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I Miss My Mother a Lot, But I Am So Proud of Her
By YanYonghui from Mainland China
(Clearwisdom.net) This year I turned 14 and finished middle school. When I
was seven years old, my mother was fortunate to start practicing Falun Dafa and
all her previous illnesses were cured without any medical treatment. My father
also started practicing Falun Dafa two months after my mother. Before that, he
never had a proper job and he always quarreled with my mother and greatly
disturbed our family life. Even though I was young at the time, I already knew
the pain and harm that the fights between my parents caused. After my father
began Falun Dafa practice, he gave up all his bad habits and his temperament
became more moderate. From that time on, our family lived in harmony and
happiness.
After the persecution of Falun Dafa began on July 20, 1999, however, lawless
personnel keep coming to disturb our family. My mother went to clarify the truth
of Falun Dafa to the local government's "610 Office." However, they put her in
jail for 22 days. My father also had to pay 1,350 yuan (1) to gain my mother's
freedom. Afterwards, my father was kidnapped by the village government, detained
for three days, and fined 200 yuan. In May 2000, my mother went to Tiananmen
Square to appeal for Falun Dafa and she was put in jail. Then, the night before
June 1, 2000, some lawless personnel deceived my father, saying he could go see
my mother. They tricked him into going to the Xiaodiaoe brainwashing class.
After that, only my older brother and I were left at home by ourselves. Since
my brother had to work, I was left alone at home. Knowing this, my 70-year-old
grandmother locked up her house and came to live with me. My grandmother and I
depended on each other, and our life was financially difficult. In autumn we
raked leaves for extra money. We also carried our drinking water in from
outside. My grandmother was very sick and her arm was also in pain. Because I
was so young and I could only carry half a bucket of water at a time, we had to
even wait for the passers-by to turn on the water for us.
Sometimes I missed my mother a lot and wanted to cry, though I worried that
if my grandmother saw me like this she would feel grief. Therefore I would run
outside of the village to cry in the fields. Sometimes when I think of my father
and mother, I take our family photo and hug it.
At school, my classmates always mock and make fun of me. Someone asked, "Do
you miss your mother?" I was in tears at that time and could not say a thing. It
is hard to use words to express my thoughts. There were also people who said,
"Your mother is only concerned about herself, and she does not care about you."
Nevertheless I knew my mother's choice was right. She disregarded her own safety
to let other people know that Falun Dafa and "Truth, Compassion, and
Forbearance" are good; she stood up for it. I am proud of my mother's actions
and I am moved that Falun Dafa practitioners gave up their lives to save others.
At this time, I call on all the kind-hearted people to extend your support.
(1) Yuan is the unit of currency in China; 500 yuan is equal to the average
monthly income of an urban worker in China. |