(Minghui.org) I had surgery at the Beijing Tumors Hospital in 1989 to have tumors from my left ovary and womb removed. These surgeries are common, and some patients at the hospital had operations to remove tumors two, three or even four times.
I worried that the tumors would grow back, and asked the physicians several times to completely remove the affected organs. But the hospital had to follow rules and said that they could do this only for women over 40. I was 34 years old back then, so did not qualify.
Within two years after the surgery, a two-inch tumor was found on my right ovary. The debt I owed from the first surgery was not yet paid off, and now I needed another operation. How could I go on? Unable to pay for the surgery, I resorted to taking Chinese medicine. After a year or so, I was so fed up with the taste of the medicine that even thinking about it disgusted me. The tumor continued to grow.
At that time my son was in the third grade. He was pale and so weak that he caught cold all the time. He was diagnosed with severe anemia. He was also sensitive to various foods. It seemed that even the common flu was life-threatening for him. My husband later told me that he secretly wept for me and our son, for he felt he could lose either of us at any time.
New Hope
The night before our family of three was blessed to get to learn about Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), my husband had a dream. In his dream, he saw a vast blue ocean. The water was so clear, he could see all the way to the bottom. The three of us were standing on a rock in the sea watching the sunset. He said it was such a great feeling, hard to describe in words.
He was very excited after he woke up and told me that a merciful savior is on his way to save us.
And he was right, as I truly believe that this great Fa of unsurpassed virtue taught by Master Li saved our family.
The next day, I was on my way home from the drugstore. I met Ms. Yang who lived in the same building. She told me, “I have practiced Falun Gong for seven months now. It's really good.” I said, “Please come to my home and teach me.”
August 29, 1995 was the day we will never forget. My whole family was filled with the joy of having obtained the Fa!
Immersed in the Blessings of Dafa
My son stopped being picky about food after he read Zhuan Falun the first time. We could all tell he was growing stronger with the passing of each day.
I had felt abused for a long time before we began practicing. Even my mother-in-law had beaten me. I vented my anger at my husband. Sometimes I would throw chopsticks and smash bowls on the floor. We had never had three days of peace.
After I read Zhuan Falun I understood that everything has a predestined relationship. I realized that everything that happened to me is due to the karma that I had accumulated and that I shouldn't blame others.
Master took notice and helped to purify my body. My severe stomach problems and rheumatoid arthritis disappeared. Three months later, I went to take an ultrasound examination. The tumor, which had earlier grown to the size of a fist, was gone.
I stopped being grumpy and stayed in a good mood all the time.
I truly felt the power of Master's words, “'The Buddha Fa' is most profound; among all the theories in the world, it is the most intricate and extraordinary science.” (“Lunyu” in Zhuan Falun)
Helping Colleagues Secure a Better Future for Themselves
Many of my colleagues saw through the illegal nature of the persecution when I was laid off and decided to quit the CCP and its organizations, believing that by distancing themselves from the Party and its evildoings that they would bring themselves a better future.
The company I worked at was a state-owned enterprise with a large number of employees. In 2006, I was dismissed on the grounds that I had been sentenced to one year of forced labor for practicing Falun Gong. The company laid off a group of workers and dozens of Falun Gong practitioners. The company offered us a “buy-out” offer, a package based on years of service with the understanding that all benefits from the company would end with the severance pay.
As a condition for receiving the severance package, the company's security division required Falun Gong practitioners to sign a guarantee statement, in which the practitioners had to renounce practicing Falun Gong.
This policy was aligned with the Party's policy of persecution and completely against the law. I negated it by refusing to do what they asked. I thought, “Only Master has the final say on whether I will receive my severance pay.”
I told the officials, “Falun Gong teaches people to be good and kind. The Tiananmen Self-immolation was staged by the CCP so as to sow the seeds of hatred toward Falun Gong among the public. I will not sign the guarantee statement against my conscience. Whoever denies me my severance package on account of my belief is violating the law.”
