(Minghui.org) I am a high school teacher and I began practicing Falun Dafa before 1999.
Principal Trusts Me to Handle a Difficult Task
I was in charge of two classes in August 2020, and one of my colleagues suddenly quit in September. The teaching assignments were already made, and the school could not find anyone to teach his class. The school director and vice principal asked me to take charge. I thought it would be difficult, and the other teachers were also worried that I would not be able to teach three classes.
But the vice principal and director said, “You practice Falun Dafa so you will be able to handle this. No one else can do it.” So I agreed.
But when it was time for me to officially take over the class in October, I had second thoughts. The grade leader came to the class and saw that I was not there, so he asked me to stand in the hall while he walked into the classroom and told the students about my situation. He asked the students to welcome me. In this way, I officially took charge of that class.
Principal Did Not Persecute Practitioners
The CCP’s “Zero out campaign” began in mid-October 2020. The local 610 Office knew that I defended myself the last time they persecuted me, so they did not dare to talk to me directly. Instead they started with my family.
My sister told me what the 610 Office said. I realized that the problem was serious, so I went to the school leaders with my sister.
I told my colleagues about my situation. They immediately reassured me, “We are a regular workplace, and we will not let people take you away. Don’t be afraid, just focus on teaching.” The principal later told me that the school authorities felt I was a valuable staff member and they would not easily let people take me away. “Even if they take you away, the school will insist that you be released.”
I realized that Master was using their words to calm me. I knew I should send righteous thoughts to negate this persecution. Master is in charge. I once told a political and legal affairs committee member, “My job was given by Master, and no one can take it away. My salary was arranged by Master and has nothing to do with the CCP. Most people are not easily deceived by the CCP’s brainwashing, and they still have a conscience.”
The principal was new, so I did not get a chance to clarify the truth about the persecution to him. I told him my situation and what the 610 Office planned to do to me. He immediately said, “This is religious persecution!” I did not expect him to be so wise. He also said that when the persecution first started, several principals followed the CCP’s policy and persecuted me. They later realized how wrong it was. I asked him to quit the Party. He did not answer me directly but seemed to agree.
The whole school, from the principal to the teachers, resisted the persecution of Dafa and safeguarded practitioners. The local 610 Office’s plan targeting me went nowhere.
After Being Falsely Accused
Because I insisted on practicing Dafa, my ex-husband, who was also my colleague, sued me when I was going through the most difficult time. He also wanted to divorce me. I knew he had an affair. Because I am a cultivator, I calmly handled the situation, but the woman pressured him to divorce me.
I agreed since I couldn’t bear to let her keep having abortions. If I didn’t practice Falun Dafa, I would never break up with my ex-husband peacefully because I didn’t do anything wrong. They moved in together. My husband and I had been teaching in the same school all these years, and their son was growing up.
This boy quit school twice, and failed many courses. In the spring of 2019, my ex-husband transferred him to my class. When the boy played with his cell phone in class, I took it and put it away. The principal took the cellphone and didn’t give it back until the end of that semester. The boy resented me. In senior high, since he didn’t need to take the subject I taught for the college entrance examination, he was bored in my class.
The boy wrote to the local education bureau twice and complained that I took his cellphone. Later, the school received information from the Education Bureau that a senior student from our school complained about the fees charged by our school, the teacher treated the student roughly, and fined the students. In particular, the student accused me, mainly because I tried to tell them about the persecution of Falun Dafa.
After the school leaders learned that it was my ex-husband’s son who accused me, a vice principal said to me very politely, “We just want to know which class you are currently teaching, and which student may have said bad things about you. We will find out who he is and tell him to delete the post. We don’t want to criticize you!”
The school sent a vice principal to the Education Bureau in person to clarify the matter. At the beginning, the Education Bureau said that it would suspend me, because the school should not allow Falun Dafa practitioners to teach. But the school ignored this order. Instead, the school repeatedly went to the Education Bureau to explain the matter. The school leaders also went to the classes I taught, and the students all said that I was a good teacher. They said that students should not falsely accuse me, and that post should be deleted.
All the students denied saying bad things about me. The school leader asked the class monitors to write a statement on behalf of each class. Four class monitors wrote the statements. The school leaders took the statements to the education bureau, and the turmoil ended.
During the whole process, the principal did not talk to me once, let alone criticize me. My ex-husband’s family, however, was condemned by my colleagues. The couple still pretended not to know who accused me. At first, I wanted to transfer my ex-husband’s son to another class, but the head of the school asked me, “Which teacher would dare to take such a student?” I thought about it. I am a cultivator. The child and I must have some predestined relationship, since he is in my class. I should tolerate him, treat him with compassion, and not hate him.
When the boy saw that the other students all supported and defended Falun Dafa and me, he secretly deleted his post. He also understood that he had been deceived by the CCP’s propaganda against Dafa.
He stayed in my class, and I treated him well. I remember Master’s teaching,
“Compassion can harmonize heaven and earth ushering in spring; Righteous thoughts can save people in the world” (“The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos,” Hong Yin II)
Each time, a bad thing became a good thing. I know this is Master’s immeasurable wisdom and compassion! No matter how long the road of cultivation is in the future, I will follow Master all the way to the end!
Many people have repeatedly used their positions to protect Falun Dafa and practitioners during this persecution, and heaven will definitely bless them. I sincerely hope that more people who have the ability to stop this persecution will do the right thing and choose a better future for themselves, as did the leaders and employees at my workplace!
Thank you Master!
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