There is an old saying, "Rivers and mountains may be changed, but it's hard to alter a man's nature." This is true of the obstinate and unrepentant. It is also quite suitable for the "Falun Gong" organization and its stubborn followers except that the word "nature" here should be preceded by the attributive "fraudulent."

"Falun Gong," which built up its fortune by rumor-mongering-continues to spread rumors in order to drag out its existence. The "Falun Gong" organization and its stubborn followers always try to fabricate rumors, concoct something out of nothing or exaggerate something out of proportions. In short, they intend to stir up trouble by making inflammatory statements and confusing truth and falsehood.

The "Minghui" and "Buhuo" websites, the special-topic websites of "Falun Gong," have been acting disgracefully. Not long ago, they invented fictional preparations by a bureau chief in Yunnan Province for the rehabilitation of "Falun Gong," and invented a story of one Jiang, who they claimed died of persecution, but actually committed suicide by jumping from a building owing to a mental disorder resulting from the practice of "Falun Gong."

The "Wei incident," about which a hullabaloo has been made on the Internet recently, is also far from truth. Before her hospitalization, Wei, who had been behaving eccentrically, declared herself to have become "a Buddha or an immortal." She prevented members of her family from sending her badly sick mother to hospital, insisting that her mother was removing the "ye (evil) force." As a result, the woman died, or as Wei put it, "went to heaven." Later, Wei's husband and her unit sent her to hospital. Once she had recovered, Wei was able to have normal contact with others. As the saying goes, "Natural sympathy is common to all persons." Wei, after her recovery, regretted her mother's death caused by her absurdity.

The reality is simple and it is clear at a glance what is right and what is wrong. But somehow this incident provoked much discussion and terror on the Internet, as if the tragic ends of all infatuated "Falun Gong" practitioners were manipulated by the government.

Then who is to blame for the lamentable and pitiful ends of those "Falun Gong" practitioners? Anyone with just a little rational judgement can find that the blame should be laid not on the government but on "Falun Gong" itself. The practice of "Falun Gong" has resulted in dysphrenia, irrational behavior, foolish talk and diseases, all of which have nothing to do with the government.

The slander spread by "Minghui" and "Buhuo" shows their evil intentions. In the final analysis, it is because they cannot justify themselves that they cannot help but resort to lies. How low they have stooped!

(Compiled by New Star Publishers, Aug., 2000)