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12/29/2000]
"Validate the Fa with reason, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread the Fa and offer people salvation with benevolence" (Rationality) "Giving
Them Support Is Our Responsibility" -- Words from the Mayor of Gilroy, California In promoting the Fa and telling the truth to the
public, we have found that the evil forces have been using Chinese
embassies, consulates and other agencies to sabotage and exert pressure on
the government officials of many American cities. It is obviously a pressing
issue for us to help those officials understand the truth of Falun Gong. The mayor of Gilroy, California proclaimed December 11
through 17 as Falun Dafa Week. He read the proclamation letter at the city
council meeting and invited a representative Falun Gong practitioner to
introduce Falun Dafa. In the 5-minute presentation, the practitioner talked
about the introduction of Falun Dafa to the public, his personal experiences
and those of his friends and relatives, the persecution of Dafa in China,
and the behavior of Dafa practitioners under the unfair treatment. He also
gave several actual examples to support his presentation, which were
applauded by the audience. After the proclamation ceremony, a citizen held
the hand of the practitioner and said: "Thank you, thank you." Later, the practitioner emailed the mayor and thanked
him for issuing the proclamation. He also added that according to what had
happened in some local cities, the Chinese Consulate might interfere and
demand that he recant the proclamation. The practitioner said: "They spread non-factual stories such as committing
suicide, not seeing the doctor etc., to slander Falun Gong. Those are purely
fabrications. If they contact you and raise the same request, we are very
willing to answer any of their questions about Falun Gong and the current
situation in China. We are also willing to help Chinese officials to know
the truth and stop the aimless attack."
In the return mail, the mayor said: "I feel very
honored to have the opportunity to issue the proclamation, and I do not plan
to recant it. I deeply sympathize with the Chinese people who are under
immoral persecution of their life and belief. I believe that if a person
could not stick to his principles, he is nothing.
I admire those people who are risking their lives and never back up
in the face of unimaginable difficulties. I believe that giving them support
is our unshakable responsibility." We are very pleased with the wise and just actions of
the mayor. At the same time, we
also feel that since many Western government officials are in frequent
contact with Chinese officials,
they are very easily influenced by the deceptive propaganda of the Chinese
government. Therefore, it becomes especially important for us to introduce
the Fa and tell the truth to them. Although some people may be unwilling to, or dare not,
show their support for justice because of a conflict of interests, and some
may pull back under pressure, we are awakening a sense of justice and
conscience by telling the truth to the public. Just as Teacher says: "As
a practitioner and a cultivator, I think you should do these types of things
even from the perspective of compassion. Telling the truth to the people is
saving them" (Speech by Master Li Hongzhi at the Western US Cultivation
Experience Sharing Conference of Falun Dafa). We are not begging for any honor. Instead, by promoting
the Fa and explaining the truth to others, we are helping them clear away
the influence of the deceptive propaganda so that they can better position
themselves for the future. The more we do in this regard, the more people
will be able to differentiate the truth from the lies. Practitioners from California December 23, 2000 (Translated on December 27, 2000 from the edited version of http://minghui.cc/mh/articles/2000/12/25/5911.html)
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