Germany: Falun Gong Has Taken Root in Goettingen - Part 2 (Photos)
(Part One can be found at: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2005/12/10/67746.html) (Clearwisdom.net) Chinese Student: "I would like to make friends with you." There are a lot of Chinese students in Goettingen; at one time the number of
Chinese students was over 2,000. After seeing Falun Gong practitioners often,
they have become accustomed to seeing them practicing the exercises. Some of
them admired the practitioners very much. When passing by, they would approach
the practitioners and greet them, or even say some caring words to them such as,
"That girl who is practicing the exercises was my classmate; please remind
her to put on heavier clothes next time - the weather is cold." Trying to make friends with a practitioner, one of the Chinese students once
told a practitioner his name, but it turned out to be a pseudonym. He and most
other Chinese students there had a fearful and defensive mentality. One day, he
went to a practitioner's home and associated with other practitioners.
Afterwards, he told a practitioner that he was ashamed of himself for having
used a pseudonym to associate with them, while all of the practitioners used
their real names and always dealt with things with sincerity and honesty. In the
end, he wrote a poem for the practitioners, praising them for their sincerity
and perseverance. Touching stories One day, a tall Asian boy stood in front of the practitioners, attentively
watching their Falun Gong exercises for a long time until they finished. On the
following day, he came again with his mother. Both of them attentively watched
the practitioners practicing the exercises as if they had a thirst for learning
them. After talking to them, the practitioners came to know that they were from
Mongolia. The sixteen-year-old boy was there for a study project and they would
go back to Mongolia a month later. Afterwards, they went to a practitioner's
place to watch the exercise-teaching video and brought back a copy of Zhuan
Falun in Russian. Several practitioners have mentioned a touching story. An alcoholic man who
was often intoxicated came to the practice site from time to time, showing no
respect for the Falun Gong exercises. He would even run around trying to make
the passersby laugh when the practitioners were practicing the exercises. At
first, the practitioners did nothing about it. One day, a practitioner intended to stop him, as he thought that if this man
continued to disturb the exercise demonstration, it would not be good for his
future. Therefore, he talked to him peacefully, "Please stop doing that,
otherwise it will not be good for you." At that moment, the man didn't say
anything. But after sitting there and watching the practitioners practicing the
exercises for almost two hours, his eyesight turned clear. Then he took some
money out of his pocket and handed it to a practitioner. The practitioner told
him that Falun Gong has never accepted donations. When the practitioner shook
hands with him, he was so touched that his body seemed to be shaking. Since
then, that man went to the practice site as usual, but he has never caused
practitioners any trouble. Instead, he often brought things like bread for the
practitioners, and imitated the practitioners by putting his two palms together
in front of his chest in a traditional Chinese greeting. Through this incident, many passersby witnessed how Falun Gong practitioners
deal with situations and they were impressed with the way the practitioners
handled the problem. As a result, their attitudes towards practitioners changed
significantly. From then on, the practitioners noticed that people's indifferent
attitudes towards them were gone. "Falun Gong practitioners are doing the most righteous things there,
would you please make a detour?" With the passage of time, people in Goettingen have come to know more about
the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Moved by what practitioners have done,
they often take the initiative to sign petitions in support of Falun Gong and
bring something for the practitioners, such as flowers, food, etc. As Christmas
is coming soon, one day when the practitioners finished practicing the
meditation and opened their eyes, they were surprised to find a sugar-coated
apple in front of each of them. From time to time, journalists took the initiative to interview
practitioners. As they had taken notice of the practitioners for a long time,
they wanted to have a long talk with practitioners so as to learn more about
Falun Gong. After learning the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong, a youngster
earnestly signed a petition to show his support for Falun Gong, and then he left
with a smiling face. However, within ten minutes, he came back again with joy
and asked the practitioners if he could sign the petition again. Afterwards,
upon noticing a truck entering the square and moving towards the practitioners
who were practicing the sitting meditation, he stopped the truck and told the
driver, "As they are doing most righteous things there, would you please
make a detour?" Constant drips wear down the stone What these practitioners did seems to be nothing special, but with their
perseverance for a long period of time, knowledge about the persecution against
Falun Gong in China has spread extensively in that region. Their activities have
been widely supported, not only by the general public but by the local
government as well. The Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong has been going on
for over six years. During this period, Falun Gong practitioners have
incessantly brought the facts about Falun Gong to the general public. Their goal
is to let people know the magnificence of Falun Gong and how it is cruelly
oppressed in China, and how practitioners proceed with peaceful petitions based
on the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance."
Practitioners outside of China tell people how the practitioners in China risk
their lives, regardless of tremendous pressure, to tell the public that Falun
Gong is a righteous cultivation practice, that it is not a crime to practice
Falun Gong, and that the persecution of Falun Gong must be stopped. As an old saying goes, "Constant drips wear down the stone," and,
"With tenacious efforts, one can grind down an iron bar into a
needle." Stories of practitioners clarifying the truth can be found in
every corner the world. With Falun Gong practitioners' incessant endeavors day
after day, we are firmly convinced that justice will prevail and the Chinese
Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong will be ended.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/11/8/114084.html
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