Clarifying the Truth in a Toronto High School -- "Save the Orphans in China" Campaign (Photos)

By a Teenage Practitioner in Canada

(Clearwisdom.net) I am currently in Grade 11, and I have been practicing for 8 years now. During the past few days, I hosted a postcard campaign in my school, as a part of the Global Mission to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners -- Save Orphans in China campaign.

There is a club in my school called "Free the Children", and I thought it would be a perfect way to introduce the persecution of orphans of Falun Gong practitioners to my fellow classmates. I approached the club president and she agreed that it was a very important issue to address. I also approached the Chinese Student Association club president, and clarified the truth to them. They joined the campaign in conjunction with Free the Children.

At first I was faced with a lot of interference. We were supposed to run the campaign a couple weeks ago, but there would always be misplaced paperwork, or the teacher sponsor was not present to sign proposals, or the principal was too busy to talk to us. The club presidents and I were getting pretty worried as to whether the campaign would start at all. I realized that this was a form of interference to block sentient beings from knowing the truth, so I send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate it. I also decided to do most of the paperwork myself because it would be better done by a practitioner. I talked to the clubs' teacher-sponsors in person, and clarified the truth to them.

On the first day of the campaign, there was supposed to be an announcement on the PA to inform all students in the school. However, I had a feeling that it was not going to get read. So I went to the office myself and made sure that the announcement was read. From this, I learned that I should always maintain righteous thoughts.

The campaign was held during three alternating lunches, so we had to get volunteers to sit in our stand. It was very busy during lunch time, and we were located right near the cafeteria entrance. As soon as the rush of students entered the cafeteria they saw the big poster of the child holding a candle, and were attracted to our stand. The volunteers were all very enthusiastic. They called out things like, "Help Save Children in China!" to attract people's attention. Several volunteers took some postcards with them and distributed them to their friends in their other classes. Many people had questions about Falun Gong and the persecution, and I learned that it is very important they understand the truth after signing the postcards. Soon, all the volunteers could answer the inquiries from other people themselves.

After signing the postcards, many people told their friends to sign. One girl came into the cafeteria carrying a poster that was on the school wall. Then she signed a postcard and took another one for her friend, still carrying the poster with her.

From this experience, I realize that schools are a great place to clarify the truth, especially with the Save the Orphans campaign. It was very effective to tell individual stories about orphans and other children who are suffering, such as Rong Rong and Kaixin. Also, it is important to explain the relationship between these orphans and Falun Gong. This has been a good opportunity to clarify the truth to Chinese students who have been poisoned by CCP propaganda. Many of them learned the truth through this campaign, and also signed a postcard.

I encourage all young practitioners to hold similar campaigns and get their whole schools involved. It may seem hard in the beginning, such as overcoming the attachment of fear, but in the end, many sentient beings can be saved within our own cultivation environment.

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