(Clearwisdom.net)
On April 25 2002, in order to commemorate the third anniversary of the 4.25
appeal by over ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners in Beijing, practitioners
in the Los Angeles area peacefully appealed in front of the Chinese Consulate
continuously from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The practitioners sent forth righteous
thoughts at the top of every hour, practiced the exercises and distributed
truth-clarifying flyers to passersby and to people coming to the Consulate.
April 25th is a special day, and many practitioners came to the
Chinese Consulate. Most notably, seven practitioners from Las Vegas set out at 4
a.m. and drove 4 hours to Los Angeles to join the event, driving back on the
same night.
In the afternoon, a group of Tibetans came to the Chinese Consulate to
protest. The reporters following their story saw the Falun Gong practitioners.
They were curious and came to ask for information, take photos and shoot video
footage.
In the evening, more practitioners joined the appeal after work. The number
of practitioners exceeded 70. When it turned dark, the practitioners lit the
candles and sent forth righteous thoughts every half hour to eliminate the evil.
During the night, the flickering flames looked like they were crying for the 401
practitioners who have been tortured to death in China. The light reflected the
steadfastness of the practitioners who stepped forward to safeguard the truth of
the cosmos and to save beings with compassionate hearts.
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