(Clearwisdom.net) People in China long for sincerity and kindness, especially today as they face serious food safety issues, environmental deterioration, and inflation. Moral values in society continue to slide downward and good people are wronged. Yet Falun Gong practitioners continue to uphold their values of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and people are beginning to realize how this acts to reverse morality's downward slide, thereby returning people's confidence in what is right, and giving them renewed hope in a return to goodness and kindness.
Ms. Jin Xiu lives in Henan Province. She once went to a supermarket to buy something and took a few brochures with her. As she was walking, suddenly she heard someone crying. She looked back and saw that a car had hit a young girl who looked about eight years old. She was lying on the ground crying. There was a group of people surrounding her, but no one was helping her.
Then Ms. Jin noticed that the driver was about to leave the scene of the accident. Ms. Jin immediately ran over to help the girl sit up, and stopped the driver. The driver verbally abused her and said that she was too nosy. He even jumped out of his vehicle and pushed her. As a result, the brochures and DVDs fell out. The driver saw them and snarled, “You are a Falun Gong practitioner! Why do you care about what I do? I will report you to the police and have you arrested.” Ms. Jin was not scared and said, “What is wrong with Falun Gong? Falun Gong teaches us to be good. We would not act like you. You were about to flee the scene of an accident and would have been guilty of a hit and run.” He did not say a word.
The girl's parent and a police officer came over. The parent thanked Ms. Jin again and again, understanding what had happened and what she had done. The driver did not dare to say anything to the parent, but told the police that she was “a Falun Gong practitioner,” and pointed to the truth clarification materials and DVDs.
The police officer took a DVD and said, “Everyone says, 'Falun Dafa is good.' I've witnessed the truth of that today and I believe it. Please give me this DVD.”
Loud applause broke out from those at the scene.
(See http://www.clearwisdom.net/html/articles/2012/1/19/130822.html)
A news report on December 26, 2011, in Hong Kong's Chinese-language Apple Daily News told of a 41-year-old clerk at a convenience store who was faced with an attempted armed robbery. The clerk talked the thief into fleeing the scene without following through with his plan. Several other news agencies ran the story, and the news received much attention on the Internet as well.
Although the media gave the clerk nicknames like "Mr. Jiang" and "Jiang Axia” (meaning Superman), his real name is Kuang Senqia. Mr. Kuang has been working at the store for eleven years. The incident took place at the 118 Queens Boulevard location in Hong Kong at 4:00 a.m. on December 24, 2011.
According to Mr. Kuang, his co-worker had just left, leaving Mr. Kuang alone in the store. Suddenly, a man wearing a mask and speaking in a Mainland Chinese accent approached the checkout counter. The man revealed his gun and produced a small box, which he claimed was a bomb that he could detonate by remote control. The man demanded that Mr. Kuang give him all the money in the cash register.
Mr. Kuang admitted that he has never before been faced with a robbery, so when it happened, his mind went blank. "I did not think about my own safety. I only thought about the robber." Mr. Kuang did not take the money out. Instead, he spoke calmly to the robber, a man in his thirties, and tried to reason with him. "I said to him, 'Wow. This is a very serious crime. Think carefully. There is very little money in this cash register. Besides, there is a camera videotaping us. It will be difficult for you to walk away from this. Think carefully about it. Don't do such a foolish thing. Hurry up and leave.' I tried to talk him out of it.”
“The man was taken by surprise. He froze and listened to me quietly. It seemed as though he actually listened.” Then a customer walked into the store. Mr. Kuang told the would-be robber, “Someone has come in. Be good. Leave quickly.” The man looked as though he had suddenly awakened. He picked up his handgun and supposed bomb and ran out of the store. The entire incident lasted only a few minutes.
People were astonished by Mr. Kuang's courage. Some media claimed that he was a Buddhist. About this claim, Mr. Kuang solemnly clarified that he was not a Buddhist, but a Falun Gong practitioner, and he believes that Heaven will ultimately reward good deeds and punish bad ones. Mr. Kuang said, "As a Falun Gong practitioner, I cannot stand there and watch bad deeds take place. I should be responsible to society. Our Teacher teaches us to follow Falun Gong's principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, to become better people. I hope more people will become better. I didn't want to see him commit the crime of robbery. I thought of the best for him. I did not want him to do such a foolish thing. Repent and salvation is at hand."
Mr. Kuang impressed the Hong Kong police and residents with his courage. A Hong Kong resident gave him the thumbs up, "He was very clearheaded. He did not lose his composure in the face of danger."
A tourist from Hainan Province, China, commented, "I think he is very courageous and has a strong sense of justice. I might not have had his courage and wisdom. If I faced the same situation, I might have wanted to flee first."
The tourist added that the level of morality is continuing to decline. She saw a beacon of hope in Mr. Kuang's act of valor. She commented, "What he did was righteous. He gave us righteous energy. I hope there will be more people like him in society. I hope that everyone will become more noble and courageous, so that the righteous energy may keep expanding. If everyone were to begin behaving like this, then I think our society would stabilize."
(see http://www.clearwisdom.net/html/articles/2012/1/16/130768.html)
Let the power of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance constantly awaken people's consciences, and bring us more and more hope!
Category: Perspective
