(Clearwisdom.net) I took the following group of photos near Central Park in Manhattan, New York: lovely children holding exquisite lotus flowers in their hands, magenta, pink, bright orange, baby blue. The children's lovely faces and the colorful lotus flowers gave me elegant pictures one after another. The children were holding the lotus flowers carefully with smiles on their faces.
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  A mother learns the exercises |
  We want to cross our legs and sit in meditation too |
  Mom signs the petition to support Falun Gong |
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How did they get these flowers? Where did the lotus flowers come from?
It turns out they were from the "Anti-torture Exhibit" along the street held by Falun Gong practitioners. And these practitioners made them by hand using colored paper.
On the right side, Falun Gong practitioners re-enacted scenes of torture that are taking place in China right now. On the left side, practitioners were demonstrating the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. The two scenes formed a sharp contrast: one was horrible to look at, and the other was so tranquil and peaceful.
A young lady with a stroller stopped in front of a poster and started reading it carefully. In a short while, a practitioner in a yellow T-shirt approached her and started talking with her. The young man talked to her about Falun Gong, and told her about the persecution in China. After hearing this, she signed her name on the petition book that called for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. In the meantime, another practitioner gave a bright-orange paper lotus flower to her little child in the stroller, who accepted the flower excitedly with her eyes wide open.
A family of four from Spain stopped by. The baby in the stroller was two months old that day. The mom was very interested in Falun Gong and she learned the standing exercises right away. After the couple signed the petition, seeing that I was taking the photo of their little girl, the father handed me his camera and asked me to take a picture of the whole family as well.
A pregnant mother with four little girls, three of which were her daughters, came by. Her three lovely daughters imitated Falun Gong practitioners and sat with their legs crossed.
Some moms explained carefully to their children about the exhibit, and told them about what was happening in China right now.
Seeing these children holding beautiful lotus flowers in their hands and loving them with their hearts, I felt that the seeds of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" had been planted in their hearts.
Today's seeds will become tomorrow's beautiful flowers.
