(Minghui.org) I began cultivating in Falun Dafa in 1996, when I was 24 years old. I am now almost 50.
My father died young. My second sister, my mother, and I lived together. My mother experienced heart problems, hypertension, and other illnesses. She has been bedridden for eight to nine years, and often needed emergency help.
I also came down with rheumatoid arthritis and could not take care of myself. My sister developed a herniated disk due to being overburdened by taking care of my mother and me. We tried all sorts of ways to treat our illnesses but to no avail.
Introduced to Falun Dafa
One day a neighbor incidentally introduced Falun Dafa to us. I read the book Zhuan Falun and liked it. Master began to cleanse my body right away.
I introduced Zhuan Falun to my mother and sister while I read it, and they liked it too. The three of us then stepped on our cultivation paths.
Our entire family recovered from all our illnesses. Even my bedridden mother returned to good health. My sister’s disk herniation disappeared. I began doing lots of chores around the house. I was even able to ride my bicycle to the Falun Dafa exercise site, and my sister found another job.
Our lives were fulfilling and hopeful. We were all grateful to Master.
A month after we learned Dafa, the developer who had torn down our old house wanted to move us to the new house they had just built. They gave us a unit on the sixth floor which was half a room smaller than the rest of the units, despite promising us a unit on the second floor.
My eldest sister and her father-in-law wanted to go fight with them. We thought that since we had begun cultivating, we should not act like ordinary people.
My mother said, “We need to follow the standard of cultivators. Master said that a cultivator would feel that his body is light and can climb stairs without getting tired once his great heavenly circuit opens. Why don’t we take the seventh floor since no one wants it.”
People in charge of distributing the units could not believe us. Many people fought or spent money to get a better unit. The developers even hired body guards to protect themselves. They held a meeting after hearing our proposal, and assigned us the best unit on the seventh floor.
Suffering During the Onset of the Persecution
The police began to interfere with practitioners doing the exercises after April 25, 1999. In the morning, some police officers video-recorded practitioners, and some used loudspeakers or water jets to stop them from exercising.
Jiang Zemin began to persecute practitioners on July 20, 1999. Our family became the so called “focus” from that day on.
It was as though the sky had fallen. The TV was filled with lies desecrating Dafa and Master all day long, and friends and relatives called to urge us to give up the practice.
My sister was arrested because she was carrying a recorder and organized people to do the exercises in the morning. Agents from the neighborhood association and police station came to ransack our home and arrested us.
We were not intimidated facing such sudden tribulations. Agents from the neighborhood association and the police station often tried to force us to write pledges promising not to practice Dafa, or write things desecrating Master and Dafa.
My mother and sister were taken to a brainwashing center, prison, and detention center many times, and our home was ransacked. My sister was tortured and taken to a forced labor camp.
Due to the risk of further torture and persecution, my sister was forced to stay away from home.
The agents visited us on festivals, and the so-called “sensitive days.” They claimed to be coming to see how we were doing, but the real purpose was to get us to give up our cultivation.
We said to them, “We used to suffer from many illnesses. Master saved our entire family. There is nothing wrong with following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and becoming a good person. We cannot do things undeserving of Master and Dafa.”
The directors, house registration officers, and secretaries of the neighborhood association always visited us on “sensitive days.” We took the opportunity to tell them facts about Falun Dafa. We kept our home very nice and clean, and all those who came commented on this, They felt that our home was especially nice.
In reality it is that we have Master protecting us, and we exude the righteous field of cultivators. Both the director and secretary said that our home was the cleanest among all the homes in the community.
We persisted in holding to our belief during these past years of persecution and have never succumbed to the evil. We never wrote the three statements, we did not sell out fellow practitioners, and we were not resentful toward those who persecuted us.
Cultivating Benevolence and Kindness
We used the benevolence and kindness that we cultivated from Dafa to tell people the facts of Dafa, and let them know about the persecution we experienced and the kindness of Dafa.
All those who visited us changed their attitudes and learned that Falun Dafa was good through their interactions with us.
The unit-supervisor called me during the pandemic last year and asked me if I had gone out. I answered all her questions and wished her safety during the pandemic. She was moved and wished me the same.
When the unit-supervisor and the secretary came to my home for the zero-out campaign, I was calm and peaceful.
Upon seeing me, the secretary said, “You look so young.” [Because I appeared to be in my 20s.] I said, “It is because I cultivate in Falun Dafa.” She laughed.
I began to tell her facts about Falun Dafa directly. She asked me many questions that she did not understand, such as about “April 25” and “July 20.” I took my time and explained these things to her.
I told her that Dafa teaches its practitioners to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and it is very effective in healing illnesses. I told her the truth about the Tiananmen Square self-immolation, the persecution of practitioners, the harvesting of practitioners’ organs, and the sanctions against the persecutors by the United States.
We talked for over an hour, and she listened intently. She was happy when she left, and did not mention anything about the three statements.
The unit-supervisor and the household registration officer came again a few days later, and said their upper authority wanted us to submit the three statements.
After stating their purpose, the officer said, “I actually don’t care if you write them or not. I know from dealing with you that you all are good people.
“You are not like what they described, saying that you harm society. Our superiors wanted us to come; it is our job. We cannot help it either.”
I said, “You go and tell them that we all had many illnesses before, and that cultivating in Falun Dafa made us healthy. Master saved our family.
“We were persecuted these past years just because we refused to renounce our beliefs. We cannot do unconscionable things – we will by no means sign the three statements.”
My sister and I told them facts about Falun Dafa again. The supervisor did not quite believe what we said about the torture used against practitioners.
She asked the household registration officer if that was true. The officer said yes.
We told them a lot and they were happy to listen. The officer said, “Just think that we are here to chat. It feels good talking with you. I find practitioners achieved what we could not.
“I would not force you to do things you don’t want to do [referring to signing the three statements]. I will not ransack your house or arrest anyone. I will protect you.”
When they were leaving, the officer said, “Falun Dafa will definitely reestablish its reputation.” We all smiled.
The unit supervisor said, “I wish this persecution was not happening, then I could come to visit you often. I like to visit with you. We can treat one another as sisters in the future. I will not ask for the three statements.
I hope all kind people will believe “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and have a good future.
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