(Minghui.org) I live in a small town in southern China. After the persecution of Falun Gong began in 1999, I was arrested and detained several times for telling people about the practice and the persecution. In recent years, I have left my home to avoid persecution. But I heard that the local police and government officials have been asking around about my whereabouts.
I joined thousands of practitioners last June and mailed a lawsuit against former China dictator Jiang Zemin to the Supreme Procuratorate and the Supreme Court. Six months later, I received a phone call from a local government official. He wanted to make an appointment to talk with me, along with a couple of others.
Several practitioners from my hometown were harassed after they filed the lawsuits against Jiang. I was afraid that this could be a trap, but I nonetheless agreed to meet with them. I wanted to overcome my fear, tell them about Falun Gong, and save them.
I went to the appointed place, and three men arrived, including the town manager, a director, and a young clerk.
The director held his hands together to greet me and said, “I am a Christian but I respect Falun Gong practitioners. After enduring so much hardship, you still kept your promise to come meet with us. Falun Gong practitioners really do follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. How old are you?”
I was touched after hearing these words. This was my first time witnessing a government official expressing his respect for Falun Gong. After I told them that I was in my seventies, they said that I look younger than my age, and that practicing Falun Gong was indeed good for people's health. I also told them that it improves people's minds and teaches people to consider others first.
They listened to me attentively, and never asked about the lawsuit. At the end, they were happy to accept some Falun Gong materials from me, and agreed to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations.
Before leaving, the young clerk said that Falun Gong practitioners were kind people, and that Falun Gong benefits society.
The director agreed, and said, “True, Falun Gong does improve social stability.”
The town manager kept nodding his head too.
With Dafa's compassion, sentient beings are finally awakening after years of diligent effort from practitioners.
