Lineage of Legends
Sun Myung Moon

Master Speaks on: For the sake of myself

1973-01-10 · Source: tparents.org

Your brothers and sisters have left for [the] front line and you are left here in headquarters; and I’m sure you have thought of [the] heavy responsibility to perform [your duties].

[My] subject [for today is,] “For the sake of myself.”

When you think it is for someone else [you] may be not so pleased, but when [it is] for yourself, it sounds good.

You are expecting something good from him [True Father]. [Receiving] Something good for one’s own sake pleases everyone.

[The] Korean proverb: After bitterness, sweetness… That means, only after struggle you will gain victory. Korean people think you must go through hardships while still young, not [when you are] old.

For those of us who believe in Spirit World, we are more destined to win the victory.

American youths are not as hard working as previous generations.

Japanese, in past 15 years, have elevated economic [their] standard to [the] highest; even the US is now threatened financially [by the Japanese].

Japanese work harder to prosper. If this continues, Japan will overpass [pass the] U.S.

But if a group of young people in [the] U.S. arise, work hard, shoulder [the] burden of [the] U.S. …

The U.S. is in a tense and difficult situation, by those young people, [the] nation could be saved and revitalized!

Youth can elevate [the] declining status of [the] U.S.

When something is done for one’s self, alone it is evil. When something is done for others alone it is good. (Even though this may be the same act.)

Japanese work harder to prosper. If this country… Japan will pass over [the] U.S.

But if a group of young people in [the] U.S. arise, work hard, shoulder [the] burden of [the] U.S. — The U.S. is in a tense and difficult situation — By those young people [the] nation could be saved and revitalize! Youth can elevate [the] declining status of [the] U.S.

When something is done for oneself alone [it is] evil. When something is done for others [it is] good. (Even [if] this was the same act.)

What are we going to do for the sake of ourselves? If we do things for the sake of other people, then we shall have done these things for our sakes.

We are such great debtors, whenever we do things for other people, we are just helping to pay off the debts.