(Minghui.org) I began to practice Falun Dafa in June 2002. I suffered from pain in my legs and was afraid of being cold. I had to wear insulated shoes even in the hot summer. As soon as my feet touched the ground, a cold chill would shoot up my body, and I could not go without insulated shoes. One of my colleagues introduced Falun Gong to me. She said, “I also had leg pain, and my vision was blurred. But I am all right since I have been practicing Falun Gong.” I thought this was truly magical, but was not yet convinced, as I had practiced many other forms of qigong, but none of them helped. However, I was curious and thought, “Why not try it?” When I did the second exercise on the second day, my entire body was drenched in sweat. Yet, I continued to do the exercises at night. On the third day, my whole body felt comfortable when I woke up, and my legs did not hurt or feel cold. When I stepped on the floor in my bare feet, I did not feel cold at all. I cried, “Falun Gong is so good, Teacher is so merciful! I must practice Falun Gong.” I threw away my insulated shoes and put on sandals and a skirt, which I had wanted to wear for a long time, but had not dared to. In just two days, I became a totally different person: my happiness was beyond description. This complete change had a big impact on my family and people near me, and they came to see the goodness of Dafa.
I am 61 years old, have been practicing Falun Gong for a full decade since June 2002, and thus have been healthy. Before the New Year, I was able to do heavy spring cleaning. I climbed up and down to clean windows for people, and moved around easily. However, during the recent period, I had symptoms of a stroke and lost control of the left side of my body. When I did the exercises and sent forth righteous thoughts, I did not notice any obvious improvement. I thought Teacher had increased my difficulties in order to have me eliminate more karma.
While I felt helpless, a fellow practitioner called me and invited me to come to her home right away. I hesitated, but got there with difficulty. Actually, Teacher's new article “20th Anniversary Fa Teaching” had arrived.
Teacher's lecture was a wake-up call. I realized that I was afraid of hard work and sacrifice. I had stayed home all day pursuing comfort, had not been doing the three things well, and had not been going out to clarify the facts and save people. I was not a qualified Dafa practitioner, and thus risked facing the worse fate. Teacher is merciful and still waiting, but time is getting less and less. How horrible. Teacher, I was wrong. I should not miss what I have been seeking for thousands of years or hundreds of millions of years. I want to be your disciple, I want to honor my prehistoric vow, do the three things well, assist Teacher in validating the Fa and saving people. When I enlightened to these things, my stroke symptoms completely disappeared, as if they were never there.
Now I cooperate with fellow practitioners, am healthy, and walk on the path of validating the Fa. I study the Fa, practice the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts. I explain the truth to people face to face, help them to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations, and distribute Shen Yun DVDs. I do as Teacher said:
“If you can manage to regard yourself as a cultivator and really, solidly, with strong righteous thoughts handle your things, then that in itself is truly extraordinary.” (Li Hongzhi, May 13, 2012 ~ New York, 20th Anniversary Fa Teaching)
I shall walk well on the final path and go home with Teacher.
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