(Minghui.org) Minghui.org published 43 experience-sharing articles from the 21st China Fahui from November 7-19, 2024. These articles allowed North American practitioners to feel the wisdom and ability displayed by practitioners in China, and to witness their improvement while passing tribulations and solidly cultivating themselves.
Many said the China Fahui articles also gave them opportunities to improve, helping them discover their shortcomings and become better people.
Overcoming an Inferiority Mentality and Getting out of Narrow-Mindedness
Shi Yu recently graduated and started practicing Falun Dafa in 2018. When he read “Cooking” For All Beings and Practitioners,” he was moved by what the practitioner wrote. The author had only practiced for a few months when the person in charge asked that she be a coordinator. The author declined on the grounds of incompetence, but she suddenly realized that as long as Dafa needed it, she would do it if no one else did. After this selfless thought, the author took on the responsibility of a coordinator and was able to face difficulties with a smile.
After practicing, Shi Yu took care of a Dafa booth. Two years ago, the coordinator had a baby, so she asked Shi Yu to take over coordinating the booth. At first, Shi Yu questioned his ability: As a student and a new practitioner, would he be competent, and did he have enough social experience? As he thought about it, he found that the conditions were already met: he could manage his time, transport and set up tents, tables, and chairs on weekdays, and introduce Falun Dafa on weekends. So he agreed to the coordinator’s request.
After he took over, everything Shi Yu was worried about didn’t happen—instead everything went smoothly. In the past two years, other practitioners volunteered and supported the booth. Shi Yu said, “When Master arranged for me to do it, the conditions were already mature. I just had to overcome my inferiority mentality and step forward. When a Dafa project needed me, I just cooperated instead of being restrained by human thoughts.”
The author of the article also had a problem: she was busy printing materials and did not have time to clarify the truth to people face to face. She did not know whether this was right. Later, she dreamed that she was selling steamed buns, and a troop came to her shop to get food and then left. The author’s mind settled down, and she understood that in this battle between good and evil, printing information was the role she had to play.
Shi Yu works as a reporter in his spare time. Since he had no direct contact with the people who read the articles, he didn’t know how many people read them. The process of writing reports was boring, and he gradually lost his motivation. When he read how practitioners in China print large quantities of materials, Shi Yu perked up again. He said, “Limited by the notion of seeing is believing, I didn’t realize the long-term influence of the articles, which led to my developing a mentality of completing a task. My thinking was too narrow. In fact, I’m also in a 'cooking' role. I need to calm down and write with my heart.”
Cultivating Kindness
Zhang Xin began practicing Falun Dafa with her mother before the persecution began and left China in 2010. In the story of the article “Consider Others First,” the author just started to clarify the truth. When she was questioned by people, she felt worried and afraid. However, she changed her mind and thought that this was an opportunity to get rid of her fear mentality. Therefore, the author patiently responded to the questions one by one, and finally, people agreed to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. Ms. Zhang said she felt the author’s simplicity and kindness. She said that this kind of kindness, that comes naturally, is what she needs to cultivate.
When she met Chinese people, Ms. Zhang was friendly so she could encourage them to withdraw from the CCP. After they agreed to withdraw, she had nothing to say, which led to an awkward situation. She realized the kindness she showed at the beginning was just to get them to withdraw from the CCP, and she didn’t care about others from the bottom of her heart.
Ms. Zhang began to require of herself to be unconditionally friendly. When she clarified the truth to a classmate in an English class, her classmate was unhappy and refused to talk to her. When Ms. Zhang met her classmate’s mother, she was not affected by her classmate’s behavior and treated her mother as her own family. Ms. Zhang just wanted to follow Master’s requirements and be kind to others. Later, when she persuaded her classmate’s mother to withdraw from the CCP, she accepted it and said, “I believe everything you say.”
Ms. Zhang said with emotion, “Recalling Master’s kindness, some practitioners said that Master always smiled when they saw him. From now on, I will also greet everyone I meet with a peaceful smile, and treat neighbors, friends, colleagues, and passersby as family members.”
Practitioners Shine Wherever They Are
Zhou Tao started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996 and moved to Canada ten years ago. He said, “This year I have a different feeling when I read the China Fahui articles. The sharings are wonderful.” In the article, “My Missed Path Was Paved Anew by Master,” the author practiced Falun Gong for 27 years, growing from a teenager to middle age. Due to the CCP’s persecution, he lost his career opportunity right after he graduated and was unjustly sentenced to prison. After he was released, he not only found a good job but also re-obtained his professional qualifications.
Mr. Zhou said, “I am moved by the practitioner who lost his job and faced brutal persecution but persisted in practicing Dafa. Now, overseas, the terrifying atmosphere of persecution is getting further and further away from me. Fellow practitioners’ sharing brought my thoughts back to China.”
Like the author of the article, Mr. Zhou also started practicing Falun Dafa as a teenager and has already entered middle age. His normal life trajectory was cut off by the persecution. When he was in junior high school, his parents were arrested and sentenced to five years in prison. When they were released, he had already graduated from high school, but his family had no means to send him to college. At work, he was quickly promoted and received a salary increase. Mr. Zhou said, “At this China Fahui, there were several articles about how Dafa disciples are very popular in the work environment.”
Mr. Zhou works as a lighting engineer in the film industry. He also shared a story from his workplace, “When I first started the job, my English was poor and I couldn’t understand what my coworkers were saying. My job also requires skills and physical strength, and I have to compete with tall Westerners. I had no advantage, but no matter which crew I was on, my coworkers liked me. In my second year of work, the movie I worked on had a two-week break. Before I had a break, managers of three different teams asked me to work for them for two weeks.”
Mr. Zhou said, “Practicing Dafa since I was a child has allowed me to acquire many valuable qualities. Master requires disciples to do their jobs well, so whether anyone knows or not, I will do what I should do. When I follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, I am welcomed wherever I go. And this quality is given by Master and Dafa. When I have this quality, I can shine no matter how difficult the environment is.”
In the article “My Cultivation as a Technical Support Person and in My Work Environment,” the author said, “Nowadays smartphones are very popular and can be a major source of distraction. Some practitioners are addicted to using smartphones. I, too, found myself spending excessive time on the phone. To correct myself, I switched to a basic flip phone a few years ago. Without apps or videos to distract me, I felt more focused.”
Mr. Zhou said, “Since I have a channel on Ganjing World, I need to watch a lot of news and various programs to enrich myself. But this makes me very distracted, and I can’t calm down. When I study the Fa, I should put my phone away and calm my mind, and I should keep practicing the exercises every day. While practicing, I remain calm and can clear my distracting thoughts. Only in this way can I make better videos to clarify the truth.”
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