(Minghui.org) I have practiced Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) for more than 20 years. Falun Dafa teaches people to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and be good people. These principles are deeply rooted in my heart.
Letting Go of My Assigned Apartment
Since my workplace was about to build a residential building for employees’ families, everyone paid attention to this matter. There was a limited number of units, so not everyone could get one, and some units were larger than others.
My company also set up an administration group to allocate apartments. Although the plan had changed multiple times, there were always people complaining about it. Based on the plan, I was qualified to be assigned a bigger apartment.
One of my colleagues was not assigned an apartment as she had worked at our company for a short time, although she needed one. Seeing her eager, yet helpless look, I felt sorry for her.
I thought, “After Dafa was maligned and persecuted, she did not go with the tide.” She always greeted me warmly, even during the most severe persecution. I also thought about what Master said in Zhuan Falun about how a cultivator handled a similar situation. Without hesitating, I gave her my apartment.
She was extremely excited and said, “Are you for real? How should I thank you?” When she received the eligibility registration form for housing, she said, “I’m really blessed!” I corrected her right away, saying, “Both of us are blessed by Dafa. If I didn’t practice, and if you didn’t treat Dafa and practitioners kindly, how could you have received such a blessing?” She seemed to get what I said and replied, “True, true. I’m indeed blessed by Dafa.”
Right then, a retired former senior manager came to talk to me. He said, “I can’t get a bigger unit. Is there any way I could switch with yours?” I said, “I have already given my apartment to so-and-so, why don’t you go talk with her?” He was dumb-founded, saying, “You don’t want your apartment?” I nodded my head, “That’s right.” He said, “This is welfare housing, which is much cheaper than houses on the market. If you were to sell it later on, you’d have made a huge profit. How could you do that?” I smiled and said, “I didn’t think about it that much, I just knew she really needed an apartment.”
My action caused quite a stir in the company. Some people said, “She became dumb from practicing Falun Gong. She didn’t want her apartment, which made her lose a lot.” Some other people said, “Look at the character of people who practice Falun Gong! Who else could do something like this nowadays? This is not just lip service– she actually gave up her apartment.” All in all, my kind action has gained the recognition and support of my colleagues and management towards Dafa and its practitioners.
When I was arrested for upholding my belief in Dafa, a senior manager came to visit me at the detention center. He also deposited 500 yuan for me. When I returned home, he had already left the job. He had bought me a new set of clothes and asked my colleagues who came to take me home to give them to me and make sure to have me wear the new set of clothes when I went home.
On the night when I was released from prison, a few close colleagues of mine and this senior manager had ordered a large table at a restaurant as a welcome dinner. In the middle of it, he asked me in a puzzled way, “How come you don’t look like someone who just came out of prison?”
I said, “Then what do I look like?”
“I feel you rather look like someone who just returned from a business trip.”
“Do you know why?” I said. “Although I was illegally detained, I never felt guilty, as I followed what my Master taught us–to be a good person. I followed the Dafa principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. It is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who’s committed a crime, as it persecutes good people.”
“My Aunt, Don’t Head South, But West.”
One time, another practitioner and I went to the beaches to clarify the facts about Dafa to tourists. On our way back, she walked in front of me. After she gave a flier explaining how to break through the Internet blockade to a young man standing on the roadside, she kept moving forward. Right then, I heard that young man shouting, “I can’t take it!”
After I caught up to this young man, I asked him, “How come you can’t take it?” He replied, “This is what I do for living. This is Falun Gong. I cannot take it.” Then I understood he was a plainclothes police officer who specifically followed and arrested practitioners. I then said, “Police officers have to ensure their safety as well. You are a police officer, saving you is even more difficult. Do you know why? Because you are deceived and used by the former CCP leader Jiang Zemin, and in the long run you are destroying yourself. It’s my Master who asks me to awaken your conscience. Have you heard about Dafa?”
He moved quickly and said, “Auntie, please go quickly, I won’t listen to you. There are police officers all over the place. They are not all like me. Don’t head south, but west. Go!” I said, “Sure.” But I also seized this opportunity to awaken his conscience. In the end, he agreed to renounce his memberships in the Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers. I said, “Thank you, young man! You’ll receive good fortune!” He also thanked me.
Only after I came home did I learn that there were high-level CCP officials coming to our city, so it was heavily guarded everywhere.
Saving Sentient Beings Amid the Pandemic
The sudden outbreak of the CCP virus (aka coronavirus) in early 2020 turned our busy city into a ghost town. I suddenly felt the significance and urgency of the responsibility we shoulder as practitioners to save sentient beings. Looking at the empty streets with very few vehicles and pedestrians, I didn’t know what to do. Sadness in my heart made me feel like crying.
On the morning after Chinese New Year’s Day, I got up early to do the exercises. But I couldn’t find the music player. I thought I might have left it in the old house. At 4 a.m., I got in my car to go there to look for it. When I was about to arrive, suddenly a cab pulled out from my left. The driver came straight at my car as if he was unconscious. When I saw it, I quickly made a right turn, but his car still scraped mine. So I pulled over to see how badly my car had been hit.
It was as if the driver came to his senses. He came to take a look at my car. He touched my car, saying, “Sister, the scrape isn’t too bad. Take a look.” When I took a look, it still hurt a little, as the car was newly painted. On another thought, we were the only two people on such a wide road, yet he still ran into me. I realized he must have come to me to hear the truth.
I smiled and said, “Please rest assured. I follow Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I won’t squeeze money out of you. Have you heard about Dafa before? Do you know how to escape from this plague? Look, for such a clean and tidy street, there are only the two of us. How great of a predestined relationship must we have with each other!”
After I told him about Dafa and the persecution, he quit the Youth League and the Young Pioneers. Before setting off, we wished each other’s family a happy new year and to stay safe.
It seemed to be a coincidence, but I knew it was arranged by Master. I became teary for Master’s compassion for giving him salvation.
Overcoming Obstacles for Joining the Fa-Study Group
As the pandemic spread, our residential area was blocked, so going to the Fa-study group became an issue. The study group was located in a practitioner’s home, which was surrounded by iron nets. There was also a temporary shed set up for people to register when entering and leaving. On that day, I walked around the area where that practitioner lived, saw that it was blocked, and went home feeling frustrated.
After I came home, the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt. Group Fa-study is the format Master has set for us. How could we be stopped by these obstacles?
When it came time to attend Fa-study in the following week, I begged Master deep down, “Master, please help your disciple. I have to study the Fa with fellow practitioners.” While thinking about it, I saw that an elderly man was about to come out from inside. I stood there, watching how he was going to get out.
He slowly opened the iron net from inside, then came out one step at a time. When the elderly man saw me, he told me, “Get in from here, and be careful not to be caught by the iron net.”
So, I went to the practitioner’s home successfully. From that day on, I could join the group Fa-study, make informational materials, clarify the facts, and save sentient beings with fellow practitioners. I was so excited!
Master is truly right beside us and looks after us at all times. Whatever we have in mind, Master knows and gives us a hand when needed. Thank you, Master!
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