Two Experiences of Clarifying the Truth About Falun Dafa

(Minghui.org) I often go out to talk to people about Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) and how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes it.

I would like to describe two recent encounters and some of my thoughts about these experiences.

An Elderly Woman in a Park

While I was walking in a park, I saw an elderly woman sitting on a bench looking at her phone. As I walked over, she looked up and smiled when she noticed me, saying, “Sit down for a while, please.” I got the sense she was a predestined person waiting for Master to save her. I took out some tissues to wipe a bird dropping off the seat. She pointed to the next bench and said, “Let’s sit on that one; it’s clean.”

The woman told me she had just returned from a trip to Shanxi Province where her niece had taken her for a few days, adding that it was cooler there.

I replied, “How kind of your niece to take her aunt on a trip!”

She said she had raised her niece and started talking about her family. Her daughter was working in the United States, and she had been over there to visit twice. I learned she had integrity. Once, her brothers fought in court with their sister-in-law over a property, and she had taken the side of justice instead of family ties.

I asked if she had come across Falun Gong practitioners in the US, and she said me she had. I asked, “Do you know the truth about Falun Dafa?”

“No, I did not have any close contact with Falun Gong,” she replied.

I said, “I know some people who have visited Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Thailand, and they have all seen Falun Dafa practitioners in those countries where practicing Falun Dafa is completely accepted.”

She responded, “The CCP exercises totalitarian control. If people believe in anything other than the CCP, the Party won’t allow it. The Party is afraid of being replaced.”

“Many other governments aren’t afraid of people having a belief, only the CCP is.”

She told me about her experiences in the US, saying, “The people there are very polite; even strangers greet each other. In supermarkets, the person in front always holds the door for the person behind. China is supposed to be a land of etiquette and culture, but we’re not as polite as foreigners.”

I responded, “That’s because the CCP launched all those political movements after it seized power, which destroyed traditional Chinese culture. People in your generation would have experienced those movements.”

She said, “Yes, I went through the Four Cleanups Movement and the Cultural Revolution.”

She would like to visit the US again, but her son didn’t want her to. She said her son worked for the government and was called in by his superiors for a talk because she had stayed in the US for five months. She said her son was even tested with a lie detector for over an hour. He was afraid that if she visited the US again, he would be implicated.

She told her son they could sever their relationship superficially, but her son said it wouldn’t work. She told me her phone calls with her son were tapped. She also said she wanted her daughter to return to China to work, but her daughter didn’t want to.

I replied, “Of course she doesn’t want to. The social environment is very different. Abroad, people have human rights and freedom, which isn’t possible in China.”

I then told her the facts about Falun Dafa, and she quit the Communist Youth League, which she had joined when she was young.

The “Boss” of a Fast-Food Stall

On my way home one day, I saw a fast-food stall. There was an “all-you-can-eat” option for 10 yuan, which included rice, flatbreads, steamed buns, and 10 different vegetables. The stall was near a newly constructed residential area and many workers were doing renovations. At the time, the workers had finished eating and gone back to rest, so there wasn’t much food left at the stall. I decided to have a quick meal there so that I could clarify the truth to the stall owner, who happened to be alone.

During our conversation, I learned that he used to own a construction business with dozens of employees and ran several factories. He was once successful and enjoyed a carefree life. He had eaten and done whatever he wanted and traveled wherever he wanted. After the real estate downturn, he couldn’t sell his products and his business lost money; he couldn’t keep renting the factories and paying his employees. He lost everything. He said for a while he was ashamed to face anyone: “You’ve heard of business owners jumping off buildings, right? That was the feeling. I really didn’t want to live anymore.”

I mentioned that there were many similar businesses in the eastern part of our city. He replied, “They’re all failing. Only a few run by rich kids are still going. Those of us who started from scratch are all failing. I’ve accepted my failure and stopped thinking about anything else. Now I just think about how to run this small business to make a living. I’ve also stopped contacting relatives and friends.

“I don’t charge children under 10 or elderly people who come to eat.” I praised him by saying he was doing good deeds. He had a few leftover steamed buns and insisted on giving them to me for free: “These buns have been reheated once. If you don’t mind, you can have them.” I wanted to pay him, but he refused to take my money.

I said, “I practice Falun Dafa, and Master Li doesn’t allow us to take advantage of others. You are putting me in a difficult situation.”

“I respect your belief and will accept your money,” he replied. “Just give me one yuan—I won’t accept more.” I gave him a one-yuan bill with a truth-clarification message printed on it and told him about Falun Dafa. I also helped him quit the Young Pioneers.

Some Thoughts About These Experiences

Every day before I go out to clarify the truth, I ask Master to strengthen my righteous thoughts and arrange for me to meet predestined people. When I talk with people, I listen attentively and interrupt their incorrect thinking only at appropriate moments.

Let’s take the woman who visited the US as an example. When she talked about her family situation, I listened carefully. She had six brothers. Her youngest brother died early, leaving a wife and three children. Her other brothers, instead of offering to help his family, wanted to take over their deceased brother’s shop, with the excuse of caring for their elders. This woman sided with her sister-in-law and explained the truth of the situation in court. Nine years later, that sister-in-law also passed away. Then this woman and one of her sisters raised the couple’s three children.

She said her brothers were suffering, especially her second brother who masterminded the attempt to take over the shop. When she told me about his sad life, I said, “Heaven watches people’s every deed. People should not do things against their conscience. It is a universal principle that good deeds are rewarded while evil incurs retribution.” I talked to her about Falun Dafa and helped her understand the truth about the persecution.

When I chat with people, I pay attention to what they say, try to understand their perspective, and affirm their kind thoughts. After we become acquainted, I start talking about Falun Dafa with sincere consideration for their goodness. They usually are receptive to this approach, although it might take more time. Generally this has been very effective with helping people understand the truth about Falun Dafa. I also pay attention to sending righteous thoughts. I ask my family members (fellow practitioners) to send righteous thoughts nearby while I am talking, and I also send righteous thoughts when listening to people talk.

After each interaction, I consider the process and examine whether there were any shortcomings in my mindset or words. If I miss an opportunity to talk to someone due to a human notion, I look inward for the cause, correct that thought, and prepare to do better next time.

Living in the evil environment of mainland China, I sometimes hoped the Fa-rectification would end soon. But when I think about the sentient beings waiting for Dafa’s salvation, how they risked their lives and descended to this world, and how Master has repeatedly extended the time so that they can be saved, I remember the preciousness of the remaining time for us to help save sentient beings! And I came to a further understanding that Dafa practitioners are their only hope of being save! I made up my mind to help save more lives in the time left. Through my experience of talking to people, I believe this is an excellent approach to help save lives. It improves my xinxing and offers sentient beings Dafa’s salvation.