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My Experience on April 25th: Standing Up For the Most Holy and Pure Belief in My Heart
(Clearwisdom.net) None of my relatives, fellow practitioners, nor I had heard about the incident in which the
Tianjin police illegally captured and arrested Falun Gong practitioners, until the afternoon of
April 24, 1999. We could not understand how our country's authorities could use the police for
violence against Falun Gong practitioners who cultivate themselves to the highest standard:
"Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." We lived in the Beijing area so we had the
advantage of directly appealing for the truth to the central government. We had the responsibility
for Dafa, and we had a need to help fellow practitioners by appealing and deterring the police from
committing further malicious acts. Because we all understood in our hearts that Teacher instructed
us to be good people, and to be even better and nobler people, our hearts were pure and upright.
Chinese people have experienced politically turbulent events several times, and lived through
"The Cultural Revolution." They have been blinded by the government, corrupted, and have
been changed beyond recognition. However, this time we were pure cultivators and had absolutely
nothing to do with politics. All that we did was what practitioners should do. Therefore, four of my
fellow practitioners who lived close to each other decided to go to Beijing to appeal together on
the following day. That night at around 11:30 p.m., we received a few phone calls in succession, and then I realized
that the situation was extremely complex. One of the phone calls was from my brother-in-law. He
said, "Tomorrow, you 3 sisters (all 3 of us practiced Falun Gong) definitely cannot go to
Beijing. I have good friends in the police bureau in Beijing. They specifically told me that they
are prepared and will not spare anyone [who goes to appeal]." A few moments later, he made
another phone call to me, and warned us again: "There are already large numbers of military
troops stationed around the Zhongnanhai area. My friend told me: 'I know your sister-in-law is a
good person. You should keep her at home, lock her up, and do not let her go to Zhongnanhai. The
authorities told us to take a hard line against everyone. We were to spare no one regardless of who
they were. If you guys definitely plan go, I am warning you now." My other sister also called
us to say: "Someone called my son, and told him not to let me go out no matter what because
everything has been set up..." I asked my sisters if they would change their minds, and they
all laughed. Just like this, we three sisters individually began our "4.25" journey with dignity. Because I lived near the suburbs of Beijing, I arrived at the north end of Fuyou Street before
6:00 a.m. There I saw many familiar and unfamiliar practitioners. We went there without any
appointment, greeted one another with a nod, and were peaceful and kind. Gradually from all directions and from every street alley, groups of Dafa practitioners walking
out of different transportation systems merged and flowed into a large river of humanity. Each of
us, however, acted very calm and kind. At the same time, more and more policemen gathered. They
first obstructed practitioners who walked southward from the north of Fuyou Street at the
intersection to the south of Fuyou Street. Then suddenly, they let practitioners pass. At that time,
Dafa practitioners like a calm tide walked forward quietly and peacefully. They walked very stately
in a rational, natural and orderly manner down the west of the sidewalk. We saw the practitioners
from the south quietly walking northward. We stopped at a place that was perhaps less than 100
meters away from the west gate of Zhongnanhai. Then, suddenly, policemen commanded us to all stand
across the street (the east side of the street). A moment later, they let us return to the west side
of the street. Practitioners quietly went back again to where they had been without making any sound
or complaints. Everyone was standing close together, and was very calm. Each of us felt calm and
confident as we stood up for fellow practitioners, for Dafa, and for "Truth, Compassion,
Forbearance" from the depths of our hearts. Practitioners around us were from different areas.
They were mainly from Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Shijiazhuang (all of them are cities in Hebei Province),
some from Liaoning Province, Shangdong Province, and from Miyun and Huairou (both are counties in
the Beijing area) etc. While we were waiting for the results, we wasted no time to share our
experiences, and some did the exercises. One practitioner, who was around 80 years old just sat
there, very calm and serene. Another elderly practitioner with silvery white hair closed her eyes
and recited Zhuan Falun. The practitioners around her quietly listened. Some practitioners
pulled transcribed copies of Teacher's articles out of their backpacks, and read them silently. All
turned a blind eye to police, police cars, military vehicles, and news reporter vehicles. From time
to time, the dialogue progress between Government officials and practitioners and news from Tianjin
were passed on to the practitioners. However, everyone remained calm and waited for whatever news
came.... At about 9 o'clock at night, we were all told to go home. Even though we were not sure of the
final results, we knew that the Tianjin practitioners who were arrested had been released. The
dialogue representatives already left so the whole appealing crowd began to disperse. The "4.25" appeal of the tens of thousands of people initiated the beginning of the
"peaceful appeal" and "peaceful petition," and has become a guide for Dafa
practitioners who firmly validate Dafa and clarify the truth under the cruel persecution. The
"4.25" appeal was also a silent thunder that sparked the spread of Falun Dafa to the whole
world. Every Dafa practitioner had a heart of kindness and each displayed the light of
"Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." No one can change such righteous thoughts of
practitioners. Today, as a witness who experienced "4.25," I just want to tell everyone
the truth of the peaceful dialogue between the benevolent, patient practitioners and the government
authorities. We just want a peaceful environment for practicing cultivation, and we just want to
keep the most holy and pure belief in our hearts: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." |