(Clearwisdom.net) I have read about Divine Performing Arts on the Epoch Times and other websites and wanted to watch one of their shows. But when I searched NTDTV and other websites, regrettably I just could not find a full length video. To my surprise, my neighbor is actually a Dafa practitioner. One day, she clarified the truth to us. She also told us that her home had been ransacked by the police a few years ago. A few days later, she gave us a few VCDs. I was very happy to find that the VCDs were shows by Divine Performing Arts. As good fortune would have it, God sent this lady to us so we could watch shows by Divine Performing Arts.
My neighbor, an older woman, is persistent in her pursuit of Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance (the essential principles of Falun Dafa). Just one glance tells you she is a very sensible person. She is very hard working. She clarifies the truth to everyone, and advises people to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. She was previously a CCP member and a middle school teacher. She then got a severe disease and no hospital could alleviate her suffering. Later, she happened to come across Dafa books, and suddenly understood life's true meaning. She started her cultivation journey in Falun Gong. In a few days, her pain was greatly reduced. It was this practice that made her realize Dafa's true value. After the persecution of Falun Gong started and she herself suffered persecution, she read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. She reflected on her own mistakes and decided to quit the CCP and its affiliate organizations. She also persuaded others to quit the CCP. She has no political motivation; she did it to save people from getting involved in committing evil deeds against Dafa, so that they could be saved.
Falun Gong has been banned in China. It is almost getting to the point that whoever talks about it will be found guilty. Light punishment is to fired from your job. Heavy punishment means one gets sent to a forced labor camp and sentenced as a criminal. This older lady is, even in such a dangerous environment, courageously clarifying the truth to others. She persuades people to realize their errors. Her courage and kindness have to be admired and respected. But, I am also really worried about her. I am worried that she will be persecuted again.
During the Cultural Revolution, good people were persecuted to death and families were torn apart because they supposedly offended the CCP. My parents hoped I would obey the CCP's despotic power and not get on their bad side. In order to not disappoint my parents, I did what I was told for many years. I did not want to get them into any trouble. Upon reflection, I feel I lacked integrity, and lacked the courage to pursue and defend truth.
When I see what Falun Dafa practitioners and some just attorneys have done, I feel ashamed. Previously, I thought that I should live the life my parents had chosen for me; that I should obey the CCP and not speak my true feelings. But Dafa practitioners have shown me that people live not only for food, but also for truth, and for faith!