(Minghui.org) Before my husband and I began practicing Falun Gong, we were suffering with several serious illnesses. However, all of our symptoms disappeared shortly after we started the practice. My husband previously served as a section chief in a company, as well as a volunteer assistant at a local Falun Dafa exercise site.
Jiang Zemin, then head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), launched the brutal persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999. When my husband and I went to Beijing to clarify the truth, we were illegally sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Those who knew us were confused. They knew we were good people, but they also believed the CCP's lies about Falun Gong.
Clarifying the Truth in Our Neighborhood
One neighbor, who had personally witnessed the positive effects that Falun Gong had on our lives, could not understand why we would not give up the practice after the persecution began. “Why are upright people like you being persecuted?” he asked. I told him that Falun Gong promoted healing and fitness, and that the persecution was illegal.
“I clearly saw that your health improved after you took up the practice,” he replied. “Everyone would agree that you are good people. If the practice is so good, why don't you just practice at home instead of handing out informational materials, which could land you in jail?”
I patiently explained, “We cultivate Dafa because we want to improve our health and learn how to be good people. But the Party's massive state-run media repeatedly slanders Falun Gong, which is why so many people find it hard to understand the practice. Some of these people are in poor health and would greatly benefit by taking up the practice. So I feel compelled to tell them the facts.” “Now I understand!” he exclaimed.
Some neighbors have quit the Party and its affiliated organizations, while some know the facts but refuse to quit—or conveniently ignore the truth. Some do not understand the facts, but know that we are good people.
I clarify the truth with wisdom according to people's different viewpoints. Thus, the information materials that I give them have helped them to correctly understand Dafa. This year, I went door-to-door handing out informational materials about Jiang Zemin being sued for his crimes against humanity, particularly his involvement in the persecution of Falun Gong.
As more and more neighbors learned the facts, our environment underwent tremendous changes. We now hold two Fa study groups at our home each day, and our neighbors don't object at all. The Falun Gong fliers that we posted in our neighborhood were usually torn down after a few days, but now remain intact even after several months.
Clarifying the Facts Face-to - Face
My husband was arrested for being an assistant at a local practice site shorty after the persecution of Falun Gong began. I went to the police station to demand his release and to clarify the truth. After he was releasee, he went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. He was later arrested and sentenced to prison. I went to the prison and to the courts to tell people about the goodness of Dafa.
When the book, Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party was first published, practitioners began distributing it and advising people to quite the CCP. I initially was afraid of being misunderstood and rejected, so I didn't say much about it. After looking inward, I let go of my attachment and cooperated with fellow practitioners. When the conversation didn’t go as well as I had planned, I sometimes felt anxious and stressed. My human attachments were constantly being exposed to me.
Many former Party officials live in my neighborhood. I talked to one retired section chief, and as soon as I suggested that he quit the CCP, he became upset. "Why are you talking about this?" he said. I was embarrassed, as we knew each other fairly well. After we parted ways, I thought that he would never talk to me again.
I later understood that the retired officer had been misled by the Chinese regime's lies about Falun Gong. Over the course of several months, I talked to him and his family members on several occasions. Each time I saw them, I sent righteous thoughts first, then clarified the facts. Eventually, they all understood the truth about Dafa!
