(Minghui.org) For 26 years I did not waver in my faith in Master and Dafa despite the CCP’s (Chinese Communist Party) brutal persecution. I’m also grateful to my kindhearted and courageous wife who has stood by me and encouraged me all these years.
Before I practiced Falun Dafa, I suffered from sciatica, rhinitis, and low back pain. My rhinitis developed after I had a cold, and my nose ran constantly. I couldn’t do much work or be exposed to sunlight. The medications doctors prescribed were hormone based and had little effect.
To keep fit, I began to practice qigong when I was in my teens. I tied sandbags on my legs when I walked and kept them on even when I slept. I practiced hard day and night even though I was exhausted, but my health did not improve.
I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997, and soon after my illnesses disappeared. I stopped being competitive and aggressive and I became rational and calm. I was considerate and understanding of others at home and at work.
I also helped with household chores, took care of the children, and tried to be a patient and understanding father. My family saw the positive changes in me and were happy and encouraged me to keep practicing Dafa.
My wife in particular is very touched by my changes. She believes that Dafa is a virtuous practice that teaches people to be good and kind and she always encourages me when I do things related to Falun Dafa. She welcomes practitioners whenever they come to our home. She is well aware of the evil nature of the CCP and never cooperates when they harass her.
One cold winter day when it was snowing heavily, a CCP officer called my wife and told her to tell me to go for a blood test. When my wife heard this, she shouted, “You are out of your mind! You want him to take a blood test on such a cold day! No, he won’t go!” She also told him their plot to arrest me would not work.
Eight years ago, I was arrested. The police fabricated evidence and a prosecutor indicted me eight months later. At my trial in a district court, there were bailiffs in and outside of the courtroom, and the gallery was filled with personnel from the public prosecutor and judicial departments. My friends and relatives were not allowed in the courtroom, except for my wife.
When the prosecutor started reading the falsified evidence against me, my wife could no longer restrain her anger. She stood up and said loudly, “My husband is a good man!”
I don’t think anyone expected that my wife, a rural woman, would have the courage to speak up for her husband in a CCP court. Her righteous action surprised everyone.
The bailiffs rushed to my wife and dragged her out of the courtroom. I was proud of her and at the same time felt sad for the ignorance of the CCP personnel.
Afterwards, a national security police officer threatened her and said, “We will destroy your family!” My wife was not a bit intimidated. She replied, “The more you persecute us, the more I will do to protect my family!” He looked deflated.
After my father and I were sentenced to prison, my wife and my mother-in-law took care of everything on the home front. My two children were still in school at that time, and one could imagine the pressure my wife was under. She and my mother-in-law shouldered the burden of raising our children and taking care of everything.
My wife was tormented by stomach pain to the point that she was bedridden and unable to do any work. Our neighbor also had stomach pain, but his symptoms were milder. He went to the hospital for a check-up and was diagnosed with cancer. He had surgery, but only lived for two years before he passed away.
When my mother-in-law tried to persuade my wife to go to the hospital and offered all her savings, she refused and said, “I will practice Falun Dafa.”
She started studying the Falun Dafa teachings and doing the exercises. Her stomach pain disappeared without treatment.
I am deeply grateful to Master for giving me such a kindhearted and courageous wife.
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