(Minghui.org) One night, I went out to distribute truth-clarification materials. When I was down to my last copy of Minghui Weekly, I saw a junior high school student in the park. He had just parted from his classmates and was walking ahead of me. I caught up with him and gave him the Minghui Weekly, which contained Master’s article “How Humankind Came To Be.” I thought to myself, This young man has been saved.
I turned and took a few steps when the boy caught up with me and blocked my way. He looked at me fiercely, saying words that attacked Falun Gong. He kept threatening me and mocking me for practicing Falun Gong. I have been a teacher for a long time, but this was the first time I saw such hateful eyes and heard vicious words coming from a junior high school student. I was so shocked that I couldn’t say anything for a minute. I thought to myself, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) lies have deeply deceived this boy. That is so sad.
I calmed down, and when I saw him take out his cell phone to call the police, I snatched the Minghui Weekly from his hand, thinking that I couldn’t allow the police to use it as evidence to persecute me. This made him angrier, and he stopped dialing, insisting that I return the magazine to him. I quickly calmed myself down, praying for Master’s strengthening to save this child. I began sending righteous thoughts toward him, disintegrating all the evil factors behind him. I told myself not to be swayed by human thoughts or debate with him. I quietly listened to what he said and did my best to discover his kind side.
It seemed that my silence gradually made him less manic and hateful. He suddenly said, “Hey, you are so old now. Wouldn’t it be great if you enjoyed a good life? Why do you practice Falun Gong and get deceived?” He began to feel sorry for me. Seeing his kind side come out, I said, “You are very kind.”
He said, “I am not.”
I responded, “What you know about Falun Gong came from media propaganda. In China today, practicing Falun Gong is incredibly dangerous, so why do I continue to insist on practicing it? I have a high-level degree, and I am a teacher. I am not easily deceived.”
I shared the changes I experienced from practicing Falun Gong. I said, “Even with my age and profession, when a young student insults me like you did, I don’t retaliate in kind. This is because I practice Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Wouldn’t you agree that Falun Gong practitioners are good people?”
He felt that I was trying to change him, so he became agitated again and repeated the negative reports about Falun Gong that he had seen on the Internet. I said, “I know that’s what was reported, but it’s not true.” I was not in a hurry to change him. I had already shared my own experiences and the basic truth about Falun Gong with him. I then shared details about one of my students’ experiences during the CCP’s bloody suppression of college students on June 4, 1989, to show him the evil nature of the party. He told me that he often browses foreign websites, and he believes that the CCP can be evil. I praised him for being a thoughtful student and encouraged him to read more foreign media to learn the truth.
I continued, “If you report me today, do you know what I will be subjected to?”
He stated, “You will suffer.”
I responded, “You are such a kind young man. Do you want an old person like me to suffer the reality that awaits me?”
He was silent and then said, “I won’t report you, but will you give me that magazine?”
I said, “If I give it to you, it will become evidence you can use to report me.”
He became agitated again, swearing and persistently demanding that I take off my mask in a commanding tone. I composed myself and told him facts about Falun Gong, while feeling pity for this child who had been so deeply poisoned by the lies.
At last, he said, “You don't need to talk to me. Let me read the materials you distribute. I need to review them to see what they say. I want to understand Falun Gong.” I realized that this was the exact purpose of Dafa disciples distributing truth-clarification materials. How could I be so selfish as to put protecting myself from persecution first and saving people second? In my heart, I still held the incorrect concept that the truth-clarification materials were evidence of the persecution of Dafa disciples. At that time, I was completely not complying with the Fa. I immediately admitted my mistake to Master in my heart.
To inspire good intentions in the student, I tried to make an agreement with him. I said, “I will give you the information, but you cannot report me.” He agreed and took the weekly report. He suddenly became a different person. His fierceness, rage, hatred, and arrogance disappeared. He looked around and asked me timidly, “Are there many of your people around here?”
I said, “Many people are practicing Falun Gong all over the world. We have been persisting. Don’t worry; I am the only one here right now. Even if there were many Falun Gong practitioners, we would not hurt you. We are all good people.” I held his cold hand and offered to walk him home, but he said he was fine.
Watching him walk away, I was filled with deep emotion. Tonight, both this child and I were in danger. If the truth had not been shared with him, his precious life could not have been saved. It would have been my responsibility if he had not been saved! Master taught us, “To be able to regard anyone and everyone with compassion, …” (“A Wake-up Call”)
A true practitioner knows that it is dangerous for Dafa disciples to deviate from the Fa. I am grateful to Master for strengthening me when I was not in the Fa and for awakening my righteous thoughts.
During the one-hour encounter tonight, a Dafa disciple’s Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance warmed a child’s heart that had been chilled by hatred.
I am convinced that reading Master’s article, “How Humankind Came To Be,” will save him. I am grateful to Master for saving me and this student. I am grateful for Master’s benevolence.
I recalled a line from a song: “Billions of years of waiting, just for this seemingly ordinary piece of paper …”
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