I said that the ones who don’t understand English can go to England, stay with a disciple or outside people, find a small job or something, and learn (English) for three months. Every day you speak English, read newspaper, then you will progress very fast. […] Especially the Chinese and the Aulacese (Vietnamese), for them it’s difficult. […] The Aulacese (Vietnamese), Chinese, you have to go to the country. Understand everything? No. I asked them if they did understand, and I answered myself, “No.” I should not bother to ask. No need to ask. For sure don’t understand. But it’s difficult. I understand. It’s very difficult. No time. It’s difficult, huh? You don’t have time, right? That’s that then.
Is there anything nice we should talk about? No? I want to see if anybody is English. Are there Americans around here? You are English? American? Both of you, Americans? (Yes.) And you stay here? (We’re just visiting.) (It’s a big story.) Oh, big story. Tell us, tell us. Tell us. Quickly. (I’m a teacher. When I was first initiated, my Center was the Netherlands, the Holland Center. But the closest Center to us was Düsseldorf, which is now Duisburg. And so, this was originally our Center, so, we met some friends while we were here, and we moved. But we decided... It’d been six years since we’d been in Europe, and so we decided this Christmas we wanted to come back to Europe.) America. (To Europe.) Oh, Europe. (Yes. Because we’ve spent 15 years of our life in Europe, so, this is kind of home.) You’re home here.
(We’re kind of confused at this point who we are. You know, if you say, “Who are you?” “Where are you from?” It’s kind of difficult because we’ve lived in many places.) You are in the middle age crisis. (Yes, middle age crisis.) “Who am I?” (Yes.) So, did you solve your crisis yet? (Yes, we solved our crisis.) What’s that? (We came to the right place for Christmas, I think.) Fine! But do you plan to go back to your hometown? In America, I mean. (Well, I live in Japan.) Oh, God.
(See? I told You. I told You, it was a big story. And it confuses us. We’ve been six years in Tokyo. We go to the Tokyo Center normally. And usually at Christmastime, we’ll pick somewhere to go. Like, we usually go to Hsihu, or to Formosa (Taiwan) and see a lot of friends there. That’s one of the reasons we wanted to move to Asia, was to get closer to Formosa [Taiwan]. Because if we can’t see You, the next best thing I think is Formosa [Taiwan], because we have so many brothers and sisters there.) Understand. (And they’ve been so helpful about teaching us, as we were trying to catch up with everyone else.) You’re doing fine.
How about the Mrs., the other half? (Well, You were asking about initiates to learn English. We can volunteer to be English tutors.) That’s cool! It’s cool! (We’re free to work.) You’re free now. (Yes.) You don’t look that old! Are you really over 60? (No.) (No, thank goodness.) No, but you’re older. (We’re getting there.) You retired earlier. (Halfway, 55.) Wow. Wonderful, wonderful. That’s cool. You don’t want to go back to America working for Supreme Master TV, something like that? (Not necessarily go back to America, but we already help some with [Supreme Master] TV.) You are doing something. (In behind the scenes.) Like what? (Transcribing.) Oh, that’s good also. (Yes.) No, if you have a good voice, you can do like anchoring or voice over, something like that. (She’s free.) She’s free. You’re not? (He has to earn the money.) What is that? She’s not working. You are.
(I’m working. She isn’t. She used to be a teacher. It’s been funny since initiation; it’s been very easy to live on one salary.) Yes, yes. (You spent so much money on unnecessary things before, and so it’s a much better life,) Yeah. (not as many expenses. I can’t believe how) Easy. (much money comes into our bank account, where before it was always empty.) I know. (So, it’s your money, and so we try to…) You saved it – the money saved is the money earned. (Yes. And then we can take the money and do good things with it.) Yes. (Like, come here.) Yeah, isn’t that wonderful? Just get initiation and you get more money. (That wasn’t the purpose.) Sorry? (That wasn’t the purpose but it’s just to add it…) I know. It’s by the way. (Yes, by the way. Yes.) They all tell me the same thing. (Yes.)
They all tell me the same thing. And if they really need money, even if they don’t have it, it will just come. It just comes. There’s a brother who had a ticket to Paris, and he didn’t go. Is he gone? (Yes.) He’s gone. The violin player, huh? (Yes.) The violin player yesterday, he didn’t come here, and he wished to come here because he thought I might be here for Christmas. And then he didn’t come, but he wished to see me so much, and he wanted to come here to see me. He thought I might be here again for Christmas, so he wanted to come here very much. But then on the way, somebody gave him a ticket saying, “You go to Paris, a free ticket for you!” And he didn’t take it, he said, “I’d pay double if I go there to see Master. I don’t take the free ticket.” And then that day, he knew that I was in Paris, later. And he told these people here, right? (Yes.) And he said he must be the most stupid disciple of all the disciples in the whole world.
