Let's Not Miss a Single Chance to Save Sentient Beings

After nearly four hours of Fa-study over the Internet with fellow practitioners from other Latin-American countries, I was in really good spirits. The sun was setting and it was getting a bit chilly inside the fifth-floor Mexico City apartment where I was staying, so I decided to close the windows. Doing so, I took the opportunity to look down at the ever busy street. I noticed something strange across the street in the alley. There were many colourful Chinese banners hanging over what seemed to be the scene of a film-shoot. I immediately thought that I should go there to see if there were Chinese people to clarify the truth to.

After hesitating a few seconds and discarding a bit of laziness, I grabbed some Chinese truth clarifying flyers and a few Spanish ones, and I went out of the apartment building. Crossing the street to investigate further what was going on, I saw a few Chinese people talking together. They also saw me and started cursing right away. They had seen the Chinese characters on my jacket that read, "Falun Dafa Hao" (Falun Dafa is Great).

I approached them smiling and offered them some truth clarifying flyers. One of them really didn't want to accept it, but a young Chinese man accepted and started to read it. I asked them politely, "Why don't you take it, it's just information." They had clearly been deceived by Jiang's lies. A Mexican woman accompanying them asked the Chinese woman what the meaning of the characters on my jacket was. She said, "Falun Dafa Hao" and turned away. I took the opportunity to clarify the truth to the Mexican lady and she was disgusted when she heard that Falun Dafa practitioners were tortured in China just because they practice meditation. Then the deceived Chinese lady repeated Chinese propaganda to her, talking irrationally. I then asked the Chinese woman, "Do I look crazy to you?" She said, "Of course not!" My heart was a bit affected, so I decided to part with them. Just before doing so, I offered another flyer to a young Chinese boy, and he was really happy to receive it, as if he had been waiting for it for so long.

From the street, I could not access where they were shooting the film because of a temporary barricade, but I had to see if there were more Chinese people who could learn the truth about Falun Dafa. I decided to go around the building to find another entrance. I knew Teacher would guide me well. I did find another entrance and there were also a couple of Chinese banners hanging there.

At the entrance were three men discussing and they seemed to be working for the film production. I asked one of them what was going on and he told me they were shooting a commercial with Chinese actors. I asked him if I could see the actors and he said, "Yes, follow me." But then he thought and said, "What for?" I therefore clarified the truth to him and told him about Falun Dafa and the situation in China. He said to me, "I was just thinking about starting some meditation classes. I would like to learn Falun Dafa. Follow me. We'll see if there are still some Chinese actors left."

I followed him, and we went to the actors' trailer. He asked a lady inside, "Are the Chinese models still here?" She said, "No. What for?" I then clarified the truth to her. I didn't talk too much and she said, "I know Falun Dafa. I was just talking about it with my mother yesterday. It is supposed to be a super powerful practice!" I confirmed with her that it was and I left her my phone number. I offered to teach them, because they could not go to our morning sessions. They said, "We'll gather a group and you can show us the practice." We shook hands and parted.

I am still amazed at how all things went. We really shouldn't miss a single opportunity to save sentient beings. If we have the heart to clarify the truth, even if we're not sure what to say or where to go to do it, if we have the right heart and we can let go of our limiting fears and attachments, Dafa will provide us the wisdom and the chance to do well.