(Minghui.org) I browsed the Minghui.org website out of curiosity after circumventing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Internet censorship in 2014. I learned that Falun Dafa is a high-level spiritual practice, but is brutally persecuted in China, and practitioners are even subjected to the CCP’s forced organ harvesting. Despite this, Falun Dafa practitioners persevere in cultivating themselves according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, clarifying the truth, and protesting the persecution. Out of respect and curiosity, I wondered what kind of power supported Falun Dafa practitioners in still adhering to their beliefs while facing brutal suppression. So I read Master Li Hongzhi’s book Zhuan Falun. From then on, I started practicing Falun Dafa.

I worked in a large, state-owned enterprise. The nature of my work required me to work in shifts, and I could not rest during night shifts. My son was born in 2005, and I was transferred to another city to work, and lived in a dormitory. My wife and I thus lived apart and I could only go home when I was off duty. Due to the persecution of Falun Dafa, the morality of the entire society declined sharply. I also followed the social trends and developed many bad habits, such as drinking, karaoke, online chatting, and video games. I was once drunk and unconscious, and my colleague took me to the hospital, where I was given an intravenous infusion. After being discharged from the hospital, I continued to drink. My wife discovered I had been improperly chatting with women, and my family was on the verge of breaking up. To make matters worse, I developed health problems. I suffered from lumbar disc herniation and could not lie flat to sleep.

After practicing Falun Dafa, I understood that the purpose of being human was to return to one’s true self and be a better person according to the universal characteristics of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I quickly gave up all those bad habits. In particular, I stopped drinking. My colleagues were all surprised. I had been drinking for more than 20 years, and I quit just like that. They felt the extraordinary power of Dafa and stopped trying to persuade me to drink. Ten years have passed, and I have achieved total abstinence from alcohol.

Soon after I began practicing, a miracle happened. The lumbar disc herniation that had troubled me for nearly two years disappeared without me noticing. When I was off duty, I took care of my family. My mother-in-law had hemiplegia (weakness on one side of her body) and in order to take care of her, my wife wanted her to live with us. I supported her without hesitation. My wife saw my changes after learning Dafa and no longer opposed my practice, and our family became harmonious.

My wife unexpectedly got pregnant with our second child when we were both in our early 40s. At that time, the two-child policy had not yet been implemented. We both worked in state-owned enterprises, and my wife was a bit worried. Since I practiced Falun Dafa, I understood that abortion was killing, and I strongly encouraged my wife to give birth to the child (under the CCP’s one-child family planning policy, my wife previously had a forced abortion, and many of my colleagues had also had abortions).

Our second child was born in late 2015, a healthy and beautiful daughter. It was Falun Dafa that saved her life. In 2016, the CCP’s one-child policy was abolished and a second child was allowed, so we were not affected at all. Because we lived apart, my wife had to take care of the two children alone and go to work, which was very hard. I could only help her with some housework when I was off duty at home.

I tried my best to follow the requirements of Dafa at work and be considerate, which was met with praise from my supervisor and colleagues. In the summer of 2016, heavy rains caused flooding. The head of my department was on vacation, and I happened to be on duty for him. I worked for four days in a row. When I was tired at night, I sat in the office for a while and insisted on working until the flood repairs were completed. The administrators of the unit unanimously selected me as an excellent worker and gave me a bonus of 10,000 yuan (US $1,378). I know very well that this was a manifestation of the power of Falun Dafa. If I hadn’t practiced, I would never have been able to persist.

In order to validate Dafa and eliminate the harm of the CCP’s lies to the public, I, like other Dafa practitioners, took to the streets to distribute Falun Dafa information materials.

In late 2017 and early 2021, I was arrested by the police, and put into the same detention center both times. With the blessing of Master and Dafa, I insisted on not confessing. Because of the truth-clarification by Dafa practitioners for many years, most of the police also understood that we were the best of the good people. Once, a police officer at the police station said to me loudly, “If you want to believe in [Dafa], believe it to the end.” I knew that Master was using his mouth to encourage me to be firm in my righteous thoughts and to never compromise with the Party.

