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We Are Beings Created by Dafa
By Yu Qing, a Falun Dafa practitioner in the Netherlands
(Clearwisdom.net) Attending the Fa conference in New York City marked my
sixth trip to the United States this year, and my third time clarifying the
truth in Manhattan. I forgot to bring the invitation letter issued from the Fa conference. When I
arrived at Customs before my connecting flight to New York City, I was taken to
an office where a young policewoman questioned me. She asked some preliminary
questions and then immediately got to the point of how much my monthly income
was. I did not give her an answer right away. She then asked, "How much was
your airplane ticket to the United States?" I told her it was between
$500-$600. She then asked for an explanation of why I had made six trips this
year to the United States. I told her my first trip was to participate in the Year of China art
performance. My second trip was related to protest activities regarding the
former Chinese Chairman Jiang Zemin, who orchestrated the persecution of Falun
Gong in China. My third trip.... Before I could finish, she interrupted me,
"Who paid you?" I was surprised by this question. I replied that,
"I paid all the expenses myself, of course." She looked at my passport
and said to me in a stern voice, "If you cannot clearly explain your true
purpose of coming to the United States, you're not leaving this office."
Then she stood up and left. I thought, "I am doing the most righteous
thing. Master is with me, and no one can stop me." I started to send forth
righteous thoughts. I thought that it was not coincidental that I came here. Falun Dafa
practitioners are duty-bound to clarify the facts to the public. I took out some
truth-clarifying materials and VCDs from my bag, and turned on my digital camera
to locate some photos of large-scale group practices and torture exhibits. About
twenty minutes later, the woman officer returned. She asked in a grave tone,
"Can you tell me?" I looked at her and said, "I came to the United States six times to
support peaceful protests over the human rights situation in China. I'm a Falun
Gong practitioner. Like many practitioners in America and around the world, I
simply want to tell others what is going on in China. Falun Gong is a practice
of five sets of exercises and teaches the principle of
Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. Practitioners have introduced the practice
to over sixty countries. Since former Chinese President Jiang Zemin started the
suppression five years ago, over 1,000 people have died from the persecution,
and many have been tortured in prison. We came here to help more people know
about the facts and appeal to the kindhearted people to help us end this
persecution. "Who paid you?" again she asked. I again answered, "Of course,
myself." She said, "This is inconceivable. How could I believe
you?" I looked into her eyes and said, "Yes, to many, this is
inconceivable. But when you have heard that in China, often everyday, Falun Gong
practitioners are dying from torture for refusing to give up their belief, and
many more are living in pain and misery. Which are you going to choose, money or
life?" I was filled with emotion and tears came down my face. The room was
in dead silence. Nobody spoke a word. Everyone was looking at me. I suddenly raised my head and looked at the clock on the wall. It was 2:45
p.m. There was only fifteen minutes left before the flight's departure for New
York. I stood up and said, "I'm sorry, but I have to leave." The
policewoman picked up my passport and stamped two marks on it. Then, she said in
a low voice, "I guess you might not have enough time, maybe you
could..." "Thank you!" I extended my hand to say goodbye to her
and handed her the truth-clarifying materials, "I hope we may get support
from all of you as well." When I ran to the main ticket counter, it was
barely one minute before the takeoff. "Is it possible?" I handed over
my ticket. The attendant located my flight from the computer terminal and
smiled, "You're lucky. The flight has been delayed for an hour and ten
minutes." When I arrived at the gate, I remained excited. It occurred to me how
different we are from others. We are beings created by Dafa. December 13, 2004
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