(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1997. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has persecuted Falun Dafa for 26 years. By telling people the facts about the persecution, practitioners have helped many people in China, including those in the Public Security system, to realize that Falun Dafa is good and to clearly see the true nature of the CCP.
There is a major road in front of my house. Before the persecution began, practitioners did the exercises in the morning near the road and came to my home in the evening to read the Fa. Consequently, I became the target of persecution by the local police station as well as the Political and Legal Affairs Committee when the regime banned Falun Dafa. I was repeatedly harassed by many Party officials, including police officers, Party secretaries, and so on. I politely handled their interrogations without fear, and used the opportunity to clarify the truth to them. They came with evil intentions but when they left they had a good impression of Falun Dafa.
I’d like to share the stories of two officials who chose not to be involved in the persecution. I hope those who continue to follow the regime’s orders will stop following the Party blindly and choose a good future for themselves and their families.
The chief of a local police station and a young police officer came to my house in the early years of the persecution. He ordered me to hand in my Falun Dafa books and write a statement promising not to practice. I asked him if he knew anything about Falun Dafa. He answered, “Isn’t it a form of qigong? The government does not allow you to practice it. Surrender your books and exercise tapes.” I said, “Falun Dafa is not your usual qigong. It is a form of cultivation guided by Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. It requires practitioners to keep improving their moral character. Furthermore, it has extraordinary health benefits. Those who practice it become healthy and are better able to serve society. Our Master also teaches us not to take part in politics, and to be good people. Our being good people helps society become stable, and this has a positive effect on boosting moral values.
“As law enforcers, you should punish the evil and promote good based on the law. Yet what you are doing now is condoning evil and persecuting good people. I don’t see any need to write a statement promising not to practice Falun Dafa. It is a citizen’s legal right. Even if I practice at home, no one will know, so what’s the point of writing a statement? However, the CCP twists the facts and claims what is upright is evil. It persecutes a group of people who live by Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. This is not just persecuting practitioners. Can you imagine what will happen to society if this continues? You and I have children. How will they live in such a society? It is difficult for them to be good people. I am really worried about our future generation and our country.”
I choked as I said these words. The police chief was moved, and said, “We went through the Cultural Revolution. You know this thing is white, yet the CCP wants you to say it’s black. You have to follow it and say it is black. You know in your heart that some things are right but you can’t say so.” He asked the young officer to leave. After the officer walked out of the door, he said to me softly, “You should continue walking on the path you think is the universal truth.” Then he left.
Since then, on politically sensitive days, officials in the 610 Office in my area asked this police chief to go with them to harass me. When the 610 officials asked if I still practiced, before I could answer the police chief would wink at me and reply on my behalf, “She is busy working in the fields and has no time to practice.” Thus the 610 officials had no reason to persecute me.
The police chief received blessings for protecting practitioners. A year later, he was promoted.
On July 23, 2002, the village CCP secretary brought the Political and Legal Affairs secretary to my house. I invited them in to sit on the sofa, and I sat on a stool facing them. The Political and Legal Affairs secretary asked if Falun Dafa was a cult. I looked him in the eye and said that good and evil is not determined by any political power. Since ancient times, in their hearts people have understood the difference between good and evil. Each has their respective behavior. Stealing, stirring up trouble, and indecent behavior, these are evil behaviors. Sincerity, kindness, tolerance, and being helpful, these are upright actions. There is nothing wrong with practicing Falun Dafa, therefore would you say that Falun Dafa is upright, or evil?
He then asked what kind of person Master Li is. I said, “Master Li teaches us that Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are universal values. If everyone restrains themselves according to these principles, then society will be stable.” He interrupted me, “No matter what, you must follow the CCP’s orders.”
I smiled, and said, “I’m just a village woman, and I don’t know what that means. I recall that during the Cultural Revolution, all the temples in China were closed. Nuns and monks were driven out and made to return to secular life. After the Cultural Revolution, the temples were reopened and nuns and monks were allowed to practice their faith again. Let me ask me you, should I follow the Party’s orders? The Party is not consistent with its policies. How can I follow its directives?”
The Party secretary was speechless. He got up and left. The village secretary followed suit. That night, I went to the village secretary’s house to clarify the facts. He told me that when he brought the Party secretary to my house, two cars with 610 officials were parked outside waiting for orders from the Party secretary. If my attitude was bad, they would have arrested me. He was worried about my safety. Unexpectedly, the Party secretary did not say anything. He got into the car and told the 610 officials to leave.
Master kindly resolved this persecution. I’m not usually a good talker, as I’m timid and not highly educated, but I have been able to pass tests one after another for 26 years because I have Master and the Fa in my heart. I recall the time when a materials production site was exposed and officials in several cars broke into my house to arrest me. In the nick of time, Master gave me wisdom, and I thought of a way to escape. They left empty handed.
In the final days of Fa rectification, I can only repay Master by remembering his teachings, and do the three things well!