(Clearwisdom.net) There suddenly appeared a heavy snowstorm in the beginning of spring and the roads were completely blocked. Several hundred Falun Gong practitioners, of various ages, appeared along the mountain path that was over ten miles long. They faced the strong wind and started clearing the snow on the roads. The passing-by motor vehicles relied on pushing from these practitioners in order to pass. Some cars or buses required the help of a push for about a mile. The drivers and passengers were touched and shouted out loudly, “Falun Dafa is great” and “Falun Dafa forever.”
Some cars were trapped and could not move. Dafa practitioners came to assist them with pushing. There were many cars passing by. Many of them did not know that they would be able to pass. Some of them called their home quickly and said, “I can go today. It is fortunate that Falun Gong practitioners were here to clear away the snow. You do not need to worry!” Some Falun gong practitioner started to “clarify the truth” to them, and many of them agreed to quit the Communist Party. There was also a bus and all the passengers on it asked about making the “three withdrawals” (to quit the Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers).
The drivers and passengers in cars, trucks and buses that were passing by would shout “Falun Dafa is great! Falun Dafa forever!” when they saw the Falun Gong practitioners. They kept shouting even when the vehicles were far away. There was a farmer who was so touched that he picked up the phone to call a TV station. He said, “The snow has blocked the roads. No one from the government cares and no one from the village took any action. Falun Gong practitioners came and cleared the snow on the roads for us!” The person at the TV station who answered the phone asked, “Did they ask for money?” The farmer answered, “They are doing this for free. They just came to help us clear away the snow.”
One person said, “Who said Falun Gong is not good? If they had not come to clear away the snow, no one could get out of here, especially if someone gets sick or has an emergency.” Another person said, “It is only Falun Gong practitioners who can do this kind of deed. Who else wants to do such a difficult task? It was hard to walk, let alone clear away snow with such a strong wind.” Someone brought their only bags of instant noodles from home for the practitioners to eat. There was a person who kept trying to give the practitioners money to help them buy some food, but the practitioners refused to accept the money. Another person said, “Having seen your kindness, I will come to do such a deed next year if there is a storm like this.” Some people declared that they would oppose the persecution of Falun Gong if it continued.
This episode has become a touching story that every family in our area knows about. Government workers, especially, were all talking about it. From their point of view, the sudden snowstorm would not have been beneficial to the spring seeding nor to the area's transportation. No one expected the roads to be so blocked, and certainly no one expected so many Falun Gong practitioners to clear up the snow on over ten miles of blocked roads. There were Falun Gong practitioners everywhere and people could see banners everywhere. Some snow plows had on them big banners that read, “Falun Dafa is great,” “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is great.”
During this time, many practitioners who did not come out in the past joined in. When the snow plow with the banner that read, “Falun Dafa is great,” “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is great” passed by the market and government building, practitioners who sat on the truck were moved to tears. These were also people who joined the practitioners as part of the cleaning team.
A few of the practitioners were in their 60's and 70s. After the clean up, they had to walk several miles back home. One practitioner was on his way back home and a passenger van stopped next to him and offered a ride. The elderly person said, “I do not have any money to pay for the ride.” The people in the van said, “Do not talk about money. This is to show our gratitude.”
(Editor’s note, Fellow practitioners, please be aware of safety issues when conducting such a deed. Please do not follow this example blindly. Do things according to your local environment).
