(Clearwisdom.net) It has been three months since fellow practitioner Zhong Kai, who was 32 years old, left us. His young, handsome face still clearly appears before me now and then. Such a good young man, such a good practitioners' short young life was ended by the persecution!
As I recall, I met Zhong Kai for the first time in Xinjiang Province's Changji Forced Labor Camp, where at that time many practitioners were detained. Every day, we were forced to knit flowers on wool sweaters for as long as twenty hours a day. Those who did not finish their assignment were attacked by guards and team leaders with electric batons or bricks; their horrible screams were frequently heard from outside--it was just like a dungeon of devils.
Zhong Kai was a junior at Xinjiang Petroleum College. For appealing on behalf of Falun Gong in Beijing, he was taken to a forced labor camp for two years. Even though Zhong Kai didn't talk much most of time, one could tell from his faithful look that he was a solid Dafa practitioner with compassion. Both of his parents had passed away and he had been living with his elder sister who was also at a forced labor camp for practicing Falun Gong. Life for him was tough and simple. Even in this awful situation, whenever there was a newcomer who needed some daily item, he would invariably offer to help. For this reason, everyone, including those who helped guards persecute Dafa practitioners in the labor camp, respected him.
During 2002, when all the practitioners in the forced labor camp took concerted action against the persecution, slave labor, and wearing prison uniforms, Zhong Kai and a few other practitioners went on a hunger strike. This led to brutal forced feeding by inmates. I saw him about two weeks later, and he looked like a skeleton with his hollow face. He needed to be supported on either side to walk, but his eyes still remained firm and bright. Because of practitioners' protests and obvious disregard for the consequences, the forced labor camp finally conceded that practitioners were allowed to not take part in any slave labor activities. Thus, the evil environment in the labor camp somewhat improved.
Since Zhong Kai had studied the Fa well, he was able to recite most of Teacher's Fa lectures from memory. The labor camp had practitioners under tight control--two inmates were assigned to strictly monitor each practitioner, not allowing them to get in touch with or talk with each other. But with strong righteous thoughts against the persecution, we practitioners were gradually able to break through this prohibition and to converse with one another. When I got in touch with Zhong Kai, I learned from him to recite many of Teacher's Fa lectures. Based on what I had in mind about Dafa, I was able to endure those tough times. While we were together, we mutually encouraged each other to keep a steadfast and upright belief in Dafa and shared on the Fa's principles. We had a mutual hope that when we got out of the labor camp, we were going to cultivate Dafa and save sentient beings together.
After leaving Changji Forced Labor Camp, because of the critical persecution situation in China, we were unable to get in touch with each other. I firmly believed that Zhong Kai would walk on the path, as he did before, of Fa-rectification, whereas I myself would solidly take part in the mainstream of assisting Teacher's Fa-rectification.
A little while back, I read a report on the Minghui/Clearwisdom website that Zhong Kai was persecuted to death in Beiye Prison in Xijiang Province. Upon learning the bad news, I was shocked and sad. Each and every scene of Zhong Kai, with his kind and familiar face, appeared before me for a long time.
Zhong Kai, please walk well on your way! We will carry on your unfinished will and wish! A bright future is not far from us!
