(Minghui.org) When I look back at the cultivation path my children and I walked, I realized that everything we have was bestowed by Master, and Master’s compassionate protection. I’d would like to share our stories and take this opportunity to thank Master and Dafa for being there for us!
Persistent Headache Resolved
I had a genetic neurogenic headache, which my grandmother and my father also suffered from. My older sister, brother and I all had the same condition—and my son and daughter were plagued with this headache. When I was in a good mood, the headache lessened, but when I was in a bad mood, it was stronger, and I sometimes became nauseous. When the pain was intense I had to stay in bed and take painkillers. My condition was incurable.
I thought I was a good person, and my neighbors said I was kind. But I was narrow-minded. If someone treated me well, I treated him better. If someone didn’t treat me well, I felt resentful and wronged. When my husband was good to me, we lived happily. When we had conflicts, I didn’t talk to him and I was unhappy.
I started practicing Falun Dafa in late 1997. By reading Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa. I realized that I was far from being a good person, and that the purpose of my life was to return to my original nature. I needed to look within whenever there were conflicts and behave according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. I understood that sickness was caused by karma that a person accumulated lifetime after lifetime.
After reading the Fa I was happy and my life became brighter. When my husband didn’t treat me well, I no longer felt resentful or wronged. I had a goal. I got up early to do the Falun Dafa exercises and read the Fa with the other practitioners in the evening. I was happy every day.
The neurogenic headache disappeared after I practiced Falun Dafa for 6 months; 26 years have passed and it never returned. Thank you Master for purifying my body!
Becoming Open-Minded
Due to the intense pressure on practitioners and their families by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa in 1999, my family fell apart. I had to leave home and find a job in another city.
I began working as a housekeeper in 2015. The landlord was an elderly lady who was very clean. She was good to me. I often told her the facts about Falun Dafa, and she understood the persecution was wrong.
There were many windows in her house, and one day she asked me to clean them. I cleaned them with a rag and then with a wet paper. I felt I did a good job, but she said the windows weren’t clean. I felt I did my best and I didn’t want to clean all those windows again. She handed me a bottle of alcohol and told me to use it and clean the windows again. I felt uncomfortable, but reminded myself that I’m a practitioner, so I let it go. I put some alcohol on the rag and cleaned one window. When she checked the glass, she said, “It’s clean now.”
At that moment I understood what Master said, “I have said that our school of practice directly targets one’s mind. It does not make you actually lose anything in terms of material benefits.” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)
If I didn’t behave according to Falun Dafa’s principles, the situation would have become unpleasant, and both of us would have felt uncomfortable. Although the issue was trivial it made a huge difference when I considered the other person’s feelings.
Before I left I gave her a desk calendar for the New Year. Her son put it on the table. She asked, “Why is such a good practice not allowed? How is it possible that being such a good person harms people?” She believed that good would is rewarded, and evil is punished. She said she witnessed two incidents that verified this.
From Impossible to Possible
My daughter was nine years old, and my son three years old when I started to practice Falun Dafa. When I told my sister about the amazing things practitioners experienced, my daughter listened. She felt Falun Dafa was really good, and she sometimes did the exercises with me.
When the CCP started persecuting Falun Dafa, our village authorities demanded that we hand over our Falun Dafa books. If we didn’t hand them over, they said they would search our homes. We hid the books. My daughter hid a book in her school bag and this book has been with us since then. I was very touched when she later told me this.
When she finished high school, she told me that she wanted to apply for a university in Changchun, Master’s hometown. Her wish came true.
After she graduated she went for a job interview, and was accepted for the training session. She was required to deposit a certain amount of money. I didn’t have it at that time. My daughter and I discussed the situation and agreed that we should follow the course of nature. She didn’t complain, get anxious, or lose hope. She remained calm. I managed to raise the amount 10 days before it was due. She was accepted by the company. It was a good opportunity and everyone envied her. We were very thankful to Master.
Remain Kind
My daughter worked for the company for about five years. Because it was far from home she wanted to be transferred to the nearest branch. Several other colleagues in her department including two who worked with this company for only two years were transferred to where they asked for, but she wasn’t. She felt she was losing face. She felt sad and wondered if she should send gifts to her manager. I didn’t feel it was right, and said we shouldn’t follow society’s corrupt trend and bribe the manager. She let go of jealousy and her concern about losing face. She relaxed and continued working happily every day.
When the next opportunity for transfers came, she was transferred to the local branch. We realized that when we rectified ourselves and remained kind, we didn’t lose. We actually gained.
It Was Arranged for You
My son was only three years old when I began practicing. I was repeatedly arrested after the persecution started in 1999. I didn’t have much time to guide him to read the Falun Dafa books.
I was arrested and sentenced to two years of forced labor camp in 2008. I received a letter from my son while I was incarcerated. He wrote, “Mom, please do well whatever you should do. Don’t worry about me. I won’t go astray in this deviated society.” The practitioners in my cell were very touched. In such a harsh environment I was greatly encouraged by his words.
When I was released two years later, he told me that he believed in Falun Dafa even more after I was arrested. He studied the Fa and understood why practitioners uphold the Fa. He learned how to be a good person from studying the Fa. He did well in school and was admitted to a prominent university. I wasn’t able to take care of him, but Master did.
He told me a story. One day he wanted to eat buns. He always bought two buns from the lady who ran the cafeteria. That day he paid for two buns but hoped she would give him three buns. As a result she gave him three buns. He felt so happy. When he turned around, he collided with another student and one bun fell off his plate. He immediately understood that he shouldn’t take something for free because he would lose virtue, and that Master was watching over him. He paid for the third bun. Later on he wrote an essay about this incident. He felt Falun Dafa’s principles guided him, and he rectified himself in the Fa.
My son is working now. He is guided by Falun Dafa’s principles whenever he encounters difficulties, and remains peaceful and calm. He knows that everything he has is given by Falun Dafa.
Falun Dafa can rectify people’s hearts and enable us to return to our original homes. Everyone in this world is fortunate because they were born into an era when Falun Dafa is spreading. I know how urgent time is after I read Master’s article How Humankind Came to Be. I hope that everyone cherishes this opportunity and will be saved.
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