(Minghui.org) I am a young lady of 23. Falun Dafa gave me a second chance to live and the ability to enjoy life and family. Frankly, I didn’t believe in Falun Dafa at first. I knew that Falun Dafa taught people to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I also knew that practicing the Dafa exercises can improve health and prevent illness. My mother has practiced Dafa for more than ten years and hasn't needed any medicine since she started. She lives well. Unfortunately, my mother had been detained at a brainwashing center several times as a result of the persecution of Falun Dafa. She was held at a forced labor camp for three years and fined 5,000 yuan. My mother has suffered severely. From my own experience, I am totally amazed by Falun Dafa and understand why practitioners have persisted in practicing in spite of the persecution.
One day in October 2011, I suddenly felt fatigued. My eyes and body developed some yellow and black spots, and my legs became swollen. I went to a clinic and had various exams. The results indicated that I was seriously ill. Each morning, six vials of blood were taken, and bone marrow samples were taken three times. My illness didn’t get any better.
On the fifth day, I couldn’t get out of bed and wasn’t able to tell the time. I couldn't even use my cell phone. On the sixth day at 3:00 a.m., I started to scream and fell into a coma due to liver failure. A doctor gave me a blood transfusion. I couldn’t feel anything and lost consciousness. The doctor told my family that I only had a few days to live.
By the seventh day, we had spent all of our money. My mother, a Falun Gong practitioner, saw that my sickness had worsened. She understood that no treatment could save my life, and to continue treatment would lead to the depletion of all my resources and would still not save me. So my mother decided to call an ambulance to take me home. When I was carried onto the ambulance, I was not conscious. On the way back, my mother asked Master Li to save her daughter.
Three hours later, we arrived at home, and I was carried into my room. At the time, many people from the neighborhood were in my room. Later, I gradually woke up. By the evening, I started feeling hungry and ate some porridge and drank some apple juice.
My condition slowly improved, but my non-Dafa-practitioner family members still worried about me. The next day, they took me to the hospital to continue treatment for infectious diseases. This time around, all the money we took with us was borrowed. When I arrived at the hospital, I was given an IV. The doctors told me I had acute hepatitis, which is life-threatening. Eventually, the medicine could no longer flow into my body. My hands and feet were swollen. My mother determinedly took me home on October 24.
When I arrived home, mother asked Master Li for help again. I gradually woke up. When I became fully awake, she told me that only Dafa could save me. I realized that nothing else could save me. Medical treatment no longer worked. My life depended on Falun Gong. I truly believed that only Falun Gong could save my life, and no other thoughts came into my mind. A miracle then happened.
Whenever my body felt painful, I recited, ”Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” My body no longer hurt. It was truly a miracle. My mother led me to practice the exercises. I didn't take any more pills or injections after that. My body completely recovered, and I regained my energy. Two or three months later, I moved to the city to take a job.
I endured such a huge sickness tribulation and was hospitalized twice. The whole process lasted 17 days, and my family spent close to 60,000 yuan. Yet my condition worsened. When I was close to death, it was Master Li’s compassion that saved me and preserved my life. From my case, my friends and family witnessed how extraordinary Dafa is. Every day, in my mind I recite, “Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. Thank you, Master Li, and thank you, Dafa.”
I now understand why after 13 years of brutal persecution, practitioners remain firm in practicing and try various approaches to spread the facts about Falun Gong. This is not political. This is the compassion of Falun Dafa practitioners. It is the act of grand compassion. They are letting people know the truth about Dafa. When you truly believe in Dafa, Buddhas truly watch over you. “Understanding the truth will lead to blessings” is not just a saying.
After learning the truth, I supported my mother in her practice of Falun Gong. Falun Gong does not solicit money from its practitioners and is not involved in politics. It teaches people to act with compassion and to cultivate themselves according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. It truly benefits society and our country. The persecution is an injustice. I will eliminate all aspects of the Chinese Communist Party culture in me from the inside out. I want to escape from the evil and stay away from sickness. I have quit the Party and its associated organizations. I want to be a genuine Dafa practitioner.
Falun Dafa changed me. It led me away from desperation and pain. I have grown out of disbelief, feeling scared, and wanting to escape. If I had not heard of Dafa in 2011, I would not be alive today. I would not be able to see the light and feel the warmth of the sun. The hardship helped me to understand that it is great to live. Today, I wrote about my inner feelings, because I have benefited. Falun Dafa gave me my second life. I have truly witnessed the miracles of Dafa.
I know that in China there are many cases similar to mine. Because of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, many families have been broken up. The evil Party brought disaster, and the persecution disrupted our ordinary life. I would like to tell every family member of Dafa practitioners, "No matter if you are young or old, please believe your practitioner family member. Falun Gong is the true Buddha Fa." Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance changed me and brought me a healthy body. It changed my philosophy of life and my value system. I now know what I should pursue. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is what I want. This principle can clarify one’s mind.
Master Li is truly compassionate. I feel fortunate, excited, and have a sense of gratitude. As I write this, tears are running from my eyes. I cannot express in words how to thank Master Li. My entire family thanks Master Li for saving my life, for bringing us so much joy. This is the greatest fortune. My family can now unite. Thank you, Master Li. I went from being a family member of a Dafa practitioner to becoming a Dafa practitioner myself.
I have no regrets. I will cultivate until the end.