(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa in January 1997. Throughout these years, under Master’s compassionate protection and with the encouragement of fellow practitioners on Minghui.org, I overcame many difficulties. It is Master and Dafa that gave me a second life. Thank you, Master; thank you, Dafa! Master’s grace is immeasurable!
A Difficult Childhood
I was born in 1957 and have an older sister and three younger brothers. My life was incredibly difficult. There was a famine when I was two or three years old. I am the second daughter in our family, my father, who favored sons, showed me no affection. My face was scalded when I was eight months old, but my father refused to buy medicine, and instead applied butter on the wound which became infected and oozed pus. My mother was only 21 at the time and had to take care of her sick mother-in-law and my older sister who was 2 years old. Because my wound would not heal she had to find someone to travel a few miles to buy burn medicine. It finally healed, but it left a scar on my left cheek, causing me lifelong insecurity.
By the age of eight, I learned to cook and take care of my three younger brothers. I didn’t start school until I was thirteen. I skipped the first grade. I completed four years of elementary school, two years of middle school, and two years of high school. At that time I was considered fortunate to attend high school. The year after I graduated from high school, my elementary school teacher recommended me to teach at the village elementary school. In 1989, I passed the examination and became a public school teacher.
Tremendous Changes After Practicing Dafa
Even greater fortune came in January 1997, when I was blessed to obtain Dafa. The stubborn rhinitis that plagued me for sixteen years disappeared just three months after I began practicing the exercises. My minor ailments vanished, and the hepatitis B was also gone.
At that time, I was staying at my older sister’s home in Beijing. She told me, “Many people in this neighborhood have had their rhinitis resolved after they practiced the Falun Dafa exercises. Let’s go to the park and practice.” I went with her to the park and saw that in all the major parks of Beijing, from east to west, north to south, people were practicing the Falun Dafa exercises. The scene was solemn, peaceful, and unforgettable. I thought to myself, this practice is extraordinary; otherwise, why would so many people be quietly listening to the music and performing such graceful movements? The instructor patiently taught me the movements. My sister helped me obtain the book Zhuan Falun and recordings of Master’s lectures, which I took home. I worked during the day and studied the Fa and practiced the exercises at night. After three months, both my rhinitis and hepatitis B disappeared. How could I not be grateful to Master and Dafa?
Upholding Falun Dafa
During the two years when the persecution was most intense, I taught the graduating class of an elementary school. The education bureau sent a large number of books, magazines, and picture books slandering Falun Dafa to our school, and the Moral Education textbook also contained related content. My colleagues knew that I had become healthy both physically and mentally by practicing Falun Dafa. I told them, “Don’t spread these lies to the children; it will harm both the children and yourselves.” They remained silent. A few days later, I took those books and picture books home, and burned them. No one asked about it. The teachers all understood the truth; I gave them Dafa amulets and helped them withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
Now, my colleagues have all retired, and we often get together. Every year, they ask me for Minghui calendars. One teacher had high blood pressure and had a stroke three years ago, leaving her unable to move her limbs, but her mind was clear. While in the hospital, she repeatedly recited, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She was discharged a month later and recovered quickly, progressing from being able to take care of herself to cooking, and then to moving around freely. She said, “Thanks so much to your Master.” Her children didn’t want her to learn Dafa, so I copied “On Dafa” for her. She recited it silently every day and even memorized it.
Conclusion
Looking back on these 29 years of cultivation, I deeply understand that Falun Dafa is a profound Buddha Fa practice, and Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are the principles of the universe. It can benefit people physically and mentally and elevate their moral character. No matter how the CCP persecutes, the truth cannot be shaken, and righteous thoughts cannot be destroyed.
I will continue to steadfastly cultivate in Dafa, do the three things well, fulfill my vows, and live up to Master’s grace.
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