(Clearwisdom.net) I started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. Prior to that, my husband and I owned a laundromat. In our business, we often had conflicts with customers. We sometimes had to pay several hundred yuan or even over a thousand yuan to settle a dispute after clothes were damaged for various reasons. We felt very bad whenever this happened because we only charge several yuan for each piece of clothing. If one piece of clothing is damaged, we had to wash several hundred clothing items to make up the loss. Therefore, we frequently had conflicts with customers.
After I started practicing Falun Gong, my morality improved and I always “took the Fa as a guide” and “conducted myself according to the Fa.” If clothes were damaged and the customers demanded money from me, I viewed it as paying back a debt that I owed them before. My heart remained calm.
One of our old customers works at the Agriculture Bank on the same street. One morning, she brought in a pair of dress pants for dry cleaning. The charge was one and a half yuan. However, when we were about to do the cleaning, we could not find the pants. After she learned that her pants were missing, she claimed the dress-suit cost one thousand three hundred yuan and asked us to compensate her seven hundred yuan. I thought to myself that nothing happens without a reason. Thus, I was very calm, as I know that miracles do happen. Several days later after we were about to pay her the money, we found her pants.
Another old customer brought in a dress for dry cleaning. We didn’t check carefully after she sent it in, and we later found a round burn mark the size of a one dollar coin. Instead of working on it, we wanted to wait and tell her about it. The day after she came in, we explained to her what had happened. However, she insisted that the mark was not there after she sent it in and asked us to compensate her three hundred and eighty yuan. In addition, she also threatened us by sending a group of gangsters. I realized it must be a test for my xinxing, and thus, treated them with calmness. Another miracle happened. After we dry cleaned her dress and were about to pay her the money, the mark disappeared. Her dress was in perfect condition.
One time, my husband was out of town, and I was alone in the store. On the third morning after I got up, I found the door was open. Initially, I thought maybe my husband was back, but no one answered after I called his name. I was surprised and afraid a thief might have broken into my house. There were many leather clothes in the store. At that time, leather clothes were very expensive. One piece was worth several hundred yuan or even over one thousand yuan. How could we afford to have all of them stolen? I was truly worried. However, at the same time, I remembered Teacher’s words in the book Zhaun Falun,
“If something is yours, you will not lose it. If something is not yours, you will not have it even if you fight for it.”
I reminded myself to firmly believe in Teacher and Dafa. Quickly, I let go of all my worries. After I checked, nothing was missing in the store.
Since I started practicing Falun Gong, my family and I have benefited both mentally and physically. Most importantly, our morality improved and I truly felt “the Buddha-light illuminates everywhere.”
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