(Minghui.org) My wife was diagnosed with a rare heart disease in 1997. The medical experts she saw said they had never seen such challenging symptoms before. She tried both Chinese and Western medicine for a year, but saw no improvement. She was living in severe pain every day. At that time, our daughter was only 6 years old. We felt distressed about our future.
My wife met someone who introduced Falun Dafa to her. She went to the exercise site and learned the exercises. Afterward she felt much better. After doing the exercises for a few more days, she became energetic and her heart disease was gone. No words could express our family’s gratitude to Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa. My wife went back to work after taking one year of medical leave. She suggested that I practice Dafa as well, but I didn’t have any interest.
The Chinese Communist Party began to persecute Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999 and spread lies to defame it. To clarify the truth about Falun Dafa, my wife told people about her personal experience, put up posters on the streets, and distributed materials. She was arrested and taken to a detention center. The officers tried to force her to renounce her faith. She said, “My life was given by Master Li. Not allowing me to practice is equivalent to taking my life.” She went on hunger strike for a week and then was released.
Both my wife and I were employed with the same company. When her manager could not convince her to renounce Falun Dafa, they turned to me and threatened to demote me from a manager to a regular worker. As I had witnessed my wife’s changes from practicing Falun Dafa, I refused to collaborate with the authorities to transform her.
I said to my supervisor, “My wife’s life was given by Master Li. She has the right to continue believing in Master and Dafa. Following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be a good person does no harm to society or family.” In the end, my wife was fired and I was demoted. Later, I was also fired and our child faced discrimination in school.
To support the family, my wife went to another city to work. No matter where she was, she lived by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be a good person. However, the police continued to look for her and stalked her even after many years. She was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center. She told people there about her experience in practicing Dafa and said, “I hope everyone will not miss this hard-to-come-by opportunity. The purpose of living is to return to one’s origin. I’m doing the most righteous thing and my determination to practice Dafa will never change.”
On April 22, 2019, many plainclothes police officers barged into my home and arrested my wife. Our home was ransacked and her Dafa books, materials and Master’s portrait were confiscated. I was also placed under house surveillance. My wife was later sentenced to 7 years and is still incarcerated now. The prison refused to let me visit her. I worried about her every day and could not eat or sleep well.
I suddenly had a terrible headache and felt dizzy one day in August 2022. I had difficulty talking or even organizing my speech. My daughter sent me to the hospital. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, and cerebral infarction. I was hospitalized for more than ten days and did not see any improvement. My blood pressure did not decrease, neither did my blood sugar. My headache persisted and my stomach felt bad. I could hardly eat and had no energy. I could not sleep and I felt flustered and scared. I felt my whole body was collapsing and my days were numbered. It was torturous to endure all the discomfort, but it made me even more miserable to have an MRI. I felt my head had exploded during the procedure.
My daughter’s mother-in-law is also a Dafa practitioner. When the medical treatment had no effect on me, she suggested that I try practicing Falun Dafa. I decided to give it a try. I began to recite the auspicious phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good, Master Li is good!” I persisted every day and my pronunciation gradually became normal and I could speak coherently. Through studying the Fa and doing the exercises, my headache disappeared and my blood pressure became normal. My blood sugar is no longer high and my sleep has improved greatly. I finally experienced what it’s like to be illness free.
I am truly grateful to Master for saving me and giving me a new life.
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