CARP USA Newsletter: CARP Online Is Live
2020-04-12 · Source: tparents.org
Call Me, Beep Me if You Want to Reach Me I grew up with the internet. My house got its first home computer when I was six. It was my second television and an easy way to chat with my friends when they were too far away. Even in my adult life, the internet is my office, my entertainment, my phone, and my shopping mall.
Of course, that doesn’t mean all internet use is good; there’s a quite a lot of evidence to the contrary. But I posit that, up until now, the internet’s true value was never really appreciated. In a time where physical distance is required, emotional distance has become an easier hurdle to jump.
My boss joyfully told me of his grandchildren’s virtual birthday parties and that for the first time, the whole family was in attendance, because of the internet.
CARP, also, continues to host opportunities to interact and have #conversationsthatmatter. What’s my true value? How can I create meaningful relationships? CARP chapters rose to the challenge and are keeping these conversations going via the internet.
Because of these conversations, CARP chapters have kept their relationships alive. They’re supporting the students and helping them endure long distance and being cooped up at home. CARP Las Vegas hosted their very first online retreat (pictured above).
On top of their meetings and evening programs, CARP Bay Area hosts regular online board game nights for their members to stay connected. The Midwest CARP chapters continue their teamwork to host joint weekly meetings. CARP Arizona, a new chapter, kept in touch with their new members and hosted their first online meeting.
And, that’s not all. Chapters attend each other’s programs in support and learning. More than ever, CARP America is a singular entity, because of the internet. Check out our summary of all of the amazing online programs this month here!
Our future with the virus is unknown. But our future together is certain.
Stay tuned for more CARP victories!
New Interim President This month, we appointed our very own Jinil Fleischman as our National Interim CARP President!
He has been our National Program Coordinator for the past year and will continue to support chapters in his role.
If you have any questions for Jinil, feel free to reach him at jinil@ carplife,org!
News Writing Contest Winners
In honor of the 100th Birthday Anniversary of CARP’s Founder, Rev. Sun Myung Moon, we hosted a Writing Contest. This month, we announced the winners:
In 1st place: Mia T., CARP Las Vegas In 2nd place: Sasha O., CARP New Jersey In 3rd place: Karen I., CARP Bay Area
Read their entries above!
Student Perspective: You Can Only Give the Love You Receive
Check out Chungbom K., CARP UNLV President. He has been interning with CARP Communications Coordinator, Jennifer Pierce, to share principled perspectives.
Check out his first work here!
Read more news here
Announcements
See for yourself how powerful CARP is online.
Check out carplife,org/online for some of the amazing virtual programs students are hosting around the country.
Thank you for your continued support for CARP.
Feel free to continue reach out to us with any questions or comments.
Love, Jennifer Pierce Communications Coordinator jennifer@ carplife,org
CARP Online: ociall Ditant ut Together
April 3, 2020 · news, newsfeed
Two weeks since the official sta at home orders started rolling out and ever chapter is full transitioned online! Here are some highlights from this month.
Virtual Clu meetings!
CARP l Camino College’s meeting on March 19th! The were also joined their clu advisor, Professor Hull.
CARP Cal tate LA are keeping up weekl on Fridas. Also joining in are other chapters from CARP LA.
CARP Pasadena Cit College meets Tuesdas. Professor Grace Apiafi joins in when she can!
CARP Cpress isn’t to e left out! The were joined advisors Professor Ledesma and Mr. Okawa.
CARP Arizona keep up with each other via Zoom.
CARP NJ held their first virtual meeting on March 31st with the theme, Unit! The were happ to see all of their friends again.
vening Programs
CARP a Area made Ignite availale online, re-randed Zoomnite! Other chapters are joining in for a night with a guest speaker, activities, and discussion.
CARP Las Vegas continues hosting Trie Talks on Thursda evenings. CARP memers from Las Vegas and around the countr join in for a night of discussion and onding.
CARP a Area makes sure all of its memers are still making time for fun with their Virtual Game Night, a fun wa to sta connected with friends.
CARP LA hosted a workshop on March 21st with mentor, Naoko Hiraki, as presenter. CARP memers had a last learning and keeping in touch.
CARP Las Vegas transformed their two da retreat into an online experience. CARP
memers gave presentations and guest CARP chapters (CARP a Area and CARP Arizona) gave performances. With discussion, reflections, and presentations, CARP continues to provide a space for everone to feel like a famil no matter how far apart. We’ve got more online opportunities coming, so sta tuned!
hare our stor to jennifer@ carplife.org!
