Claim. The era of land-based dominance is ending; whoever takes leadership in ocean industry — fisheries, oil, shipping, undersea mining — will hold the global commanding position in the next age, and the providence assigns that leadership to those preparing now.
Elaboration. SMM connects ownership of water to ownership of life itself: “To whom does the ocean belong? In the future, the ocean will be worth a fortune in gold. It will become more valuable than the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul. We must become influential in the oceanic regions” (1.5. Oceanic nations will take the lead, 300-192, 1999.3.3). The vertical-ownership claim links it to True Parents: “I am saying that we must be leaders of the oceans. Who does it belong to? It belongs to God, then True Parents, and then you” (289-181, 1998.1.1). The frame is preparation: “In the future, if someone is committed to developing the ocean, then that person can be in a commanding position, globally speaking. Water is the most important thing” (276-296, 1996.3.10). Land mastery alone will no longer constitute world leadership.
See also. csg-future-civilization-must-occupy-the-ocean · csg-the-future-will-be-the-water-age