(Minghui.org) My father began practicing Falun Dafa in 1998. Since childhood I followed his example, read the teachings, and practiced the exercises – but I did not truly understand the Fa principles. My father was later sentenced to forced labor for distributing truth-clarification materials at Tiananmen Square. After he was released he had to move to a remote location to avoid being persecuted.
My academic performance began to plummet without my father’s supervision. I skipped classes to surf the Internet. I also started smoking and drinking. However, when I encountered bad things in life, I immediately remembered Master [Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa]. When someone slandered Dafa, I became agitated and defended Dafa.
Master said:
“Because of contamination from the powerful current or big dye vat of ordinary human society, the things that people consider correct are, actually, often wrong.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun)
I failed the college entrance exam. I repeated the last year of high school and was finally admitted to an ordinary university. After school started, I still could not find myself. Instead I became even more depressed and confused. For relief, I bought a computer to play video games as soon as I came home for winter break.
I saw the copy of Zhuan Falun my father left at home, and the scene of reading the teachings with my father as a child appeared before my eyes. I was excited, and I made up my mind to read Zhuan Falun diligently this time.
My spirit was electrified while reading Zhuan Falun, and every word went right to my heart. I read other Dafa books after reading Zhuan Falun. I couldn’t put the books down when my family called me for dinner. I completely forgot about computer games.
I had serious headaches a few days later, and all kinds of dirty thoughts kept popping up in my mind. The pain sometimes woke me up from my sleep. From the Fa I knew it was my thought karma at work, and I did my best to deny and negate it. The situation improved soon, and I knew Master was helping me remove the bad thoughts.
Through reading Master’s lectures systematically, I learned for the first time about Fa-rectification and the importance of doing the three things. That new computer became my best tool, as it allowed me to surf the Minghui website.
I understood the meaning of life during that winter break, and I was grateful to Master for not giving up on me. I decided to make good use of my time to cultivate, and keep up with the progress of Fa-rectification.
Validating Dafa at School
I returned to school and studied the Fa every day. I did the exercises on the rooftop of my dorm building whenever I had time. I improved fast, and sometimes I felt as if I was about to levitate when I meditated.
My classmates regarded me as being decent and reliable, and I clarified the truth about Dafa to them whenever I had a chance. I decided to take the train home during school breaks, and I bought a coach seat because this way I could clarify the truth to more passengers, and persuade them to do the three withdrawals – withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party and its two affiliated youth organizations. The results were encouraging.
With Master’s arrangement, I ran into local practitioners, and received updated truth-clarification materials periodically to distribute around my school campus. The quantity was limited, and I cherished each copy. I would check the materials I distributed, and if I found them on the ground, I would pick them up and give them to someone else.
For some time, I slacked off and handed out materials in one place repeatedly. Someone targeted me and reported on me. However, I was not afraid, and I clarified the truth to the personnel at the security office. The local police took me to the police station, and I clarified the truth to them, and I could see that they were moved.
However, according to the procedure, they had to report my case to the local 610 Office. The police officers told me they found the 610 Office annoying, and implied that I should not tell them too much.
Two men from the 610 Office interrogated me with a hypocritical tone, and kept trying to set me up. I was silent at first. However, when one of them said, “Don’t you talk about Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance? Why don’t you tell us the truth?” I didn’t see through their set-up, and admitted I distributed the materials.
When they asked me who gave me the materials, I immediately realized they had fooled me. I did not disclose any of the other practitioners’ identities. They illegally detained me for five days, and I clarified the truth to the inmates in the detention center when I had the opportunity. Several agreed to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliates.
After my release, the school ordered me to drop out, and I felt the pressure instantly. I tried to communicate with the school leadership without success. I calmed down and decided to find an internship position while looking for opportunities to communicate with the school leadership again, instead of looking for instant results.
Validating Dafa at Work
My internship position was in sales. I worked diligently following the requirements of the Fa, and got up to speed quickly. I worked until 9:00 p.m. every day and my superiors noticed my hard work. My performance ranked number one in the entire region for six months.
