(Minghui.org) My mother and my wife are Falun Dafa practitioners who started to practice Dafa before the persecution began on July 20, 1999. While my mother was under the threat of persecution, she wrote a letter to me, telling me to frequently recite, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She said that doing so would turn misfortune and disaster into blessings, and keep me safe. That was the first time I had the honor to hear about Falun Dafa. I am now 60 years old.
Falun Dafa Saved Me
My life was at a low point in the summer of 2015. My investment had failed, and I did not have a job. I wanted to make a quick buck and turn my life around. I believed the lies told by my own brothers and joined the “Mark Six Lottery” to do gambling money collection work. One time I went to Shenzhen City to handle a collection, but I was deceived by my brothers, and was even held against my will by the gambling company.
The gambling company was of a gangster nature. They thought I was a gambler who owed them money, and they demanded that I pay all the gambling money within three days. They threatened to cut my Achilles tendons and throw me into the sea. When I tried to call my brothers, their mobile phones were turned off.
I was in despair, with no way out. Then I remembered what my mother told me about reciting, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I quietly recited it in my mind.
On the 21st day of being held, as I was sincerely reciting the verses, I saw several beams of light shine into the room. I felt a refreshing breeze blowing in from the window, and I heard wonderful and relaxing music. The next morning, the gang leader said to me, “We have been observing you for three weeks. You don’t look like someone in a gang. You must have been tricked into this. You are free to leave at midday.” He even gave me 200 yuan for travel expenses and took me to the highway. I was able to return home safely.
I knew this was all due to sincerely reciting, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Dafa’s Master had saved my life! Thank you, Master! From then on, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” was deeply engraved in my heart.
Firmly Believing in Dafa
In 2017, under the guidance of my wife, I read the main book of Falun Dafa, Zhuan Falun, and went to a nearby Fa study site to study the Fa, learn the Dafa exercises, and listen to Master’s Fa-lecture recordings. It took me four days to finish reading Zhuan Falun for the first time. When I was reading it, my mind had no other thoughts, and my entire focus was on the book. The principles of Dafa deeply touched me, and I just kept on reading.
The day after I finished reading the book, I felt like I had a cold. I vomited a lot of yellow solids, and noticed a lot of dark blue liquid in my stool. I understood that this was Master purifying my body. After practicing Dafa for about two months, my health dramatically improved.
From studying the Fa, I understood why Falun Dafa practitioners firmly believe in the practice, even under the most cruel persecution. It is because Falun Dafa is the Buddha Fa. When I met practitioners, I saw that they were sincere, kind, and tolerant. I was so fortunate to encounter this rarest and most precious opportunity, and I will not let it slip by.
Before practicing Dafa, I had a very bad temper and was easily irritated. I often got into arguments and would slam tables and chairs over trivial matters. I valued fame and fortune a lot. I have worked in different industries both in and outside of the government, however, because of my bad temper, I could not tolerate anything or anyone that I didn’t like. I also had an arrogant mentality, and I used to always protect my own interests. Therefore, I never worked for a long time at one place, and ended up with nothing after many years.
After I started practicing Falun Dafa, I regarded myself as a Dafa practitioner and always tried to hold myself to the standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I cultivated myself in every thought, word, and action, maintained a peaceful mindset, and treated everyone well. As I continued to practice Dafa, my temper, personality, living habits, and work attitude changed completely. Through studying Zhuan Falun, I understood the Fa principle:
“...one does not gain if one does not work for it. More work means more gained, less work means less gained.” (Lecture Seven, Zhuan Falun)
I corrected many of my bad habits, and became a down-to-earth and hardworking person.
I found a factory job close to home, as I had wished for. In the past seven years, I worked in the factory’s dustiest workshop doing grinding and polishing. It was the most physically demanding work in the factory. I insisted on going to work early and leaving late. Moreover, I was told that I was the only employee who had not asked for a raise since the factory was established.
I try to give my best effort at work. However, it’s not because I value the salary as most important. It is because I value my work as a platform to meet and clarify the truth to people who come here from all over the country. I often use Master’s poem “Tempering the Will” in Hong Yin to encourage myself. Since practicing Dafa, I have been a happy person, both at work and at home.
I still have many areas to improve. For instance, I do not have a deep understanding of the Fa; I still have a show off mentality as well as many other attachments, and I need to do the three things better. In the time remaining in the Fa-rectification period, I will follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, firmly believe in Dafa, study the Fa well, and do the three things well.
If there is anything not in accordance with the Fa, please kindly point it out.
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