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Reflections of an Irish Practitioner on His Appeal and Violent Detention in China
(Clearwisdom.net) Through practicing Falun Dafa, I have become a person
of good moral character. I have also become healthier, both physically and
mentally. Through studying the profound teachings of Teacher Li, many things
that were once mysteries have been revealed to me. I have gained so much yet
nothing is asked of me in return. I thoroughly recommend this practice to
everyone. I am a student of Trinity College in Dublin and in March of
this year I traveled to China to help fellow Trinity student Zhao Ming return to
his studies. Ming was being held in a Chinese forced labor camp because he
practiced Falun Dafa. I failed to meet Ming in China, so I decided to appeal for
an end of the ban of Falun Dafa by going to Tiananmen Square. The reason I went
is because I cannot understand why a government would want to persecute 100
million good people. I wanted to tell the Chinese people that they are being
lied to, they are being used and they are being incited to hate good people for
no reason. When I went I did not mind being arrested. The people in the
police stations, who do bad things against practitioners, may actually do so
because they believe the propaganda - that Falun Dafa is bad and Falun Dafa
practitioners are bad people. I wanted to tell these people about the true
situation as well, in the hope they would stop beating good people. In the police station I was beaten up a number of times but I
continued to adhere to Teacher Li's teachings of being considerate of others in
all situations. I continued to tell them the truth of Falun Dafa and some of
them listened. Occasionally they exercised restraint, I think due to the fact
that I am a westerner. Some of the police told me that they feel trapped in this job
and do not want to treat people this way, but they have families to take care of
and bills that must be paid. They knew themselves they were moving away from
what it means to be human, treating good people so savagely. I hope more people
can learn the truth and this situation can change. Through studying Falun Dafa I
was able to face such a terrible situation with calmness, rationality and a
benevolent heart. If I had the chance to speak to the Chinese people, I would
say: "Please take the time to read our leaflets carefully, it has taken much
effort to reach your hands and it is precious. Falun Dafa practitioners pay for
everything from their own pockets and our wish is that you understand the true
facts of the situation in China and in some way try to help us to end the
persecution. By taking care of this leaflet, you will be able to pass it to
another person and play a part in ending this persecution. When this terrible
persecution ends you can say you helped." Source:
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