I did not get my university diploma when it was time to graduate. My company’s human resources department asked me for my diploma in order to offer me a full-time position, and I thought about how to explain this to them. My first thought was that as a practitioner I cannot lie, but I worried that the company would not offer me the full-time position once they found out.
My second thought was, “I didn’t do anything wrong in the first place. The CCP is persecuting us. Isn’t it a good opportunity to clarify the truth to my coworkers?”
I found a suitable opportunity and told my situation to my immediate supervisor. He sympathized with me, but felt that he could not make the decision, so he reported it to his boss. While waiting for the reply, I firmly believed that Master arranges everything for practitioners, and I just needed to do what I was supposed to do.
Soon, my superior replied that his boss also expressed sympathy for my plight and did not think it would have any negative impact on my job. His boss said I could instead use my high school diploma, and encouraged me to do well in the full-time position. It was a big relief, and I knew Master helped me. I was sincerely happy for my colleagues’ upright behavior.
The company opened a new line of business, and I applied for the position of being in charge of the new operation. I thought it was a long shot given my qualifications, but the company granted me the opportunity. I therefore had to move to a major city to receive the promotion.
My coworkers said that I was very lucky. I knew of course this was the blessing of practicing Dafa. The company kept expanding, and soon became number one in the industry. I thought it had to do with the company boss treating practitioners well!
I had a place of my own in the new city. I learned how to print truth-clarification materials, and bought a computer and printer. I felt that a small flower (the materials production site) blossomed in this bustling big city. I went out a few nights every week to distribute the materials I made. With righteous thoughts and actions, and under Master’s protection, I did not encounter any danger.
Due to personnel changes, I left the company a year later and joined a nationally recognized company in a new city. I soon resumed making truth-clarification materials after familiarizing myself with the new work environment.
For a period of time, I had a lot of distracting thoughts, and I gradually slacked off in cultivation. One night, I did not want to walk too far, so I distributed the materials in my neighborhood. However, the surveillance camera caught me, and the local police arrested me on my way home and took me to a detention center.
While I was locked up in the detention center, I looked inward and discovered my mindset of slacking off, my attachment to emotion, and pursuit of ease and comfort. I adjusted myself and corrected my state, and I also looked for opportunities to clarify the truth to the inmates.
After I was released, my company leadership said they could not keep me on because I missed work for several days and no one could find me. I then invited a few of my close coworkers to dinner and clarified the truth to them before I returned to my hometown to regroup.
I was friends with a group of coworkers who, after I returned to my hometown, happened to start a new business in a city nearby. They recognized my ability and character, and invited me to join their start-up as a partner.
I reminded myself that I am a Falun Dafa practitioner, and treated my coworkers and customers honestly and sincerely. The business developed very smoothly, in just a few years, the company grew from a small workshop to an office space of nearly 1,000 square meters (about 11,000 square feet), and from a dozen employees to more than one hundred employees.
Friends and family members said I was lucky and blessed. Of course, I knew I was blessed by Master. At work, I clarified the truth to my colleagues whenever there was a suitable opportunity.
In the business circle, the temptation of fame and fortune pops up from time to time. When this happens, I keep correcting myself according to Dafa’s requirements, and do my best!
Saving People During the Pandemic
During the pandemic in 2020, our company was unable to operate for a long time due to the lockdown. There was a shortage of reasonably priced masks, so I went online, bought a lot of masks at a high price and gave them for free to those around me who needed them. I gave some to the security guards and janitors in my neighborhood.
I had some friends that I had not clarified the truth to before, so I gave them masks and used the opportunity to clarify the truth. Almost all of them agreed to quit the CCP and its youth organizations.
It has been 30 years since Falun Dafa’s public introduction. I will do my best to do the three things that a practitioner is supposed to do.
I would also like to remind all former young practitioners that we have grown up and are now the backbone of society. No matter how busy we are, we must not forget our true identity – we are Falun Dafa practitioners. While cultivating, we must use our wisdom to clarify the truth to the people around us. Master has arranged the best of everything for us!
I would like to thank Master for His compassion, and I will do my best to fulfill my historic mission and follow Master home!
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