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1. We need to understand that due to the Fall, everything in creation was sacrificed and that we failed in our responsibility as owners. Therefore, we need to connect to nature, embrace everything in creation with love, and reconnect it with God. Who can do this?
Since it was Adam and Eve who separated heaven and earth from God, the blessed families, as perfected Adam and Eve, have to resolve the wounded feelings of heaven and earth and reconnect everything to God.
When God observes all things of creation in the Pantanal in Brazil with its flat, wide wilderness of clean water – He should be able to see a playground where everything lives and plays happily We and our descendants need to grasp the original heart of God when He created this area; we should long to see everything in creation living happily.
When we bring God, True Parents, and all creation together in one heart, easing the longing of their hearts, we will be qualified to be the owners.
For this reason, the Pantanal is an important region. In the future, the Amazon territory could provide the resources for a great renewal of humanity.
(322-076, 2000.05.14)
Building a new Eden in Jardim, Brazil
2. How uncomfortable a place is Jardim? Yet, you have to long for Jardim more than any other place, even though you may never feel comfortable there. You have to shed tears of desire to go there.
You should yearn for it when you look at the moon and when you look at the sun. Furthermore, you should look at all the life forms of creation that are under the care of that sun, and express your yearning to go there.
You need to wash from your heart the sorrow you felt while making conditions to be an offering in front of the God of grief. Jardim represents the original starting point where all creation is gathered, like a museum of the universe. Therefore, the area of Jardim is a focal point for all the creation.
You need to go to Jardim, where the primal creation exists, and shed your blood and sweat for at least three years for the sake of the liberation of the homeland.
Because water symbolizes the world, you have to labor and build heaven amid water. You have to do the same things True Parents have done.
(303-159, 1999.08.17)
3. We must quickly care for and restore the creation that was destroyed due to the Fall. We must reintroduce to the world the species that have become extinct. For this reason, we need a bird museum, for there are over fifteen hundred species of birds in Brazil.
We should establish a bird museum for those fifteen hundred species of birds, and also a museum of insects. Once these museums are built, the people of the world will visit Jardim as an educational center for children, since Jardim will be where museums appeared under God's providence.
We are developing Jardim to create an environment where God can enjoy watching His creation. That means Jardim is like Eden. (294-056, 1998.06.10)
4. We are raising many parrot species on our Jardim farm. Parrots can live together with people naturally. The ostriches frequently come to us because we feed them. They have become so close to the people now that they do not run away when someone approaches them with food.
We should create a world where Adam can mingle with the creation, just as when God was happy to behold His original creation. I am working toward that now. (278-104, 1996.05.01)
5. No matter how dirty water is, it always finds its level. No matter how bad a person is, he should know how to balance himself. My coming here to Jardim doesn't mean I have some special relationship with Brazil.
People representing the five races of humankind are living here. Although I do not speak their language, I don't think they are a different species. They are my kin, my younger brothers and sisters. I am reuniting with them after living separately for six thousand years.
Therefore, even though we don't share the same language, habits, or customs, they naturally welcome me with joy. (276-091, 1996.02.04)
6. I researched the area within two hundred kilometers of Jardim to see what kinds of fish inhabit the territory. Myriads of mosquitoes bit me while I explored this area. Did I do that for money, for fame, or political support? I did it to save dying people, my brothers, and sisters.
If I do not think in this way, then who will save the people of the world? Has any politician or nation ever thought like that? With this focus, we will mine the resources in the ground and export them, in a way that the local people want to have done. If they need something, I will provide it; if they need a factory, I will build it. (276-199, 1996.02.19)
7. Many kinds of fruit grow in the vast open grasslands. Many kinds of birds and animals live there. Countless fish live in the rivers and lakes. If you have nothing to cook, you can go out the back door where a river flows and catch a fish, fry it, and eat it. Brazil is such a country.
There is no place like it in the world. If you cast a net in the water, you can catch many fish at once. (267-060, 1994.12.27)
8. In Jardim we can breed fish throughout all four seasons of the year. We can raise fish and provide them to fishing ponds all around the world. I am interested in the Pantanal wetlands, which have as many as 3,600 species of fish.
I should catch these fish and raise them in 3,600 fishing ponds on a fish farm. Furthermore, I will develop a method to breed those fish and expand this operation to different parts of the world. (270-056, 1995.05.04)
The Pantanal holy ground
9. For Korea and Japan, the Pantanal is on the other side of the globe. It is at the south end of the earth. But the Original Holy Ground, the Root Holy Ground, and the Holy Ground of Victory were all established there. The Pantanal provides the base to start the Garden of Eden.
It is significant as the place where the perfected True Parents first established a foundation of love. The Original Holy Ground was set up in a hotel in the Pantanal.
It is not relevant whether it is on water or anywhere else; a palace will be built in the Pantanal, even on the water.
Even though humanity is suffering, we must prepare a holy ground in the kingdom of heaven on earth that can be eternally praised. In doing so, the results of our effort and devotion will appear.
The issue is who will begin this effort. Japan should do this on a national level, maintaining the holy ground and making it a famous place. Therefore, all management of the Pantanal is under the Japanese national messiahs' responsibility. (304-111, 1999.09.10)
10. The Pantanal is a place that can become a primordial treasure house for the animals and plants created by God. I am establishing an international movement to protect and preserve God's creation. (304-255, 1999.11.08)
11. The Pantanal wetlands are half the size of Japan. There are some 3,600 species of fish in its lakes and rivers. How many lakes and bodies of water are there worldwide that have the same water temperature and similar circumstances?
