(Minghui.org) I was severely injured during the Tangshan earthquake in 1976. After being transferred to another hospital for treatment for a year-and-a-half, I returned home. I was considered to be high-level paraplegic and could not take care of myself.
My husband only earned 38 yuan a month to support our family of five that included my husband’s 80-year-old mother and our 10-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son. I was disabled and suffered from other ailments, so things were very difficult for us.
I Want to Practice Falun Dafa
I could not go out and had no idea what was happening outside. In January 1997, I heard my younger brother say that Falun Gong was very good. I was interested and wanted to try it. Although the main book of Falun Dafa, Zhuan Falun, was in short supply at that time, a few days later, my brother lent me a copy. I was very happy and immediately started to read it. I read throughout the entire day and didn’t even spare time to eat lunch. By the time it turned dark, I read half of Zhuan Falun.
I lay down to rest after dinner and fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, it was dawn. I smiled and said to my family, “Oh, Master took care of me. My insomnia that I’ve had for over 20 years is gone!”
In a few months, I realized that I had recovered from all my health problems, including with my heart. From then on, I was free of illness and felt very light. That was such a good feeling, and it made me very excited! At that time, I couldn’t help but wish I’d read the book earlier. I also wanted to do the exercises.
I Quit Smoking
When I read Zhuan Falun for the first time, I had a cigarette in my mouth. When I read about quitting smoking, I threw away the box of cigarettes and never smoked again. I wanted to cultivate!
Eating Meat
I loved to eat meat. Shortly after I started cultivating Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong), stewed meat smelled like dried radishes to me. There was no smell of meat at all. I thought it was time to give up meat, and since then I have not been obsessed with eating meat. I still eat meat sometimes, but it doesn’t taste good.
As I continued to cultivate, I got rid of many attachments and human notions. Although I couldn’t stand up, I could do household chores at home, such as preparing food, cooking, cleaning, and washing clothes. I feel relaxed and happy.
Clarifying the Truth to Police Officers
During the past years, the police often came to my home to harass me, especially on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) so-called “sensitive days.” They would ask me if I still practiced Falun Gong. Sometimes they even took photos of me and made audio recordings. I said, “Please hear me out. I will tell you why I continue to practice Falun Dafa. I practice the law of the universe, the greatest law in the universe, the most positive energy, that can make bad people become good people and bring peace and prosperity to the country. Who can control people’s hearts these days? Only Falun Dafa can! We are practitioners, and we follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. We are considerate and try to improve our moral standards.”
At the end of April last year, five police officers came to my door. One held a video camera and one held a notepad and a pen. I told them to stay outside and talk to me through the screen door. They asked for my identity card. I said I didn’t have it with me since I couldn’t go out and had reason to carry it. They asked for my cellphone number. I told them I didn’t have a cellphone.
When they asked if I still practiced Falun Gong, I said that I definitely did. They threatened me, saying that it was not good for my children and grandchildren because they would not be permitted to enter college and so on.
I said, “Your words don’t count. You only know that you have superiors, but you don’t know that even the most powerful officials are still human beings, and there are divine ones above them. Human affairs are under the control of higher beings.
“At the end of 2022, after the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, in almost every family, someone got infected, many becaue seriously ill, and some even died. But in my family, one of us just had a slight fever and felt better after taking some medicine. This is how Falun Dafa has blessed my family.”
Family Members Help Spread the Truth
My son is a carpenter who specializes in interior decoration. He tells people about the wonders of Falun Dafa whenever he has a chance.
My daughter-in-law told her family the truth about Falun Dafa and brought home a names list of people who had quit the CCP and its youth organizations. Even my daughter’s mother-in-law quit the Party. Whenever someone comes to my house, I tell them the facts about Dafa, and my husband also helps to encourage whoever comes to quit the CCP. My entire family believes that Falun Dafa is good, and they all support my practicing it.
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