(Minghui.org) One is fortunate to be born in China, and even more blessed to encounter Falun Dafa (Falun Gong). This is especially meaningful in a chaotic world, that is drifting toward atheism and a loss of faith. People don’t know why we came to this world, or why we experience the torment of birth, aging, sickness, and death. The answers can be found in Falun Dafa’s main book, Zhuan Falun. Master said that human beings originally came from higher realms in the universe, but because they committed wrongdoings, they fell to the human world. Being human is not the ultimate purpose; the true meaning of life lies in cultivating and returning to one’s original, true self.
Master also told us that we have sickness, pain, and suffering because we committed bad deeds and accumulated karmic debts. People suffer because they have physical bodies and mortal eyes, but this suffering can eliminate karma and raise one’s level.
Before I practiced cultivation, I had rheumatism but I could endure it since I was young and strong. The symptoms became worse when I entered middle age. My strength waned and I developed allergies throughout my body. The rheumatism affected my entire body including my heart and all my joints. I became sensitive when the weather was about to change. There’s an old saying: “Life is worse than death,” and I deeply understand that feeling.
Fortunately, I had the chance to encounter Falun Dafa when I noticed many people practicing the exercises in a park. I thought the practice must be extraordinary to attract so many individuals. As a result, I began practicing Dafa in 1997.
Just one week after I began practicing Falun Dafa, Master began to cleanse my body. One afternoon, while I was outside, I suddenly felt ill and could no longer stand. I hurried home and collapsed onto my bed. A high fever came on immediately. Although it was very uncomfortable, I knew Master was helping me eliminate karma, and I was happy. Since this was something good, I let the fever run its course. I did not take my temperature or use any medicine to reduce the fever. The fever lasted for three days. I don’t know how high it rose, but my skin became discolored from the intense burning sensation. This illness was unlike an ordinary cold or fever—there was no runny nose, no sweating, only a dry heat throughout my body. I did not eat or drink anything for those three days, and when the fever ended, it subsided all at once. Everything returned to normal except for a little weakness, which quickly passed.
That fever “burned away” all of my illnesses. This happened more than twenty years ago and I haven’t been sick since then.
Master said,
“From today on, some people will feel chilly all over their bodies as though they’ve caught a heavy cold, and their bones may ache as well. Most of you will feel uncomfortable somewhere.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun)
“This is to remove your karma fundamentally. Thus, you will have reactions.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun)
This was my experience. How compassionate our Master is! The doctors were helpless and could not cure my illness, but Master arranged for me to have a high fever, and all my illnesses were “burned away.” Master keeps his word; I am grateful for his great compassion.
I am eighty-six years old this year. My eyesight is clear, my hearing is sharp, and I have only a few strands of gray hair. When I go out shopping for clothes, I am often surrounded by salespeople who eagerly ask how I stay so healthy and look so young. I tell them loudly and confidently that it is because I practice Falun Dafa—all my former illnesses have disappeared. “Falun Dafa is wonderful,” I say. “If you ever have the chance, you should try it too.”
The practitioners who are with me often help clarify the truth, and together we encourage people to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. The shop owner once sighed and said, “Falun Gong is not at all like what the government says. So many people say Falun Gong is good.”
When a child is in trouble, they turn to their mother, believing she will find a way to help. We are all Master’s children; when we encounter difficulties, Master gives us the most perfect solution—always the best one. Practicing Dafa is the most important part of my life.
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