When
we prepared for Master's 1993 lecture in Hong Kong, we did not have a separate
room in which to display Master's paintings and artistic lamps. We had to
display them in the lecture hall; however, since it was crowded in the hall
and Master's works of art were suspended from iron stands, it was very hard
to keep people from touching them as they walked by. And when the paintings
were touched, they swayed. After the lecture, Master exhorted us, pointing
out that the paintings and lamps should not be displayed in the lecture hall
and that when displaying them, we must show their artistic value and not be
perfunctory about it. (In fact, Master had already endured our poor work for
several lectures. Since that was the third to the last lecture and we still
had not improved, Master was forced to correct us.)
Upon hearing
Master's admonitions, sister Chen and I, who were in charge of arranging the
art in the lecture hall, felt ashamed. We were also surprised that Master
had been so omniscient and sharp. She knew that we were capable of exhibiting
Her art works in a good light, but we were not working wholeheartedly. Sister
Chen, who had been engaged in an import-export business for many years and
had often exhibited products at the Taipei International Exhibition Center,
was very good at designing an exhibition hall. And since I had worked as a
teacher of interior design for more than a decade, I too should have done
a better job of displaying Master's paintings and lamps.
To earn a
living, both sister Chen and I had worked very hard at our worldly jobs, but
we were doing only a perfunctory job of exhibiting Master's art work during
the world lecture tour, using the excuse of short manpower and time. Also,
thinking that the emphasis should be on the lecture stage, we neglected to
consider that people who appreciate works of art would feel an affinity with
Master through this medium and hence be provided with an opportunity for liberation.
Master's words jarred us from our slumber. Earlier during the lecture tour,
Master had said, "When you work with a Master to share the teachings, it is
like sharing an office with the Master." We were very fortunate to be able
to work with Her, so how could we not try our best and thus waste the merit
that God had bestowed on us?
Malaysia was
the next to last stop on the lecture tour. This time we were determined to
exhibit Master's art work to perfection. We leased some professional tools
such as exhibiting boards and projection lights from an exhibition company.
It so happened that a fellow initiate who was an electrician had just joined
us and this brother assisted with the installation of the projection lights.
The lecture hall in Kuala Lumpur was in the style of a Chinese "Goddess Palace."
Master's works were displayed in the covered corridor around the temple. At
dusk, when the projection lights were turned on, all the paintings looked
more stereoscopic and the colors became brighter. The whole corridor around
the Celestial Empress Palace resembled a high-class art gallery.
After this
experience, when working on numerous subsequent lectures, we were always well
aware that the exhibition of Master's works of art is also an integral part
of sharing the Truth and deserves our best effort. By analogy, we must try
our best wholeheartedly in anything we do if it is for the benefit and liberation
of others. I have benefited greatly from Master's teachings on the 1993 World
Lecture Tour. 
Truth-Sharing
: Observation And Growth 
