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The Awakening of a Policeman: "Don't These People Deserve to be Respected?"
(Clearwisdom.net)
I am a policeman. In the past the propaganda pictures I saw, on television
and in the newspapers, of the "self-immolation" and
"murder," influenced me greatly. I mistakenly grew to hate "Falun
Gong." After my supervisor sent me to watch over Falun Gong practitioners,
I completely changed my mind and attitude. Falun Gong practitioners are all good
people.
At first, when I watched over them, many of them held hunger strikes to
protest the unreasonable detention imposed on them. They refused to answer
questions when they were interrogated in court, and they refused to write the
so-called "three statements." All they talked about was how good Falun
Gong was, how much they had benefited since they started practicing Falun Gong,
and how they were all good people, so they shouldn't be treated unfairly.
Although I didn't beat them at the time, I often bullied them by saying,
"You are hopelessly stubborn. It just suits you perfectly if you are beaten
to death."
One time, they all had been without food for almost three weeks (they had all
been detained three or four times, and had served forced labor terms before).
Even though their bodies were extremely weak and feeble, they still told me good
things about practicing Falun Gong. Whenever they were able, they told me about
"Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance," as well as stories about
"good and bad being rewarded accordingly." Even though they were very
weak, appearing to be just skin and bones, they used all of their will to
communicate with me. Suddenly I understood their intention. A sense of respect
emerged from my heart. I could no longer hate them. What they do is for our
good. They are all good people. They guard Falun Dafa with their lives. They are
so determined and unyielding. Don't they deserve to be respected? Falun Gong now
plays a new role in my mind. Falun Gong is simply great and their Teacher is
simply great. He is able to teach and inspire so many disciples who are not
afraid of life and death. They simply want to become good people. I took a cup
of water to them and said, "Drink it. You have been suffering so much.
Please drink some water!" I said in my mind, "What you people have
done is right. I'm sorry." I tried hard to hold back my emotions.
Later, I became a good friend of theirs. When they studied the Fa and
practiced the exercises, I found ways to help them to be able to study and
practice. They were all very appreciative, and told me, "You are a good
person. You and your family will be rewarded and will certainly have a
beautiful, good future." I told myself, "It won't be long before I
practice Falun Dafa." |