(Minghui.org) Venerable Master, I would like to sincerely thank you for all that you have done for me! You really pulled me out of a filthy world of bad deeds, words, and thoughts; actually, a bad “reality” that I had blindly and unconsciously created for myself.
After 40 years of searching for the meaning of life, only you could open my eyes! It was such a “eureka” sensation that I experienced again and again when I started listening to and reading your lectures, something that continues to this day.
Questions I had harbored for decades were answered so easily yet so profoundly. For instance, as a child, even though I grew up in the West, I wanted to know what lay beyond the stars. But who could answer that? Then, as a teenager, after I heard about reincarnation for the first time, I accepted this “philosophy” right away. But then I immediately started longing to jump off this reincarnation cycle (samsara) and searched everywhere for how this could be achieved. As an adult, I wanted to know how to heal my physical maladies and psychological shortcomings and find answers on how to have a happier and more fulfilled life. Only you, Master, gave me answers to all of these questions, and so much more!
But despite the fact that I had gained wisdom, I failed the tests life presented to me again and again. But even then you never gave up on me. Quite often I felt ashamed of myself and unworthy, unworthy of your compassion and help. But despite my misconduct, it was always you who reached out again and again, offering me your divine hand. This help often came in the form of a dream; e.g. a strong reminder to get up on my feet and to carry on. You even encouraged me to overcome my guilt feelings and to no longer “look back” (at my mistakes).
Being still imprisoned by this human environment and human thinking, I know I am unable to even fathom how much you have suffered and endured for me to reduce the karma of the sins I committed, not only in this life or past lives but also the “sins” I committed while living in even higher realms. And I know I can never, ever repay you for what you have given me and done for me.
I can therefore only try my very best to fulfill my vows, my commitments, to helping you during this Fa-rectification period. Even though I humanly cannot comprehend all of this, I know deep down in my heart that ALL of this is true.
And I thank you also for not only helping me to gain wisdom through your teachings and by answering all the questions I had about “life and the universe,” and for not giving up on me but instead “pulling me up higher and higher.” I thank you also for giving me so many opportunities to gain virtue, be it by advertising Shen Yun or in the form of tests that helped me grow further, enabling me to return to my original, true self.
Thank you, Venerable Master!
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