【The Way Of Unification】 - 79. The Origin Of Human Happiness

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The Way Of Unification In God’s Providence

Chapter 4.  Fundamental Theory Of Unification

Section 6. Other-Centered Philosophy And Unification

1. The Origin Of Human Happiness

(1) Love, Ideals and Happiness Cannot be Realized By Oneself Alone

Since ancient times, humankind has been longing for eternal, truthful, and unchanging love, ideals, happiness and peace.

But today we are living in a world of distrust and a time of confusion. In this world it is impossible to find the conditions in which the ideals mentioned above can be realized.

We might say that people have been doing their best, but have come to an impasse. 

If people are unable to realize these ideals, then we have to seek beyond our human limitations to find an eternal, unchanging and truthful Absolute Being and rely upon Him.

If this Being is longing for true love, true ideals, true peace and true happiness, then it will be possible to realize these ideals through Him.

In this case, if there were such a Being, we would call Him "God." This God would be the King of love, the King of ideals, the King of peace and happiness.

if, through God, we want to set up the ideal conditions pursued by human beings, we have to listen to God's suggestions. This is a logical conclusion.

The words "love, ideals, happiness and peace" cannot stand alone.

They can be spoken only in the context of a reciprocal relationship.

Not even the Absolute God can realize these things by Himself alone.

God needs an object as His reciprocal partner. If you ask, "What in God's creation is His reciprocal partner?" the obvious answer is, it is humankind.

We have forgotten the fact that humankind is the object of God, and could fulfill God's love, ideals, happiness and peace.

What use is God's love to Himself alone? What use are His ideals?

It's a natural conclusion that, without humankind as His reciprocal partner, God cannot realize His love and ideals. (75-315) 

(2) The Origin of Love, Ideals, Happiness and Peace

The next question is, where did God, the King of wisdom and the Center of everything, place the origin of true love, ideals, happiness and peace? In the subject or the object?

There are two positions, subject and object. There are two kinds of relationship, subject for object, and object for subject. As the Creator, where would God place the elements of the ideal?

God had to think hard about where to place the origin of true love, ideals and peace. Should He place it in the position where the object serves the subject, or where the subject serves the object?

If He placed only one side in a position to live for the other, then humans would do the same and the road to unity would be blocked. You must know this.

Then what was the way to unity and the origin of peace? God had to set up a principle whereby both God Himself and true human beings live for others.

Therefore true love, true ideals, true peace and true happiness cannot be found except in the position of living for others, Human beings have not understood this basic principle of creation. 

What kind of people are true parents? They were born for their children, they live for their children and they die for their children.

In this way true ideal parents come about, and true parental love is actualized. Parents, to their children, become the center of peace and the standard of happiness.

On the other hand, where is the standard of true filial piety? It is exactly the other way around. Children become true children when they are born for their parents, live for their parents and die for their parents.

In this way, to their parents, they become ideal children, children of true love, and objects of happiness and peace.

Here we can suggest one common formula: only through living for others can the conditions be set to bring about true love, ideals, happiness and peace.

(3) The Principle of Creation and the Origin of Human Happiness

What is God's principle of creation? The creation is God's investment of Himself. Since He invested Himself completely, the complete result can be guaranteed. You must know this is the principle of creation.

Therefore we have to invest ourselves completely and give sincerely. By giving sincerely you find your future object, build a foundation for your self and create the environment in which you prove yourself All this is impossible by merely receiving. This is the principle of creation. (82-322) 

Living for others is the principle of creation and the origin of human happiness. For example you might ask someone, "Why was I born?" There are many distinguished guests here today who might say, "I was born to be the best person I can be, for myself."

But originally, a man is born not for himself, but for a woman. No one can deny that man was born for woman. 

Man and woman are in a reciprocal position. Men have wide shoulders while women have wide hips.

When you get on a bus in New York you can see that men and women sitting side by side fit very well since men are wide on top and women are wide on the bottom.

This, in short, explains that men and women were born for a reciprocal relationship.

Man was born not for man but for woman. Woman was born not for woman but for man. If we don't understand this clearly, problems can occur.

This is God's principle of creation, so unless you follow this principle you can never enjoy true happiness or peace.

(75-320) 

Man was born for woman, not for man. Woman was born for man, not for woman. That is it.

You were not born for yourself, you were born for others. You have to break your concept of self. If you break this, the unified world can come about. (61-266)

The person who seeks value not in the self but through others, through reciprocal relationship, is not an unhappy person.

Because he has a heartistic relationship with an object, he is never lonely and he is happy. (59-200) 

True parents exist for their children, true children exist for their parents, true people exist for the nation, and a true nation exists for its people. This is where true happiness exists. 

When you apply this principle, who was the best American patriot? You may answer Abraham Lincoln. He was born as a common person and came to represent democracy.

He lived for America and died for America, so he is in line with this principle. That's why Americans consider him the very symbol of a true patriot. 

When you ask who in human history was a real saint of saints, by applying this principle you will find immediately that it was Jesus Christ.

He came for humankind, he lived for humankind, he died for humankind, and he even prayed for forgiveness for his enemies, who hung him on the cross.

It is a natural conclusion that Jesus was higher than any other saint. He must have been the loving son of God. Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven will be established according to this formula. (75-318)