(Minghui.org) The following exchange occurred at a major American airport terminal where several flights to China depart each day.
Ms. Zhong, a Falun Gong practitioner who volunteers for the Global Service Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party, often goes to the airport terminal to speak with people on their way back to China. She reminds them of the terrible things that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has done and tries to convince them to quit the Party.
One day, Ms. Zhong saw a tall Chinese gentleman pushing a cart in the terminal. She approached him and asked him if he was taking a particular flight back to China.
The man replied, “Yes.”
Ms. Zhong said, “The gate is a little far. Are you on a business trip or a vacation?”
Slightly alarmed he replied, “Why do you want to know?”
Ms. Zhong apologized, “Sorry, I speak too boldly. I've been overseas a long time and have grown accustomed to speaking frankly. If you feel like I'm invading your privacy I won't ask.”
The man relaxed a little, “Oh, OK then.”
Ms. Zhong asked him, “Is this your first time taking a flight with this airline?”
The man again appeared slightly alarmed. “Hey, you are quite talkative,” he said.
Ms. Zhong said, “Since we ran into each other we must have a predestined relationship.”
Glaring at her the man said, “I don't have a predestined relationship with you.”
Ms. Zhong said, “Since you are so unfriendly toward me, how could we not have a predestined relationship? If it's not a positive relationship, at the very least it could be a negative relationship, right?”
The man remained silent for a moment.
Ms. Zhong told him, “Recently there has been something fishy with this airline's luggage fees. One of my friends lost some money. You need to be careful.”
The man said, “Oh, is that right?”
Ms. Zhong said, “It's not that easy to travel overseas. Why don't you stay here a little longer? The air is so clean here, so different from the air in mainland China.”
The man snapped angrily, “How do you know so much?”
Ms. Zhong, “I am Chinese, too, so of course I understand what is going on there. These days there are safety issues with flights in China, train travel, and there are even safety issues with cars. So you must remember one thing: when you are in danger, just quietly recite, 'Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,' and all the danger will disperse.”
The man was surprised, “Ah, you are Falun Gong.”
Ms. Zhong replied, “Yes. Falun Gong's reputation has been maligned in China. Are you also deceived by the government propaganda? Falun Gong has spread to more than 100 countries. You would have seen this yourself after you came abroad.”
The man replied sullenly, “Wherever I go I run into you Falun Gong practitioners. So you don't need to work here – you just do this every day?”
Ms. Zhong said, “Ah, so you've seen Falun Gong practitioners before. Have you heard about the trend to quit the communist party?”
The man snapped angrily, “[In China] I often get phone calls about it. I'm so sick of it.”
Ms. Zhong remained calm. She smiled and said, “Do you know why they call you? Heaven knows, and it is definitely for your own good.”
The man continued, “How is it for my own good? I still won't quit. I was born a Party member. After I die, I will be a Party ghost.”
Ms. Zhong said, “My goodness! There's nothing more to be said if this truly is your choice. But I think you said this because you really don't know the truth, and you have been deceived.”
The man said arrogantly, “Do you know what I do?”
Ms. Zhong replied, “No, I don't. But I still believe that running into you today was predestined. Regardless of who you are, I am going to tell you, I have called all [the offices of the central government] in Zhongnanhai. Do you know how important what I am telling you today is?”
The man said, “What are you going to say?”
Ms. Zhong said, “What I am going to say is that evil is met with karmic retribution. That is a law of heaven. The international community already knows about the Party's organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit. Many high-ranking officials who were involved in persecuting Falun Gong have been arrested. It is heaven's will. I am sure that you have heard about the downfall of Bo Xilai. Even though Zhou Yongkang's case has not been publicized, several hundred of his supporters have been detained. Zeng Qinghong has even been charged. Do you know about this? It's only overseas that you can get accurate information about this. I guess in China you didn't hear about it?”
The Chinese official replied, first with a softer tone before his former arrogance returned, “Of course I know all this, even more clearly than you.”
Ms. Zhong said, “Good. It seems that Zhou has been arrested because of ill-gotten gains. Actually his biggest crime is harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners. The Party does not dare to announce this. Have you heard about the organ harvesting? Many people overseas know about it. Of course, what has been exposed is just the tip of the iceberg.”
Lowering his voice the man asked, “Do you know what I do? I work at the Ministry of Public Security. How dare you say all these things to me!”
Ms. Zhong said, “So you are a public security official? You are lucky to meet me today. It is really a benign predestined relationship.”
The man asked, “Aren't you afraid that I will arrest you?”
Ms. Zhong said, “Hey, we are not in China! Talking to you about Falun Gong is not against the law here.”
