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It happened before the 1st of May, the Chinese Labor Day. I went out with my sister-in-law (my younger brother's wife) one day. Although she is not a Dafa practitioner, on a few occasions she did things to protect Dafa books and me. At noon she invited me to a buffet for lunch. When we checked in and started to take our dishes, I told myself that, to avoid wasting any food, I shouldn't take more than what I could eat. We carried our trays and sat beside a round table. I finished all the food with only a little vegetable soup left on the stainless steel tray.
As I sat there waiting for my sister-in-law to finish her lunch, a middle-aged man who sat to my left started talking to me. He said, Madam, you look so different. You must be a good person. I asked him with a smile, Sir, how did you come to this conclusion? While pointing his chopsticks at my tray, he said, Your tray looks so clean. Few people eat like this nowadays! Look at those trays! There is so much food left on them. It seems to me that not a single person having their lunch here today is as nice as you. Even I, myself, cannot eat all of the food on my tray. I am really embarrassed. Oh! Madam, are you a Falun Gong practitioner? I know you are all good people; you must be a Falun Gong practitioner. Hearing his words, I said, Sir, you are really great; you haven't been cheated by them. You are right, I am a Falun Gong practitioner. My sister-in-law was very happy to hear about what he said and told him that he had good insight into people's personalities.
This person also gave his comments on a few issues during our talk. The issue that he was most concerned with and complained about was the society-wide corruption. He was extremely indignant about Jiang Zemin's persecution of Falun Gong at the expense of the national economy and people's livelihoods. He also asked me about the Tiananmen Self-Immolation event. I told him that what the media reported was a twisted story and he shouldn't believe that vicious propaganda. He nodded his head with understanding. He also asked me if I could give him some Falun Gong literature, because a few of his colleagues at his work place would like to get to know Falun Gong. I said, Sir, you are really lucky today. I happened to have two sets with me. I also gave him Master's new article Suggestion. I told him that in the near future there would be several billion people all over the world learning Dafa and suggested that he read the literature carefully. Before he left he said to me, It must be a predestined-relationship that brought us together today. Thank you, Madam. Goodbye!
On the way home, my sister-in-law said, How brave you were today! Weren't you afraid that he might call the police to arrest you? She was a bit worried because I had already been illegally arrested on January 4th and was imprisoned until February 21st . After I was set free, I discovered that the police extorted more than 9,000 Yuan (about one and a half year's salary of an average worker in the cities of China) from my husband and told him that the money would be used to arrange for my release. I said to her, It's impossible, because whoever had such a kind heart and upright mind wouldn't do that kind of thing." I recalled our talk at lunchtime. That gentleman asked me about Falun Gong on his own initiative and I talked to him about my understanding of Dafa and my cultivation experience. The entire talk only lasted about ten minutes. During the short talk, I didn't hold any human thoughts and what I said was righteous and convincing. Is this not exactly what Master wishes us to do? Thinking about this, I told my sister-in-law: It must have been Master who arranged our coming to this restaurant today. That gentleman and his colleagues might have a chance to be saved as a result. I can't express how happy I am! She said: I also did things for Dafa. It was me who led you there; otherwise, you might have lost the chance to meet him! I replied with delight, Right, right, you did a good thing for Dafa, too. Thank you! My sister-in-law and I looked at each other with understanding smiles on our faces.
May 15, 2001
