(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in our area meet every Friday at a bus stop close to the park to discuss how to clarify the truth and save people in the midst of the pandemic.
We decided to do three things. One, hang a large number of posters with facts about Falun Dafa. Two, to talk with people on the street, even though there are fewer than usual these days. We reminded ourselves to keep a distance and not to make others uncomfortable. Three, we decided that every practitioner would clarify the truth and distribute the brochures and other informational materials to the people in his or her neighborhood.
All the buildings in the area where I live are a mix of residential and commercial, and each building has at least 30 floors. I usually go out in the evening, and always send righteous thoughts and ask Master Li, the Falun Dafa founder and teacher, to reinforce me before I go out.
When I arrived at a building, I first found a place where I wouldn’t be seen by the surveillance cameras, then I changed my clothes and took the elevator to a floor that is one or two levels lower than the top floor. I took the stairs to the top floor, began distributing the materials, and worked my way down to the first floor.
It usually took around an hour to finish. Then, I changed back into my clothes and went home. The next day, I went to check the trash cans to see if the janitors or cleaners had thrown away any of the materials. When I found some, I would take them and wrap them for redistribution. I would also talk to the janitors and cleaners about Dafa and the persecution. I told them the materials were Fa treasures to save people and asked them to not destroy them or throw them away. Some practitioners insisted on going out to talk with people every day. Although it was much more difficult because of social distancing, there were still some people with predestined relationships that we encountered.
After the 2020 New Year, the pandemic eased up a little bit, and the environment became more relaxed. We resumed our group Fa study. After some discussion, we decided to distribute the materials containing facts about the pandemic in over 100 villages and 100 residential areas in our local areas. We divided the villages and neighborhoods into sections, and each group of practitioners took charge of one section.
A fellow practitioner and I took care of a section that included at least 12 villages. We prepared enough materials for the number of households in each village. When we got there, each of us distributed materials on a different street, and we worked well together.
Protected by Master
There are a lot of dogs in the villages. One time, when I was hanging some information on a door, I saw a big black dog shaking its head and tail and cozying up to me, as if I was its owner. Later, someone told me that the dog was the most vicious one and always attacked strangers. Another female practitioner had a similar experience: she saw a big black dog lunging at her with its mouth wide open, she shut her eyes and thought, “I can’t avoid the biting this time.” But nothing happened. When she opened her eyes, the dog was about a meter away and was unable to move or shut its mouth. She realized that Master was protecting her.
Sometimes when we came across passersby or patrol people, we did not panic, we just told them in a dignified manner that we were saving people. We also gave them the brochures and they often asked for more. Sometimes, we even helped them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations. We knew that if we ran away from them, they would think we were thieves and shout for people to stop us.
After we covered the villages, we began on the residential areas. The number of members in our group grew from 2 to 11. Before we went out to save people, we sent righteous thoughts at 6:00 p.m., then studied one lecture of Zhuan Falun, sent righteous thoughts again, and then went out.
One time, at the gate of a residential area, a few security guards told us that we must swipe our ID cards to open the door. We turned around and were about to leave. But after we walked about 10 meters (32 feet) away, the guards shouted to us, told us we could enter the door because someone had opened the door, and came out. We enlightened that sentient beings were eager to be saved, and Master had made exquisite arrangements for us.
We met with similar situations often. In some high-end residential areas, you had to swipe a card to open the gate. We just waited for a short while and somebody would come out and open the gate for us.
One time, when I was distributing materials on a certain floor, a saw an old couple come out of the elevator with a little girl. They stayed behind me. When I hung the information on a door handle, they stopped walking too. When I hung the material on the last door, they smiled at me. The man came up and said, “You are so great.” It turned out that the last apartment was theirs, they had stayed behind me in order to not disturb me.
One time, when I was distributing materials in an apartment building, a teenage boy squeezed his head and upper body through his door and said, “Sir, what are you doing?” I said, “We are bringing you safety. Here is a brochure—please read it carefully. When you know the facts, you will be blessed.” He accepted the brochure and said, “Thank you, sir.” When I finished that floor, I turned around and saw he was watching me. He waved and said, “Goodbye, sir, take care.” I was moved by his politeness, tears welled in my eyes, and I knew that sentient beings were truly looking forward to being saved.
When I walked out of the gate, I saw a young man who was about a meter away from me shouting into his phone, “Falun Dafa practitioners are distributing materials again.” Whether he was talking to a family member or reporting me to the police, I deemed those words to be recognition of us by everyday people: they had already seen a lot of truth-clarification activities done by Falun Gong practitioners. Realizing this made me feel honored.
We also encountered dangers but overcame them with our righteous thoughts. One time, on our way home, a practitioner who was in her 70s was on an electric bicycle driven by her son who is in his 50s. Because the street light was out, they fell into a ditch that was over a meter deep at the side of the road. The mother had strong righteous thoughts and immediately said, “We are okay.” We helped her out of the ditch, and indeed, she was not hurt. Her son pushed the bicycle out of the ditch, and he was fine too. We returned home without further incident.
Another time, three practitioners met to distribute information at a residential area in which government officials lived. One person went to a building where we had been distributing the day before. When they went to the area the next day, they were stopped at the gate by security. The younger practitioner managed to escape, but the older ones were less fortunate. They maintained righteous thoughts and righteous behavior and told the facts about Falun Dafa to the security guards and the manager. The manager called the police. After a while, four police officers arrived. The elderly practitioners also talked about Falun Dafa with the officers. The officers made some notes and let them go. Under the merciful protection of Master Li, the seemingly serious persecution was dissolved.
Since I started cultivating Falun Dafa in 1995, I have attached utmost importance to studying Fa. I fully understand the importance of Fa study, I know that passing every test, removing every human attachment, and upgrading at each level, rely on Fa study and looking inward. I memorized Zhuan Falun three times, and wrote it out by hand three times, once using a pen, and twice using a brush pen and ink. Now, almost without exception, every day, I read through a lecture and recite that lecture from memory.
My heart is full of gratitude to Master for his benevolent salvation, and the only thing I can do in return is to be more diligent and walk the road of Fa-rectification well. I shall cultivate myself well, rescue more sentient beings, fulfill my mission, and return to my home with our Master.
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