(Clearwisdom.net) I started to practice Falun Gong in 1996. After the persecution began in 1999, I went to Beijing five times to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong and to validate the Fa. In 2001, I went to Beijing to hold up :truth-clarification: banners and to tell people that "Falun Dafa is good. Truth-Compassion-Forbearance is good." Several policemen grabbed me, pushed me into a police car, and put me in a room in front of the Tiananmen Bus Station.
Shortly afterwards, I was taken to another room. In the five minutes after I entered the room, not a single policeman in the room looked at me. They were all watching TV. I immediately stood up and thought to myself,"Teacher, please help me to freeze them." I walked out of the room. A rickshaw stopped right in front of me. I got in and left. I had brought a small backpack with me. There was some loose change in the backpack that the police had taken. Miraculously, the backpack was right next to me, with a little more money in it--the exact amount I needed to get back home. Dafa's miraculous power and beauty were manifested to me.
In 2005, Teacher told us to spread the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party.At first, no print shop in my city dared to mass produce it. I lived in a rural area and was not well off. I faced quite a few difficulties and hurdles trying to take on the job of mass producing copies. Some fellow practitioners didn't want me to do it either. I was inclined to take on this responsibility, but my righteous thoughts were not that strong at the beginning. I also had fear. Some practitioners asked me directly, "Can you actually do it? This is not something that you can accomplish just because you want to. I think you would be better off not doing it."
Facing the huge pressure and resistance, what should I do? Teacher told us in "Teaching the Fa in San Francisco, 2005:"
"The purpose of your distributing the Nine Commentaries is to expose and end the wicked Party's persecution, rather than bringing down that wicked Party. As long as the persecution continues, Dafa disciples will keep distributing the Nine Commentaries, until finally the evil CCP disintegrates and the persecution stops. Doesn't that give you just cause and full confidence [to do this]?"
I should do whatever Teacher has asked us to do. If I follow Teacher's words and direction, nothing will happen to me. Only when we do well the three things will we be safe from persecution. My fear will be eliminated in cultivation. Dafa should be my top priority. My steadfast belief in Teacher and Dafa should never be compromised. After thinking through this, I put aside my personal difficulties and started working on producing the Nine Commentaries with another practitioner. After a little more than six months, other practitioners began to held produce them, and I went home.
Teacher told us why truth-clarification materials sites should be widely spread like flowers blossoming everywhere. Our township's "Minghui Weekly" and other truth-clarification materials came from practitioners in another township. In 2007, the practitioners responsible for producing the informational materials were illegally sentenced to prison. Practitioners in their area and our area no longer had access to the Minghui Weekly and other materials. I decided to set up a family material production site in my home. At first, I didn't want to do this since I was a well-know practitioner in my local area. Officers from the local police station came to my home to harass me many times. My initial thoughts were that I probably was not suitable for this and that I should find a qualified practitioner whose xinxing was very good to take on this responsibility. I talked to several practitioners, but they didn't agree to take this job due to fear of persecution. What should I do? Through studying the Fa and letting go of my human notions, I changed my mind. I should completely negate the old forces' arrangements, firmly walk on the cultivation path arranged by Teacher, and put Fa validation and saving people ahead of myself. I took on the responsibility. When it was time to promote the Divine Performing Arts show, I stayed up everyday till midnight or 2:00 a.m. to make DVDs since I needed to prepare them for two areas and I also needed to go out to distribute them. Many people in my area read the informational materials and said, "All the things in the Falun Gong leaflets are true. The CCP is gong to collapse." Our materials suppressed the evil.
In the past several years, due to the persecution of Falun Gong, I was held in a forced labor camp for over two and half years and detained multiple times. I suffered not only significant economic loss but also tremendous spiritual and physical torture. Despite all this, I cultivated diligently, was very strict with myself, and tried my best to do the three things well. I was not swayed by financial gains or losses and negated the economic persecution the evil factors imposed on me. Miraculously, my family earned enough money to build a new house and pay for my son's wedding.
On my son's wedding day, we hired a band and a photographer to videotape the ceremony and rented a fleet of cars. Many friends and family members came to the wedding. I gave a brief speech: "Today is a great day for us--our new house is finished, and my son is getting married. We paid back all the money we borrowed to build the new house. Now our monthly rent income is more than the monthly mortgage. Many thanks to families, friends, and my fellow practitioners." In my heart, I thanked Teacher and Dafa. When we do the three things well, everything will go smoothly. It's just like that. Dafa's power and beauty were manifested in my home. My fellow villagers said to me, "You're so fortunate to have found such a good daughter-in-law. It's good to practice Falun Gong."
In 1989, I divorced my husband because he had a lover. At the time, my son was only eight years old. I raised my son by myself. I really hated my former husband's lover. Whenever I ran into her, I would berate her. After I studied Fa for several years, I didn't hate her anymore and I didn't get angry when I saw her. One time I ran into her on a bus. I talked to her like we were sisters. I sincerely apologized to her for berating her in the past. I said, "I shouldn't have done that since our Teacher told us we should be nice to everyone." I told her the truth about Dafa and helped her two children withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I told her to keep in mind that Falun Dafa is good. This would bring her good fortune. If I weren't a Dafa practitioner, I wouldn't have done that. Dafa has changed me. In the past, I refused to speak with my former husband I hated him so much. Now I can talk to him calmly, and I helped him withdraw from the CCP.
Going forward, I will be more strict with myself and be more diligent in my cultivation. I will always look inward. No matter what happens, I will always put Dafa and saving people first; get rid of my attachments to fame, self-interest, and sentimentality; and go home with Teacher. My life will always be with Dafa!
Fellow practitioners, please kindly point out anything improper.
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