John, who works in the publishing industry, signed the petition with his wife. They explained that they recently went to Berlin and learned about the Nazis, and he sympathizes with those living under tyranny. “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance is the hope for peace. The CCP fears these universal values and so they persecute Falun Dafa,” John said. 

Ms. Guo from Jilin Province said she used to believe whatever the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said. When she passed by the peaceful scene of practitioners doing the exercises, she decided to find out more about the practice and what the CCP had been doing to practitioners in China. A practitioner told her, “Under the CCP’s rule, upright values in China are deteriorating. The suppression of Falun Gong that is based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance has led to the loss of morality among Chinese.” Ms. Guo nodded in agreement and said, “If everyone followed Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, there would not be so much chaos in China.” Looking at the flier in her hand, she said she would read it when she got home.

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.