(Minghui.org) I used to have extremely itchy blisters all over my hands, which oozed yellow fluid when I scratched them. The medicines I used either didn’t work or made the symptoms worse. After I began practicing Falun Dafa in 2002, the blisters disappeared. When they returned 19 years later I didn’t understand why.
In 2021, my skin became so bad that eight of my fingernails fell off. The skin dried up, cracked and bled, and the skin on my palms peeled off, leaving a tender raw layer that was scary to look at. To make things worse, the symptoms spread to my wrists. I couldn’t sleep at night due to the excruciating pain.
My mother, who is also a practitioner, said that it looked bad when I clarified the truth to people face to face. She told me to put some ointment on my hands or rinse them with salt water. I told her that I could put up with it because I knew Master was helping me eliminate karma. I looked within, and found many attachments, so I studied the Fa and sent righteous thoughts to eliminate them. However the skin condition did not improve.
This went on for a year, and I had to wear gloves when I worked or slept. The day before my daughter’s birthday, I worried that I’d look ridiculous going to dinner with her in-laws wearing gloves, and worried how they’d perceive me as a Falun Dafa practitioner.
I sat in front of Master’s photo and said, “Master, I don’t care how much I suffer, but it pains me to not be able to validate the Fa. Please help me, because I really don’t know what I did wrong.”
A thought appeared in my mind, “Do I have the attachment to self-interest?”
My husband has been a fisherman for over 40 years, and made good money. Both my parents and my husband’s parents depended on his income. My son still lived with us, and I wanted my husband to keep working so that I would be free to do the three things. My husband began practicing Falun Dafa because of me, yet I couldn’t let go of the attachment to his income. I encouraged him to work long hours every day, doing such hard work at his old age. The extent of my selfishness shocked me.
For years, I knew that I had the attachment to money, but I kept it hidden. It was time to let it go. I regretted not eliminating this attachment years ago, as I almost prevented my husband from becoming a true practitioner, which would have ruined his future.
I felt Master’s compassion in pointing out my attachment, and I couldn’t stop crying. From that day on, my hands improved each day, and eventually healed.
When we sold our fishing tools my son couldn’t believe it and asked me how we’d make a living. I felt sad, but I believed that we were doing the right thing.
My husband became more diligent in studying the Fa and doing the exercises. A few months later, a friend told him about a job that he could easily do well, and make the same amount of money as before. People envy him, but I knew that Master gave us the best outcome because we walked our path well.
Now my hands look smooth and soft, and I can openly and nobly clarify the truth, sharing my stories to validate the Fa and save more people. Thank you Master.
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