And I said to her, “Don’t tell it to anybody else. Nobody would believe this kind of thing would happen.” Somebody just met you on the street and gave you a free ticket to Paris, and you didn’t even go. He said, “What for I go to Paris? I want to go to Duisburg, maybe I’ll see Master there. I’d pay double to go there, but I wouldn’t take a free ticket to go to Paris.” And then later he found out that I was in Paris that day. You know, if he took the ticket, he would have seen me there because he wanted to see me so much. And he got a free ticket from nowhere, and he didn’t even take it, the “idiot”! You guys are really funny. Always praying for something, and when it comes you say, “I don’t want it. Why?” “What for?” He said he’d rather pay double if he could see me here, and not take a free ticket to go to Paris for nothing. Later, he found out that the ticket would have enabled him to see me in Paris that day, but he didn’t take it anyway. So, OK, end of story. The story is not as big as yours.
So now, just like the guy, remember he prayed every day to win the lotto? And he never won any lotto. So, he complained to God, “Why? I prayed to You all these years just to win some lotto, and You never let me win.” So, God said, “Please do me a favor go buy a lotto ticket.” First, you buy a lotto ticket. He never bought all these years. He was just praying but he didn’t buy anything. You guys are the same. Some idiots do exist. And you think that’s just a joke. It’s a true story. So, I said to these people, “Don’t tell anybody else. They make me ashamed of that kind of disciple.”
He was so fixed that I’d come back at Christmas because I came here before Christmas, and they begged me to stay all the time, another week until Christmas. But I said, “Never mind, I have to go and then maybe I’ll come back.” I just said “maybe.” But I didn’t say I’d come back at Christmas. But they thought I’d come back for Christmas. So, he was so fixed on it, even said so loudly: “I’d rather pay double to go to Duisburg. I wouldn’t take a free ticket to Paris.” It was a total stranger who came and gave him a ticket to go to Paris, airplane, and didn’t go. “What for? My love is not there.” How does he know? Isn’t that stupid? So, now he voted for himself that he’s the most stupid disciple of all. The Geiger (Violinist)? (Yes.) Understand anything? You understand everything.
You want to change now? The Aulacese (Vietnamese) or Chinese want to switch seats? To translate a little bit? (Switch place to listen.) Go ahead, switch. You want to shuffle a little bit? Want to switch? (Yes.) Where are the Chinese? Raise hand, go to a different place. OK. Shuffle a little bit. All the Chinese go behind there. All the Aulacese (Vietnamese) go here. Chinese, go all the way back. Aulacese (Vietnamese) stay. Aulacese (Vietnamese) sit here. And the translator sits in the middle. Understand? The Westerners can come here. You can come here, so the Aulacese (Vietnamese) go here. The white flakes and the chocolates come here. Thank you. Everything OK now? The ones who understand English don’t have to move, even Chinese, Aulacese (Vietnamese) don’t have to move. Only the ones who don’t understand. But somebody has to stay there to translate for the Chinese. Everywhere you go in the future, you have to organize like that. Because you never know when I come down to talk to you, maybe I don’t come but maybe I do; you have to prepare for it.
Like the man who wanted to win lotto, you have to buy a lotto ticket. Like this Center, they wanted to see me a lot, they wanted me to come here for a long time already, but they did prepare. You see? They rented altogether here three stories so that they can have room for meditation. And they prepared kitchen stuff and everything, in case I do come. I even have a room to stay, and they decorated my room, made it nice and clean. There’s nothing in there. Don’t dream about it. It’s nothing; it’s just clean and nice. It’s just a sofa in there and a table, two tables ‒ one for eating and one for… I don’t know what, watching TV. It’s nothing, but at least they have it.
Do you guys have translation? Good translation? Not yet? (Yes.) Translate. Do you translate a little bit? (Yes.) Alright. OK, OK. Very good. Different groups? OK, good. So, you guys still can listen? The English? OK. See how easy it is. And the Chinese, do you have it? Is the translation OK? (OK.) OK. A little bit is better than nothing. (Yes.) OK. Voilà! In future, it’s the same wherever you go. Don’t make Master work again.
Photo Caption: Showing Love, Not Mourning
