Germany: The Sound of Singing in Front of Koln Church

Over fifty tourists from Mainland China were listening carefully to a middle aged woman’s song: “I just want to say something from the bottom of my heart, Falun Dafa has been treated unjustly, for the sake of sentient beings so that they will not suffer anymore, I wish for the truth to spread everywhere in the human realm”. The sincere sound of this singing stimulated the people’s conscience, and tears flowed from many of them. In particular, the tourist who had previously snarled the most slander towards Falun Gong cried long and hard, making his eyes red. In mainland China, where information is blocked, how many people have been cheated by the CCP’s lies, and even been an accomplice to evil by following the lies? These tourists who have travelled out of the border are very fortunate, because they have learned directly how Falun Gong practitioners are sincere, kind and steadfast, and this experience most certainly will become a deep part of their memories from their sightseeing.

Mrs. Liu and other Falun Gong practitioners are all the same. For several years they have come here in front of Koln church to clarify the truth about Falun Gong to those coming from mainland China, whether the wind has blown or it has rained or snowed. Falun Gong practitioner’s exhibition boards have already become part of the landscape beside Koln church.

When in Mainland China, Mrs. Liu had 'brushed past' Falun Gong several times, and the impression that she had been left with was that these people all placed importance on virtue and did good deeds, but after the CCP persecuted Falun Gong in 1999, following the media’s false propaganda that blotted out the sky and covered the earth, she was also puzzled, and did not know what Falun Gong really was.

In 2001, Ms. Liu came to Germany at the same as other Chinese people seeking profit abroad. She faced this unfamiliar world and a different language - the pressure of life and on her spirit was very great. Dullness and boredom filled her life, and every day of her life was lived without being at ease, her temperament became irascible, and she also got some illnesses in her body.

Within China, Ms. Liu had also heard examples of how Falun Gong practitioners had been arrested. But as for the true stories of what happened after they were arrested, she did not find out about them or one could say there was no way she could find out about them. Once Ms. Liu’s boss gave her a newspaper, and she saw some very shocking news from China, and in the newspaper there were photos and examples of how the CCP had persecuted Falun Gong, and upon seeing this, Ms. Liu started to think. Another member of Ms. Liu’s family was seriously affected by the CCP’s various movements, and since a young age, she had her understandings of how the CCP was evil, and afterwards upon working when she was grown up she came into contact with some instances of corruption of officials in society, and she realised fully that if the CCP wanted to suppress someone, it most certainly first whipped up public opinion, and even used lies to cheat and mislead the public. After seeing the truth about Falun Gong, Ms. Liu felt very shocked, as if she was waking from a dream.

Another time, because of work, Ms. Liu passed by the great Koln church, and Falun Gong practitioners were there at that time handing out truth clarification materials, and a girl among them after seeing her was very enthusiastic, and narrated to her about “the truth about how Jiang Zemin has persecuted Falun Gong”. Ms. Liu thought from within her heart: “This young girl speaks very bravely, if this was inside China she would surely be arrested!”. At the time Ms. Liu still didn’t really understand how in Western society there was respect for belief, and the life experiences of having to protect herself amidst the Party culture in mainland China still was affecting her. She received a VCD, and after returning home, Ms. Liu immediately watched it. This VCD was the truth about the “Tiananmen self immolation”. The clear presentation and rational analysis enabled Ms. Liu to realise that the “Tiananmen self immolation” was the CCP’s trick created “false case”, which was used to suppress Falun Gong. However persecuting Falun Gong is completely founded on the basis of lies. After seeing the video disc, Ms. Liu, brimming with a sense of justice on the one hand felt that the CCP was too shameless, but at the same time she also felt that Falun Gong practitioners were too innocent and were treated too unjustly.

Another time at the station, Ms. Liu very fortuitously bumped into a Falun Gong practitioner, and was very happy that she could so clearly come to recognise this persecution for what it was, and kindly asked her if she would like to read the Falun Gong books, to which Ms. Liu joyfully answered yes.

Ms. Liu had also once looked for a way out in Buddhism to extricate herself from the worries of life, but she discovered that that was also not the pure land, that her worries were still worries, and her difficulties were still difficulties. And upon finishing reading the main writing of Falun Gong , “Zhuan Falun”, she since then hasn’t let go of the book. This book enabled her to know why she was living, that she was not living for money of fame and self interest, but was for her to return to her original nature. Ms. Liu’s heart gradually calmed, and half a months cultivation gave Ms. Liu the abundant energy of her youth once again, her bodies diseases vanished all of a sudden, and the gloominess and agitation was not to be seen anymore, it was as if her mind changed from a lifeless desert into an oasis full of vitality, even she herself was shocked by these changes.

