(Clearwisdom.net) Editors' Note: In both Western and Chinese culture, the principle of karmic retribution, that is, being held ultimately accountable for one's own actions, is widely accepted. The fundamental teaching of Falun Gong is the characteristic of the universe, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The universe will reward actions that are in harmony with this principle, while actions such as beating, torturing and murdering people will incur karmic retribution. Stated another way, good deeds will be rewarded with good, while evildoings will meet due retribution. Articles such as this one are meant as a compassionateáreminder of this principle to those who would commit wrongdoing. While many of those who persecute Falun Gong are merely "following orders," the universal law requires that they, too, be held responsible for their actions, and that only by reversing their course of wrongdoing may they escape retribution.

Zhang Songshan, who had been responsible for brainwashing Falun Gong practitioners in a work unit in Beijing, died abruptly in February of 2002. After retiring from the army, Zhang made every effort to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. He once held brainwashing classes in his local area nine times within one year, which had very bad effect in that area.

In late February of 2002, about 30 minutes after having a phone conversation about ways to persecute Dafa practitioners, Zhang Songshan suddenly fell down to the floor and died instantly. Zhang's sudden death greatly shocked the local people.

After she had been forcibly brainwashed, Mi Zhenmei, a resident in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, willingly offered to be an "assistant teacher" for the fifth team of the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp. On the day that she returned home from "teaching" (i.e., persuading Dafa practitioners to give up their belief), her husband injured himself and had to be hospitalized. The next day, she went to the Forced Labor Camp in Ze County to work as an "assistant teacher." She was paid 50 Yuan per day. When she returned home after four days, she found that her husband had had to spend more than 7000 Yuan for surgery.

It is a principle of the universe that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be met with evil. We hope that those who are persecuting Dafa and Dafa practitioners soon awaken. We all have to pay for what we have done, and our family members may have to suffer for our misdeeds as well.