(Clearwisdom.net) From January 4 to 14, 2006, the "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" Fine Art Exhibition was held in Hillhead Library, Glasgow, Scotland. On display were a total of twelve paintings. Five of the paintings depicted the persecution of Falun Gong in China, four showed some of the beauty and grace experienced by people who practice Falun Dafa and the remaining three depicted justice and the efforts to stop the persecution. In the two weeks running up to the exhibition, practitioners in Glasgow posted many invitations to universities, councilors and the media, as well as put up posters and handed out leaflets. On the morning of the 4th we hung the paintings and set out a table decorated with lotus flowers, informational VCD's, leaflets and a book for comments.

Over the course of ten days the paintings touched the hearts and souls of many people. The Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance Art Exhibition really allows people to understand the truth on a deeper level. While explaining the paintings to the people of Glasgow, we were able to introduce to them the idea of the existence of gods with the painting, "Fulfilling Vows," the true beauty of cultivation with "In Harmony," the principle of karmic retribution with "Justice" and the courage of the practitioners in China with "Uncompromising Courage." This is not possible simply with petitions and handing out leaflets.

What struck us most was how happy and peaceful people were after viewing the pictures. We had a comment book on a table asking people to write their thoughts and feelings about the persecution. One comment read, "This exhibition touched me, it cannot be underestimated for its importance in spreading the awareness of this torture. The artists are very courageous people with beautiful hearts.....thank you."
Another comment stated, "I have gone through the CD which I got through the exhibition, it really touched my heart. It's very painful to see people being tortured in China. I will pray to God to help people come out of this dilemma."

Several people expressed their wish to learn Falun Gong, so we gave them information about the classes. One Chinese man approached us and said, "After leaving China I feel a sense of freedom. I am free to think what I want, believe what I want and say what I want. I support you Falun Gong people; you're doing a good job."

We also invited our family members to view the paintings. My dad was fairly pessimistic about the idea and said, "It better not be religious." After viewing the paintings and learning the inner meanings behind them he said, "Torture will never change people's hearts." I noticed the happiness and brightness in my family's eyes when they were leaving. We are now planning to hold as many art exhibitions in Glasgow as possible. The Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance Art Exhibition is a sacred gift given to the world's people in Fa-rectification. We practitioners in Glasgow feel proud to have had the chance to show local people the power, beauty and grace of Falun Gong through this exhibition We hope to touch many more people's hearts in the future.

Source: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200601/30991.html

Posting date: 1/18/2006
Original article date: 1/17/2006
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide

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