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I don’t remember which year it was, but I was selling goods at the market, and a practitioner came over and said to me, “Are you so-and-so?” I said yes.
He replied, “I’m here to inform you that yesterday, the city police department held a meeting, where they said they intended to arrest Dafa practitioners, including you. You should not go to the market. You should hide somewhere for a few days.”
I laughed and said, “Oh, I know what I should do.” Seeing that I didn’t take it seriously, he said, “This is inside information, and other practitioners have also been notified. You are on the blacklist, so you should pay special attention.”
That night, another practitioner called and said, “Don’t take what you were told this morning lightly. It’s true.”
I said that I knew what I should do, and hung up the phone. Not long after, that practitioner came to my place on a motorcycle and said anxiously, “Why are you taking this so lightly?! They are planning to arrest you at the market tomorrow—you shouldn’t go. Please go hide somewhere for a few days.”
I thought that hiding was not in line with the Fa. Although I knew what I should do in my heart, I couldn’t explain it clearly in terms of the Fa.
I said to him, “I know what to do. It’s okay. You can go back home.” He left with a worried look on his face, while giving me instructions for what he thought I should do.
The next day, I had just gotten up when that practitioner called me again. I said a few perfunctory words and hung up. I had just packed up the goods for sale and was about to go to the market when he came on a motorcycle again and asked, “Why don’t you listen? Everyone else has avoided trouble, but you aren’t listening.”
I said, “I realize that being truthful requires that we resist the persecution, and when we do that, the old forces dare not take any action.”
At this time, my husband was also moved by the warning, and said, “How about you not go to the market today? I’ll lock the door from the outside, and you can study the Fa at home.”
My heart was touched. I could not find the Fa principles to persuade them at the time, but I knew that they were not in accordance with the Fa. I said, “I know what to do. You guys should just go to work. I need a bit more time to calm down and think about it.”
After they left, I thought of what Master said:
“Clarifying the truth is the master key.” (“Teaching the Fa at the Atlanta Fa Conference in 2003)
I understand that clarifying the truth means resisting the persecution. Master has been slandered, and Dafa has been slandered and framed. If I don’t clarify the truth, what kind of Dafa disciple am I?! But if I do go out to clarify the truth, I might be arrested. What should I do? At that moment, I felt miserable, and said unconsciously, “Master, cultivation is too hard.”
Suddenly, Master’s Fa came to me:
“Cultivation itself is not painful—the key lies in your inability to let go of ordinary human attachments.” (“True Cultivation,” Essentials for Further Advancement)
I was shaken all over. What is the attachment involved in this process? Oh, I was thinking about the consequences. How could I believe that I would be arrested if I went out to clarify the truth?! At this time, a series of Fa teachings from Zhuan Falun came to my mind... My heart was suddenly brightened and my whole body felt relaxed. I took the key, and drove the car to the market.
Once, I was buying meat at a crossroads in town and saw a slogan poster that government officials had put up to slander Dafa. I told the meat vendor that I wanted to tear down the poster. He said instantly, “Please don’t. They just put it up and haven’t left yet. Don’t let them catch you.” I said, “It’s okay. If you’re afraid, please don’t look back.”
I walked over with the meat. The characters on the poster were very large, and I tore them off with my hands. The glue was still warm, and it was not easy to tear. I just used my fingernails to peel them off one by one. While I was tearing, out of the side of my eye, I saw a white police car stop behind me with a “squeak”. My hair stood up, and the pores all over my body seemed to explode. I was so scared, as if my heart was about to jump out. I quickly asked Master for strength, and in an instant, my whole body became calm.
I tore off one more character, and felt that the slogan was no longer effective, so I turned around and walked away.
After walking a few steps, I turned around and saw that it was actually a few people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau standing in front of the car staring at me. I continued to walk calmly. When I had walked more than 50 steps, I felt that human fear rise up in me. When I had walked 100 steps, I felt my human notions come up all at once, and I was instantly controlled by fear. I wanted to run. But my rational side told me that I shouldn’t run. After I walked another dozen steps, the fear was completely gone. I arrived home with dignity.
This is exactly what was often said by other practitioners; that Master is here and the Fa is here, so what I am afraid of?!
Thank you Master!