Australia: Practitioner's Art Exhibit in Historic Town

On August 22-24, 2003, Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Cuiying held an exhibit in an art gallery in the historic town of Windsor, Australia to introduce Falun Dafa and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." A dozen local government officials including the mayor, city councillors and federal MPs attended the opening ceremony and cut the ribbon for the exhibit. Several officials gave speeches and expressed their appreciation of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance".

Ms. Zhang Cuiying and Mr. Barry Calvert at the opening ceremony	Having a photo taken with the mayor

Photo with the President of the Art Association Ms. Judy Joyce	Photo with a representative of an MP

City Councillor Mr. Barry Calvert said in his speech, "These paintings convey a message: it is 'Compassion.' Ms. Zhang Cuiying has taken this message to more than 40 countries and 100 cities through her artworks. Today, she brings the word 'compassion' to this historic town. In today's world, people often try to force solutions to solve social problems, and 'compassion' becomes weaker and weaker or disappears. If someone can help people to reestablish the principle of compassion, we warmly welcome it." He continued, "Ms. Zhang Cuiying shows us that she could still treat everything with compassion when she was suffering brutal torture and abuse. If she could do so because she practised Falun Gong, we should study Falun Gong. I think it will be of great help for us to solve many social problems."

City Councillor Ms. Lorna Allan broke her leg two weeks ago, but she still came to attend the opening ceremony with a crutch. She said in her speech, "From these paintings, I can see how peaceful it is in the depth of the artist. We should study her spirit of tolerance."

City Councillor Ms. Dianne Finch said in her speech, "We are living in a society full of troubles. I'm very glad to see such a peaceful art exhibit. I hope to see more people bring goodness to our community in such a way. I appreciate the 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance' that Falun Dafa brings to our community."

City Councillor Mr. Les Sheather said, "I think 'Compassion' is not an independent concept, 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance' is to be considerate of others, and to be tolerant. This is one part in our life. As government officials, we should set a good example and treat others according to the principle of 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.'"

City Councillor Mr. Leigh Williams, who attended the ceremony in spite of an illness, said in his speech, " 'Compassion' is the foundation of human civilisation. Today's society is more and more degenerate, and people use less and less compassion to treat each other. We hope that more and more demonstrations of compassion can elevate people's minds and social morality."

Community Service Department Manager Mr. Joseph Litwin expressed, "'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance' is a principle. The city government should use it as a standard when making a policy and truly bring well-being to the community."

Art Association president Ms. Judy Joyce gave a speech to express her good wishes to the exhibit.

Representative of MP Mr. Steven Pringle said in his speech, "The seeds of 'Compassion' grow in the tree of 'Compassion.' Like a mother, she can give you shelter, keeping you from wind and rain. I hope that everyone who has seen the exhibit will think it over and practise 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance' in our daily lives."

The principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" has gradually touched people's hearts, and the Jiang regime's persecution of Falun Dafa will definitely end in failure.