(Minghui.org) Before the onset of the persecution in July 1999, my husband supported my practicing Falun Dafa, because he witnessed my recovery from various ailments because of the practice. After reading articles that defamed Falun Dafa, though, he refused to listen to anything I had to say about the practice. Our harmonious life was gone.
Remaining Calm During Conflict
When I gave his friend a DVD with information about Falun Dafa during dinner, he got angry and we had a fight after we returned home.
I kept calm because I knew that he was being controlled by evil entities from another dimension. I remembered that Master said, “Just by staying unaffected you will be able to handle all situations.” (“Teaching the Fa at the Conference in the Midwest-U.S.”)
I asked for Master's help and kept in my mind what Master said, “When it’s hard to endure, try to endure it. When it seems impossible to do, or just hard to do, give it a try and see just what you can do.” (Zhuan Falun)
Master also said:
“A god wouldn't pay any heed to what a human being said about him--you can't affect him. He wouldn't in the least try to figure out how what you do relates to him. He pays no attention at all, because you cannot affect him. Gods can control the human mind and lead humans to do certain things, not vice versa … Don't you have to let go of those attachments? And don't you have to let go of those feelings of yours that can be stirred up by human beings?” (“Teaching the Fa in Canada, 2006”)
He cursed until 2:00 a.m., then took the car keys and left. I worried that he would drive while drunk and followed him. He was surprised that I still worried about him. We talked for over an hour and he regretted his behavior. After that episode, he no longer interfered with me.
Looking Inward
It was necessary that I look inward for my attachments. I needed to treat my husband with compassion and help him see the beauty of Falun Dafa through me.
I treated my parents-in-law with filial piety and my sister-in-laws with compassion. My family became harmonious and my husband changed, too. When he was upset, I told him to be tolerant and to not fight with others. He listened to me and let go of his aggressiveness.
My father-in-law saw my changes and also began to practice Dafa. When my mother-in-law was admitted to the hospital for an operation, I told her to recite “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She did. She told me that a man treated her in her dream. I told her that it was Master who cleansed her body. Her condition improved a lot before the surgery.
I also took care of her and paid all of her hospital bills, even though my husband had three siblings that could have shared in the cost. His family members were touched by my actions.
At the hospital, I told people about Falun Gong, including her doctor, her ward mates and an 89-year-old retiree. They understood the importance of quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliates. I explained that if they were still members when the CCP falls, they would fall along with it.
Former Practitioners Return to the Practice
My older sister, 69, began to practice Dafa after the persecution began and experienced renewed health. However, when she experienced illness symptoms in February 2014, she was not able to treat it as a practitioner and went to the hospital for emergency treatment. She stopped studying the Fa after that.
After seeing that her health was not good during a visit, I invited her to my home and she began to practice Dafa again. Her health turned for the better on the second day. When she did the Dafa exercises, she felt that Master was right besides her. She was healthy again within a week.
We studied Zhuan Falun and Master's lectures for about seven hours daily. Although she only graduated from elementary school and had difficulty reading Master's lectures, she memorized every word. After 23 days of Fa study, exercises, sending forth righteous thoughts and experience sharing, her xinxing improved greatly. She also went to the park with me to tell people the facts about the persecution of Dafa.
Our family and her friends heard that her ailments were gone. She used this opportunity to talk to them about Dafa and all of them believe now that Dafa is good. Her husband and my other sister are now also practitioners.
I decided to help former practitioners to return to the practice. Practitioner A suffered all kinds of illnesses after she stopped practicing Dafa. I told her about my sisters, shared with her based on the Fa and studied the Fa with her daily. It took only a week before she practiced Dafa again.
Another 84-year-old practitioner, who practiced Dafa on and off, suffered illness symptoms. We talked about Dafa and now she practices Dafa diligently.
It is important that practitioners help those that stopped to practice Dafa or are not diligent in their practice.
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