Breaking Through the "Difficult Barrier" of Clarifying the Truth to Strangers

I am not a very outgoing person, and this is why it is very hard for me to clarify the truth to people in person. However, being a Dafa practitioner, I must tell people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Master said in "Be Clearheaded," "If you, as a student [of Dafa], do not follow Master's requirements, it is definitely no simple thing." Therefore, I went out everyday, but whenever someone was there waiting for me to explain the facts to him, I hesitated and missed one opportunity after another. When that happened, I would feel miserable after returning home that day.

What should I do to solve this problem? I must go out and talk to people. Master told us that history has bestowed this task upon us and that we must offer salvation to sentient beings. While sending forth righteous thoughts, I felt strengthened and determined and went out to talk to people. However, with the person standing right in front of me, my resolve weakened, and I still could not tell them anything. Walking home, I called out in my heart, "Master, what shall I do?" I was in this state for a few months. Master told us, "Validate the Fa with rationality, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread the Fa and save people with mercy." ("Rationality" in Essentials for Further Advancement II) I knew that I had this urgent task and responsibility. I had to break through this barrier. This task was calling out to me, and I had to break through this barrier.

To break through the barrier, I copied Master's short lectures and articles from Minghui Weekly into a paper notebook. I studied the lectures and articles frequently. One day, a middle-aged man asked me for directions. After I gave him directions, he left. However, immediately after he left, I realized that I needed to clarify the truth to him. Hastily, I caught up with him and said, "Excuse me, sir, please remember that Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. I want to tell you that Falun Gong practitioners are a group of good people. We believe in Truthfulness- Compassion-Forbearance, but we are being brutally persecuted." Smiling at me, he held up his thumb. I felt very excited and I knew that Master was encouraging me. I finally had broken through this seemingly impenetrable blockade.

One day an elderly lady said that she had just met a "divine being" after I told her, "Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good." She thanked me many times. After I told her to thank Master instead, she joined her hands together in front of her chest (heshi), raised her eyes to the sky and repeated, "Thank you, Master." On another day, a different lady said she finally realized the meanings of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance after she pondered on the three words for a while. She happily shouted, "Thank goodness! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are three words with tremendous power. If everyone follows them, there will be peace on earth."

One day, I saw an old man planting a tree. I began to explain the facts to him. He listened attentively. After I had finished, he said that he understood everything I said. He complimented me for doing a good job, particularly in explaining the facts about the staged "self-immolation incident." He said that I had included all the details and that I must have had a good education. I told him that I had only graduated from elementary school. He told me that he would tell his family the facts about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong and that practitioners are good people.

On another day, I told a 17-year-old young man the facts. Nodding his head, he listened and told me that he trusted every word I said. He said he would not trust anyone else. I asked him why, and he said it was because that he felt that I was familiar and friendly, like his grandmother. I told him that Falun Gong practitioners were good people, and Master told us to save people. I realized that he had felt my sincere heart to save him.
Once a man who collects recycled materials passed by me. Although he was not riding his tricycle very fast, I could not catch up with him. I asked for Master's help, "Master, if he has a karmic relationship with me, please tell him to stop." A few minutes later, he stopped his tricycle to smoke. Immediately, I approached him and began to chat with him. After the initial greetings, I asked him if he knew what Falun Gong was. Then I told him that the five exercises of Falun Gong were good for physical health, that practicing Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance helps one become a good person, and that Falun Gong practitioners are a group of good people. The persecution of Falun Gong was unprecedented, and it has devastated human rights and the freedom of belief in China. In addition, I also told him that the persecution was conducted on the basis of lies. I gave him the example of the self-immolation event in Tiananmen Square, and I also gave him a few other examples. I also told him that good is rewarded, while bad is met with evil. I told him how Falun Gong has been spread all over the world. After hearing what I told him, he became very upset with the CCP (Chinese communist party), and commented that the CCP was a group of thugs. He repeatedly told me to be careful in the future.

Many people held my hands to thank me after I talked to them. While going out to clarify the truth, I frequently felt like I had just talked to my long-lost family members. They were kindhearted and pure people. To see how excited they were after hearing me explain the truth, I realized how important our tasks are. Facing sentient beings, shouldn't we eliminate our selfish hearts and do everything we can to save them? With this realization, I had broken through the "barrier."

I really had broken through the barrier of having difficulty speaking with strangers. It is important for us to be determined in saving people and studying the Fa well. Now, I can explain the truth about Falun Gong to people very easily. If their time is short, I will just tell them some of the major points. In just a few minutes, I can help them understand the truth and quit the CCP and its associated organizations. Everyday at home, I reflect over the day to see if there is anything I can improve on. In this way, I will be able to move forward. Master said,

"Walk the last steps of your path well and with determination, study the Fa well, and, with a foundation laid by your having cultivated well, your righteous thoughts will naturally grow stronger and you will surely do well with what Dafa disciples are supposed to do." ("Greetings" May 17, 2009)

Fellow practitioners, as long as we have the determination to save sentient beings, Master will arrange for those with whom we have predestined relationships to run into us. Master has arranged everything for us. All we need to do is to go out and talk to people. Remembering how Master has mercifully saved us and the sentient beings whose minds have been poisoned by the CCP, how can we feel easy or peaceful? Aren't we cultivating Compassion?

Of course I still have a long way to go compared with other practitioners. This paper is to share with fellow practitioners my experiences and thoughts, hoping that those who still have not stepped forward will be able to break through the "barrier" as I did and move forward on the path of cultivation more diligently. We should not fall short when it comes to Master's merciful salvation and the vows that we made in history.