(Minghui.org) An information materials production site in our county was ruined, and two practitioners were arrested. These two practitioners had a good relationship with me, and we had been in touch frequently. As a result, over time, my husband had also become familiar with them. Because my husband is not a practitioner, I did not want him to worry about me, so I didn’t tell him this bad news. Two months later, my husband heard about it from a relative of one of the practitioners who was arrested. My husband became preoccupied with worry and had a face full of gloom. I knew that he was worried about the practitioners being persecuted and about my safety.
I prepared to go to the market one day. It was a cloudy, hot summer day during the rainy season. I said to my husband, “Let’s go to the market and then withdraw some money from the bank.” He said with a sullen face, “I don’t have free time.” In fact, he didn’t have anything he needed to do at home. My husband had not gone out to work for two years. Every time I went to the market, my husband would drive me. He knew that every time I went to the market, I would give merchants paper bills printed with truth-clarification messages and give out truth-clarification materials and amulets at the market. I knew that he did not want to go this time because he was afraid.
I recalled Master’s teachings about saving people, that we cannot count on ordinary people, and sentient beings need us to go save them. My husband is an ordinary person and, of course, also a sentient being waiting to be saved. I took some materials with me and rode my electric bike to the market. After I completed the life-saving tasks, it started to rain lightly, so I rushed to the bank. I did not get drenched by the rain and only felt damp. When I got home, after withdrawing cash from the bank, the rain stopped.
My husband saw that I had come home and kept silent. I talked to him. Even though I appeared calm, I was unhappy and restless, and thought, “You were not supportive of me going out to save people. I know that your endurance level is limited so I did not blame you. You should not ignore me.”
After I finished sending forth righteous thoughts at midnight, I started to read Master’s teaching, “Fa Teaching Given at the NTD Meeting,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. IX. When I only had a few pages left to finish, I felt sleepy and stopped reading. When I put the book down, I clearly heard the words, “honest and kind.” The tone was so gentle. It was Master’s voice. I was very emotional, and my sleepiness was completely gone. I tried to understand why Master had said “honest and kind” to me. I suddenly recalled the tension about my going to the market and realized that these words were referring to my husband.
My husband is indeed honest and kind. During the 26 years of Fa-rectification, he has suffered a lot for me. One year, when the police could not find me, they took him to the police station. He defended Dafa and was scolded and almost beaten. I was imprisoned for four years after that, and he performed the duties of both a father and a mother, and also had a house built. When I came home after being released, we had a new home. His great contributions were evident. It really wasn’t easy for him! In 2008, a local coordinator practitioner suggested I set up a materials production site in our home. I initially hid the materials production site from him, because I was worried that he could not bear it. He found out about it a short time later. He was not afraid and did not stop me. Instead, he was supportive of my making materials.
For more than 10 years, whenever the coordinator or the practitioner who provides technical support came to our place, he would not mind. He had meals with the practitioners multiple times. When other practitioners came to take materials, he would be full of hospitality. I like to write articles to validate the Fa. This has taken up a lot of time, but he has always given me the green light.
As I recalled these memories, I felt sad, and my eyes became watery. My honest and kind husband deserves my respect! Fellow practitioners often praise my husband for supporting Dafa and accumulating immeasurable virtue as a result. Master sees all this clearly. How could Master not know that I had developed resentment toward my husband. Master saw that I was not realizing it and was worried about me, so he gave me a hint.
I will not let down Master’s infinite compassion toward me. I will handle my family well and be compassionate toward my husband. He is a righteous sentient being who came for the Fa, as well as a good person who came to help me improve and return to heaven. Thank you, great Master! Thank you to my husband, who has supported me!
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