(Clearwisdom.net) I took the following group of photos near Central Park
in Manhattan, New York: lovely children holding exquisite lotus flowers in their
hands, magenta, pink, bright orange, baby blue. The children's lovely faces and
the colorful lotus flowers gave me elegant pictures one after another. The
children were holding the lotus flowers carefully with smiles on their faces.
Anti-torture exhibition forms a sharp contrast with peaceful exercises
 
A mother learns the exercises |
We want to cross our legs and sit in meditation too |
Mom signs the petition to support Falun Gong |
Children holding lotus flowers in their hands while their mother learns the
truth
How did they get these flowers? Where did the lotus flowers come from?
It turns out they were from the "Anti-torture Exhibit" along the
street held by Falun Gong practitioners. And these practitioners made them by
hand using colored paper.
On the right side, Falun Gong practitioners re-enacted scenes of torture that
are taking place in China right now. On the left side, practitioners were
demonstrating the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. The two scenes formed a
sharp contrast: one was horrible to look at, and the other was so tranquil and
peaceful.
A young lady with a stroller stopped in front of a poster and started reading
it carefully. In a short while, a practitioner in a yellow T-shirt approached
her and started talking with her. The young man talked to her about Falun Gong,
and told her about the persecution in China. After hearing this, she signed her
name on the petition book that called for an end to the persecution of Falun
Gong. In the meantime, another practitioner gave a bright-orange paper lotus
flower to her little child in the stroller, who accepted the flower excitedly
with her eyes wide open.
A family of four from Spain stopped by. The baby in the stroller was two
months old that day. The mom was very interested in Falun Gong and she learned
the standing exercises right away. After the couple signed the petition, seeing
that I was taking the photo of their little girl, the father handed me his
camera and asked me to take a picture of the whole family as well.
A pregnant mother with four little girls, three of which were her daughters,
came by. Her three lovely daughters imitated Falun Gong practitioners and sat
with their legs crossed.
Some moms explained carefully to their children about the exhibit, and told
them about what was happening in China right now.
Seeing these children holding beautiful lotus flowers in their hands and
loving them with their hearts, I felt that the seeds of
"Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" had been planted in their
hearts.
Today's seeds will become tomorrow's beautiful flowers.
