I Feel Honored to Volunteer for Shen Yun

(Minghui.org) I volunteer for Shen Yun every year. The performances show scenes from China’s 5,000-year-old culture. The dancers embody courage, loyalty, sincerity, and bravery as they bring historical heroes to life; they also display beauty, grace, dignity, and gentleness with incredible ease. After watching the performances I realize how far morality has declined when I compare today’s society with China’s culture before communism. 

I feel truly honored to be able to volunteer and support Shen Yun and its mission to revive China’s and mankind’s cultural heritage.

It seems these days people only do things that benefit themselves, and they aren’t willing to help others. I miss the respect that was traditionally shown to the elderly. I miss the willingness to help pregnant women or people with physical disabilities.

Isn’t it a beautiful thing to offer help to those in need? True generosity is helping others without expecting anything in return, and these small, kind gestures usually only take a little time but do so much good. 

I’m concerned that mankind’s morality has sunk so low that some people now think that doing things selflessly or voluntarily is bad.

It used to be a matter of course to do something for others. How many people today help their friends without expecting money or something in return? How many are happy to help and feel balanced, even if they get nothing in return? In my experience, helping someone voluntarily and unconditionally is a beautiful gift from the heart. 

I’ve volunteered for Shen Yun for years, and as soon as the season ends, I look forward to the next year so I can help again. So, it’s very depressing to see Shen Yun being attacked so severely by some media.

I sincerely hope that everyone who reads these articles does their own research on Shen Yun and Falun Dafa, and thinks for themselves. It would be wonderful if those who have seen the show and know how good Shen Yun is, stand up for Shen Yun and help correct this slander. 

If we remain silent when we know these accusations against Shen Yun are not true, then we are agreeing with these claims, and we are harming ourselves.