Validating the Fa Without Words

An event, which happened recently, brought me to a profound realisation of how important our words and deeds, as a Dafa practitioner, could influence the effect of spreading the principles of Dafa.

I was going to attend a group Fa-study several days ago. Because I left the office late, I walked hurriedly so that I could reach the group study on time.

On the road, I felt I had to spit some gum out of my month. Therefore, I looked around, and finally found a rubbish bin some distance away. I spat the gum into the bin, and then continued to hurry on my way. A man approached me and told me in an enthusiastic tone, “It is really a surprise to me. I have been walking behind you for a while. I noticed that you were in a hurry. Instead of spitting the gum on the pavement, however, you walked for a long distance to spit it out. Why did you do so?” I smiled and explained to him that I am a Falun Gong practitioner, that we always use Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, the principles of the cosmos, to guide our morality. At that moment, I saw eagerness in his eyes. I gave him a flyer with some more information on Dafa. He thanked me gladly, and told me that he would search for information on Dafa websites.

In Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Boston, Master said, “You are cultivators, whose conduct is [supposed to be] pure and righteous. There are so many people who think you're great just by having seen how you act. If we don't pay attention to our own behavior in our daily lives, everyday people will see our actions and, since they can't get to know you at a deep level such as by studying the Fa, they will just look at how you act. And it's possible that one sentence or one action of yours will make them unsavable or create a bad impression of Dafa. We need to think about these things.”

When we do everything well, our words and deeds will bring a positive impression of Dafa to everyday people, and save them. When everything about us is pure and righteous, our words and deeds become the best things to validate the Fa.

This is my personal understanding. Any comments are welcome.

Translated from Chinese at http://www.yuanming.net/articles/200307/22597.html