(Minghui.org) Before I began practicing Dafa in the spring of 1997, I had a bad temper—I was stubborn, unforgiving and I easily got angry. Dafa changed me. I became considerate of others, respectful to the elderly, and I was especially kind to my mother-in-law.
My husband has seven siblings; he is the sixth oldest, with three older brothers, two older sisters, and two younger sisters. After my father-in-law passed away, my mother-in-law lived at each of her children’s homes for three months at a time. When it was my turn for the second round, my mother-in-law was critically ill. I stopped renting my apartment out, and let my mother-in-law live in the spacious, bright, and sunny master bedroom, while I lived in the north-facing, sunless secondary bedroom. Because my husband worked in the fields and could only come home once a week, the heavy responsibility of caring for my mother-in-law fell entirely on my shoulders—it was truly difficult. I prepared three meals a day, cleaned her and turned her over regularly, especially since she was so ill and might pass away at any moment.
I treated my mother-in-law with the same care I would give a child. I followed Dafa’s principles: Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. I meticulously cared for her, wiping her body with warm water every day to keep her clean. Gradually, her bedsores healed. I prepared delicious meals for her, and blended various nutritious fruits into a puree that I fed her spoonful by spoonful.
Under my care, my mother-in-law’s condition improved. However, this meant I didn’t have time to read the Fa with other practitioners or go out to clarify the truth. She needed constant care. I was very anxious, as helping Master save people is my mission. I discussed my situtation with other practitioners at the Fa-study site and asked whether practitioners could come to my home to study the Fa. They were very supportive, and so my home became a Fa-study site.
Six of us practitioners studied the Fa at my home every morning, sent righteous thoughts at noon, and then went out to clarify the truth in the afternoon, making calls and distributing truth-clarification pamphlets. We worked in pairs, and the practitioners were very diligent at that time. Because my mother-in-law’s health improved, I was able to go out. This way, nothing was affected. I could take good care of her and do the three things. When we studied the Fa, my mother-in-law could hear it, and I sometimes played the recordings of Master’s lectures for her. Each day she listened to the Fa, her condition improved.
My sister-in-law saw this and told me, “You are so good!” I said, “It’s all because Dafa is good; I can only do this because I practice Dafa.” She said, “Dafa is so good; I also want to read your book.” I gave her a copy of Zhuan Falun. My husband came home every week and saw the changes in his mother, and happily said, “You are so good to my mother, thank you!” I said, “It’s because Dafa is good! You should thank my Master!” He became even more supportive of my cultivation. Every time other practitioners came to our home, he warmly welcome them and sometimes even cooked for us.
I am grateful to Master for elevating me from a person burdened with karma, easily angered, unforgiving, and stubborn, to a Dafa practitioner who is considerate of others and respects the elderly. I still have many attachments to eliminate, such as the attachment to showing off, a competitive mindset, and resentment. My speech is also not well-cultivated; it is harsh and lacks compassion. In the future, I will walk the cultivation path arranged by Master better, eliminating all attachments that do not conform to the Fa, and closely following the Fa-rectification process. Thank you, Master, for your compassionate salvation! Thank you to my fellow practitioners for your selfless help.
Category: Cultivation Insights
