As a person with a conscience, my heart could not be peaceful when I heard that more than 80 (currently 106) Falun Dafa practitioners had unjustly died during the state sanctioned persecution. I am proud of those brothers and sisters who are standing up for the truth; I respect their selfless spirits in defending the facts; I admire their persistence in their righteous beliefs and the fact that they have not given in to the evil forces. I am happy that they are the future hope of the universe and mankind; I regret that I could only stand behind and watch; I worry that there are still many people deceived by the lies and who remain ignorant of the truth; I grieve for those who do bad deeds unknowingly and even for those who are voluntarily helping the repression; I pray that they would be given another chance to reform themselves before it becomes too late, to their eternal regret...
Every sacrifice made by a Falun Dafa practitioner constitutes an eternal memorial in my heart, which shines like gold and is as tall as the sky. They all deserve my infinite respect and admiration. Whenever I consider them, immense strength of belief and courage rises from my heart and inspires me to move forward.
I hope that soon in the future there is a similar memorial standing in the human world, upon which are carved the following sentences:
You persisted in the truth and refused to give in to tyranny, endured pain and torture until death, only for the cause of the success of truth and righteousness, and the future of our lives. We, who are yet alive, shall not forget the spirit, fortune and moral responsibilities you left us, for which you have sacrificed your lives.
Cong Zheng
December 28, 2000
