(Minghui.org) The COVID pandemic in China has been rapidly expanding. Since December 12, my coworkers and relatives have been suffering from fever, cough, body aches, and other symptoms of infection. Within a week, 60 percent of the people in my department tested positive for COVID. I also had a low fever, cough, and runny nose. All the practitioners in my Fa study group had similar experiences. I would like to write about my understanding and share it with other practitioners.

I started to have cold symptoms on December 13th. The following night, I started to have a low fever. On the third day, the fever gradually subsided, but the cough intensified, and on the fourth day, the cough and runny nose continued.

I live with my father. At first he had no symptoms, but he began coughing on December 16th. On December 18th, he suddenly had a high fever, which eased the next day, but he was weak and coughing. He went for a PCR test, which came back positive.

Master has said,

“Genuine Dafa disciples all carry energy and are themselves beings who eliminate karma and eradicate germs.” (“Stay Rational”)

Why did this happen to me? I think that it must be the old forces trying to balance things out. If no practitioners are infected during the epidemic, then the illusion would be broken. Also, I feel it was because I was not diligent enough in cultivation and was taken advantage of.

It had been ten days, and my condition still hadn’t changed. My workplace needed to know who was positive, and I wasn’t sure if I should report it. I thought I’d better get tested. So I went to have a PCR test. Surprisingly, my result came back negative. During this time period, my father and I did not isolate. My father was tested twice, both of which were positive. I think the results made him think as well.

Looking back over those ten days, although I had the same symptoms as an everyday person who is infected, I actually didn’t feel so uncomfortable. Sometimes I even felt more relaxed than usual. I didn’t take a single day off, and I kept working (we had been working from home since the end of November), while many of my coworkers were on sick leave. At the same time, practitioners in my Fa study group were also doing what we were supposed to do, such as serving the elderly at home, going out to clarify the truth, and so on.

I think that because we are Dafa disciples, Master has been using this to eliminate our karma, beating the old forces at their own game. The appearance is the same as ordinary people, but the essence is completely different. As long as we know that we are cultivators, then everything is good, and we must not be unstable.

In addition, I think the most important mission of Dafa disciples is to save people. Although these symptoms are nothing to us, they do affect saving people. We still need to send forth righteous thoughts to negate this incorrect state.

Note: This article only represents the author’s understanding in their current cultivation state meant for sharing among practitioners so that we can “Compare in studying, compare in cultivating.” (“Solid Cultivation,” Hong Yin)