After Ms. Liu, who had benefited in mind and body had practiced cultivation in Falun Gong, she came to know deeply of how so many Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China were being illegally put in prison, and how so many civilians were being cheated by lies. She started to actively take part in various Falun Gong activities, she wanted to do some things for the Falun Gong practitioners who were being persecuted, from parades to exhibitions opposing the cruel torture, from handing out newspapers to clarifying the truth to those tourists who had come from Mainland China, and she hoped that more people could be like her, that they would understand the truth, and set themselves free from the CCP’s “what one says goes” propaganda.

There were all sorts of tourists from the Mainland, some of them received the materials with a friendly smile, some completely lacked expression on their faces, some people had a fed up expression and waved their hands, some mocked her with their entire face, and some even hurled abuse at her, but all of this did not change Ms. Liu, she thought that these people were all mislead by unreal propaganda, and had accepted the notion that China is the same as the CCP, and that they had lost their selves. Once, a tourist said that Ms. Liu had a person paying her with money, Ms. Liu then told them that every Falun Gong practitioner has a job and family, and that they are all using their own funding to make truth clarification materials, and that they come here to spread them with their enthusiasm. After these people heard this, they all admired Falun Gong practitioners spirit, and some hold their thumbs up in approval and said, “You are truly amazing”.

Ms. Liu is someone who likes to sing, with a voice that is clear and sharp, and that is pleasing to the ear. When she was young, she sang a lot of CCP revolutionary songs, and these songs were filled with fighting struggles, and elements of hatred and despising of heaven and earth, and at that time Ms. Liu thought that art was just like that. The quotation (of Mao Zedongs poems) songs and model theatre (from cultural revolution) changed the temperate Ms. Liu into an easily angered person who was not content with destiny, and explaining it with her own words “My temper before was like touching fire, whoever’s notions collided with me, I would at once flare up against the other person”. After practising Falun Gong she sang some songs created by Falun Gong practitioners, and she found that they really were not the same thing, to add to ones elevation in ones realm of life the graceful melody and pure and beautiful lyrics, she discovered that life really could be so glorious, Truth , Compassion, Tolerance is the righteous law for returning ones soul to righteousness, if everyone required themselves according to Truth, Compassion , Tolerance, wouldn’t this society be filled with hope, peace warmth and brightness?
After practicing Falun Gong, Ms. Liu understood much better people’s wishes, and upon encountering unsatisfactory things, she knew to handle it calmly.

Facing all sorts of tourists from Mainland China, Ms. Liu thought that for these Chinese people who had left the country, perhaps this was the the only time in their lives that they had the opportunity to encounter Falun Gong practitioners, to come to know the truth, however they are to me, I want to be kind to them, why don’t I sing Falun Gong songs to them? So she sings out loud, and as a result many tourists are moved by her singing.

Once, a bus of tourists had not yet received leaflets, and some people wanted to receive some but were prevented by someone else. When these tourists were waiting to go onto the bus, the tourists heard Ms. Liu singing, “Precious Chinese people, please calm your heart and listen to my hearfelt words, Falun Dafa is good, please don’t believe the lies that deceive the world, please don’t miss this predestined opportunity in tens of thousands of years.” Ms. Liu used a sincere and warm expression towards the tourists. Amongst them a young woman about 40 years old came to her side and said, “You sang so great, please give me a leaflet, I’ll have a look and study it”. After being the first to get one, the whole group stretched their hands out wanting one, some tourists came down from the bus to take materials, some tourists extended their hands from the windows of the bus and asked for materials, some tourists came to get materials by themselves, during that one time Falun Gong practitioners were as busy as they could possibly be.

Once the words for that Ms. Liu were singing in her song were, “The CCP kills people manically, swindling people like hoodlums, doing all kinds of evil with their stinking notoriety, intolerable things that the heavens want to eliminate. You withdraw from the Youth League, I withdraw from the Communist Party, extricating myself from the evil spectre my heart is elated.” (in Chinese it rhymes). Several people within the tourists roared out laughing, and they all felt that Ms. Liu was singing their hearfelt words, and several people also pointed their thumbs up, which meant “great”. And also another person said: “Do you have any other songs like this? I’ve never heard this sort before.” Ms. Liu said: “There are many more songs like this that you haven’t heard before and that you don’t know of. To find out why eliminating the CCP is heaven’s will, read the “nine commentaries”, and quickly quit the party.” Some people asked whether they can bring this “nine commentaries on the communist party” book back to China? Ms. Liu steadfastly answered, you can! As long as you have a sincere heart, you most certainly can!

Beloved friends, if you come to visit Europe, if you have a chance to visit the great church of Koln, you must remember to come and have a listen to the songs from the bottom of the heart.