Mid-Autumn Moon Greetings!
2 min readFriday 13 is going to be bittersweet Mid-Autumn Moon for tens of thousands of people. In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a time for family reunions, but for the families of the Falun Gong, it will be another year without their loved ones.
For 20 years over 70 million people who practice this peaceful qigong, (5 gentle exercises and meditation) have been suffering abuse and torture by the Chinese Police. But for the people who practice it, they have marked this special occasion by submitting greetings to the Minghui website to wish Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, a Happy Moon Festival.
Despite the persecution carried out by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), countless numbers of people have learned the truth about Falun Dafa from the brave practitioners who are at risk every day of their lives.
They still have not given up and continue to practice undercover.
Many people have started to practice and have discovered its benefits. Falun Gong offers rapid holistic improvement in every aspect of life, stress relief, and optimum health.
Here are some examples of the beautiful greetings designed by people who find it a wonderful way of life.
One greeting was from a family of six in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. The 68-year-old woman said her family unlawfully exploited and they suffered losses. She went everywhere hoping to address this issue, but officials colluded with each other and put her in jail, where she languished both physically and mentally.
After doctors said her condition was hopeless, she began to practice Falun Dafa in 2004. “In a short time, I was able to take care of myself again. More importantly, I also became more open-minded and happier. People who knew me said I seemed over 10 years younger than I was,” she wrote.
Impressed these changes, her husband and daughter-in-law’s parents also became practitioners. Other members of the family—her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren—are also very thankful and always remember “Falun Dafa is good” “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” “Thank you, Master Li, for all these. All of us wish you a wonderful Moon Festival!” they wrote.
From all of us here at Union peace, Happy Mid-Autumn Moon, may China be free!