Cheon Seong Gyeong Ⅱ - 363. The life of a mother
9 There are times when a mother has to go out, leaving her beloved children at home. From time to time she thinks of them, sensing that something has happened to one of them. A mother knows this, but since she cannot return right away, her child must overcome that difficulty alone. Children must surmount these obstacles by themselves. Once they overcome them, they will not stumble again. They must prevail over each obstacle one by one, as a growing bamboo tree forms each joint, one by one. If they cannot do this they will fall down again. Therefore God absolutely does not make a relationship—nor does He interfere— with a child while he or she moves from the individual-level victory to the family- level victory. The child must fight and overcome these things alone until the family level is reached. (28-133, 1970.01.04) 10 A parent’s love stretches far beyond national boundaries. Say a mother’s son has gone to America, while she lives in Korea. The love of this mother is not restricted by her nation’s borders. Even though her body is in Korea, she sheds tears for her son in America. Her sweat and hard work is all for the sake of her son. This would be impossible without love. Can a mother be forced to do this? Only a heart of love can compel her. (34-254, 1970.09.13) 11 When a son calls out, “Mother,” his mother’s heart melts. She is so overwhelmed that her very bones feel soft and warm. When mother and son grasp each other’s hands, they exchange a power greater than anything in the world. Unity occurs through parents’ noble sacrifice. Their love is not a humanistic love. To enable heavenly law and to ease the bitter pain of Heaven resulting from unfulfilled desire, human beings must voluntarily go the way of the cross and embrace all humankind with the love of a parent. The solution to the problem of unification lies on that path. (48-191, 1971.09.12) 12 All men come to surrender before their mothers. No matter how powerful a world leader may be, even if he is as fierce as a tiger, when he experiences his mother’s love, he has to surrender. Everything surrenders before love. That is why a mother who raises many children naturally has a heart of goodness. (273-104, 1995.10.22) 13 A mother s loving heart knows no boundaries. A mother’s heart of love is not rigid, but round and limitless. Her heart is connected to an infinite peace. That peacefulness and roundness are even more beautiful than the mother’s face. To a son or daughter, the mother’s face is more beautiful than any other. You need to connect to your mother’s love every day, even if you do not like your mother, even if it means you will never go to the most beautiful woman in the neighborhood, or to your aunt’s place, or even to your grandmother’s home where three generations reside. (275-021, 1995.10.30) |