Heartfelt Wishes From A Detention Centre: "I Will Definitely Practise Falun Gong When I Get Out!"

On January 8 2002, I was forcibly sent to a detention centre and held there for three months. I met all kinds of people there. This is a group of people whose morality has become profoundly corrupted in the big dye vat of society.

Teacher said in "Drive Out Interference" (Essentials for Further Advancement II):

"The Fa can break all attachments, the Fa can destroy all evil, the Fa can shatter all lies, and the Fa can strengthen righteous thoughts." [Fa can be roughly translated as 'Law and principles of the Buddha school']

Under tight surveillance, we - the illegally detained Falun Dafa practitioners - still persisted in revealing the truth about Falun Gong and exposing the evil persecution to the convicts who had been deceived by the lies from Jiang's regime. Because of our righteous thoughts and righteous actions, many of the criminals realised the mistakes they had made. After their release, many of them helped us with our Fa study [here Fa can be roughly translated as the books of Falun Gong] and activities to reveal the truth. For example, some sent in paper and pens while others helped Falun Dafa practitioners contact their family members.

After learning the truth, a female drug dealer was very remorseful of her past behaviour, and emotionally said, "I will definitely practise Falun Gong when I get out of here!"

An elderly man in his sixties said to us, "I will help distribute materials that reveal the truth after I get out."

A Christian man said, "I believe in Falun Gong! Where can I get the book? There is nothing wrong with 'Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance'. I know you would not get involved in politics."

A young man wrote about his earnest thoughts: "I have done many bad things. In the past, I did not know much about Falun Gong. After reading the truth-clarifying materials yesterday, I truly believe that Falun Gong is good. However, in a place like this, I cannot freely express what I want to say. I also want to practise Falun Gong. Such a dark society needs 'Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance'. From now on, I am going to change myself for the better. I wish all the detained practitioners could regain freedom earlier. I also hope that more people will come to learn the truth about Falun Gong."

Another young man managed to send in paper and pens after he was released, and a note saying, "Mom [respectful term for an elder lady in China], your son has now grown up. Please rest assured that I will be a good person, and take good care of yourself."

There are many more such stories. In fact, they all wanted to be good people. They just did not know how to go about it, nor did they know how to tell good from evil. From their perplexed looks, these precious lives seemed to call out, "We do not want to commit bad deeds. We just don't know how to be good. What is the truth? Falun Dafa practitioners, please tell us about the truth. Please help us abstain from committing bad deeds with your compassion and kindness!"