(Minghui.org) “Only Dafa can save me!” These words came from the bottom of my son's heart. My son is 30 years old now. When he was very young, he didn't think straight. He was obsessed with playing computer games, often got drunk, and fought. I tried to persuade him to change, but he never listened to me. From time to time he even fought with a knife.
He not only disturbed our neighbors and upset them, but also hurt our friends and relatives who had helped us pay almost 40,000 yuan. My son lost several girlfriends. As time went by, he started to feel guilty. He wanted to change himself and make a better life for himself. He tried many things, but nothing helped. Even religious belief couldn't help him out.
My son had a girlfriend prior to the 2012 New Year. It should have been a happy time for them, but due to his bad temper, his beloved girlfriend left him.
That experience completely destroyed him. He was in despair, very hurt, and frustrated. He even thought about committing suicide. He said to himself, “Why did this happen to me? Why couldn't I control myself?” He didn't know what to do. He then thought of me. He came to me and immediately saw the book Zhuan Falun. He said, “Mom, I have to read this book, too. I will join you in practicing Dafa. Only Dafa can save me! I am so miserable. Nothing can solve my problems. I know that only this Dafa can! Teacher can! Just look at you, Mom. Years ago you were more miserable than I am now, but now you have a good life. I admire you very much!”
That day he became a Falun Dafa practitioner.
I Had Never Experienced Life Like This
Just like my son said, Dafa not only saved him but also saved me. I lost my job before I was 40 years old. I had back problems, and walked with great difficulty. My husband also had illnesses. Our total income was only about 100 yuan. My husband often got drunk at home and outside, and he often found excuses to quarrel with me. I collapsed under the pressure. I was very depressed and couldn't take care of myself. Every day I thought of dying. I suffered a lot and felt like I would die at any moment.
At this critical time, a practitioner introduced Falun Gong to me. She played Teacher's Fa lectures for me and taught me the five exercises. Teacher helped me understand how to be a good person, the karmic relationship between people, that whether a person is rich or poor is determined by his karma, that a person's life path has already been arranged, that it is sinful to commit suicide, and about the relationship between loss and gain, etc. It was a miracle that my back problems disappeared. I no longer became tired even after working all day long.
I started practicing Falun Gong in February 1998. I then became very cheerful and relaxed. I was happy every day. I had not experienced life like this since birth. That kind of happiness was unprecedented. Teacher rescued me from certain death. Dafa has since been rooted in my heart, and my life now has significance. I followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, tried my best to consider others first, followed the natural way, stopped competing with others, and no longer cared about personal gain.
During the past decade, I took care of the elderly and patients to make a living. I brought wonder and kindness to people wherever I worked. I was kind to everyone and very considerate. I read Zhuan Falun to them and let them listen to Teacher's Fa lectures. They all had predestined relationships with Dafa and liked listening to Teacher's Fa.
The same is true with my family. I am the youngest in my family. I was very obstinate, selfish, and easily lost my temper in the past. I also had the worst health. I totally changed after I began practicing Falun Dafa. I tried my best to help out my friends and relatives whenever they encountered difficulties.
Before I practiced Falun Gong, I had a difficult ten years bringing up my son. I even came to hate him because of his behavior. People who knew me were angry at him. They all encouraged me to ignore my son. Because I practiced Falun Dafa, I followed what Teacher told me,
“Under all circumstances, we must be good and kind to others, not to mention to our family members.”( Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)
In order to save him and be responsible for his life, I never gave up on him. I tried to persuade him to be good again and again, told him the principles of Dafa, took care of him, and was very considerate. When he opened a store and hired workers, I cooked good food for them. When he was drunk and fought, I went out to look for him in the middle of the night and compensated the people he beat. No matter who he harmed, I went to visit the person to apologize and offer compensation. I always kept in mind Teacher's Fa,
“I also want to tell you that your nature in the past was actually based on egotism and selfishness. From now on, whatever you do, you should consider others first, so as to attain the righteous Enlightenment of selflessness and altruism.” (from "Non-Omission in Buddha-Nature," from Essentials for Further Advancement)
It's completely right to do what Teacher told us. I have now seen the light at the end of the tunnel. After my son began studying the Fa and doing the exercises, he became openminded and lived a meaningful life. He realized that he had been a bad person and couldn't live that way. He also realized that he had not respected me. He quit smoking and stopped fighting as soon as he started practicing Falun Dafa. He is now full of joy and hope. My son often says, “This practice is so great. Whoever doesn't want to practice Falun Gong is a fool.”
Dafa saved both me and my son. We are the happiest people in this world.
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