By a Western Practitioner

(Clearwisdom.net)

After reading an article on Clearwisdom about the murder of another innocent practitioner, I immediately began writing a letter to those responsible.

My words poured out, but they were somewhat harsh. As I wrote I thought, "Is this too much? Am I doing this correctly?" After I finished, I sent it to another practitioner to translate it for me. She confirmed my concern: it was too harsh.

I have found some difficulty from time to time in restraining my emotions after reading the articles about labor camps, torture, and persecution. In this case, I wanted to shock the evil. I wanted to let them know that they were absolutely wrong and would not be forgiven if they did not change their ways. But the practitioner translating it showed me that I need to have more compassion. She added to the letter that those guards and policemen are victims too.?Perhaps they too had been deceived by the lies. I realized that the letter was not only for stopping the persecution, but also for saving them.

Master has shown me his grandest compassion at all times. There have been times that I felt I did not deserve to be a Dafa disciple, but he has always taken care of me. In writing this letter, it might be those prison guards' only hope for the future, so it is my responsibility to show them the compassion of a Dafa disciple. Threats are no match for compassion just as evil is nothing in the face of righteousness.

I hope that I can improve in this area and truly achieve the effect of clarifying the truth.

This is only my understanding at this level. Please offer any feedback.

Posting date: 5/18/2003
Original article date: 5/17/2003
Category: Practitioners' Insights

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