(Minghui.org) My front tooth became loose last February. It hurt whenever I ate, so I had it extracted. In the past, I could bite down to take an impression less than two weeks after I had a tooth extracted, but this time two months passed, but I still couldn’t.

When I touched my gums I felt small bumps. My gums were uneven and painful when I lightly touched them. The dentist said that bone spurs had formed and they would need to be removed before he could take an impression. I said I didn’t want to have the procedure and I left.

After I came home, I wondered: Why did this happen? Did I do something wrong?

Thinking about my uneven gums, it suddenly dawned on me: Was it because I harbored imbalance and resentment? I’ve had these feelings for many years, but I never took them seriously.

I’ve always been introverted and quiet. I’ve been retired for many years. My husband was a farmer. However, 15 years ago, when he worked at a village factory, he injured his arm a month after he began working there and he hadn’t worked since then. He stayed home all day, drinking and sleeping, and became irritable and unreasonable. He expected everyone to agree with him, otherwise he’d yell and curse.

He didn’t like the neighbors and wouldn’t talk to them, and he even forbade me from talking to them. He treated everyone this way, including his mother and sister. He resented them and said they treated him unfairly. Actually his mother and sister are kind. My husband’s personality became completely twisted. He picked fights with me and constantly yelled at me. If I tried to reason with him, he yelled for hours.

A few nights ago, my husband and I were talking about our nephew. Before last year, our nephew was sick, and my husband visited him and gave him some money. Last year when my husband had surgery on his tailbone, our nephew didn’t come to visit him, so my husband was resentful. I told my husband that suffering a loss can allow one to gain virtue so he shouldn’t be upset. Before I could finish speaking, he gave me a good scolding.

As I was doing the Falun Dafa exercises that evening, I felt uneasy and I couldn’t calm down. I asked Master in my heart: Master, why doesn’t my husband listen to me? What did I do wrong? What should I do with a husband like this? Just then, I had the thought, “Improve yourself.”

I was stunned. Merciful Master saw my lack of understanding and directly told me to improve my xinxing! I was so foolish. I was stuck at the level of ordinary people, trying to figure out who’s right and who’s wrong based on human reasoning.I failed to follow the higher principles a cultivator is expected to follow, and cultivate myself. Master had to worry so much about me!

I suddenly understood why my husband wept after he scolded me. Perhaps, his knowing side was extremely anxious when I stubbornly refused to understand. Perhaps he was sent by Master to help me to improve, and I should thank him!

Instantly, my attachments vanished. My body felt light, incredibly relaxed and clean, as if a great weight had been lifted from my shoulders. At that moment, I knew what to do. I have Master and the Fa. Nothing can prevent me from improving! I had no notions when I followed Master to the earth. It was the acquired notions and corrupting influences imposed on me by the old forces that buried my true character. Cultivation is about clearing away these things. I will use Dafa’s standard, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, to measure all people and things I encounter.

I no longer feel that cultivation is suffering. Everything has become simple. Master is always by my side, watching and protecting me. I am so fortunate to have encountered Master and Dafa during this lifetime! On my path of cultivation, I will study the Fa more, study the Fa well, and be courageous and diligent in my cultivation so I can repay Master’s grace!