After I got home, my husband said to me, “You did the right thing. It helps everyone in the office realize that the persecution is indeed against the law. And it is our responsibility to tell everyone about this, which takes precedence over anything else.” He quoted what Master taught us: “If something is yours, you will not lose it.” (Lecture Seven in Zhuan Falun)
After that, I never gave the severance pay much thought. One year went by. One day, I received a call from my company's payroll department, asking me to come in to go through retirement paperwork. Several hundred workers had been laid off by then, and their benefits with the company discontinued. I was the only one who received coverage as a regular retiree. I know the rewards were bestowed by Master. As long as we follow and meet Dafa's standards, we experience the power of the Fa.
My colleagues and friends knew what happened to me. Many of them decided to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Some started practicing Falun Dafa themselves.
Raising Awareness of the Persecution among Contractors
In 2005, we decided to build a house and hired a contractor. We followed practitioners' standards when dealing with everything and took good care of the workers. They were thankful for that.
When they took a break, I would chat with them and tell them about Falun Gong. Every worker on the construction job learned the facts about the persecution. Those who were members of Chinese communist organizations all quit.
A veteran plasterer said, “I have been working with this contractor for more than twelve years. I lost count of how many houses I've built. I have never come across such a nice family like yours.”
A young worker in his 20s said, “Falun Gong practitioners are just like a clear stream in the middle of a muddy river.”
On the last day of construction, just before they left, over 20 construction workers shouted: “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is Good! Falun Dafa is Good!”
Helping Others and Myself to Resolve Family Conflicts
In 2008, our house was demolished by local government officials who colluded with real estate developers. We did not receive a penny. We had to move back and stay at my father-in-law's home. This was a temporary solution so we could take care of my father-in-law, who was over 80 years-old, and have a place to stay since we couldn't afford buying or renting.
My sister-in-law often came by and criticized me. Once she even shouted, “Get out! I have a share of this house.” She always cursed at me.
Master said: “Whatever you experience during your cultivation--whether good or bad--is good, for it comes about only because you are cultivating.” (“To the Chicago Fa Conference”)
Even though I realized that these tests are good things, I still was not able to look at them from a practitioner's perspective. The CCP officials demolished my house, which was about one thousand square feet. I lost my home without getting a penny's worth of compensation.
Moving back to my father-in-law's place I had to put up with curses from my sister-in-law. It really is: “Abundant troubles rain down together” (“Tempering the Will” in Hong Yin) I could hardly take it all, feeling like our dimensional field was filled with thick, black, suffocating substances that surrounded me.
One day, a neighbor came over to tell me that she brought up her granddaughter, but her son and daughter-in-law treated her badly. It was hard for her to take it. I told her what I learned from the Fa principles. I also helped her quit the Young Pioneers. I told her to take frictions at home lightly. She was glad to take my advice.
She came back the next day. I told her that after I studied the Fa, I learned to consider others first when interacting with them. She said that she wanted to study the Fa when she had time.
Two days later, she came again. I told her to recite “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is Good!” and “Falun Dafa is Good!” sincerely and respectfully. Right then, I suddenly saw a bright white light above my head, as if the sky cracked open. A warm current ran through my body. My mind and body were filled with peace and comfort. The shadow that had hung around me for years disappeared. I knew that Master cleared up all unhealthy factors in my dimensional field.
It occurred to me that Master giving me hints and enlightening me through her. I came to see my own attachments because I bore the same grudges in my heart. And my heart was not at ease. Meanwhile I also found my attachments to self interest.
My two sisters-in-law practiced Falun Dafa before the persecution started. The elder one stopped after the persecution began. The younger one has been on and off with her practice.
I sent forth righteous thoughts to negate the old forces' arrangements, so that they could soon come back to Dafa and fulfill their historic missions. Soon both of my sisters-in-law resumed practicing. Both are cultivating diligently and doing a good job telling people about Falun Gong.
I believe that all of this was done by Master Li. Master has paved the road for us. In the final phase of the Fa rectification, as disciples, we should treasure each and every coming day to cultivate well, seize the time to save people, and return to our original homes by completing our cultivation successfully.
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