Two Positive Incidents from Activities Held on Wall Street

Wall Street's skyscrapers are sparkling under the brilliant sunny September sky. The vehicles rumble on the busy street, and people walk in haste. With yellow T-Shirts, Falun Gong practitioners appear on Manhattan's main boulevards and side streets to distribute Falun Gong related materials, to tell the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, and to stage torture exhibitions. "Aunt" Tao, who lives in Maryland, also came to New York to participate in the activities. The following are several encounters she has had.

One day a nicely dressed lady with extraordinary disposition showed up in front of Aunt Tao. When Aunt Tao started to hand a leaflet to her she said, "I already have your information, and I also have watched your VCD. Both are very good. I also browsed your homepage on the Internet. I am sincerely sympathetic for your cause and will support you, but the reason I came here today is to ask you a question, "You are here now, but how long will you stay in New York and when will you return home?" Her beautiful blue eyes were looking at Aunt Tao with concern. Though Aunt Tao's English was not fluent, she understood every word the woman said. Aunt Tao replied, "I do not know how long I will need to stay in New York. If I need to stay here for another month, and all the people in New York can be as nice and kind as you with regards to understanding and supporting us, then I will return home. If this result cannot be achieved, then I will continue my stay in New York." Aunt Tao said these English words very naturally, which was beyond her own expectations. Right after she said these words, tears started flowing from the woman's eyes. She tightly grasped both of Aunt Tao's hands as her tears streamed down her face. She could not say anything for quite a while. Before leaving, she kept asking Aunt Tao to take care of herself.

An elderly Chinese couple from Hong Kong were in New York on a business trip. When they saw Aunt Tao telling people the truth about Falun Gong, they could not understand why she would do such a thing. Although they appeared unsympathetic, Aunt Tao calmly started to explain the facts to them. Before long, the couple was nodding in agreement again and again. Before leaving, they also took some materials to read later. After they left, a practitioner came over to ask Aunt Tao, "What did you say to them? How come they changed their attitude all of a sudden?"

According to Aunt Tao they had asked, "How come Falun Gong is everywhere in New York? Isn't Falun Gong banned in China? When you do things like this, won't the Chinese government be embarrassed?" Aunt Tao responded, "The reason that China banned Falun Gong was because the dictator, Jiang, was afraid that there were too many people believing in 'Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance' and he could not satisfactorily control these people. Except for China, Falun Gong is legal in all other countries. They are the ones guilty of the crime of persecution, yet they want to frame and criminalise Falun Gong. Our efforts to reveal the truth are to offer people salvation, including you, from being deceived and from having your minds poisoned." The couple also said, "The circumstances for Falun Gong in Hong Kong are also very difficult!" Aunt Tao said, "That is because the Chinese Communist Party suppresses Falun Gong in an attempt to make the 'one country - two systems' policy into a policy in name only." In response, the older couple hastily nodded and said, "Indeed! Indeed!"

Aunt Tao told us later, "In fact, this is the mighty virtue of Dafa. Our actions are the result of Teacher allowing us to improve our hearts whilst cultivating."