(Minghui.org) I am a bookkeeper working for a private company. The morality of people in society today is declining rapidly, and this was also happening in our company. Products that we had in stock constantly came up missing. For the convenience of selling products after hours, the keys were not only kept by the warehouse manager, but also by unit managers and other responsible persons. Thus, the keys were passed from one person to another among the management staff. Each night someone was on duty from the departments of accounting, technology, management, and office. When we counted stock each week, we consistently found that one or two items were missing. Our general manager was very upset about this. If only the warehouse manager kept possession of the keys, selling products might be affected. However, with other management staff taking turns keeping the keys, some of the products in stock were always missing. As accounting staff, we do play a role in selling products, but only to make invoices and collect money, so we really don't need to keep the keys to the warehouse. However, after much thought, our general manager felt that our accounting staff were the most trustworthy persons to keep the keys because two of us are Falun Dafa practitioners who follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He knew that no problems would occur if we kept possession of the keys after closing time. The general manager said, “You are the most trustworthy people.”
I am responsible for bookkeeping and the teller takes care of cash. The teller in our company is the daughter-in-law of our general manager. She was very busy. She knows that I practice Falun Dafa. I often tell her that Falun Dafa teaches us how to be good people. She gave me a set of keys to her drawer and office safe. When she is not in the office, I help her collect money. I have been doing this for her for the past several years and no errors have occurred.
Before I practiced Falun Dafa, I used every means for personal gain. I felt I was pretty good. When I started memorizing the book Zhuan Falun, I read the following:
"There are many outstanding examples in terms of xinxing improvement. One practitioner works in a textile factory in X city of Shandong Province. After studying Falun Dafa, he taught other coworkers to practice. As a result, the factory has taken on a new look. He used to take home pieces of towels from the textile factory, and so did the rest of the employees. After practicing Dafa, instead of taking things home he brought back to the factory what he took home before. When others saw his actions, nobody would take things home anymore. Some employees also returned to the factory what they previously took home." (Lecture Four, from Zhuan Falun)
When I read this paragraph, I felt purified and all my past wrongdoings surfaced in my mind. I recalled a time when the company was once in financial difficulty. Any employee and our friends or relatives could invest money in the company and later get high-interest returns. I obtained 6,000 yuan on my investments by taking advantage of my position in the company. I did such a selfish thing when our company was in a period of financial difficulty. As soon as I became aware of this, I immediately transferred the money from my personal account to the company account. Since then, I have never had greed for company property and money. I am happy to cultivate in Dafa, and understand how to behave as a good person.
After I practiced Falun Dafa, my thoughts were purified and I stopped fighting against others for personal gain. Teacher told us:
“We have also said that if every one of us cultivates his inner self, examines his own xinxing to look for the causes of wrongdoing so as to do better next time, and considers others first when taking any action, human society would become better and ethical standards would again rise. The spiritual civilization would also become better, and so would public security. Perhaps there would not be any police. No one would need to be governed, as everyone would discipline him or herself and search their inner self. Wouldn’t you say this would be great? ”(Lecture Nine, from Zhuan Falun)
Because I follow the principles of Falun Dafa, I have quite a good reputation among all employees in our company. Our general manager also said, “You are the most trustworthy people.”
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