(Minghui.org) I am over 80 years old. I worked for the Chinese government before I retired. Thus, I know many officials. I have taken the opportunity to visit relatives and friends in many places. I told them the facts about Dafa and urged them to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations.
The Retired Governor Said: “I quit”
Master said,
“And with those government officials in particular, don’t look at the person’s official position. Back when Master was disseminating this Dafa, I too only looked at the person and didn’t look at the person’s social status, didn’t look at the way any group is organized, and didn’t look at whether they had good jobs—I didn’t look at anything but the person’s mind. You shouldn’t regard him as some “high-level official,” for you are saving his life. That’s only a job at this place of ordinary people. Today they’re being allowed to do this, so they are officials, and tomorrow if they’re not allowed to do it then they will be nothing at all. So in offering people salvation and saving people, those things aren’t looked at.” (Teachings Given on Lantern Festival Day, 2003)
I followed Master’s teachings. No matter how prominent, renowned, distinguished or high standing the officials were, and whether they were provincial, municipal, prefectural, or county officials, I would clarify the truth about Dafa, give them informational Falun Dafa materials, and persuade them to withdraw from the CCP organization.
Once, I took the opportunity of traveling to visit an old friend, the former governor. I brought gifts and truth-clarification materials with me. I had given her truth-clarification materials before. She was especially happy to see me and said cheerfully, “You look still so young, beautiful and ageless after so many years!”
We drank tea and talked in the living room. I told my story to her, “I don’t look old to you because I have been practicing Falun Gong (also called as Falun Dafa). I suffered from all kinds of illnesses, including gastric ulcer, rheumatism, and coronary heart disease. I had ailments from head to toe and was hospitalized every year. Neither traditional Chinese nor Western medicine could cure me. Folk remedies did not help either.”
I continued, “A manager of the provincial military district introduced a female qigong master to me, who had come to my home twice and treated me, because I was ill. She said when she left, ‘Your master is in the northeast. He is very very high. He will come to look for you sooner or later!’ She asked me to be patient. I waited patiently and looked forward to it. I even had the intention to become a monk. I became paralyzed in bed as the condition worsened.”
The old governor asked in surprise, “How old were you then? How were you finally cured?”
I said, “I was only in my 50s at the time. I felt like dark clouds hovered over me and that everything was hopeless. I shouted in my heart, ‘Some divine being please take away my illnesses.’ On the cusp of despair, a colleague told me in the summer of 1996 that a qigong master from the Northeast is holding classes in Jinan and is very good at curing diseases. As soon as I heard about the qigong master from the Northeast, I thought, ‘Is my master really here?’ I decided to go and attend the class right away.
“My work place arranged a car to take me to Jinan. The driver carried me into the class. I couldn’t sit straight for the first three days. On the fourth day, after practicing Falun Gong in the evening, I was miraculously able to walk on my own. My legs no longer hurt and my entire body felt light.
“My elderly mother was overjoyed to see the changes in me and started practicing Dafa also. I cannot describe how happy I was at that time. I thanked Master from the bottom of my heart and determined to practice Falun Gong from then on. Soon my diseases were all cured.”
The old governor suddenly understood and said, “Oh! So you have improved your health by practicing Falun Gong! It seems that this Falun Gong is really extraordinary!”
I said, “Yes, Falun Gong is really good. It is miraculous when it comes to curing diseases and keeping fit. You should give it a try. Not only did it give me a healthy body, but also it helped me understand the meaning of life and how a human being should behave.”
I also shared many facts about Falun Gong, using my personal experiences. I asked the old governor, “Isn’t Falun Gong good?” She said, “Indeed. Why don’t you keep doing it!”
I said, “I told you a few years ago about quitting the party to keep safe. Do you know that it’s not me who is helping you, but divine beings. Why don’t you quit this time?” She agreed to quit.
I gave her some more truth-clarification brochures before I left. She took them with both hands and said that she will read them carefully to understand in more detail.
Forgetting Past Grievances to Save the 610 Director
Jiang Zemin led the CCP to persecute Falun Gong on July 20,1999. TV broadcasts filled the air with lies; it was overwhelming.
As soon as the persecution started, the 610 Office director of my work unit led a group of police officers to my home. They sat in a circle, as if I was the target of a denouncement meeting, and used hard and soft tactics to force me to give up practicing Falun Gong.
I used my personal experience tactfully to explain the beauty of Dafa and told them that Dafa was slandered and falsely accused. The director of the 610 Office saw that I stood firm and would not give up practicing. He sent plainclothes officers to follow me and monitor me every move. There were often plainclothes walking around outside my house.
During holidays and sensitive days, such as when the evil party holds meetings, the 610 Office director brought the police to my home himself. I told them the facts repeatedly, but they wouldn’t listen. They have not stopped interfering with and persecuting me for more than 20 years.
I accidentally heard earlier this year that the director of the 610 Office had terminal cancer. Anyone who understands knows that this is karmic retribution for his active participation in the persecution of Falun Gong.
I felt sad hearing this and wanted to give him another chance. Regardless of my past grievances and with compassion in my heart, I visited him, bringing Dafa truth-clarification materials with me. He was surprised and a bit embarrassed to see me visiting him in person. He asked his family to serve me tea and fruit. I asked about his condition, and then told him more facts about Falun Gong.
I talked about the epidemic that happened during the past three years; a large number of CCP officials, as well as scholars and celebrities who supported the CCP, have died, one after the other. In particular, people working for the 610 Office have died, and those that died were younger and younger. Those who still stood for the CCP, refusing to withdraw from the CCP organization, or were participating in the persecution are the most pitiful.
The director agreed with my words and kept nodding. It seemed that this time he had heard the truth about Falun Gong. In fact, he had been dealing with Falun Gong for more than 20 years and knew what Falun Gong truly is. He was only blinded by the evil party’s power and lies, as well as his self-interests.
I told him that reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” has a miraculous effect on curing diseases and keeping fit. He accepted that. He also agreed to quit the CCP and took the Dafa truth-clarification materials I gave him.
I was happy to see that he finally understood the truth about Dafa, and recognize clearly that working for the evil party would only end him up with him as its burial object.
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