(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) in 1997. Having been retired for many years, I have diligently done the three things in accordance with Master’s teaching.
A few years ago, I moved in with my son to help care for his child. I became acquainted with Jin, a grandmother also caring for her grandson. Her grandson is a year older than mine, and the two children often played together. One day, she remarked that I looked healthy and young, like someone in their 50s rather than 66. I told her that I practice a Buddha school cultivation, following the universal principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
She asked, “Do you mean Falun Gong? The government bans it.” She had heard defamatory propaganda about Falun Dafa in the media, such as the Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident, and was puzzled as to why I dared practice it. I explained that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) staged the incident and that people had benefited from the practice with its remarkable effects in healing illnesses and improving health.
I also mentioned that many cancer patients have recovered through the practice and shared my personal experience. I had cervical cancer ten years ago, and the doctor said I had two years to live. I was cured and am healthy now.
She told me that a uterine fibroid was discovered during a recent checkup and that she would need surgery. I shared the auspicious words “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” and explained that reciting them would have miraculous effects on her health. She agreed to do so.
I ran into Jin on the street about six months later. After we hugged, she thanked me and said, “I went to the hospital for a checkup, and the tumor was gone. I didn’t need the surgery. Falun Gong is truly miraculous!” I told her to thank Master Li, not me. Then she asked about the Dafa books and said she wanted to read them. We met again later, and I gave her the book Zhuan Falun along with two of Master’s scriptures, “How Humankind Came To Be” and “Why Save Sentient Beings.” She was predestined to obtain the Fa. Thank you, Master.
Two years ago, I returned to my hometown when my grandson started school.
One day, a fellow practitioner and I took the bus to a rural area to talk with people about Dafa and the persecution. After boarding, a woman tried to pay using an app on her phone. The driver told her that he couldn’t accept payment via phone. She asked all of the other passengers, “Who will give me one yuan?” No one responded. I immediately paid her fare. She then wanted to pay me back using her phone. I declined, saying that I didn’t have a phone.
The practitioner and I got off a few stops after seeing many people working near the bus stop. Working together, we spoke with many of them. When it was close to 4:00 p.m., we hurried to catch the bus home. Suddenly, a black sedan pulled up, and a woman opened the door—it was the woman who had asked for a yuan for bus fare. She asked us to get in. We felt wary and declined, worried we had been reported for talking about Falun Dafa. She explained that my act of kindness had touched her and that she would have had to wait at least 40 minutes for the next bus. She had picked up her car from her husband. She wanted to repay my kindness and was happy to give us a ride.
During the ride, I told her that we were Falun Gong practitioners and that our Master taught us to put others first. Then I clarified the truth about the Tiananmen Square self-immolation, and explained to her the importance of withdrawing from the CCP and its affiliates. She listened quietly and agreed to quit the Youth League. I gave her a Falun Dafa keepsake. She thanked me again for my kindness, and I told her to thank our Master instead.
In the past, I was stingy because I was poor. Master has guided me all these years and helped me become a good person. Thank you, Master. I will cultivate diligently and improve my shortcomings to return home with Master.