The man said, “Fine. What did you mean by, 'I am lucky to meet you today?'”
Ms. Zhong said, “Well, it will take some time to explain this to you. Just be patient and listen to me.
“Falun Gong teaches people Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and it is practiced in more than 100 countries. Millions of people have benefited from it both mentally and physically. Many high-ranking government officials and intellectuals also practice it. Do you think that they are all blind?
“During the brutal persecution, facing torture, imprisonment and even loss of life, many practitioners have refused to renounce their belief. Have you thought about why?
“Is it right to persecute spiritual believers and torture people who just want to be good citizens? Think about it: What are the consequences of being involved in the persecution? What will happen to those who slander righteousness and torture the believers?
“You work at the Ministry of Public Security, so you must know Li Dongsheng, the recently arrested vice minister. Do you know that he was in charge of the 610 Office, the special organization for persecuting Falun Gong? Don't you think that his downfall is related to his role in the persecution?
“Major players during the persecution, such as Zhou Yongkang and Li Dongsheng, have met their punishments. I believe that you are not one of them. But many Chinese, especially government officials, have been unintentionally involved in the persecution and pushed the persecution forward. It is not something minor for you then.”
The man sighed, “Why is it not something minor? What do you mean?”
Ms. Zhong said, “What is sad and horrible is that many Chinese will become the Party's scapegoats. Many persecution policies from the central government were passed down through word of mouth. There were no written orders, because the policy makers knew that anything written down would be evidence of their crimes in the future.
“When it is the time to bring the murderers to justice, those who carried out the policies will become the scapegoats of the policy makers. There are many such examples in the history of the communist party. Those who were sentenced to death in Beijing after the Cultural Revolution were all lower level officials.
“Moreover, even if you were given orders from the authorities, you should not disobey your conscience.
“So I was worried when you said, 'I was born a Party member. Even after death, I will be a Party ghost.'”
The official looked pale, “Is it really so serious? Can I take back what I said? Would it work if I quit the Party now?”
Ms. Zhong asked, “What do you do exactly? Is it related to the persecution of Falun Gong?”
The official looked worried, “Yes, it is somewhat directly related.”
She asked him for details.
Now nervous the man said, “I am somewhat involved. My job is to take the orders from the authorities and tell the staff under me about the policies to deal with Falun Gong.”
Ms. Zhong told him, “If that's so, you can't quit the Party the way most everyone else does.”
The man asked what she meant.
Ms. Zhong told him, “You must publish your announcement to quit with your real name. That is the key to your future.”
The official said he couldn't. “If I use my real name, how can I keep my job? I still need to make a living.”
Ms. Zhong told him not to worry because his name was common in China.
The man asked, “Can I use a pseudonym? I will quit it sincerely.”
Ms. Zhong said, “Other people can, but you cannot. Others who have not been involved in the persecution can use pseudonyms, but you cannot.”
The man's voice trembled, “Why not?”
She told him, “Using your real name shows your sincerity and remorse.
“I will also give you the phone number and the website address of the International Coalition To Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong so that you can report those who are carrying out the persecution and redeem yourself for your crimes.
“Also, you need to treat Falun Gong practitioners nicely.
“Only if you can do all of this will you have a future. Otherwise, you will be in danger. When the disasters come, you will be buried along with the communist party.
“Of course, you don't have to believe me. But I am telling you all this for your own good.”
The man fell into a chair, “Do I really have to use my real name?”
Ms Zhong said, “Absolutely. You are not the first.”
The man said, “I feel strange. How come I ran into you today? How do you dare to tell me so much? Why did I listen to you for so long? This is unbelievable.”
Ms. Zhong said, “This is the predestined relationship between us. I am sure that you have never heard about all these things before.
“Let me tell you another story. There is an old lady who practices Falun Gong in China. She often tried to convince a local policeman to quit the Party. The policeman asked why she was not worried about being arrested, and how she dared to tell him all that.
“The old lady told him, 'Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, told me that we were friends in heaven many years ago. Before we came down to the human world we made a pact: whoever learned the truth first must tell the other. I always remembered you and our pact.
“The policeman was deeply touched by the old lady's words. He quit the Party with his real name.”
Ms. Zhong was close to tears. She told the man, “I guess that I am just like that old lady, and I am responsible for your future.”
The man was touched and wept, “Please help me quit the Party with my real name. I don't care if my boss finds out.”
Ms. Zhong said, “Sure. Also, you need to remember that Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. Do what I told you just to redeem your crimes. Only in doing so can you have a bright future. Are you willing to do it? Can you do it?”
The official nodded his head resolutely.
