(Clearwisdom.net) I live in a small town in a remote area. In 2003, I was illegally sentenced to four years of imprisonment. When I was incarcerated, my mother was anxiety stricken and lived in poverty. This led to her eventual death. My father was then diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and could not support himself. Furthermore, my child was expelled from school and became destitute.
Upon returning home in 2006, I saw the chaotic situation of my family and tears rolled down my cheeks. My father had suffered a lot because of what had happened to me, and I felt I should do my best to take good care of him. While I was taking care of my father, the prison head and a gang of thugs came to my home to harass me. When I confronted them about their actions, they left in shame.
I then saw my father with 200 yuan in his hand, which Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials had given him. I knew that the evil forces were pretending to care about my father, but their real intention was to lessen my righteous thoughts. I knew that this was part of the CCP's persecution, and I wanted nothing to do with it. I went to the township building a few days later with the 200 yuan. The office head asked why I was there. I replied that I wanted to return the money to them. He said that the prison authorities wanted to show that they cared about us, and since they were all gone, I could not return the money to them. I asked if I could give the money to him since he was part of the group as well. I told him, “A Falun Dafa practitioner would never take money from the evil CCP, and every penny I have earned has been through hard work. Please remember, 'Falun Dafa is good.'” The head of the office laughed and said, “I know, that’s why I haven’t persecuted you. I won’t participate in the persecution in the future either, but what should I do with this 200 yuan?” I told him that it was up to him.
As I walked out of the township government building, I suddenly witnessed a scene in another dimension. An arm stretched miles away from my divine body, as tall as the heavens, and this arm seized the evil forces in the local area and eliminated them. At the same time, I had the thought that there should be no more evil left in the town. I knew that Master had used this experience to encourage me.
In another incident, as a fellow practitioner was being released from prison, the police told him not to leave his residence, and furthermore, they ordered him to report to the police station daily. Since this practitioner had just left the prison, his fear caused him to pessimistically accept the evil’s arrangement. His wife told me one day that the local police prohibited him from seeking employment out of town. Due to this restriction, they felt trapped and could not make ends meet. The practitioner’s desperate situation helped me realize that we should deny the evil persecution. Then I told his wife that I would go to the Shicheng District Political and Legal Bureau to reason with the authorities there. She asked if I was afraid of them, and I said that there was nothing to be afraid of.
The next morning the practitioner and I went to the bureau, but they were having a meeting. We were just about to enter the building when we were stopped by a staff member in the hallway. I asked him why the practitioner was prohibited from working out of town. I said that since there was no social welfare available for him, he would have to get a job, and the government should stop persecuting kindhearted people. I reminded him that good deeds have good returns, and that bad deeds are met with karmic retribution. He replied that nobody said that he could not go out of town to work, and that there were no problems for him to go. Then I told the practitioner that from then on, he could go to work and just ignore what they told him.
We should not passively accept the evil forces’ persecution of us. If we do, we fall short of what it means to be “Fa-rectification Dafa disciples.” We came to this world to assist in rectifying everything that is not righteous. Now that we have this mission, where there is evil, we should go there to suppress it and eliminate it by telling people thoroughly what Dafa really is.
Recently, a number of practitioners told me about the city's mayor. Apparently, every single practitioner’s imprisonment in our area had been approved by him. I realized that since so many practitioners mentioned his criminal acts to me, I should go talk to him. A fellow practitioner later told me his home address.
The next day was Sunday, so I went to his house early in the morning. I knocked, but he dared not open the door for me. I told him that it was rude not to greet his guest. Eventually, his wife opened the door for me. Standing up, he said that he had not seen me for a while. I asked, “What have you been doing besides persecuting us good people? I came to tell you to stop following the CCP. Look at how many diseases you are suffering from right now, but look at me, a Falun Gong practitioner. My cheeks are rosy, and I’m looking younger and younger. I’ve gone through lots of other changes in the past few years. Before I practiced Falun Gong, I was paralyzed and bedridden for four years. Back then, I was emaciated, and my health was declining. Living was worse than death. However, now I feel young and full of spirit. With only two years of formal education, I have now become a writer and poet, and my artwork has been selected to be displayed at calligraphy exhibits. I have shown that Falun Dafa is incredible. Meanwhile, you won’t stop persecuting good people. Everything you do has a consequence.” He said hypocritically, “I have never been involved in the persecution of anyone. It was all done by others…” He said that some former practitioners who were now participating in the persecution after being brainwashed by the CCP even sent him greetings during the New Year.
Walking home after that, I felt very sad for these former practitioners. I must not have done enough. I realized that one of my attachments was that I did not care about those practitioners who had fallen behind. In addition, I did not have a good understanding of the process of Fa-rectification. I must strive harder to catch up with the pace of Fa-rectification, and do the three things well.
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