Speeches: 2006 - 2008 by Hyo Jin Moon

You know there’s a fine line in everything, even in the extremes, right? What about righteousness? The opposite is self-righteousness. What is the fine line that divides those two? When you destroy - "destroy" is a very strong word, but I’m going to use it anyway the union of the blood, that’s self righteousness. Loyalty is important too. Sometimes, even if you can’t deal with yourself in the moment, at least you may have the sense to walk away, right? I’m a good fighter, and when I see some jackass and he’s provoking a fight, I can kick his butt or I can walk away. Now that’s difficult. Walking away is difficult. Humility is difficult. I know that I can be very arrogant. I know that I can be very self-serving. If you do that long enough, you get greedy. I’ve seen that happen many times. But that’s reality. That’s what we face every day. You see people, good people, go down because of that kind of stuff because they allow them elves to let something get the best of them. And what is that something? That’s what we need to communicate about to each other.

You can’t live alone, right? No matter how smart you are. God doesn’t want to be alone, right? So let’s just end it there. You don’t want to be alone. So you need to communicate.

That’s why we form a group, that’s why family is important. That’s the building block of a greater society, rght? Tribe, society, nation, world, right? So if we want to establish an ideal kingdom of God on earth, basic sense has to be met. And you have to know what the hell the basic is and then communicate, have give and take.

Look, love and forgiveness are an opposite aren't they? That’s give and take isn’t it? Why? Because when you forgive somebody, you will receive greater love. You will take greater love. Take sounds strong, but basically that’s what it is. That’s why we forgive, because we will take greater love because we will in turn receive love from something greater than ourselves, or even from each other, even from peers, even from your friends. Just because you know how to forgive, friends might think of you a little more differently. Even in a group they’ll think that you’re a little more special than everybody that they know. Now that’s something, isn’t it? That’s called growth, and that’s what matters. Nothing else matters more than that.

Ultimately, you want to communicate with God. How many people talk to God regularly?

Oh, please don’t raise your hand because I’m going to chop it off! At least, be in control of yourself. And give the best you got to the ones that you love, the ones that you care about.

Start from there. Think about the future, think about the past, think about the left and right, think about God and your selfishness, and give. If you’ve got something to say, say it. Share it. And make that little balloon grow, and make sure it’s true.

Let God judge, OK? Let Him do the judging. You don’t want to get into that mess. Do what’s right. Do the best you can. Do that first, and don’t even think about anything else.

Let God do the judging when you die! So, speak the truth from your heart, because when you do that you’ll die for it. Because the heart lives on, right? Spirit lives on, you die. Your arrogant ass will die! And let’s all be judged by God. OK? It’s all equal there. You can forgive somebody, but still there’s a judgment for that person. You know what I’m saying?