The Power of Compassion

(Minghui.org) Mr. Wang started practicing Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) in 1997. At 75 years old, he’s sharp and energetic. He didn’t get much education, so he looks up characters in the dictionary. He works hard every day selling farm produce to support his family. We’d only seen each other in passing before, but today I had the chance to hear some of his cultivation stories. I found them very moving so I wrote them down, in his own words.

Rejecting the Persecution

One afternoon in 2015, shortly after I filed my legal complaint against Jiang Zemin [the former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader who initiated the persecution of Falun Dafa], a village official came to my home. He said the local police called and wanted me to come by.

I rode my bike over as scheduled and found three people waiting—one from the local station, one from the Domestic Security Division, and one from the township court. They asked if I wrote to the central government. I said, “I submitted a legal complaint against Jiang Zemin. The Constitution guarantees freedom of belief, and Jiang’s persecution of Falun Gong is illegal. I’m not breaking any laws by practicing Falun Gong or suing him.”

The man from the Domestic Security Division nodded quietly. I explained that Falun Gong teaches people to be good by following Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, which is beneficial to individuals and society. He eventually left, saying he had something urgent to attend to.

Then the other two started trying to convince me to quit practicing. The one from the court even said, “Because of this letter, you might not be going home today.” I realized that reasoning wouldn’t work with them, so I decided to share a miraculous experience I’d had, in order to shake them and stop them from committing wrongdoing against Dafa and bring karma onto themselves.

I asked, “Who’s in charge here?” The court official said he was. The police officer quietly stepped out.

So I told him about how I once saw a huge Falun (Law Wheel) circling my ceiling light. The center srivatsa symbol was hidden by the bulb, but the small srivatsas and Taiji symbols around it spun clearly for four days. I told him, “This Dafa isn’t just any ordinary practice.” He tried to interrupt, but I kept talking so he could hear what I had to say. When I finished, he said, “Come to the court tomorrow.” Then he left.

Later, the police officer brought me into another room where ten or so officers were waiting. One of them said, “Show us how you do this practice.” I explained the five exercises and demonstrated the first one. After a while, the officer told me to come to court the next morning at 8:30.

I went there the next day. I had Dafa and Master in my heart so I had no fear at all. Wherever I go, I validate Dafa in an open and dignified manner, and let people know that Falun Dafa is good for people and society. In the courtroom sat a man who looked like the presiding judge, and beside him was the same official from the day before. The judge greeted me warmly and said he’d once been seriously ill and saw, “Things from the other side.” He encouraged me to keep practicing and said, “If you reach spiritual perfection, remember to take me with you. My name is so-and-so.” I said, “Let’s shake hands and be friends,” and we did. The officer from yesterday was very embarrassed and lowered his head, but I greeted him and shook his hand.

And just like that, what could’ve been persecution was dissolved. We know that a judge doesn’t have the final say and the real decisions come from behind the scenes, like the 610 Office. But this showed that Dafa’s power turned it all around. Sharing the miraculous Falun story may have helped awaken more people and disintegrate the evil.

Talking About My Positive Changes

Another time, three local officials came to my house: a deputy township head, a justice office staffer, and a woman from the township office. I welcomed them and told them how Dafa changed me. Before practicing, I ran a small business and always shorted people on weight. After learning Dafa’s principles, I changed completely and always gave full measure. Once, someone gave me two five-yuan bills that were stuck together and I immediately returned the extra. Another time, I caught two stuck hundred-yuan bills and gave one back. Once on a rainy bus ride when I returned some extra money, the ticket collector said, “This man is a good person.”

I also told them how another time, I saw a man on the roadside waving at me. Although I was in a hurry to get home to my wife and child, I turned back thinking he might need help, as our Master tells us that practitioners should always be considerate of others. It turned out he had a flat tire and was far from home. I loaded his bike on top of my goods and let him also sit on my goods, and drove him 20 miles to his village.

After I finished talking, all three quietly got up and left without saying anything.

Resolving a Photo Harassment Incident

One day, a village official came to my home and said that officials from the township wanted to take my photo. I was annoyed because I read in Minghui Weekly that practitioners shouldn’t cooperate with such photo-taking. I said loudly, “Why do you want to take my photo?!” He said, “Here they come.”

Just then, a group of people came into my yard. Leading them was a female deputy township head. I greeted them warmly and invited them in. It was jujube season, and they admired the tree in my yard. The village official asked if the jujubes were ripe and edible. I offered to pick some for them. They seemed embarrassed but didn’t refuse. I picked a big bunch and they started heading out. I caught up with them and handed them the jujubes.

That ended the photo incident. They never came back.

Over the years, no matter how I was harassed, I never fought head-on. They’re government people, and if you go hard, they’ll go harder. I always treat them like guests, as they are here to hear the truth about Falun Dafa and be saved. I just want to show the goodness of Dafa to individuals and society, and save them.

Returning Money

I helped my daughter buy a house in our village. My daughter hadn’t moved in for a while and the house was still empty. There was some old furniture in the house that the previous owner didn’t want. One day, I found a plastic bag with several thousand yuan in it, on a dresser left behind by the previous owner.

Though the deed had long been signed, I knew the right thing to do was to return it. Also, as a practitioner I should use this to show people how good Falun Dafa is. I told my daughter, who knows Dafa is good, and she agreed. When I told fellow practitioners, some said to use the money for printing truth-clarification materials. I said, “If we need money for making truth-clarification materials, I’ll donate it; I know this money belongs to the previous owner so I’d better return it.”

I called the previous owner and told him about the money. He came the next day to collect it.

These days, many people would’ve pocketed the cash. But we practitioners don’t do that. Everyone in the village knows I practice Falun Dafa, and that I was imprisoned for three years due to the persecution. When this story spread, people understood how Falun Dafa changed me for the better.

Conclusion

People feel that Mr. Wang is very open and honest—he validates the Fa in an upright manner. His kindness and dignity, cultivated through Dafa, have dissolved instances of persecution time and again. His stories testify to the power of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. As he sees the CCP exporting its lies overseas and slandering Falun Dafa, he felt compelled to share his changes and experiences, to show people the goodness of Falun Dafa.