(Minghui.org) There are over 2,000 households in our neighborhood, and many people know my husband and I. When a fellow Falun Dafa practitioner talked to a resident about the practice, that person said, “I know Falun Dafa is good. An elderly couple in their 80s live in our neighborhood. They are very kind and enjoy excellent health. They don’t look their age at all.”
I’m 84 this year, and my husband is 87. I was 19 when we got married. In our younger years, life wasn’t smooth like it is now. Over 30 years ago, when we were in our 50s, I struggled with a severe heart condition and a duodenal ulcer. I was very weak and often vomited. I also had hyperthyroidism and other health problems. Having to care for our four children and juggle work and household chores, I barely had one breath left. Back then, I felt like I was in my 80s.
My husband worked as a mechanic in an auto repair shop, which was physically demanding. Under the pressure of raising the family and worrying about my health, he developed a strong addiction to smoking and drinking. As time passed, he also suffered from many diseases.
In 1994, at 55, I was fortunate to hear about Falun Dafa. I began practicing and my life was renewed. Without taking any medication, all of my ailments disappeared. I experienced how it felt to be illness-free.
After witnessing the positive changes in me, my husband also took up Dafa in 1998. He soon lost the craving for cigarettes and drinking and easily quit both. All of his health conditions disappeared. He soon looked 20 years younger and was full of energy.
Now, at 84, I still enjoy excellent health and walk as quickly as people in their 40s or 50s. I often walk several miles with fellow practitioners to talk face-to-face with people about Dafa and the persecution. When I tell people my age, most of them are surprised.
When I return home, I cook meals and clean the house and I don’t feel tired. I keep our home clean and tidy. We don’t have to ask our children to help with the household chores. My husband is the same. He also does many things at home, including carrying heavy groceries, such as rice and oil, up to the fifth floor where we live, and he does not feel tired.
Although none of our four children practice Dafa, they support our belief. They know that we wouldn’t have such good health without Dafa’s blessings.
During the years the COVID pandemic was rampant in China, I asked our children, who all live in different cities, not to visit us (they frequently called us, though). As my younger brother and sister live in the same city as us, and both are in their 70s and have lost their spouses, I invited them over during the Chinese New Year. On New Year’s Eve, I usually prepare ten dishes; for the rest of the meals I make six dishes during the week-long New Year holiday. After we ate, while my sister and brother rested, my husband and I did the dishes and read the Falun Dafa teachings. Afterwards, we spend time talking with my siblings.
My sister said, “You are doing so well in Dafa cultivation. Even younger people in their 30s and 40s contracted COVID and suffered from the side effects. Many of them couldn’t enjoy the New Year like they did before. But you and your husband weren’t infected and stayed healthy during the pandemic. We are able to celebrate the New Year together, and I feel we are even happier than we were before. I believe we are all blessed by Dafa. Falun Dafa is truly great!”
This year is the 65th anniversary of our marriage. We’ve made it through all the ups and downs together. Thirty years ago, when we were in our 50s, we felt like we were in our 80s; now that we are in our 80s, we are as energetic as those in their 50s. We are grateful for everything Falun Dafa has given us. Dafa guides us to find the true meaning of life and enables us to enjoy a peaceful and healthy life at our age.
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