True Father's loving heart, even while desperately ill - March 17 - May 1, 2003

March 17th, 2003 - True Father became ill and was hospitalized. (I was told at the time, that True Father had taken ill because of the war in Afghanistan and later in Iraq, which was against God’s Will.)

On April 22, 2003, even when True Father had not recovered, True Father insisted to go fishing at Hudson River, even though He could not walk without being supported by two people.

East Garden, when True Father barely recovered during the American Leadership Striped Bass Fishing Workshop in April 30 - May 1, 2003

Chambumo Gyeong - Book 10. Preparing the Ideal Environment Centering on the Providence of the Ocean and Latin America; Chapter 2. The Ocean Providence and Development of Marine Resources; Section 3. The Spirituality of Fishing; The end of starvation

Around the world, 20 million people die of starvation each year. How can we save them from dying? I do not go fishing for fun. When I fish, I gaze at the ocean and think about those 20 million people who live across that great ocean. I have to open the way to save them even if it means offering my own flesh and blood. No one has ever considered this. Fishing is my strategy to take time to think about them. That is why I am trying to catch a lot of fish from the ocean and distribute them. Without the ocean, there is no way to save starving people.

Although I am almost 80 years old, I still make time to go fishing, even in rain or snow. All the church leaders try to run away, making excuses and doing whatever they can to prevent me from going fishing. They do that because they do not understand why I am doing it. Suppose I were to rest; how many people would die while I rested?” (278-319, 1996/06/23)