Two Ukrainian women talked with a practitioner and listened intently as the practitioner explained Falun Dafa and its values of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. They stayed at the booth and learned more about the practice.“What a good thing. Today, I came across such a good practice thanks to you,” one of them told the practitioner.The two women left after taking flyers about the practice and lotus flower keepsakes with Falun Dafa’s values written on them.

A mother from Cologne brought her two daughters and a friend’s daughter to the booth. The three little girls all wanted to learn to make small lotus flowers. During the crafting process, the children learned that the words “Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance” on the little lotus flower are the principles of Falun Dafa. The practitioner told them that they should be honest, kind, and humble children in their daily lives. The mother said, “This is so important. These values must be passed on. It is so important that you are here.”

At the activity, when we finished the fourth exercise, a woman wearing a Falun pendant approached us with enthusiasm. She was holding a pile of Ganjing World flyers and Chinese Minghui reports. She was a practitioner from England, on holiday with her husband. From early in the morning she meditated by the harbour and then she distributed flyers in the nearby tourist area. While we were all meditating, I felt strongly within my heart gratitude for Master’s arrangements.  

In the summer of 2022, I suddenly began to experience illness karma. In the past, the illness karma would be gone within a day or two. Although at the start of the pandemic, I experienced symptoms of coughing and having a fever, but I recovered within a week. This time, when the illness karma first manifested, I didn’t pay attention to it. However, for more than three weeks, my condition kept getting worse. It was affecting my ability to collect signatures in truth clarification. The cause had to be a loophole in my cultivation.

For years I’ve been clarifying the truth face-to-face at Cologne Church Square. I enlightened that in front of ordinary people I should be humble and interact more with them. I should let them talk first, open their hearts by learning more about their situation and thoughts, and create a more friendly atmosphere for communication. 

When I was practicing the standing exercises I would also yawn, and tears would stream forth, although not as many as when I would listen to the Fa. Sometimes, when I was reciting Teacher’s “Hong Yin” poems from memory, tears would also stream forth, and it was completely beyond my control. Sometimes I would also think, wasn’t this showing that more than seven years of eye drops were being expelled out of my body? Anyhow, when tears flowed, I would feel very comfortable, and gradually my eyes were not blurry anymore, and I could see characters clearly again, and I could also read Master’s Fa lectures online again.

I asked everybody in my family to consider me as an employee traveling on business every week. Thus, my regular absence from home is easily accepted. When I am at home, I am attentive to the needs of all family members. Joyfully, I tell them the stories of the days spent on the move and the encounters with sentient beings. Every time I get home, often late after midnight, I see the big pile of laundry washed, dried and carefully folded by my spouse. It saves me hours of ordinary work. Thus, I found a family balance with the great help of Master.