(Minghui.org) I was fairly carefree and did not have much hardship while growing up. But after I got married and had four miscarriages, that not only ruined my health but also made me anxious and irritable. I became resentful and miserable.
I felt fortunate to encounter Falun Dafa, an ancient spiritual practice, in June of 1998. Practicing Dafa over the past 23 years, I’ve fundamentally changed.
Abiding by the Principles
The most important thing that I learned from Falun Dafa was forbearance. I used to be fixated on fairness and was very competitive. My husband was afraid of me and others kept a distance from me. After I began practicing, I learned to think of others, to be considerate and kind in any circumstances. Gradually I noticed that others enjoyed doing things with me and spending time with me.
My husband has six siblings. His youngest brother and wife contracted for a piece of wetland to farm in 2002.
It was too much for them so I offered to help. I let them choose their half of the land first and I took the half they didn’t want.
I planted wheat that year and had a huge yield! Many villagers were impressed that such a barren land could produce so much!
My brother-in-law grew peanuts, but it flooded during the rainy season and all the plants died. The village secretary promised to let them use the land free of charge for the next year. After I harvested corn the next year, I planned to grow wheat again. But my sister-in-law took over the land without discussing it with me. I did not argue with her. One of my nieces was upset that she had mistreated me like that. I told her that it was all right, that, because I was a Falun Dafa practitioner, I had to consider others’ interests first.
Even though my husband had many siblings, when his father was hospitalized, we were the ones who took care of him for over a month. When he was bedridden, my husband visited him daily and I cooked and took care of him as well. When he passed away, my mother-in-law came to live with us.
Even though she has six sons, she prefers to live with us. She had a heart episode a few years ago, and after the doctor said they couldn’t do much to help her, she recovered by constantly saying the phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
The Wonder of Dafa
After we harvested peanuts in 1998, I was operating a machine that separates the peanuts from the shell when my right hand was suddenly pulled into the machine. I struggled to take it out, and it was a bloody mess. My husband looked very pale and was scared to death. He took me to the local emergency room. The doctor cleaned my wound and wrapped up my hand. My hand didn’t hurt, but I felt a warm current around it. It healed in just a week.
When I went to a market looking for some free vegetables in 2016, I fell off my electric motorcycle and broke my left wrist. My son took me straight to the hospital. The doctor put my wrist in a cast. As soon as I came home, I studied the Falun Dafa teachings and did the exercises the next day. In two weeks, I took off the cast. Three weeks later, I’d completely recovered!
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