Lotus Flowers from the Hearts and Hands of Falun Dafa Practitioners: A Message of Hope and Thanks

Recently I was riding the C-Train with a small basket of lotus flowers and cards, when I noticed I was being observed by a beautiful young lady sitting next to me. She looked up at me, and I handed her a Falun Dafa flyer very carefully. She thanked me and began to read it. Two minutes later it was time for both of us to get off the train, and so she said. "I would like to see what is in the basket. It seems so peaceful. I was observing you earlier." I answered. "Yes Falun Dafa is very peaceful, and its teachings are very precious. It teaches Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." I then read her the first part of the lotus poem. She strongly agreed that Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance is the principle we need most in the world, and that the poem was beautiful.

While carrying the flowers that day, I felt it was so right and in perfect harmony to be giving people something so beautiful with this message: We offer these flowers as a message of hope and thanks. We have been persecuted for a long time, but these flowers show that our hearts are still strong, and that we will continue to follow Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. We also know that all Chinese people face pressure from the Chinese government, making it difficult for them to support us. But they have, so we would like to express our appreciation."

The City Alderman's secretaries were indeed touched by our flowers and offered to "break the rules" to accept them, and make sure they all reached their destination.

Last night our practitioners were making them very carefully with their hands and from their hearts, and we all agreed that this was a wonderful thing.