Because I failed the physical examination twice, the detention center refused to accept me, and the officers at the police station had to escort me back to my work unit. When they were about to send me back for the second time, I heard an officer at the detention center say, “Falun Gong is really awesome! This place can’t hold him.”

Because of this incident, the unit administrators in my workplace could not continue to arrange my normal work as they had the first time. They held meetings repeatedly and asked for instructions from their superiors, before finally transferring me to a branch company where my home was located to do other work. Before I left, a colleague said to me, “You had such a big issue, but in the meeting, none of the administrators in the unit said anything bad about you.”

This job transfer solved the dilemma of my wife and I living apart for many years. Looking at my son in his first year of high school and my daughter in kindergarten, my wife smiled happily, and we finally lived a happy family life.

The work in the new company was relatively easy, and there were not many people. I quickly integrated into the new environment and continued doing things according to the requirements of Dafa. I was not picky about the work assigned by the supervisors, and I did not care about income gains and losses. The supervisor gave me extra points in my assessment every month. The department was later reorganized, and I and several other colleagues were transferred to a newly formed department. At this time, a head of the company talked to me privately and said, “It is not easy to find someone like you in the entire company who has strong work skills and good character. If you have no objection, I would like to keep you here.” Some of the business I had taken over was relatively cumbersome, and it was indeed not easy to hand over. Considering the company’s situation, I agreed to continue to work in my original position.

My brother works in the neighboring provincial capital, and my parents live with him. Not long after I came back, my brother called me and told me that my father had been diagnosed with lung cancer and it was in the late stage, so I needed to help take care of my father.

My parents and brother had been misled by the CCP’s lies and had almost entirely cut off relations with me for many years because I practiced Falun Dafa. Dafa had taught me that practitioners should have no resentment or hatred, and on top of that they are my relatives. I should use my words and actions to dispel their misunderstandings about Dafa. I agreed without hesitation and was always available.

After chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy, a miracle happened – my father’s treatment was very successful. More than three years have passed, and my father is like a normal person, with a very high quality of life. He only goes to the hospital for routine checkups, and has almost stopped treatment.

Master said:

“Since you practice a righteous way, your practice will benefit others.” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)

I understand that Master has prolonged my father’s life and given him the opportunity to learn about Dafa.

Let’s talk about my son. Students compete fiercely in the educational environment. They are eager for quick success and instant benefits. They work hard to pursue famous colleges and then graduate schools. After graduating from junior high school, my son said that he did not want to go to college, and only wanted to learn a skill and work. Of course, my wife disagreed, and she persuaded my son to go to an ordinary high school. When I came back, my son was in the second year of high school. Because he was tired of studying, he had a misunderstanding with his teacher, who advised him to make some adjustments at home.

I felt very calm because Dafa taught me that everyone has their own destiny and so I should let things happen naturally. I took time to stay home with my son, and patiently communicated with him based on my understanding of the Fa. I told him that the greatest success for a person is to be a good person and that “Zhen-Shan-Ren is the Sole Criterion to Discern Good and Bad People.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun). After a while, he no longer resented the school and teachers and went back to school. After graduating from high school, his grades were not ideal and he did not get into college. I supported him to stay in high school for one more year and take the higher vocational independent enrollment examination organized by the province, with the goal of going to a higher vocational and technical college with a high employment rate. My son very much agreed with my advice. After a year of hard work, he got what he wanted.

The above is my experience and journey of practicing Falun Dafa for nearly ten years. Dafa has transformed me from a muddle-headed, lost person, who was obsessed with fame, wealth, and emotion, and was an alcoholic, into a clean, sober practitioner who constantly improves his moral standards and spiritual realm. At the same time, my family has also received corresponding blessings. I sincerely hope that those who read this article will not believe the CCP’s lies, but truly understand Falun Dafa and the ultimate goal of life.