Report From In Front Of The Chinese Embassy In London: "Please Come And Sit Beside Us..." From a practitioner in England (Clearwisdom.net) On June 21, 2002, Master Li published the poem "A Righteous God": With righteous thoughts and righteous actions That same day, Teacher also published the commentary entitled, "Comments on the article 'Some
ideas from discussions among students who have participated in the sit-in appeals in front of
Chinese embassies and Consulates.'" When we studied the last sentence, "The weather is so
hot, now make sure to take good care of yourselves," many disciples could not help shedding
tears. Certainly, Master is right beside us. Master and all sentient beings are looking at us. For the limited number of Dafa disciples in England, each with demanding jobs, studies and
household chores, time is very tight. Practitioners who were able to go went Eastern Europe. Those
who were not able to go gathered to send righteous thoughts outside the Embassy in London and
Consulates in Manchester and Edinburgh. A test lies in front of every Dafa disciple in England - how
do we continue to be diligent without letting up, while still achieving harmony with work, studies
and family life? How can we manage this? Everyone took part in an enthusiastic discussion. First of all, disciples who had previously
stayed in front of the embassy for long times spoke of their understanding. Some mentioned that this
is an opportunity to save sentient beings bestowed on us by our great and benevolent Master, and
expressed their belief that we must not lose this opportunity again. So long as the evil is not
eliminated, they explained, we should not stop for even one day. Some observed that some other
practitioners still did not realize the importance of sending forth righteous thoughts in front of
the embassy and thus made many appeals. Finally everyone realized that we should try hard to catch
up with the Fa-rectification. Not only should we put more effort into clarifying the truth, but we
should also persist in sending righteous thoughts. Studying the Fa, clarifying the truth and sending
righteous thoughts, these three things should be done well and none can be neglected at the expense
of the others. When sharing experiences, disciples reminded one another to treat fellow practitioners with
compassion and not force others to accept one's understanding. Instead, one's understanding was
discussed frankly, sincerely and with an open heart. Through discussions, everyone felt that our
hearts were drawn closer. At the same time everyone searched within themselves on the issues Master
required of disciples in Europe: "fully take initiative and fully play his role as a Dafa
disciple" and "how much you put your heart into this matter of Fa-rectification." Everyone employed the wisdom and compassion given to them by Dafa to find means readily
acceptable to everyday people and which would have a positive influence on the media, to give the
best possible public impression of the event in front of the embassy. One disciple came up with the
"Come and sit with me" plan. He put up a sign with the words, "Please come and sit
beside us, close your eyes gently, and appeal together with us: Stop the killing. Stop the
persecution." "Freedom," "Pudu" or "Jishi" were softly playing in
the background. Practitioners unanimously agreed to this suggestion. It shows the essence of Dafa
disciples: peace, humility and kindness. We want to use our own words and actions to let sentient
beings feel the goodness of Dafa. Posting date: 7/12/2002 |