(Clearwisdom.net) As the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow holds an annual festival and invites different ethnic groups to participate in activities to display the cultural diversity of Glasgow. This year, Falun Gong was invited to take part in the festival, to represent Chinese culture.
On Saturday June the 12th, Falun Gong practitioners gave a talk and demonstrated exercises in the city library. Practitioners hung a banner reading, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" on the wall and prepared informational leaflets and Video-CDs about Falun Gong. Practitioners demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises to music while one of the practitioners introduced the history and features of the practice. The audience was very attentive and only the sound of the beautiful Dafa music and the practitioner's introduction were heard.
After the exercise demonstration, practitioners answered
questions raised by the audience. When asked why he practiced Falun Gong, one of
the practitioners said, "The world needs Truthfulness, Compassion and
Forbearance. People think that an individual is unable to change the world.
However, if one person lives his life according to the teaching of Falun Gong
and searches within himself when encountering trouble instead of blaming others,
then the surroundings around him will be improved. If everyone behaves this way,
then our city, our country or even the whole world will become more wonderful.
This is why I want to practice Falun Gong." Originally the time limit for
discussion was one hour. But because of the enthusiastic response from the
audience, the discussion lasted longer. Fortunately, the librarian did not mind
and praised the practitioners for the wonderful effect of the presentation.
Afterwards, many of the audience members came up to enquire about the location
of our practice sites.
Meanwhile, practitioners outside the library used the situation of the Chinese
army's invitation to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo to let passers-by learn the
facts about Falun Gong. Many people knew something about China's worrisome human
rights situation and expressed their opposition to the Chinese army's invitation
by signing our petition. One such person was a Scottish Member of Parliament who
happened to be passing by.
On Sunday June the 13th, the Glasgow Festival Parade was held and the streets
bustled with noise and excitement. Because local practitioners had already
explained the facts to those in charge of the festival, the festival staff came
up with some very good ideas for us and had the Falun Gong booth arranged at the
best location. They also offered us plenty of space for the exercise
demonstration.
When practitioners began demonstrating the exercises, passers-by quietly
gathered to watch. As the exercises were being demonstrated, one of the
practitioners explained how people who practice such a peaceful and harmonious
cultivation method came to be subjected to brutal persecution in China. Numerous
viewers stood around the practitioners; when one group of viewers left, another
group would come asking for Dafa leaflets. One lady told the practitioners,
"This is very beautiful. I am almost moved to tears."
There were also many visitors around the Falun Dafa display and information
booth. Many of them had heard from newspapers and TV that Jiang's army, which is
involved in human rights violations, was invited to the Edinburgh Military
Tattoo. After seeing our posters, they came to sign their names to express their
opposition. In just a few hours, more than four hundred people signed the
petition.
Practitioners came from different cities in Scotland and England to participate
in the activities and introduce Dafa, expose the evil persecution and let the
Scottish people learn the facts. Though there was no deliberate planning,
everyone coordinated well to distribute Dafa materials, demonstrate the
exercises, assist at the booth and answer questions.
Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200406/20390.html