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A Compassionate Smile
(Clearwisdom.net) Several days ago I met a fellow practitioner who told
me a story about advising people to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
After hearing the story, I had a deeper understanding of Teacher's words, "Compassion can harmonize Heaven and Earth, ushering in spring; ("The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos" from Hong Yin Volume
II) The story begins when a Falun Dafa practitioner "clarifies the
truth" to a female colleague at work. Since this practitioner had clarified
the truth to the colleague many times in the past, she had a good understanding
of Falun Dafa. However, when the practitioner advised the colleague to withdraw
from the CCP, she did not understand why and indicated that she would not.
Sometime later she suddenly told the practitioner, "Please help me withdraw
from the CCP!" The practitioner asked the colleague why she had changed her
mind. She said mysteriously, "As I was going home last night, I saw a woman
writing something on the electric meters when I walked down the hallway. I
walked past her slowly so I could see what she had written. On the meters I saw
four lines of characters telling people to withdraw from the CCP. I thought to
myself at the time, 'This woman is so open and dignified and she is not afraid
that I might report her.' As I was thinking this, she turned around and smiled
at me gently. My mind went blank, remembering only the smile she had given me.
As I went upstairs, I realized that this elderly woman could be arrested and
persecuted at any time, and yet she still thinks only of others. Falun Dafa
practitioners are truly amazing! As I lay in bed that night, I wondered why they
were like this? I finally figured it out and understood that I need to take
responsibility for myself. I did not want to be buried along with the CCP when
it perishes." After I heard this story I realized that this one smile had actually saved a
life! If that practitioner had turned around and left when she saw someone
coming, the result may have been very different. If we remember that Teacher has
said that Dafa practitioners are doing the most righteous thing in the universe,
and the old forces dare not interfere. We need to have a solid mindset, know
that we are doing the most righteous thing, and have no fear. Fear is a result
of human attachments. Therefore we ought to remember, "Compassion can
harmonize Heaven and Earth, ushering in spring." If we have more compassion
and eliminate all interference when clarifying the truth, the result will be
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