Australia: Falun Dafa Practitioners in Queensland Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

On May 6, 2005, the sunshine was brilliant. Falun Gong practitioners in Queensland, Australia gathered at Brisbane City Hall square to celebrate the 13th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction, and at the same time to hold a "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" art exhibition.

A representative of the mayor, City Councillor Gary Quick came to congratulate practitioners on the celebration. He said, "It is my great honour to be invited each year to participate in the celebration of World Falun Dafa Day, as each time I can feel the harmony and beauty of Falun Dafa. I'm a politician, so I can often be confronted with some citizens' protests and appeal. I always think that a person in power should try to understand the minds of protesters, but not to persecute them. Only by doing so, can he work for the people."

The President of the Taiwan Countrymen Association stated his opinion, "When I was in Taiwan before, I always heard the Kuomingtang say how bad the Communist Party is. I thought it was propaganda. Later, after witnessing the Chinese Communist Party constantly suppressing Taiwan, and after I read "Nine Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party," I truly realise that the CCP is so bad." He said, his understanding of Falun Gong is a gradual process. Now he believes Falun Gong practitioners are upright people who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of other people. What they have done are all good things with great meaning.

Herbalist doctor Linda shared her experience of taking up Falun Gong. Every day she had to contact may patients from all walks of life with different beliefs and religions. But what was strange to her is that she had never seen Falun Gong practitioners come for treatment. Out of curiosity, she wanted to get to know Falun Gong, and thus obtained such a wonderful cultivation practise.

The wonderful art performance attracted many people to stop and watch. The waist-drum troupe, graceful folk dance, and western practitioners' choir were so touching that many passersby and government officials stopped to watch attentively. Many people requested leaflets. A passerby said to a practitioner, "If everyone were as good as you are, the world would be wonderful!" The same day, the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" art exhibition was opened to the public.