PureInsight | April 9, 2006
[PureInsight.org] (Los Angeles
Fahui 2006) I am very pleased to have the chance to share some of my
stories that happened while I was spreading the Fa in school.
When I entered the Alhambra Beauty College as a student, all the
students in the college were Chinese. Most of them just came from
Mainland China. When I told them that Falun Dafa is good, they all
attacked me by asking me that if I used Falun Gong to obtain my legal
status. I told them that I was already a US citizen. Then I told them
about Charles Li. Like me he also obtained the Fa in Boston. When he
went back to China to visit his family, he was illegally sentenced
three years in prison. They again mentioned Chinese government's rumor
about our master's birthday, and I told them that during those years my
birthday was also mistakenly recorded by the government, and it hasn't
been changed back to the correct date yet. At beginning, all my
classmates and teachers would not accept me. They put me alone at a
corner of the room where no one wanted to go. But I stayed there
happily during my school time for a year. Before, I needed a very wide
belt to support my self and I could barely work, but now I look for
work every day. Other people don't want to do some of the work because
some customers are old, or they have bad tempers or they are sick or
they don't leave tips, but I will do the work happily. I am the oldest
among the students, but I never complained about the hardship or
tiredness, and I tried my best not to care too much about my personal
gain or loss. Gradually, by the end of the semester, all my classmates
and teachers were willing to be my friends and, interestingly, they
called me Falun Gong Big Sister.
Later, in order to improve my skills inbeauty care and hair care,
I went to Pasadena City College to take Fine Arts classes. In my class
I was the only Chinese. I often used paintings to express the spirit of
Falun Gong when I selected the subjects for my art work. For example, I
painted birds and prison. When I introduce my art work, I tell people
the truth, that in China there is no freedom and China is the only
country in the world people are put in jail because of practicing Falun
Gong.. My classmates have many questions. Some of them ask for Falun
Gong books and some want to practice Falun Gong together with me on
campus in the morning. In the clothes designing class, I try to avoid
fancy designs and choose simple designs for Falun Gong exercise
uniforms. I also take this opportunity to tell my classmates and
teachers about the brutal facts of the Chinese government's outlawing
Falun Gong and persecuting Falun Gong practitioners.
I also selected performance art class at Pasadena City College because
I like performance and I want to improve my English, as well. At the
beginning my teacher had a strong prejudice against Falun Gong. Later,
when I was performing a solo play, he totally changed his
attitude. In selecting the theme for my solo play, I decided to perform
the airport scene of Zhang Cuiying, a Chinese artist returning from a
Chinese prison . At that time our teacher didn't ask us to write the
play script, but I was determined to show Zhang Cuiying's story.
Therefore I went online to search for the information and wrote the
script my self. My teacher praised me. On the day when I performed the
play, my teacher, without telling me, asked my classmates to come to
the show to cooperate with me. At the beginning of the performance, my
classmates were really a mess, congregating and talking. I felt
frustrated and a little upset. Then I repeated the beginning of my
performance but, again, my teacher asked my classmates to make louder
noises. All of a sudden I realized that my teacher was trying to create
a live airport situation. With such mass cooperation, I started my solo
play. I spoke at the top of my lung and took of my jacket quickly and
showed my T-shirt. At once my classmates became quiet and watched me
performing the story of Zhang Cuiying, an Australian citizen who was
jailed for eight months because she spoke the truth about Falun Gong
while in China. Because it was a true story, all my classmates were
shocked to hear the story. They all asked for the website address to
get more truth and how to get the truth. At last, to my surprise, I got
an A for this class.
In an English class, not long ago our English teacher asked us to act
out a topic in a group of three people performing three different
roles, allowing only two people at a time on a “Heated Ball", otherwise
it would explode. All the groups in the class could not perform
harmoniously. Nor would any one be willing to get off the ball first
because every one thought his role was important. I was the only one to
choose to get off first. But this didn't mean I was not
important. Later our teacher asked me before I chose to get off, why
didn't I think about my family. I said that I treated every one as my
family. Only when I get off can I make sure other people can be safe.
Other people didn't understand this. Then I explained that I am a Falun
Gong practitioner
and Master Li taught us to think about others first when something
happens. In this class many people just came from Mainland China. One
female student in my group kept her distance from me and once even
asked me why Falun Gong practitioners commit suicide. I told her that
was the Chinese Communist Party's slanderous rumor. Just like in June
4th Movement, the Chinese Communist Party first burned the military
truck, then told the public that protest students had burnt the truck.
Our English teacher praised my idea of sacrificing myself and, at the
same time, she persuaded students not to be too selfish. From then on,
my of my classmates changed their attitude towards Falun Gong.
At last, let me share with all of you our master's poem:
Settle the Heart
Predestination is already established,
Fa is being cultivated,
Read the book more,
Consummation is near.