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The One Who elieved in World Peace the Mot
March 25, 2020 · tudent ntr, Aout Our Founders
In honor of the 100th anniversar of the irth of the founder of CARP, Rev. un Mung Moon, CARP hosted a writing contest for students to sumit what inspires them aout Father Moon’s legac. Here is the first place entr:
Mia T., CARP Las Vegas When I was little, I had a hard time falling asleep. I would lie in ed hearing the sirens of firetrucks and police cars zipping m home, afraid that one da I’ll wake up to find that the people I loved were gone. Like man adults, m parents would have the news channel constantl turned on, and that impacted me greatl. Perhaps I was more sensitive than others, or mae I was simpl more easil paranoid, I’m not sure. ut the undeniale realit that the world was not a good place terrified me. ver night, m mind ecame filled with a whirlwind of horrific possiilities, each one just as
ad as the one efore it.
With time, I came to understand that despite the prevalence of violence and crime that the news alwas talked aout, I and the people I love were not prone to it. The thought didn’t ease m mind entirel, ut it was enough for me to go to ed a little it more at ease.
As I got older, the pain of realit ecame more evident in different was. While I was no longer haunted the possiilit of crime, I was struck with the knowledge that pain and rokenness could e found everwhere. It didn’t take knowing a lot of people to understand that the lives people have lived were far from ideal. For everone, pain and heartreak was real. What rested heav on m heart each night ecame a matter of the current circumstances of others, instead of the fearful possiilit of what can come. I wanted to elieve that this world was a good place, that there was a version of the world where everone was happ and safe. Yet, there was no dening the realit.
Dout for the goodness in this world crept into m life like droplets of water from a leak faucet— slowl ut cumulativel. I once prided mself in m pursuit for a world of peace that I elieved in wholeheartedl. It took time for me to realize that m elief in such a world was no longer present. I found mself douting people and God and the motivation of others and not knowing wh. M natural inclination to e righteous and forthright never wavered, ut I questioned wh doing the right thing mattered so much to me when goodness wasn’t promised at the end. Preaching aout a good world was one thing, ut living a life that would allow for such a good world to come aout was another. I couldn’t fathom the thought that those who talk of a good world could also e the ones inflicting pain on others.
I grew up knowing Rev. Moon as a man that changed m parents’ life. M parents made sure I never forgot that. While I never met him or his wife in person, I alwas knew I wanted to. From a oung age, I had dreamed of the da that I would meet them and thank them for everthing the have given me. I had no idea who the were or what the had done; I onl knew that m parents were living etter lives ecause of them and for that, I was grateful. Without Rev. Moon and his wife, m famil would not exist.
Yet, over time, I egan to dout them too. Just as learning the realit of this world had corrupted m elief for the potential goodness in this world, it had also egun to corrupt m elief in the people that Rev. Moon and his wife were. The ma have made m parents’ lives etter, ut I know some others who had it differentl. triving for the ideal in this world is hard no matter how much a person wants it. That thought crushed me inside and furthered m dout for the world. It seemed as though despite what people did for the sake of world peace, lives were hurt in the end. I couldn’t ear that thought.
It took ears for me to finall start to understand the essence of Rev. Moon and his teachings. I had heard his teachings man times efore, ut it was onl through
learning aout the life that he lived and the sacrifices that he made that I started to trul see what was ehind everthing he taught.
He spoke of a God of love that cared for everone. He spoke of marriages that were centered on selfless love. He spoke of children raised in eautiful and happ families. He spoke of a world that God had originall created that we are still meant to have. He spoke of the potential of humankind and each person’s capacit to change the world in unimaginale was.
ut it was onl in looking at the life that he lived did I trul start to understand what he spoke of. I learned of the sacrifices he made in giving up his famil to pursue the Will of God. I learned of the pain he had to endure going through prison six times, unjustl. I learned of the immense persecution he received for speaking the truth. I learned of the children he lost along the wa. I learned of the lives that were lost from following him and the heartreak he felt as a result. The more I learned of his life, the more I egan to see that this man was a man of his word. He didn’t just speak of the world changing and the potential it had; he lived ever moment to exemplif those facts. He showed us first hand how to change the world.
Reverend Moon was the one who elieved in world peace the most—and lived ever moment of his life according to that elief. I had never known anone to e so willingl misunderstood for the sake of pursuing something so great. Those misunderstandings led to an onslaught of suffering and pain that isn’t even fathomale. However, despite all of that, he never gave up hope.
Rev. Moon was full aware of the pain and suffering of the world, et he did not let that fact phase him. Rather, it was this pain and suffering that drove him to work harder each da. To him, the need for the world to change was evidenced in the realit of our circumstance; It was his prime motivator for the wa he lived his life. Rev. Moon recognized that each da that he did not strive to make the world change, was another da in which the world will continue to suffer. This thought pushed him to strive for solutions in this world that were not temporar. He saw that much of the prolems in this world egan in a fundamental societal structure - the famil. Thus, his iggest efforts were towards raising people who could create eautiful families.
