(Clearwisdom.net) I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1995. When I started reading Zhuan Falun, I read it three times in a row. Master started to help me eliminate my karma the first time I read it.
During subsequent readings of the book, I understood more Fa - about how I could be a better person and how I could be a genuine cultivator. I got the idea later that I could benefit my family and friends if I followed the guidance of Dafa. Here are a few examples.
Example 1: I was the supply manager in a large company in 2001. I signed a contract for my company to purchase 60,000 tons of corn. What I didn't expect was that, during just one week, the price of corn went up 120 yuan per ton. Many people knew that I had two contracts. One friend came and asked me to tell my boss that, due to the price increase, I had to use the new contract so that we could make a lot of money. I said no to this because a Falun Dafa practitioner cannot lie. On the other hand, the money didn't belong to me. My friend was mad at me because he thought I was stubborn. After this, however, he told many people that I was trustworthy because I followed Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. We became great friends thereafter.
Example 2: A food department director asked me to sell some corn that was really hard to sell. I asked a friend of mine to sell the corn and promised I would thank him later. He sold the corn quickly at a great price. The director was so happy that he gave me extra money for helping. I sent the money directly to my friend. The director was confused and asked why I didn't keep the money for myself. I said I had promised my friend I would thank him for helping. The director then said I should keep some for myself. I told him I was cultivating Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He thought I was stupid. However, he later told others that I was the most trustworthy person in the world.
Example 3: I was in charge of an out of town granary for my company. All of the expenses totaled nearly 20,000,000 yuan. Many subcontractors wanted to get more than their proper share of this money, so they all came to pressure me. I didn't take any bribes from anyone, however. Things like this in our society are hard to understand, but I got my reputation from remaining firm in instances like these. I know it is because I am cultivating Falun Gong and do things righteously that I earned this reputation. One official said that he thought that those who cultivate Falun Gong are sincerely great. During my five years in the company, one and a half billion yuan passed through my hands, and I didn't touch a penny of it. In my business, everybody knows that I cultivate Falun Gong, and I have an excellent reputation. One director said I was very righteous.
Example 4: I left my company to open my own business in 2004. Starting a company takes a lot of money, but I didn't have that much. Many people heard that I was about to open a company and they wanted to invest. One of them is Japanese. He knew me by reputation and found me. He said, "In China it is hard to find someone like you. I will give you 1,000,000 yuan, and you can start your company." I started my company with his investment. However, I still needed money to buy necessities. A food company vice president showed up and was willing to provide funds for the first year because he heard from other people that I practice Falun Gong and have a great reputation. A lot of people every year were willing to help me like that because of my reputation. There is one company which has been our business partner since 2006, and they said they would cooperate with us always, because customers like us were really hard to find. Thus my company has grown bigger and better.
Example 5: I signed a contract with a certain company. The company's business staff sent me a statement of accounts when the contract ended. We've always trusted each other, so I just signed it and faxed it back. When I took a look at the account the next day, I discovered that they had given me 30,000 yuan extra. Then I was in a dilemma. If I gave the money back, the person who sent me the statement would be punished, since his boss had already signed the statement once and would realize his accountant had made a serious error. But if I didn't give the money back, that would violate my belief. After a few days of deliberation, I told the person who had sent me the statement about the error. He suggested to me that I keep the money, but I didn't agree. We finally decided that he would get the money back next time we did business. I gave the money back that way.
I validate the Fa in business and I try my best to be responsible to my friends, too. I know a female boss whose husband is in the 610 Office. Her husband was hostile toward Falun Gong and wrote a lot articles and books that slandered Falun Gong. He treated me horribly because he knew I practiced Falun Gong. One day the female boss told me she wanted to go out with another man. I told her that was the wrong thing to do, and I also told her a lot of things from our Dafa books. She thanked me for my comments. Later on she told her husband about it. Her husband found me and thanked me for saving his family. He said only Falun Gong is noble in this society, and he promised he would never again do things to harm Falun Gong. His family then all recognized the truth and withdrew from the CCP. The whole family was saved.