After having spent ten hours flying my journey would soon come to an end. At half past one, the flight slowly landed at San Francisco International Airport.
The air-hostesses ceaselessly said their thanks and good-byes to leaving passengers. I walked up to the stewardesses in charge of my passenger compartment and gave them each a lotus flower. They were all very happy and enthusiastically asked about this and that. I took out a half finished flower and showed them, while briefly explained the process and technique of making paper lotus flowers.
Following that, I told them I came here to attend a Falun Gong sharing conference and other activities to appeal for human rights in China. A young lady amongst them said, America has human rights problems, too?
"Yes," I said, "every country has human rights issues to some extent, but in China the problem is that a person wanting to be good is deprived of the right to live as a good person. Falun Gong is a practise teaching people to be kinder, cultivating the heart and enhancing one’s nature. There are numerous people practising it because people benefit from it. This made China’s despotic dictatorship, the Communist Party very jealous. To insure people’s absolute obedience to the Chinese Communist Party, they never allow the existence of any viewpoint and belief that are not controlled by them. Therefore the Chinese Communist Party banned Falun Gong, and furthermore used insidious methods to force all Chinese people to keep away from Falun Gong. Those who do not conform to this take the risk of being killed, tormented by torture, brainwashed, loss of income, loss of family, women will be deprived of the right to give birth and lots of young children will become orphans. This kind of persecution doesn’t only affect 100 million practitioners of Falun Gong, it also affects billions of relatives and the whole of the Chinese race. The means used by the Chinese Communist Party are what you can’t imagine with your most evil thoughts. Moreover the victims of the persecution on such a large scale are all compassionate people who will never hurt anyone. Some of these people are my good friends, my former colleagues and classmates. This is a reality happening right now. Making a comparison, which people need our help more?"
They replied by saying: "It’s so terrible!" I saw that there manner was very serious and solemn. One of them thanked me for some more information regarding Falun Gong and the persecution.
Upon departure, I invited them to watch our parade in downtown San Francisco at 11.30 on Sunday. After thanking me, they said, "Best wishes for your activities, good luck to you all!"
(To be continued)
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