(Minghui.org) I was invited by my daughter's friend to visit a scenic spot with her mother on September 30, 2013. I called her “elder sister” when I met her. Later, I found out that she was actually younger than me, but people said that I looked ten years younger than her. My daughter's friends all know that I practice Falun Gong and think that practitioners all look young. When they were praising me, I realized that it was a good opportunity to talk to them about Falun Gong and the persecution.
I explained to the mother in detail how many countries welcome Falun Gong, how the Jiang Zemin regime has persecuted it, and how Dafa practitioners oppose the persecution. She said, “I have been to Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. The tour guides don't allow us to approach Falun Gong practitioners. But I accepted their materials and read them. Now that you explained this to me in detail, I know that what the practitioners have said is true. Only Falun Gong practitioners dare to expose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Falun Gong is the most righteous.”
When we were ready to part, the mother told me her true identity. She was a member of the Standing Committee of the County Committee and Chairman of the County People's Congress. She said to me, “We are brainwashed by the CCP and don't dare to say anything against it, or to tell the truth that Falun Gong is remarkable.”
My Granddaughter
By a practitioner from Hunan Province
My granddaughter is 11 years old. She comes to see me with her mother once a week. She knows that I practice Falun Gong. When she was 7 or 8 years old, she said to me, “Grandma, please stop practicing Falun Gong. My classmate's mother was arrested by the police because she practiced Falun Gong.” I asked her, “Is her mother a bad person?” She said no. I took this opportunity to explain to her in language that she could understand, what Falun Gong was, why China doesn't allow people to practice it, and while millions of people in over 100 other countries are free to practice it, why the CCP persecutes Falun Gong. She nodded, “Oh, that's why. But Grandma, you still have to be careful.”
One day she was sleeping while I sat beside her reading Master's New York lecture. After she woke up, she asked me what I read while she was asleep. I told her that I read Master's articles. Master requires us to be good people according to the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance and Master also protects us. I read this out loud to her:
“But although you can’t see me in person, as long as you practice cultivation, I’m actually right by your side. And as long as you practice cultivation, I can be responsible for you all the way to the end; what’s more, I’m looking after you every single moment.” (“Teaching the Fa in New York City” from Lectures in the United States)
I saw tears in her eyes and asked her what was wrong. She said, “I am very touched.” I was moved by her. She had very good inborn quality and came for the Fa. I taught her to read and recite short poems from Hong Yin whenever I had the time, and she could quickly memorize them. Whenever she came across problems, I would tell her to do things according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
One day one of her classmates said that she cheated on an exam because she looked at his exam paper. She felt she had been wronged and came crying to me. I asked her, “Did you cheat?” She said she didn't. “Then you didn't do wrong. As long as you did the right thing, you shouldn't care what other people say and you shouldn't hate him either.” Several days later, I asked her if she had made peace with him. She said, “Yes, quite a while ago.”
Sometimes she wanted to ask me how to do her homework but she didn't interrupt me and waited outside my room until I finished doing the exercises or sending forth righteous thoughts.
Several times I wanted to play the Shen Yun Performing Arts DVD for her, but I hesitated and was afraid that she would refuse. I realized that it was my selfishness and fear of losing face and authority in front of her. Actually it was my attachment of validating myself. I sent forth righteous thoughts to clear them. I asked her, “Do you want to watch a DVD of the Shen Yun show?” She was very happy and said “Yes, yes.” She took a chair and sat in front of the TV and watched it from beginning to end. She put the DVD in her bag before going home and told me that she would take it home for her dad to watch.
Her father suffered from allergic rhinitis and had a runny rose and sneezed all day. I tried to persuade him to practice Falun Gong. She also tried her best to help and told him, “Yes, please try. You will definitely recover from your illnesses.”
The Umbrella
By a practitioner from China
The sky was clear when I left for work, but it became cloudy when I was half way there on the bus. Then it became windy and started to rain.
I got off the bus at my stop and ran into a hardware store. The shop assistants were two young people. The young man asked me, “How can I help you?” I pointed to the building across the street and said, “I work there.” He said, “Your purchasing manager often comes here. We are very friendly. You didn't bring your umbrella today, did you?” He handed me an umbrella and said, “Please take it. You can bring it back next time you drop in. But don't worry if you don't have time to come back. It isn't worth much.” He was very sincere. So I opened the umbrella and walked into the street.
By lunch time the rain stopped and I went back to the shop. The young man was not there. The female assistant told me, “My brother went out to make a delivery. You can leave the umbrella with me.” I gave it to her and said, “Thank you so much. Do you know about the three statements? She shook her head. I began to tell her how important it was to withdraw from the CCP in all its forms to keep herself safe and that she would be saved only if she believed in Falun Dafa. She listened to me attentively and nodded from time to time. She withdrew from the CCP with an alias. Before I left, I told her to tell her brother about what I said. She said she definitely would.
I saw the young man on his delivery bike as I walked out, so I clarified the truth to him. He said, “I often go to Hong Kong. I believe what you said, but I haven't done the 'three statements' yet. Can you please help me withdraw from the CCP?” So I gave him an alias and helped him make the withdrawals.
The sudden rain and the young man's kind deed created an opportunity for them to listen to the truth. It is a Dafa disciple's responsibility to clarify the truth to people. An umbrella helped those siblings be saved by Dafa.
