About a month ago, I learned that the European Parliament drafted a resolution against the enactment of Article 23 and that members of the Parliament would vote on the draft. If the resolution was passed, undoubtedly it would have a significant effect on blocking the implementation of the anti-subversion law in Hong Kong. Nevertheless, I was too busy to pay much attention to this issue at that time.
In mid-November, the practitioners in Ireland held an Experience Sharing Conference. After those who attended the conference told us what they had discussed about the anti-subversion law, it finally dawned on me that I was too indifferent and even too insensitive to realise the seriousness of this issue. What’s even worse was that I noticed quite a few practitioners around me also bore the same sentiment. It reminded me of the situation last April when Jiang paid a visit to Germany. Since many fellow practitioners were tied up with their work in hand, they didn’t perceive the importance of this opportunity. After that incident, they woke up to the seriousness of the situation, and thus started do a better job afterwards. This time, the Jiang regime took a new tactic and it is aimed at Dafa. Should we be restrained or deceived by this evil tactic?
After exchanging viewpoints with local practitioners and the practitioners in Hong Kong, we came up with a consensus: We should take advantage of this opportunity to further reveal the truth to a broader extent, because the influence of Article 23 involves more people and it is closely related to ordinary people’s benefits. By doing so, not only can we let more people realise the evil people’s intrinsic nature, but we can also thwart it.
Some practitioners also perceived that this would be an opportunity for us to clarify the truth about Falun Gong to parliamentarians, particularly Members of the European Parliament. They then began to call the Members of European Parliament and arrange to visit them. Their main objective was to let them know about the cruel persecution of Falun Gong in China and the serious consequences of banning Falun Gong in Hong Kong. The MEPs realised the harmfulness of the legislation right away and said that they would like to help our practitioners. Seemingly they are helping our practitioners, but practitioners clearly understand that they in fact are positioning themselves.
However, the evil will never stop in its last efforts. Some people interfered with the Parliament Members and urged them to support the legislation of Article 23, saying that it would be a protective measure for Hong Kong. According to some Parliament Members, the evil people would have someone lobby them before the casting of the votes. Of course, no matter what kind of tactics they employ or in what form it manifests, we should maintain powerful righteous thoughts and should not slack off even a bit. Some practitioners didn’t show much enthusiasm for the group practice of the exercises in front of the European Commission. They believed that a few practitioners there would suffice; others felt that they were tired; still others were tied up with other things. All kinds of mentalities, however, are actually tests for us. As we all know, the interference is aimed at our heart.
We should not be attached to everyday people’s achievements, but we should do what a Dafa disciple is supposed to do well in so as to help more people come to know the true situation.
The above is my personal understanding, and your comments are welcomed.
Translated from Chinese at
http://yuanming.net/articles/200212/15425.html
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