(Minghui.org) When I told my husband that Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, might return to China soon, he replied, “When Master comes back, I will bow to him!”
My husband's remark made for quite an emotional moment. Indeed, we all need to bow to Master! We do not seek anything in return, but bow out of respect and from the depths of our souls.
We are very lucky to have been selected by Master to become Falun Dafa practitioners during the Fa-rectification period. Master changed us, purified our hearts, and improved our moral standards.
Selfish and Cruel
My husband’s appearance was unremarkable, but he had a bad temper and was very selfish. He was born into a family of intellectuals with a privileged background. When he was young, he was jealous of his siblings and didn’t want to share gifts from guests. He even destroyed the gifts so no one could enjoy them.
After we married, his violent temper remained unchanged. When his brother was involved in a bike accident, my husband ran to the scene with a knife. Fortunately, the offending party had already left.
But he mistreated his siblings, and his family despised him.
My husband took control of my salary and left me just a small amount of pocket money. Once, I ran into my 90-year-old grandmother and gave her 10 yuan for a new pair of shoes. When he found out, he stopped giving me anything.
He had a tough time at work, had constant conflicts at home, and his mother called him a troublemaker. He fell into despair and thought of suicide many times. I had mixed feelings, both resenting and feeling sorry for him.
After our son was born, I got busy and no longer had time for him. Thus, he became more depressed and failed to see the true meaning of life.
Eliminating Demon-Nature and Strengthening Buddha-Nature
When my husband had to have an operation, a relative who practiced Falun Dafa lent us a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main book of the practice.
We were deeply impressed by what we read, learning that everyone is bound by the same universal principles. Our tribulations in this lifetime were caused by the bad deeds we committed in our prior lives.
We finally understood the relationship between loss and gain and that people possess both Buddha-Nature and Demon-Nature. The purpose of cultivation is to eliminate demon-nature and strengthen Buddha-nature. Without hesitation, we began to cultivate in Dafa.
Following the Principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
My husband and I started to abide by Falun Dafa's principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. When my husband was shopping, the clerk handed him an extra 20 yuan. He did not hesitate to return the money. When the bank deposited 50,000 yuan into his account by mistake, he immediately gave it back. The clerk was very grateful and became our friend.
During the winter of 2013, I found a man's wallet with 1,500 yuan inside, along with his identification card, driver's license, bank cards, and shopping cards. We discovered the owner was from out of town and decided to wait for him to return.
About half an hour later, three young men appeared and started searching the ground. They said they had lost a wallet. After verifying the owner, my husband gave him the wallet. The man offered us several hundred yuan, but we declined.
“If we were after your money,” said my husband, “we would not be waiting for you here in the cold. We are Dafa practitioners and strive to be good people. If we did not practice Dafa, we would not have given it back.”
After we talked to them about Falun Dafa, they said, “We did not expect to run into such good people. You are really great. The most important thing here is my driver's license, which has already been replaced once. I was told if I lost it again, I would not be able to get another one.”
Practitioners Do Not Take Advantage of Others
On his way to work in 2015, a motorcycle hit my husband's bike at a street corner. He hit his head and blood came out of his ears. The young man who hit him asked to take him to the hospital.
“Don’t worry,” said my husband. “I’m a Falun Dafa practitioner. Our Teacher told me to be a good person. I will not extort any money from you.”
Seeing that the injury appeared very serious, the young man insisted on leaving his name, mobile number, and place of work.
My husband went home. He continued to bleed, but it did not stop him from doing the exercises. He told me that it was no big deal. By evening, the bleeding had stopped.
If he had not been a Falun Dafa practitioner, he would have gone to the hospital for stitches, and more importantly, he might have squeezed money out of the guy and created a lot of karma.
Family Relationships Improve
Since we now practice Falun Dafa, we live by Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. In the past, there was no harmony in our family. Now we are living examples of the changes we've made and use Dafa's principles to help our family members solve their problems.
We've let go of our shares in family real estate holdings and no longer get involved in property disputes. Over time, my husband's family has seen how he really has changed for the better and they no longer hold a grudge against him. My mother-in-law also started practicing Falun Dafa.
When my husband’s younger brother and wife were talking about getting divorced, we talked to them about traditional culture and that doing good is rewarded and doing evil incurs punishment. They then changed their minds.
In addition, all my relatives have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.
We thank Falun Dafa for resolving years of resentment among us.
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