(Minghui.org) I recently had a breakthrough in my cultivation. I finally understood the joy of doing things for others. I’d like to tell you what happened: In our office, three people work on customer service. Two, including myself, are responsible for contract follow-ups, and one handles quotations.
After my co-worker had a baby two years ago she frequently took time off and complained to our manager about her workload. She constantly asked for help. The manager asked if I could help her. I forgot that I was a practitioner and should have consideration for others.
I felt that she was not that busy. She never worked overtime, took long hours for lunch, and chatted with others during work hours.
On the other hand, I hastily ate some food and sometimes forgot to even drink water in order to meet our deadlines. I told the manager that I was busy too, but I could help her if I was given overtime.
As a temporary solution, the manager asked another co-worker to assist her with some cost calculations. However, she continued to complain about the workload and kept saying she was tired.
I felt uneasy whenever she brought up this issue. In Zhuan Falun(the main book of Falun Dafa), Master mentioned a factory manager’s comments about practitioners. The manager said that practitioners went to work early and went home late; they worked very diligently and never compete for personal gain.
When I remembered this, I felt ashamed. I am a practitioner, but I was using ordinary people’s standards to judge situations. Nothing happens by chance.
I usually talked to my co-workers about Falun Dafa, but they didn’t listen. Perhaps it was because my behavior did not validate the Fa, and I did not handle things as a practitioner should.
When I carefully thought about it, I realized that the reason she constantly complained of fatigue might indeed be because she was tired. Her husband works in another city, and she takes care of two small children.
She doesn’t get enough rest at home and has to do so much work during the day. She is truly exhausted. I didn’t show any understanding of her situation.
I couldn’t empathize with her and think about things from her perspective. Instead, I was afraid of losing out and worried that working overtime would affect my ability to do the three things well. Wasn’t I selfish?
In reality, I haven’t been very busy with work lately, and I could have easily helped her a bit.
I noticed that whenever I wanted to take a day off to do Fa-validation activities, I was extremely efficient at work, and finished everything quickly. Wasn’t that the extraordinary power of Dafa?
With these thoughts in mind, I approached her and offered to help. Surprisingly, she declined and said, “There is no need and you’re busy too. I can bringt it up to the manager if I need help.”
I also talked to the manager and expressed my willingness to help. After letting go of the fear of losing out and the feeling of imbalance, I felt lighter. I felt genuine joy and ease from within. That is truly an expansive feeling of selflessness.
I have practiced Dafa for over 20 years. Dafa and Master Li have transformed me into a completely different person.
I used to be someone who always dreamed of winning the lottery and lost sleep worrying about personal losses and gains. Now, I can consider others and place their interests first. I can face conflicts and contradictions calmly. People are faced with many desires, and constantly thinking only of oneself leads to exhaustion.
In contrast, one will feel happy if one thinks of others first, since that is our true nature.
I hope more people can understand the truth about Falun Dafa, embark on the path of Dafa cultivation, and become joyful practitioners, just like me.
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