(Clearwisdom.net) On May 25, 2008, over 2000 practitioners attended a grand parade through the streets of New York in Manhattan Chinatown. I felt a true war between righteous and evil during the parade. The evil was wiped out by a soul-shaking power so strong that I couldn't calm down long time after I went home.
The Divine Land Marching Band led the parade, followed by sections dedicated to "the beauty of Falun Dafa," the "truth of the persecution," and "quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)." It was the first time I heard the Divine Land Marching Band play so close to me. Magnificent energy radiated outward, imbued with compassion and inviolable dignity. I was thrilled and felt there was a stream of energy coming from inside of me. This made me think that Dafa offers salvation with compassion, which coexists with dignity. When a being is offered choices but refuses to do the right thing, the only choice that is left will be elimination.
The parade set off at noon, following a couple of hours of getting ready, and sending righteous thoughts. The procession stretched out along on the narrow streets in Chinatown. When I used to parade in California, most people simply clapped when they knew that it was a Falun Gong parade. This time was different. Passersby read every word on the banners carefully, and some even out loud. A group instigated by the CCP to make trouble during the parade hid under the shadow of an overpass and yelled at us. I figured some of them had been involved in beating practitioners at the "quitting the CCP booth" in front of the Flushing Library. The banner I held said "the CCP is being eradicated." People reacted differently in front of me, the CCP supporters cursed me and those who knew the truth gave loud applause and cheered.
Before we got to the underpass where the troublemakers were gathered, my heartbeat rose and my legs felt fatigue. I didn't know why. Suddenly a practitioner next to me said, "quickly send righteous thoughts." I knew Teacher was giving me a hint and I did so immediately. The second I said "mie (eliminate)," I saw a golden screen as wide as the street come out and in no time swept through every corner in front of me and cleaned all the evil. I was suddenly energized. I realized no matter how a person is on the surface, Teacher wants to save him/her. Buddha's grace is immense. Teacher gave the CCP's followers another chance by cleaning the evil behind them in another dimension. As long as the last moment hasn't yet arrived, they still have a chance to be saved and see the grace of Dafa. Practitioners can do very little on the surface, Teacher is the one who can truly save people, and he will not give up on anyone. We need to keep our righteous thoughts and one thing in mind, "saving people." Teacher saved the CCP's followers by cleaning their demonic side, to lay a foundation for their future salvation.
When I walked under the overpass, I felt as though I was infinitely big, as if nothing exists anymore besides one thought, "save people quickly." As we walked by the overpass, I heard applause and cheering from a group of passersby in front of us. One of them shouted "Falun Dafa is good!" I almost cried. I knew that Teacher was encouraging us. Teacher omits nothing and thinks about us in every detail. How lucky we are to be practitioners, there is no reason for not doing the three things well.
My fellow practitioners, let us work together and walk every step well during the Fa rectification. No matter whether we receive cheers or curses on the way, we have Teacher and the Fa. We should not be conceited or discouraged; we should walk to the end openly and nobly.