(Minghui.org) I own a small business that provides grinding services with an industrial grinder. After I began to practice Falun Dafa, my skill level in grinding improved significantly, making me one of the top technicians in my field. Many people come to my shop because I offer quality service, which is a great opportunity to talk about Falun Dafa and the persecution.
First time customers are always surprised to see me, a woman in her 50s. The first thing they say is, “Where is the technician?” After I tell them that I'm the technician, they ask, “You're the technician? Can you lift the heavy materials?”
To ease their doubts, I show them how I operate the grinder. Some will then ask me about my education and training. I first tell them that I only attended junior high school, and then tell them about my personal experiences with Falun Dafa: “I was diagnosed with cerebellar atrophy 20 years ago. Hospitals refused to accept me, because they could not treat me. Since I started to practice Falun Dafa, I have not taken any medication and my illness was cured.” I also tell them to not believe the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) propaganda against the practice.
Many of my customers' impressions of Falun Dafa changed after our conversations, and they decided to withdraw their memberships in the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
One day a young man came to my shop. I noticed that he had burn marks from cigarette butts on his arms and the wounds appeared infected. I asked him if he hurt himself, if he would like to talk about it, and if he just broke up with his girlfriend.
He was surprised and said that his girlfriend had walked out on him a couple of days before. I told him to sincerely recite “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” which would help eliminate his pain. I also explained to him about the predestined relationships between couples, and told him more about Falun Dafa and the persecution.
Several days later, the young man came back to my shop and told me that he had sincerely recited, “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” on his way home and the pain went away. His wounds also healed in no time.
After that incident, the young man told his friends and ex-girlfriend about Falun Dafa and the persecution. He even brought them to my shop so I could tell them more. They all withdrew from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. The young man and I still keep in touch.
At the beginning of this year, I spoke with a new customer who was happy with my work. When I told him that I practice Falun Dafa, he reacted negatively and asked me why. I calmly explained what Falun Dafa is, about how the Party staged the Tiananmen Square “self-immolation” incident to discredit the practice, and cleared up other misunderstandings he had. I also told him that reciting “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” will bring good fortune. He later called me and the first thing he said was, “Falun Dafa is good!”
I began to develop an attachment to fame and reputation after I started to get a lot of compliments. One night, a customer came to my shop and asked if I could do some work for her, but my grinder was broken that day.
I was annoyed that the customer had come so late in the evening to put in a work order. If the grinder had not been broken, I would have had to work until midnight. I told her sharply, “The machine is broken! I can't take any work now.” She replied, “What an attitude! And you call yourself a cultivator?”
Her comment stirred up all my human notions and attachments, such as competition, jealousy, and self-righteousness. Master said:
“I will remove that material substance, but the associated habits and traits that you’ve formed have to be eliminated by you. And as for the habits that you’ve formed over time, those stem from your various attachments. Those who are attached to saving face will be made to hear things that are embarrassing, hitting upon that attachment that causes you not to be able to stand hearing others’ critical remarks. There are also some people who think that since they are project coordinators, they should be immune to criticism. And then some people who have special talents in some regard or other won’t take criticism from people. Another group won’t hear anyone out on account of having a negative opinion about the other person. It comes in all shapes and sizes. Being unwilling to listen to others’ remarks stems from a range of attachments.” (“Fa Teaching Given in Manhattan”)
I realized my attachments to fame, jealousy, competition, and unwillingness to listen to criticism. I then sent forth righteous thoughts to clean up my energy field and saw this as a reminder to cultivate my heart and mind at all times.