A Truth-Clarifying Experience at the European Parliament Building

By A German Falun Gong Practitioner

While the European Parliament was in session, the Hong Kong government sent two lobbyists, one from Hong Kong and a Westerner.

In the first week’s hearing of witnesses, they spoke plausibly and at length, and over the last week, they continually encountered Falun Gong practitioners in the European Parliament Building. When a Hong Kong practitioner finished telling them her and her family’s experience of being persecuted in mainland China, said: “I was born and brought up in Mainland China, and I am a permanent resident of Hong Kong currently. I don't want to see Hong Kong being ruled by dictatorship like Mainland China." After that lobbyist listened to her experience, he lowered his head and could say nothing. A German journalist told them, "My wife is also practising Falun Gong, and I think Falun Gong is good!"

After they continually met Falun Gong practitioners, they started to do things secretively and expressed continually that they were not here for Article 23. However, Falun Gong practitioners told them that we were here to let all the members of European Parliament (MEPs) know that Article 23 could damage Hong Kong's freedom and their human rights, and everyone should oppose it. When I went to an MEP's office, I saw they were entering into another office. I thought that when I come back, I should send truth-clarifying materials to that office as well. When I passed by that office, I only saw the MEP's assistant through the open door. But when I entered the office, I found that both of them were busy writing something. I said to the assistant: "I've also got some materials about Article 23, but they are different from theirs." I explained to her why Article 23 should not be enacted, and she nodded from time to time to show her agreement. Meanwhile, the two lobbyists kept avoiding eye contact with me. At the end, I said: "It is a pity that my English is poor. If I spoke in German, I would be able to express my points more clearly." The western lobbyist lifted his head and said, "Your English is quite good."

We are doing things from our hearts in a frank and dignified way, because we know what we have been doing are the most righteous things. Teacher says, "The strength of the righteous has tipped the scales in its favour as far as they go." ("Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Philadelphia, U.S.A.")