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The Voice of a Family Member of Falun Dafa Practitioners By a family member of Falun Dafa practitioners in China
(Clearwisdom.net) My mother started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. At
first I thought that Falun Gong was just a qigong exercise that helps one to get
rid of illness and maintain health. But after my mother studied the books and
did the exercises for some time, I found out that Falun Gong is a form of
high-level cultivation that teaches one to be compassionate and strive towards
being a good person. On July 20, 1999, Jiang's regime slandered Falun Gong and declared it as a
target. Thereafter the persecution of Falun Gong escalated. My mother and
sister, both Falun Dafa practitioners, were illegally detained. They suffered
various kinds of persecution and torture in the detention centers. At that time
the chief of the town police station even announced that he wanted to fine us
until we were broke and bulldoze down our houses. In order to secure my mother and sister's freedom, I went around everywhere
to ask for help. My father and brother-in-law frowned and worried every day.
During the 5 years of persecution, my family has been fined over ten thousand
Yuan. The mental pain and hurt inflicted on my family members, friends and
relatives could not be measured in monetary terms. In these few years, I witnessed the process of how my mother and sister were
persecuted. However, what I could not understand despite much thinking is why a
person is not allowed to learn to be a good person? Are we all supposed to learn
to be bad people? My mother was freed from her medical problems after practicing
Falun Gong. Why is it that she is not allowed to tell others publicly? These
Falun Gong practitioners, despite the cruel persecution, still persisted in
practicing We should let others know the real story of Falun Gong. Practitioners are
without hate and complaints. As a family member of Falun Gong practitioners, I
kept thinking that the family members of Falun Gong practitioners should not
keep our silence any longer. We should not feel afraid and back away in the face
of unreasonable suppression and illegal persecution. Let us all face the
persecution together with our family members and support them persistently. Let
us bring out our courage to help more righteous and kind-hearted people stand on
the side of upholding righteousness, and together we can put a stop to this
catastrophe happening to humanity. February 13, 2005 Posting date: 2/21/2005 |