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The Story of Twin Sisters: To the Precious Chinese People
A Practitioner in Canada
(Clearwisdom.net) My sister and I are twins. More coincidentally, our
birthday was the first day of the first lunar month based on the Chinese Lunar
Calendar. Now my sister lives in China and I in Canada.
Our hearts are connected. From one simple gesture, one of us can tell what
the other is thinking. Our interests and career experiences are surprisingly
similar. We always have the same view on a specific matter. This kind of empathy
and similarity could not be explained and understood even by our mother.
My sister and I had never wanted to be separated from each other. However,
our destinies arranged for us to live far away from each other. Except for my
twin sister, my whole family immigrated to Canada. At the time of separation,
both my sister and I were in great pain. We used to make phone calls to each
other every day. It had almost become a habit for us to say a few words that we
both could understand without further explanation.
However, a terrible thing came between us unexpectedly. I never thought that
the kind of propaganda that blots out the sky and covers up the earth would
appear again in China, but it really created a gap between my twin sister and
me.
In the fall of 1996, one of my best friends went back to China to visit her
family. When she returned she told me there were a lot of people in China
practicing Falun Gong. My heart was moved when I heard the words of Falun Gong.
I knew this was what I had been looking for my whole life. After waiting for
many years, I finally stepped onto the path of cultivating Falun Dafa. Like many
other practitioners, I could not express my inner feeling with words. I have
experienced the magnificence and wonder that is brought up by one's assimilation
to benevolence. We practitioners would like to share the benevolence and
compassion with everyone and let everyone know that the purpose of one's life is
to return to his (or her) true self.
I had never expected that my twin sister and I would have different views on
this important matter, but she totally accepted all the fabrications and lies
from the Chinese Government's newspapers, radio and TV stations. Without a
second thought, she had written off Falun Gong practitioners' aspirations and
achievements and the fact that millions of people have benefited from practicing
Falun Gong. My heart was heavy every time I made a phone call to her across the
ocean. I often felt sorry for my sister since she could not cherish the most
valuable opportunity of her life when Dafa is being spread.
However, an incident happened last fall that changed her view of Falun Gong.
My sister told me this experience over the phone.
Last fall, her work unit organized a trip for the officials. Among them, a
director's wife was a Falun Gong practitioner. During the trip of 2 days and 2
nights, my sister, together with more than 10 other people, asked this old lady
many questions, which were all answered in a peaceful and convincing way.
"She has really convinced most of us present. I felt that what Falun Gong
teaches really makes sense."
She said that this old lady looked different from others. Her face was so
smooth and shining that they could not compare with her, though they were all
younger. The old lady said that she'd previously had three serious illnesses,
which all disappeared after she practiced Falun Gong. She also said that she was
arrested 4 times since Falun Gong was persecuted; however, she kept practicing
after she had been released. My sister told me that her mind was also changed.
My sister said that although she might not practice Falun Gong as we do, she
felt that what Falun Gong teaches indeed makes sense.
After the telephone conversation, I cried. I wholeheartedly admire the
practitioners in China who have stepped forward to clarify the truth to people.
My sister does not practice Falun Gong now, but she often says, "My sister
and her family practice Falun Gong and I really feel happy for them."
The New Year's bell is about to ring again. In the days when the whole
country will be celebrating the New Year, what should I say to my twin sister?
I sincerely hope that all kind Chinese people will learn that "Falun
Dafa is good" and "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance" is good.
I sincerely wish the precious Chinese people could cherish this rare chance of
cultivation and have a good future!
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