Rev. Moon passed awa in 2012. While there is still a lot of work to e done in the pursuit of world peace, Rev. Moon left ehind a legac of love that never gives up. ven until his final reath, Rev. Moon did everthing he could to make the world a etter place. He onl died with the regret that he couldn’t do more.
There is a long wa to go efore we can full reach world peace. Man people find it hard to elieve that it’s even possile. I know for mself, there were moments when I felt that wa. The realit of this world can e overwhelming and difficult to face, ut I have learned to have faith in the ideal. The ideal is possile and there’s power to elieving in it. There’s power in knowing that there are people who will do anthing to fight for it.
Now, when I fall asleep, the fears that once pervaded m thoughts so intensel, are silenced the reminder that there are good people in this world who are willing to go aove and eond to ensure a etter life for others. Rev. Moon lived ever moment of his life in pursuit of a etter world. I thank him ever da for that.
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March 25, 2020 · Aout Our Founders, tudent ntr
In honor of the 100th anniversar of the irth of the founder of CARP, Rev. un Mung Moon, CARP hosted a writing contest for students to sumit what inspires them aout Father Moon’s legac. Here is the second place entr:
asha O., CARP New Jerse Rev. un Mung Moon’s legac of living for the sake of others inspired people to understand their inner value and live a life empowered to make a difference. eing part of CARP, I had the opportunit to meet man different people who come from different ackgrounds. Although different, most people wanted to live a good life and e good people ut didn’t know how. I rememer meeting a person who said that the elieved there is a purpose to life ut would not e ale to find it in their lifetime.
Two ears ago, I had the opportunit to go to Costa Rica to support the CARP chapter there, and it was an incredile experience. ven though Costa Rica is one of the happiest places on arth, I met people who faced difficulties in their life and didn’t know what their purpose was; however, through Rev. Moon’s teachings and their experiences in CARP, the have transformed into leaders who are willing to put their desires aside and live for their countr. Witnessing this, I cannot help ut e inspired and moved how much Rev. Moon’s teachings have impacted people’s lives.
Toda, we live in a societ where we’ve ecome reluctant to care for others and sacrifice ourselves, even for the people right next to us; I experienced this mself man times. However, Rev. Moon’s legac of living for the sake of others has shown me that living for others is the ke to living a fulfilled and joful life.
Rev. Moon lived a life of deep suffering; he lost man of his loved ones, was separated from his famil due to the Korean War, and was misunderstood man people. However, in all the pictures I’ve seen of him, he alwas has the iggest and happiest smile. ometimes, I think that it is impossile to let go of m judgments and overcome the challenges I face, ut Rev. Moon has shown me that I can and is capale of loving others and living a true fulfilled life.
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Giving Hope for a Peaceful World
March 25, 2020 · tudent ntr, Aout Our Founders
In honor of the 100th anniversar of the irth of the founder of CARP, Rev. un Mung Moon, CARP hosted a writing contest for students to sumit what inspires them aout Father Moon’s legac. Here is the third place entr:
Karen I., CARP a Area World peace is made a living realit through the legac of Rev. Moon. Rev. Moon’s legac reveals the fundamental truth that the famil is the uilding lock to world peace. Furthermore, the universal principle he taught was that the relationship etween parent and child is the solution to the prolems that humankind faces. Rev. Moon also shared that the nature of God is the desire is to e a parent to all of humankind.
Throughout m life, I could not see, appreciate, or have faith in the vision of world peace or a hopeful future that Rev. Moon, as well as m own parents, had dedicated their lives towards. ometimes, I felt that this “lessing” of eing orn into the Unification Movement, in the midst of Rev. Moon’s work, was a urden for me to carr for the rest of m life.
Ultimatel, seeing the positive impact of Rev. Moon’s teaching was enough evidence to give me the confidence to trust the foundation I was standing upon and take a leap of faith to tr to uplift the weight within m heart.
The unconditional, parental love given to me throughout m life gave me the courage to confront the confusion in m heart and rediscover the truth of what Rev. Moon taught for mself. The more I sought to see Rev. Moon’s vision with fresh ees, the more I realized that I innatel practiced the universal principles, used the tools, and had the inner capacit to overcome the despair that mself and others experience. The truth I discovered was that m parents and Rev. Moon sought to uplift all of the urdens of humankind through their children, the future generation, me.
I, too, am inspired to dedicate m outh to peace ecause Rev. Moon’s path to peace also egan after his commitment at a oung age. In Rev. Moon’s life, he dedicated much of his time in raising oung people. I feel a personal mission to continue his legac ecoming a universit professor to help empower oung people to ecome peace loving gloal citizens. I elieve it is m responsiilit to keep Rev. Moon’s legac alive continuing m support of his eloved wife, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, who shares the same vision to ring to fruition his vision of a world of peace.
