would you do it in reality, or are you only saying yes because you are here? As a new wife, would you rather go to live with your husband's family with many in-laws, or to live only with him?

If you want to live up to the public law of the universe, then you want to go live with his family.  American homes before the 50s consisted of grandparents, parents and grandchildren.  This is more like God's ideal.  Many answers to society's problem can be solved in a family of three generations.

Families now consist of barely both father and mother, grandparents live far away.  Grandparents represent the past, parents the present and children the future.  You have your own physical parents, but ultimately you have one most important parent who created you -- God.

Your parents were the instruments that God used to create you. 

Before we search for the original True Parents for humanity, we must first start by loving nature our first parent.  Then we love our physical parents and then we love the ultimate parent which is God our creator.  God is the ultimate destination and eternal Parent.

When we live our lives in the right way, we can't help but end up at the common Parent.  Then the moment of death which we all now fear, was actually meant to be a fulfillment like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon to live in the air.  God did not create this moment for sadness but for liberation to live with Him for eternity.  We were meant to live for eternity with our family and human brothers in sisters and God.  God is the True Parent to us all where His true love never ends.

This life with God is called the Kingdom of Heaven in heaven.

Why distinction?

Because the original world of creation was meant to begin with Heaven on Earth which we have called the Garden of Eden or Utopia.  In this world, the atmosphere would be supreme love, a love that is not self-centered, but based on sacrifice and service. Supreme love flourishes in this environment because it is based on the universal law.


Ideal Public Life

You must become people who can manage all things in a public manner. How do you handle the situation if all grains of rice in the world were to organize a demonstration against you because you eat a bowl of rice without gratitude or waste it.

What if creation had a strike and not go into the mouth of any human being because of not exhibiting love?

We should live a public life of gratitude.  When we eat, we should appreciate the grains of rice and think of it as becoming part of your bone, flesh and energy.  Grains of rice and a leaf of a vegetable are alive, so would they want to be part of a greedy person or one who serves the highest purpose?

Do you think grains of rice want to be eaten by evil people?

In fact, creation does protest those who do not follow the heavenly order.  One who is constantly angry or causes pain to others, the food would protest in his stomach or make him sick.  Isn't this the case?

Every grain of rice wishes to be eaten by good people. 

In other words, all things including humanity wishes to be a part of a public person.  What if the air decided to strike humanity and stop providing itself for five minutes?  Then the entire population of humanity would probably begin to obey its demands to love and have appreciation, wouldn't it?

If God decided that He was tired of waiting for humanity to love one another and wants to force their loyalty, He would definitely do so through sucking all of the air out of the earth.  Everyone in the world would surrender to God then - air is this precious.

The air is such a precious thing to all of you.

You hear people are saying that we must not pollute the air in urban areas. Of course, we must not pollute air. Your health will be affected if we don't clean the air. The same is true for water surrounding us. As you see, all created things are public goods.

We are told not to pollute the air or the water systems because it is a life sustainer.  This means that all of nature is for the public's use - not for one greedy individual.  Also, we enjoy the source of life which the sun provides.  The sun has unlimited value and does not demand for us to give anything in return.  What if we had to pay for the nourishment and illumination of the sunlight?

You would buy it even if you have to give your own life for it.  Humanity must not think of nature as it private possession from which to purchase.


What kind of person does God prefer?

God wants to see a person who has and lives for the public purpose.

One  who manages how they use the resources of nature from a public position.  Also, all things of creation loves such a person because this is the Heavenly logic and Heavenly law.  Isn't it true that people love public figures in society for this reason, but the moment they use public goods or funds or live a very self-centered life their life crumbles away from the public?

Therefore, a person who lives such a public life will never perish.  To become such a person, you should handle all things of creation publicly, deal with people from a public position and attend Heaven with a public attitude.

What if every person in society managed all things and people with a public mind?

When people who live a public life come together and form families, this would become the ideal world which God envisioned from the beginning of His model for creation.  It would become a new race of humanity centered on such public-loving families.  Thus, you must be such a person who lives this kind of public life.


Return for Tomorrow's Post: Why We Need Religion

This post was rewritten and taking from the speeches:
Nature is Our First Parent   and
Become a Person Who Can Have Public Dominion Over All Things
Sun Myung Moon
June 4, 1970
Laws of Public Management