I am studying each of these by category, to create places where we can raise fish; then this can be done worldwide. A world-class, professional aquatic research team is now studying the different types of water, their varying temperatures, and what species of fish are living in each. (271-039, 1995.08.15)
12. There are many kinds of plants and 3,600 species of fish in the Pantanal. There are also thousands of species of fish in the Amazon River. Imagine so many types of fish! There are countless types of plants in the creation, including food crops and trees.
God did not create by performing magic tricks like those in the fictional story of the Korean folk hero Hong Gil-dong, where things simply appear upon command.
God had a plan and created these things, so their structures are in line with the laws of the natural world and climatic conditions. (291-165, 1998.03.11)
13. In the Pantanal nature exists as a microcosm of creation as it was when God first created it. Why did I come here? I did not come alone; God came with me. He loves all the creation, which has been sacrificed throughout history. In Noah's time, God did not judge the fish.
I came here to the Pantanal to create a bond with the fish, which the flood judgment did not touch, to pave a path through indemnity for creation to return to God. We need to love everything that God created.
I have the responsibility to protect the creation. We should increase the number of species. We should not exterminate any species, thereby making the creation less than when God first made it. (300-267, 1999.03.24)
14. You cannot imagine how many fish live in the Pantanal. If you throw something in the water, it quickly vanishes, eaten by the fish. It disappears in a lightning-fast instant. The fish instantly eat up even dirty things.
There are many species of fish mixed, and each species feeds on different things. When they eat, they are in effect tirelessly cleaning up the water. They are not living for their own sake.
They are cleaning up their surroundings as they live together and help one another, and thereby they bring order to the environment. This is nature's cooperative system. (293-284, 1998.06.07)
15. From the day I first understood God's Will, I loved the spirit world and humanity. In loving humanity, you have to love people more than your family and nation.
You need to love humanity and then love creation. You have to love everything on the land and all created things in the water. Doing so is a process of re-creation.
Through God's love, we need to connect with humanity. Through human love, we have to connect with the earth, including the realm of water. For this reason, I am offering my utmost devotion to the Pantanal. (296-019, 1998.10.10)
16. Human beings are responsible for preventing the extinction of the species created by God. How many species have human beings brought to extinction?
There are 3,600 species of fish in the Pantanal. I have built a fish farm and can multiply them at any time in places around the world that have a similar environment, so they will never become extinct. My work is focused on these things, and I am now going to begin this vast project. (300-089, 1999.03.01)
17. In the future, a fish farm taller than a city building needs to be created, in which to raise 3,600 kinds of fish. Imagine controlling the temperature for each type of fish with a computer – those from the sea, those living in freshwater, those living in the Arctic regions, and those living in tropical areas.
We can raise 3,600 species of fish from the entire world in one building. Using a city building would not be a problem. (296-190, 1998.11.09)
18. Do you want to follow the life of True Parents who, with God's love, have been trying to liberate the realm of nature that has been distressed? Or do you want to live a closed life in the city, polluting the air, destroying the environment, and blocking your children's emotional growth?
Since I love nature so much, and all Unification Church members love to follow me, we can build an ideal kingdom harmonizing with nature. So I am going to build a museum and have every type of creation exhibited there. I will prepare specimens and put them on display.
I will create a farm for the fruits of the sea, where you feel you are in nature just by looking at it. Furthermore, I will begin a movement to create museums in each town as a symbol of love for animals. Then the town with the most species can become a world-renowned tourist spot. I will also gather many species of plants and trees to put on display. (288-073, 1997.10.31)
19. If fish were constantly being caught, they would all disappear. That is why we need to breed and raise fish. I am thinking of building a zoo with animals from the Pantanal and the Amazon River valley in South America.
There should be a city in which insects are raised. Then whenever someone strikes a bell, the birds that want to eat the insects will come to eat. A city needs to appear in which insects can be raised to feed the birds.
The birds are dying because there are not enough insects. We have to build towns in which to raise insects, birds, and animals. (292-024, 1998.03.22)
20. In South America some rivers flow north-south and rivers that flow east-west. Unification Church members should live along the Paraguay River and the Amazon River and become their owners.
How wonderful it would be to educate people who visit and let them experience living with nature! To connect this area to modern civilization and city life, I will build a town with a museum displaying the millions of species of insects in this vast area.
All those who research insects should come to the Pantanal. I will also build a fish farm to raise 3,600 types of fish. I will build an aviary and a botanical garden. (288-075, 1997.10.31)
21. To form a harmonious society, all members of the community should share the same standard of living. Mutual prosperity can come about on the foundation of shared responsibility that is voluntary and based on love. In an ideal world, there would be no corruption or inequality and no Fall.
Such a world comes about only when true love is practiced. The practice of true love is a prerequisite. Our movement is historic in building a community of true love among people of different races and traditions. The world is facing a serious environmental crisis.
Environmental pollution and the destruction of nature are insults to the beautiful holy world created by God. People without true love use the natural world for their selfish purposes.
One of the serious results of the Fall is that because Adam and Eve failed to inherit God's true love, people have been unable to love one another, love animals, and love the land. All the creation is longing for people's true love.
(271-075, 1995.08.22)
Sun Myung Moon