An Australian Family’s Letter to the Chinese People

Dear Chinese friend,

We are an Australian family of five who practice Falun Gong. Since commencing the practice three years ago, Falun Dafa has brought numerous benefits to us, including renewed health, peacefulness, and vitality. The most wonderful benefit Falun Dafa has offered is the happiness and harmony our whole family now experiences together. Reading Zhuan Falun daily with our three children assists us to lighten our hearts, becoming more kind-hearted and compassionate people at home, school, work, and in society.

We are thus saddened to know, that in your beautiful country, the practice of Falun Dafa has been banned for over two years. Practitioners in China who are living to be good people are often torn away from their families, sent to jails and forced labour camps, even tortured and beaten to death in police custody. Around the world, Falun Dafa is peacefully practiced and treasured in over 50 countries. Falun Dafa receives awards on a daily basis from dignitaries around the world, recognising that living according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance is indeed noble and can only benefit society.

My purpose of writing this letter is to kindly ask you to know the truth. We understand that this is very difficult for you, as President Jiang Zemin blocks all media channels, depriving people of their basic right to know the truth. In fact, most of what you have read in the newspapers, viewed on TV, and heard on the radio in China were fabricated lies about Falun Dafa. Staged incidents such as "self immolation" or the "killing" shown on TV were fabricated to attempt to defame Falun Dafa. Around the world, people all know that the teachings of Falun Dafa prohibit killing, let alone to take one's own life. Isn’t this just an excuse for further suppression? Please don’t believe all that your president tells you about Falun Dafa practitioners. Please find out for yourself the truth behind this vicious persecution. Falun Dafa practitioners are truly good people. If you were to travel the world, you would see Falun Gong being practiced openly and freely in the parks, as our family does here in Australia. Recently, the local Mayor of our town even signed a proclamation of ‘Falun Dafa Week’, in order to further introduce to the community, the wonderful benefits of Falun Dafa. On a separate occasion, we received a special badge as a gift from our local council, for volunteering in the community, by offering free Falun Gong exercise classes. Yet another time, we were invited by our local council to present the traditional Chinese dragon dance at our local community festival. Here in Australia and around the world, Falun Dafa is recognised and accepted as an integral part of society.

I have the utmost respect for Chinese people and feel privileged to be practicing Falun Gong, which originated in Mainland China. From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely ask you to know that Falun Dafa is good, that the founder and teacher, Mr. Li Hongzhi, is a virtuous man, and that Falun Dafa practitioners are good people.
Living to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and forbearance is a virtuous and noble thing, which can only benefit human kind. Why do I ask you out the sincerity of my heart to know the truth and be kind to Falun Dafa practitioners? It is because I believe that practicing good deeds will be met with good rewards. Your knowing the truth and acknowledging in your heart that Falun Dafa and Falun Dafa practitioners are good people, will offer benefit to you, and I therefore wish good things for you and your family!

Yours sincerely,

An Australian Family