(Minghui.org) During the Australia Day Parade on January 26, 2019, the Falun Gong waist drum troupe gave an outstanding performance. One of the radiating and energetic drummers, Ms. Zhang was a weak and depressed cancer patient just five years ago. She took the time to share her experience of practicing Falun Gong and her gratitude to Master Li Hongzhi, Falun Gong's founder.
Ms. Zhang Li (second from left in front row) and other members of the waist drum troupe send a Happy New Year greeting to Master Li Hongzhi.
Saved from Cancer
Ms. Zhang said, “I had heard about Falun Gong as early as 1997. I saw people doing Falun Gong exercises to beautiful music when I took my child to a park one day. I felt very comfortable while watching them and couldn't help copying their exercise movements. However, I didn't continue because of my busy life with a young child.”
Fifteen years later, Ms. Zhang had immigrated to Australia, but she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent surgery. The process of three chemotherapies was extremely difficult. She lost almost all her hair and she also experienced depression. Her cancer relapsed one year later. “All the cancer symptoms came back in 2013. I suddenly lost a lot of weight. I was extremely weak and pale.”
Having experienced the terrible side effects of chemotherapy, she started looking for an alternative and remembered having heard about the marvelous health effects of Falun Gong. “I was lucky! One day in September 2013, I was dragging my sick body on a street in Chinatown, when a woman introduced Falun Gong to me and recommended the book Zhuan Falun. It was exactly what I was looking for!
“The book has a wonderful charm which made me read one chapter after another. I finished reading the book within one sitting and was completely shaken! I learned so many truths about life and the universe. I started reading all of the other teachings by Master Li. In a short a time as two months, all of my cancer and depression symptoms were gone. I felt so energetic. My hair grew back. I became a healthy and happy person again!”
As Ms. Zhang continued to practice the Falun Gong exercises and study the book, she experienced the wonder of self-cultivation. She said, “I follow Master's teachings in my life and improve myself according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Master has purified my body and given me a new life! No words could describe my gratitude to compassionate, great Master! It was such a wonderful experience! It's hard to imagine for those who don't practice Falun Gong. I wish Master a Happy New Year! I will cultivate myself diligently. I hope that more people will have the good fortune to join the journey of returning to their true origins!”
Vision Corrected
Ms. Zhang shared her experience of benefiting from Falun Gong during an experience sharing conference in Sydney in September 2018, when she personally experienced another miracle.
“It was close to the time for me to read my sharing paper. I took off my glasses for nearsightedness and put on my reading glasses to take another look at my paper. To my surprise, it looked all blurry. I changed back to my other glasses, but it was blurry too. I got anxious after trying them several times. These were new glasses. What could have happened?
“I took off my glasses, closed my eyes, and repeated 'Falun Dafa is great. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in great' in my mind. When I opened my eyes, I was able to read the words on the paper clearly without any glasses! I couldn't believe it. It was my turn to speak. I walked onto the stage with a lightened heart and read every single word clearly. By the time it was over, I was moved to tears.”
Five months have passed and Ms. Zhang's vision has remained perfectly normal. She no longer needs any glasses.
Participating in Truth Clarification Activities
Ms. Zhang at a Falun Gong truth-clarification activity.
Ms. Zhang participates in truth-clarification activities at tourist sites and at the Chinese Consulate and actively exposes the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution to tourists from China.
“One time, I noticed a woman who looked very anxious. I asked her what had happened. She told me that she couldn't find her family and she didn't have a phone. I immediately took out my phone and helped her contact her family. I took her to their location since she didn't know how to find it. They were thankful and wanted to pay me. I told them, 'You don't need to, because we follow Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. You may thank Master Li Hongzhi.'
“I further told them about the Chinese Communist Party's lies about Falun Gong and its crimes against various groups of Chinese people. They happily agreed to quit the Communist organizations and took informational brochures.”
Ms. Zhang is very happy to be a member of the waist drum troupe. This has given her more opportunities to present Falun Gong practitioners' true image to Australians. She talked to parade spectators about Falun Gong and how the CCP has persecuted innocent Falun Gong practitioners.
She told the reporter, “I walked the parade with tears in my eyes. Falun Gong is so brutally persecuted in China. It's truly significant that we have the freedom of belief overseas and participate in the Australia Day Parade. We are here to show the world what kind of people we are. Opposite to what the CCP has claimed with its propaganda, we are spreading information about peace and beauty to the world. We safeguard our belief and promote the universal values of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I hope that overseas Falun Gong practitioners will be able to go back to China one day and openly hold a parade on Tiananmen Square!”
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