(Minghui.org) Since the world is governed by samsara (cycle of reincarnation) and karmic retribution, nothing is accidental. The important thing is that Dafa practitioners, even when experiencing delusion, can regard the circumstances and things they face as cultivation opportunities arranged by Master, and practice kindness toward everyone.
Neighbor Followed Dafa and Is Happy
My neighbor listens carefully when I clarify the truth about Falun Dafa to her. She is a person who understands that Falun Dafa is good, and tries her best to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in her daily life. She has also hung up posters with the characters Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance that I gave her, in the hall of her home, and asked her son and daughter-in-law to follow the principles too.
She once found a large hornet’s nest with lots of wasps outside her window. Her husband said, “Let’s burn it tonight so they won’t sting anyone.” She thought, “Isn’t this killing? But, what shall I do?” She came to me.
I said, “Tell the wasps, ‘You can’t live here. This is a place for people to live. Move quickly. Remember Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good, and you will have a bright future.’” She hesitated and asked me if it would work. I told her that it definitely would if she was sincere.
She found that her husband was about to burn the nest when she returned home. She said, “Don’t burn it yet. We can burn it tomorrow morning if they don’t go away.” She then did what I said. The next morning, they found that all the wasps were gone, and her husband removed the empty nest. She came to my house and said happily as soon as she entered, “Oh, you were so right.”
Resolving Issue by Doing What’s Right
This neighbor has a business at her home selling products to customers. A customer placed an order, but wanted to cancel it even though my neighbor’s family had prepared the products. She felt miserable looking at the pile of products at home. But she remembered Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and the principle of Dafa that I once told her:
“If something is yours, you will not lose it. If something is not yours, you will not have it even if you fight for it.” (Lecture Seven, Zhuan Falun)
She immediately let go of the issue and felt comfortable. She got a big order two weeks later, and the overstock of products was resolved. My neighbor advised her son, “It’s hard to do business now. We may not always get paid for the goods we deliver. We can’t do anything about what others owe us, but we can’t owe them anything.”
Although my neighbor has not yet started practicing Falun Dafa, she follows the Falun Dafa principles in her daily work and life, and is very happy.
Helping My Mother-in-law and Me
My mother-in-law is over 90 years old, and her children take turns caring for her. Once when it was my turn to take care of her, I saw that she was having difficulty walking. It looked painful when her foot touched the ground. I thought she had a thorn on her foot, so I soaked her foot in hot water and waited to see what was causing her the pain.
My mother-in-law’s feet were bound, and her toe bones appeared to be broken. I saw that her toes were pressed tightly against each other. Her toenails were two or three centimeters long, and were digging into her flesh. How could it not hurt? I pried out her toes and cut her toenails one by one. Dirty things had been hidden there for a long time. I dipped cotton swabs in water and used them to dig the dirt out bit by bit. I then washed her toes. I didn’t feel disgusted, but just did it calmly and kindly. My mother-in-law’s feet no longer hurt and she could walk normally from then on.
The countryside is very cold in winter, and life is difficult. There is no heater at home, and the only way to keep warm is by burning a heated kang (heating unit). The fire pit in my house is long and narrow. In order to keep my mother-in-law warm, she and I sleep under the same quilt at night, with her on one end and me on the other. Her feet were always cold, so I put my feet against hers to keep her warm. She was very moved. She suddenly called me mother several times one day, saying that she wanted to repay me. I corrected her and told her that she was my mother-in-law.
It turns out she was not confused, even though at that time I did not know why she said such a thing.
After my mother-in-law passed away, I had a dream, where I was holding a child, and the child’s intestines fell out of the anus. I gently pushed the intestines in with my fingers. I felt that the child was well, so I put her down, but I saw that the child was dead. I suddenly found that the child’s face was my mother-in-law’s.
So was my mother-in-law in this life my child in a previous life?
I thought that I must cultivate compassion from now on, become a true disciple, and go home with Master.
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