(Clearwisdom.net) I was chatting with my colleagues the other day when one of them asked, "When someone gets burned, should the wounds be left uncovered or covered?" Someone responded, "Of course they should be left uncovered." Then he asked again, "Why is that?" Another person said, "That's common sense." Then someone asked, "Why were those in the Tiananmen Self-Immolation Incident covered so tightly?" I then told him, "It was staged." And we went on to discuss patriotism, and whether or not Falun Gong is tightly organized. I said, "Our Teacher teaches us how to be good people. Whether we do it or not is entirely up to us. He does not command us, and among practitioners, no one has authority over the others. We are all practitioners on equal footing." He then said, "I read the book, and I know that you guys eventually want to be gods. You shouldn't go to such extremes." I said, "You must be talking about the murder cases. Those were lies. They were fabricated to deceive people." He asked, "What is it that you want to be eventually? To become gods?" I answered, "What we are trying to do is to assimilate to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and make ourselves better people. When you are a better person, you will bring a bright future to yourself." He replied, "I see."

He told me that a few months ago that he received an address for a website in a chat room from an overseas Falun Gong practitioner. He then logged in and read the information. Many more Chinese are saved as a result of the truth-clarifying efforts on the part of practitioners outside China. When I clarified to the truth to my sister-in-law, she said, "I heard that many foreigners are practicing it. Your reputation will be restored for sure."

2002-12-24