My Fear Melted Away

(Minghui.org) With the persecution of Falun Dafa continuing in China, many of us live with fear every day. But from time to time, my encounter with people who support Dafa gave me strength and helped me overcome fear when I tell people about the persecution.

I was at my son’s home in Guilin City, Yunnan Province in 2008. One day, my son’s friend, a man in his 50s, came to visit. When I talked to him, he said, “I’m a dairy farmer. Due to the poisonous milk powder incident, I almost went bankrupt! When I visited the United States I went to see the Shen Yun show. It was absolutely fabulous!”

He told me that he liked the beautiful music and elegant dances presented by Shen Yun, a New York-based performing arts group with the mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. One of the performances was a dance story highlighting the modern-day persecution of Falun Dafa in China.

The man said, “I quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) using my real name the day after I saw Shen Yun. I heard you are a Falun Dafa practitioner. Can you please help me buy the book Zhuan Falun?”

I only had one copy of Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa. Due to the persecution, we can only print the books ourselves at home and it’s not available in the market. If I gave mine to him, I would no longer have a copy to read myself. But this person was so eager to know more about Dafa, so I handed him my book and asked him to cherish it. He happily wrapped the book in a clean handkerchief and put it in his satchel.

This man’s genuine happiness touched me. It encouraged me to do better in telling people the facts about Dafa.

When I returned home from Guilin, I saw merchants from Ordos, Inner Mongolia selling wool products. I told them about Falun Dafa. A tall man said, “We don’t quite understand by just listening to you. Can you please give us some books to read?” I immediately gave them the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, several pamphlets, and a Falun Dafa book. Their expressions of joy when receiving the books dispelled my fear yet again.

A female butcher shop owner said to me, “I love reading books like this (referring to informational pamphlets about Dafa). Can you please give me a few more and I will give them to my relatives and friends so that they can all read them. The CCP is so bad!”

When I took a long-distance bus and visited my hometown, I talked to a college student next to me and she agreed to quit the CCP. After getting off the bus, I took a transfer on a minibus leading to my hometown. There were twelve people, including the driver. I chatted with the person next to me about Dafa. I deliberately raised my voice as I talked. Because the minibus was small, everyone could hear me. In the end, eight people quit the CCP and its associated organizations.

A young man said, “Aren’t you afraid that someone will report you to the police?” I said, “Heaven will eliminate the CCP. What I’m telling you is for your benefit and it will help you stay safe when disaster strikes. Who with a conscience would report me? Would you?” Everyone on the bus laughed. Some people said, “No one would do such an immoral thing!”

When the bus reached its destination, people said goodbye to me with smiles. At that moment, I felt a warm current melting away my fear! The attitude of these kind people towards Dafa gave me courage.

Thank you Master for your encouragement! I made up my mind to save more people, work hard to cultivate myself, and return home with Master.