What speaks true 100 ears after Rev. Moon’s irth is that his legac of giving hope for a peaceful world is the ver ke to unlocking the true potential of humankind and that we are capale of changing our future.
A hopeful world, a world of peace trul starts with me.
To humankind, Rev. Moon’s legac is a lessing.
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You Can Onl Give the Love You Receive
April 1, 2020 · Principled Perspective, tudent ntr
Contriuted Chungom K., CARP Las Vegas
Chungom K. giving a presentation during one of CARP Las Vegas’ 2 Da Retreats.
As a CARP memer, the life principles we choose to live require continual commitment towards living for the sake of others. We ma find great jo and fulfillment in this process ut also experience urnouts. ut we convince ourselves it’s oka ecause a urnout and suffering is needed for growth and to ecome a etter person. I need to endure and push mself more, so I can grow m capacit to love… Or do I? M last four ears of eing a CARP memer has een full of lessings and
challenges. At man points in m journe, I faced limitations to love and to give continuousl. I was tring to love others eond the love that I was receiving, thinking that this sacrifice will allow m loving capacit to stretch and grow. I elieved that some kind of love hidden inside of me would magicall appear. At times, I found fulfillment from the response to the love I was giving which gave me an incentive to go eond m limit to love. However, in the long run, I uilt negativit and resentment towards sacrificing. efore I knew it, m journe stopped eing one of jo ut of suffering, despite m effort to tr to love unconditionall.
In the process of struggling through this dilemma, I came across the ookReal Love Greg aer. This ook changed m concept of love and helped me to find the answer to m struggles. In the ook, he states, “We can’t love people unconditionall until we felt unconditionall loved ourselves. We cannot give what we don’t have.” I thought I knew this and the meaning ehind it. ut the more I delved into this concept, the more I realized how little I understood.
One profound example of unconditional love is Jesus Christ. He demonstrated his unconditional love for all of humanit despite the constant hardship he faced. Jesus was rejected and persecuted for loving all of God’s children. M question is how Jesus had the capacit to still love unconditionall. I looked at some quotes from the ile:
“We love, ecause He first loved us.”(1 John 4:19)
“Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved ou; aide in M love.”(John 15:9)
“If ou keep M commandments, ou will aide in M love; just as I have kept M Father’s commandments and aide in His love.”(John 15:10)
Jesus was unconditionall loving ecause he felt the aundant unconditional love of his Father, God. He did not love unconditionall from his own love ut ecause he felt united with God and His love. He could love completel ecause he received love first. If even Jesus needed the unconditional love of God to love, then wh do I think that I have the capacit to love unconditionall with m own love?
For a long time, I understood maturit as going from onl receiving love to onl giving love, ut this form of maturing has not een working for me. The more I tr to give while distancing mself from receiving love, I ecome more sour and resentful of loving. I feel used, exhausted, and tired of loving. For m life to e one of jo, I needed unconditional love. And to give unconditional love, I first needed to learn to receive it.
Founder of CARP, Rev. un Mung Moon, also known as Father Moon, descries God’s unconditional love as the following, “The place where God dwells is filled with love. It is a place where the more ou give, the more ou want to give and the more
ou receive, the more ou want to return millions of times more than ou receive.” (1971) The nature of love is not that of sacrifice ut the willingness to want to love. Through this heart, we experience jo.
I have experienced this unconditional desire to love, where love was given not ecause it is m dut or oligation ut rather ecause I felt so loved that I wanted to share m love.
I know this is not the case all the time, ut, to this, Greg aer made a ver important point. When I feel sour and urnt out of giving love, I need to take a step ack to check if I am receiving unconditional love. I need to check if I am feeling cared for and loved unconditionall from someone. If not, am I making the effort to find the source of love, God.
I suggest that we can receive this unconditional love from the ultimate source, God. ut experiencing the unconditional love of God all the time might not e eas. It is challenging to feel God’s presence and his unconditional love. When that is hard, what works for me is to find someone who resemles God’s unconditional love and acceptance. Greg aer also expresses the importance to find a person who can love us unconditionall. He states, “Most of us have never seen consistent unconditional love, and that is wh we have a confusing relationship or none at all with God, whose most important characteristic is perfect love.”
For us to understand God’s unconditional love, we first need to experience even a drop of that love through a wise, loving person, like a parent or mentor. And once ou feel loved and cared for, ou will want to love, just as ou were loved. We need to fight to give love, ut, mae even more, we need to fight to find our source of unconditional love.
Discover and sumit more Principled Perspectives at carplife.org/research.
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