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Four Family Loves:

A Curriculum for Building


Good Character and Loving Families
Affiliated Organizations :
Chapter 3:
Sustainable Peace

Children’s Love
Our Responsibility

Mind Public

Good
Character
Body
Private
We Exist for the Sake of Others…

To realize that we
exist for the sake of
others is the great
achievement that
changes our lives.
Father Moon
Right Priorities

Public Purpose
Mind Body
Self Purpose
Wrong Priorities

Extreme
Selfishness
Mind Body
Lose Public-
Mindedness
Problem of Selfishness

Public

Private
Human
Relationships
Problem of Selfishness

Public

Private
Industry
Problem of Selfishness

Public

Private

Business
Largest Bankruptcy in Human History

$63 billion in debt (in 2001)

Lessons Learned:
1.Poverty does not cause corruption.
2.Being “smart” does not prevent corruption.
Two Consequences to Corruption:

1. Public Money Misused


2. Kills the Spirit to Give,
to Live for Others.
Selfishness is Disastrous

세월 : 304 people, mostly children, died


Problem of Selfishness

Public  Safety

Private  Profit
United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
Keys to Sustainability
1. A Culture of True Love
(learned at home)
2. Effective Management
(learned at school)
True Love Is Sustainable
1. Principle of True Love: Gives first and
then receives later or even forgets what
has been given.

2. Unprincipled Love: Takes first and then


gives back reluctantly or even forgets to
give back at all.
Principle of Sustainability
Sustainable Unsustainable

• Living for • Selfishly


the Sake Taking for
of Others Myself
Give and
Give
The desire to benefit yourself the
most is natural. But if it motivates
you to “take,” it is selfish and wrong. You
must understand that to benefit yourself the
most, you must “give,” give your whole self
to others.
(Paraphrased)
Jones, W. Farley (Ed.). (1975).
A Prophet Speaks Today. HSA-UWC Publications, p. 117. (Edited)
To give… = Good
Desire …
(Neutral) To take… = Wrong

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Thank you!
Activity #1:

The giving / taking test.


This is just for fun.
Quickly make pairs among yourselves.
1) Give something, anything to your partner.
2) Now, try to take something from your
partner.
How did you feel in each situation?
Activity #2:

Discussion question. Using the principle of


public-mindendness explain:

Why is cheating on a test wrong?

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