(Minghui.org) Before the persecution began on July 20, 1999, I was still a child. Some of my family members said that Falun Dafa was good, and so I followed them to learn the exercises.
I started to read Zhuan Falun, but before I finished the book, the persecution had started. I did not finish the book and stopped doing the exercises. When I was a teenager, a Dafa practitioner encouraged me to return to the practice.
It was not until 2011 that I really began to understand the Fa and why cultivation was so precious. I then became a serious Dafa disciple.
Eliminating Resentment Toward My Father
Growing up, my family was poor, and so my diet often lacked meat. As a result, I was not a healthy child and this affected my ability to keep up with my peers.
My father, along with other family members, often treated me poorly. I was expected to do many household chores and work on the farm, even at a young age. If I did not do enough or perform well, my father would sometimes beat and curse at me.
My father had no interest in supporting my education and often asked me to drop out of school to work at home. I worked hard to finish my undergraduate degree and got a job. My father, however, was not proud of me and rarely acknowledged my accomplishments.
Due to my upbringing, I grew to resent my father and did not cherish the fact that he gave me my life. I did not ever want to go visit him. Just thinking about our relationship could upset me!
A few months ago, I understood from studying the Fa that I was wrong. Perhaps I treated my father badly in another lifetime. Now in this life, I did not want to repay the debt and was even feeling resentful! The principle I understood was that I needed to be tolerant of his behavior so I could repay my debt, eliminate karma, and return to my rightful place in heaven.
After I understood this principle, I felt relieved. I wanted to let go of all resentment. Master teaches us,
“Since one’s real life is one’s Primordial Spirit, the one who gives birth to your Primordial Spirit is your real mother. In the course of samsara, you have had mothers who were human and non-human, and there are too many of them to be numbered. It is also countless how many sons and daughters you have had throughout your different lifetimes. Who is your mother? Who is your son or daughter? No one knows it after one passes away. You must still pay for what you owe others. Human beings live in delusion and just cannot give up these things.” (Zhuan Falun)
Since I obtained the Fa, my family life has improved, and my karmic debts are being repaid. Master helps bring harmony to my family, and I believe that I will be able to pass any tribulations and help offer salvation to my parents.
Validating the Fa at Work
When I started to work in Shanghai for an E-commerce company, I told my boss, an acquaintance of a friend, that I practiced Falun Dafa. I worked very hard and he gradually came to trust me. Over the years, I was promoted to the customer services department, marketing division, and finally to financial management, a very crucial position in the office.
Since I was a Dafa disciple, I disciplined myself strictly in my work and tried to demonstrate a positive attitude. I also cultivated good working relationships with most of my colleagues.
In financial management work, forging documents is not uncommon in China. One day, I was asked by a manager, who I used to not get along with, to fake some documents. I wanted to keep a good relationship with him, so I did what he asked.
Afterwards, one of my arms became painful, and I could not even lift it. I realized immediately that as a Dafa disciple, I had done something wrong and wondered how I could remedy the situation.
I knew I had to be honest and decided to speak to the manager. I was pleasantly surprised when the manager accepted what I said. I knew it was the power of the Fa that produced this good result!
However, the pain in my arm lingered. At the end of the day there remained a sum of money that I could not account for. It seemed to have disappeared. Once again, I had to go to the manager. To my surprise, instead of blaming me, he tried to solve the problem together with me.
We looked hard but could not find the missing money. We nearly gave up, and I had resolved to replace the sum from my own pocket. But with one final review of the credits in our company’s bank account, that exact amount suddenly reappeared.
What happens in day-to-day life is not important to me. As a Falun Dafa practitioner, the crucial thing for me is how I approach problems when they arise.
I made up my mind that I must be honest no matter the circumstances and do my job well.
Additionally, when I have a disagreement with someone, I understand that it must be my fault. What I should do is apologize and not judge the other person. Everyone is here for Dafa! As long as I have righteous thoughts and act in accordance with the principles of the Fa, any problem will resolve itself!
Now, my colleagues often comment that I am very fair, and some of them even call me an “honorable lady.”
Though I still have many human notions, I will do my best to validate the Fa whenever possible. In my clarifying the truth about Dafa, some of my colleagues have decided to withdraw their membership in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. It my dearest hope that, in the future, I will be able to reach out to more people and help them gain salvation!
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