Our Position in the Created World

1. It is said that human beings are the lords of creation. Such a thing can only be said when we stand in the center and can represent the value of the whole. All people, whether they do well in life or not, desire to become the center of the world. All beings want to be the best of their kind.

If there is an Absolute Center, all beings desire to unite with that center. People would like to have a relationship with something of higher value. This is because human beings have the central value representing the overall value of the historical ages. (32-212, 1970.07.19)

2. When God created human beings as the lords of creation, He placed them at the center of heaven and earth as the representatives of everything around them.

For that reason, each person can claim the autonomous right to become the center of the universe. There is no such thing in the world as monkeys, lions, or tigers. This exists only in the human world. (117-035, 1982.01.31)

3. It is said that human beings are the lords of creation, but the fundamental Lord of all things is God. Human beings have a spirit. The reason human beings are considered lords over other spiritual beings is that human beings ultimately have a direct connection with God.

We cannot just become lords of creation by ourselves. We are part of the creation, so how can we be lords of creation? All created beings are relational, resultant beings. A created being cannot connect to its cause by itself; alone, it cannot possess the cause. Instead, all created things are meant to be possessed by the cause.

There is no question that human beings are resultant beings. The Chinese character jang (長) in the word young-jang (lord of creation) means the center of the spirit. This word originally referred to the relationship of unity between God and human beings. (32-137, 1970.07.05)

4. What is the difference between animals and human beings? We eat and sleep just as the animals do. Human beings wear clothes; animals do not. Yet, we are equal in many ways. In terms of structure and appearance, our eyes and noses are not so different. Human beings consist of a spirit and a body.

However, if we compare our physical existence with that of animals, there is not much difference. We eat, sleep,p and search for food in similar ways. The difference between people and animals is that people are seeking something different, something of precious value in the universe.

That which is precious is not the physical but the spiritual aspect of a person. The spirit differs from the physical body; that is why it is precious. It has to be different. (129-307, 1983.12.01)

5. Monkeys and human beings are different. Monkeys mostly just eat, sleep, and reproduce. They are essentially different from humankind. Human beings do not live for themselves but for the sake of others.

They live with the desire for something greater, not with the hope or desire for something less than themselves. Human beings are of a different dimension. For as long as they have existed, they have revered God.

There has never been a people who didn't venerate the deity. Human beings have always thought about God and dreamed of a better world. (39-333, 1971.01.16)

6. When you give birth to a child and nurse that child, you think he or she is so adorable. But because of whom do you feel this way? You should adore your child on behalf of heaven and earth. You should love your child for the sake of the world and God.

Heavenly fortune driven by God's love is now moving beyond the world to embrace all heaven and earth. However, it is unacceptable to love my sons and daughters for my reasons. The mother who embraces and breast-feeds her children should do so on behalf of heaven and earth, embracing her children with sincerity as if she were embracing God's beloved sons and daughters.

Such children, the hope of God, who can live in the Garden of Eden, have to be children of universal character. As God blessed humankind to take dominion over all things, they must have the qualifications to do so. (008-105, 1959.11.22)

7. You have to stand on behalf of Heaven, which has dominion over everything, manifesting value equal to that of the Lord who governs the created world. From your lips, you should be able to say, “Heavenly Father, I have become the person You have been looking for; I have fulfilled Your Will that I received from You as the original lord with dominion over everything, so please instruct me.”

You are the person for whom God has been hoping throughout the six thousand years of His dispensation. (001-120, 1956.06.27)

8. Human beings are centers of harmony. However, for harmony to come about, a central, absolute standard needs to be determined. It is just like in an orchestra, where many musicians play in harmony centered on a conductor.

The central figures for the harmony of the universe are human beings. Human beings are positioned to align completely with the absolute standard; therefore, where such a person stays is where the universe stays, and the whole world of existence functions centered on that person. Because of this, the entire existing world has power. (29-128, 1970.02.26)

9. A human being is a microcosm of the entire universe. We are each a miniature universe. The greater universe is the created world. God is the origin of all interaction and the source of all energy.

We are microcosms in front of the greater cosmos. When the power that is the origin of the great universe enters our hearts, we achieve the value of a counterpart to the entire universe. This is why human beings are the flowers of the universe. (121-190, 1982.10.27)

10. We are not alone. We have emerged as the resultant beings that harmonize in relationships within the universe. Everything that exists in the universe is included within us; we have within ourselves all the qualities that we have received from our numerous ancestors.

You may feel that your face is your own, but it is the result of tens of thousands of years of history. You have your face today because you inherited the blood of your ancestors that accrued over tens of thousands of years. We are truly miraculous beings.

Moreover, we exist today because Heaven has worked behind the scenes to allow the continuation of all the relationships that led to each of us. We are beings of substance into which all interrelated aspects of creation are invested and projected. (58-304, 1972.06.25)