(Clearwisdom.net) When I was little, the older folks told me the following story. A man was once passing through a village when it suddenly started to pour rain, so he quickly took shelter under the roof of a house. Some time later, when the owner of the house found someone was taking shelter under his roof, he drove him away.
A number of years later, a person in a rich carriage appeared at the same house, saying he had been sent to invite the head of the household to be a guest. The homeowner did not know him and wanted more details, but the man said he should just go and he would know everything when he got there.
Even though the head of the house did not know who had invited him, he felt quite pleased, thinking, “Such a wealthy man has invited me, it must be something good!”
He was taken to the home of a very wealthy family. The host looked very respectable with a scholarly and refined manner, and he talked and laughed cheerfully. The host treated him very graciously, serving him excellent banquets and treating him as the guest of honor. He was indeed very well looked after.
He wanted to ask why he was being treated so well, but found it hard to bring it up. He thought, “The host is treating me very well, so he must intend to ask me for help. He will surely talk to me about it in a few days.” To his surprise, a month went by and the host still did not say anything and still treated him kindly, with excellent meals every day. One day, he could not hold back anymore. During a banquet, he asked his host, “You are treating me so well. I wonder if you need any help from me?”
The host said, “I'd better leave it unsaid. You may just stay on. No matter how long you stay, I shall treat you the same.”
Then the man said, “If you don't say it, I shall leave at once!”
The host hesitated for a moment, then said, “You may have forgotten that a number of years ago I took shelter from the rain under your roof, and because of that, I did not get sick. A favor the size of a drop of water should be repaid with one the size of a gushing spring.”
At last the man remembered the person he drove away from under his roof. He was very uneasy, and his face turned red. He was very ashamed.
He went back to his own home and deeply regretted what he had done. He thought, “When my gracious host was in a difficult situation, I did not offer him any help or comfort; instead I drove him away and forced him out into the pouring rain. Such conduct would not be tolerated by heaven. Compared with my host, how can I even be considered a being human? How can I still live comfortably in this world?” Not long after, overcome with remorse, he hung himself and died.
Recently I read that the South Korean government has given in to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime and is preparing to deport 58 Chinese Falun Gong practitioners. This incident reminded me of the above story.
The CCP persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has been going on for over 12 years. It is hard to give an exact figure of just how many practitioners have been persecuted. Many have been illegally sentenced to imprisonment or forced labor, while many others were brutally tortured, injured, crippled, killed, or even had their organs harvested while they were still alive.
The persecution is very brutal, and yet hundreds of thousands of practitioners have, in the face of death, continued to uphold their belief in the principles of Truthfulness- Compassion-Forbearance. Regardless of the enormous pain and pressure, Falun Gong practitioners in China have continued to conduct themselves according these principles and to strive to be good people with high moral standards. This has never changed.
The communist regime has used the most cruel and wicked means to persecute Falun Gong, and yet, after 12 long and tragic years, Falun Gong not only remains unmoved, but it has also quickly spread to over 100 countries around the world. Falun Gong has won people's respect and has been awarded numerous proclamations. Is this just a simple matter?
Nowadays, people's morals are quickly deteriorating, taking humanity step by step towards the edge of danger. Falun Gong teaches people to uphold morality and do good things. Falun Gong elevates people's moral standards and opens up a beautiful future for mankind. What a wonderful opportunity! What more could one wish for? In this world, except for the evil communist regime, there is no other government that dares to risk universal condemnation to do such evil as persecuting Falun Gong.
The regime has used all its resources to persecute practitioners, but Falun Gong practitioners have never given in. Instead, because they understand the truth, they have become more compassionate and steadfast. They uphold truth and spread the beauty of Falun Gong to mankind. Why are they doing this? They want the people of the world to have a beautiful future. They are suffering enormous tribulations created by the CCP, and yet they still strive to spread the truth and bring blessings to everyone around the world. Doesn't such kindness and courage deserve great respect?
In the face of steadfast, persistent Falun Gong practitioners, the CCP persecution is coming to an end, and now those responsible for the persecution are becoming more and more frightened. Even the main culprit, Jiang Zemin, who started the persecution, has admitted that he did a terrible and foolish thing in persecuting Falun Gong.
Justice and righteousness always defeat evil. Through Falun Gong practitioners' long-term efforts in clarifying the truth and resisting the persecution, more and more forces of justice around the world support Falun Gong. Even in Mainland China, in the face of such brutal oppression, many people who have learned the facts are openly siding with Falun Gong and condemning the CCP's persecution of practitioners with righteous actions.
During the persecution, more and more Chinese people have seen through the unscrupulous nature of the CCP and have quit the Party, making a clean break with it. To date, more than 100 million people have quit the Party's organizations, and the regime is coming apart at the seams. It can only cry out miserably in its death throes. The CCP is nothing to be afraid of. Look at the situation unfolding in China, where people know that the CCP is crumbling, its destruction made certain by its persecution of Falun Gong.
We can say with certainty that it won't be long before Falun Gong welcomes the day of universal celebration, and all mankind will also enter an important historical period of weeding out the old and bringing forth the new. We hope that kindhearted individuals and governments with a sense of justice will not side with the dying communists, not help the regime persecute Falun Gong, and not leave themselves with eternal regret.
Over the years, some Falun Gong practitioners from Mainland China have gone to live in countries that respect human rights and freedom of belief in order avoid the cruel persecution. They hope that these countries will not betray human rights and their own dignity and conscience.
We hope that the South Korean government will not give in to pressure from the communist regime and will adhere to its principles of freedom. We hope they will understand the truth, act righteously, and not drive away Falun Gong practitioners who are taking shelter from the rain under their roof.
It is an indisputable fact that wherever Falun Gong spreads, it brings people and society numerous benefits without a single instance of harm. The South Korea government should also differentiate between what is right and what is wrong and must not harm the long-term interests of the country and its people due to fear of the despotic power of the CCP.
To treat Falun Gong practitioners with kindness is to treat your own country and people with kindness. We sincerely hope that the South Korean government will make a wise choice and stand on the side of justice. Please do not follow in the footsteps of the man who drove away the person taking shelter from rain under his roof. If you can rectify your mistakes, when the CCP is eliminated by history and the persecution is ended, you will witness the blessings brought to you by Falun Dafa.
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