[129] Words of Hak Ja Han Book 1 - Global Unity Through True Parents Part 4 : The Process of Realizing World Peace Chapter 2 : Peace Road and the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences (ICUS)
2. International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences (ICUS) - 2
Though we are enjoying the conveniences of twenty-first century civilization, to say that civilization until now spurred development based on a destructive perspective instead of understanding God's circumstances and heart, and bringing all people to live together, would not be wrong.
When we look at the history of civilization and the history of warfare—far from making the world that God originally created, a world of abundance and health—our highly developed civilization has utilized its scientific knowledge for producing destructive weapons of war and pushing for nuclear development. Do you know how many nuclear reactors there are in South Korea? Though these reactors provide us with energy, what will happen if something goes wrong with them? You have probably heard of and are familiar with the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II.
A nuclear reactor in Ukraine also went wrong and caused extensive damage. Korea is a nation that possesses many such dangerous nuclear reactors. Recently, an earthquake hit Gyeongju. There is a nuclear reactor in the vicinity, and I have heard there are still plans to construct more in the future. Originally, human beings were supposed to research and develop the energy created by God in a beneficial direction. Today's nuclear weapons are the result of researching and developing energy in a destructive direction.
If we cannot resolve this, there is no future for the world, no future for the human race. True Father brought together and educated many intellectuals through the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences. In the midst of this, he proclaimed the end of Communism and was able to actualize that result.
When the United States, a world power, could not imagine such a thing while facing the threat of Communism, True Father was able to do it without anyone's help. Yet, this nation—the United States, which was raised as the central nation of the providence—lives in the midst of chaos today.
Once again, for you and me, our task is to give the world not despair, but hope! That is why from next year, I will stimulate research to take a direction that can heal the damage inflicted on the Earth and on its inhabitants by the misguided developments of scientific civilization. (2016.09.25, CheongPyeong Training Center) |