(Minghui.org)
The Elderly Man Shouted, “Falun Dafa Is Truly Wonderful!”
I was talking to people about Falun Dafa and the persecution one day, and saw a group of elderly men removing weeds with shovels along the road. One of them looked feeble and depressed.
I walked up to him, greeted him, and talked a bit about Dafa. He said, “I came out to take a break. I had cerebral embolism [a type of stroke] and I feel weak. My spouse is bedridden and I’m very worried. Life is not worth living.”
I said, “Please sincerely recite, ‘Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ The auspicious phrases will help you overcome difficulties.”
He had doubts and asked, “Will reciting the phrases truly work?”
“They will work if you believe in them. Dafa is here to offer salvation to all. It will work if you often recite them,” I reassured him.
I saw him a month later, and he looked energetic. He called the other elderly workers over and told them, “She taught me the phrases, ‘Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ And I’ve been reciting them whenever I have time. Look at me, I’m fine now. I don’t feel any discomfort and have the energy to work. Dafa is truly good!”
He picked up the shovel and showed me how he removed the weeds. I was excited and happy for him. He learned the auspicious phrases, understood the goodness of Dafa, and became healthy.
I talked to the other elderly workers about Dafa and they seemed to understand.
I also told the old man to ask his wife to recite: “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” With tears in his eyes, he stood by the roadside and shouted, “Look! The doctors couldn’t cure me, but these auspicious phrases did. Falun Dafa is wonderful!” His words warmed my heart and my eyes were filled with tears too.
Falun Dafa Practitioners Are Dependable
I began practicing Falun Dafa before 1999, the year the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution. I was illegally imprisoned for many years because I refused to renounce my faith. My husband divorced me while I was imprisoned, and he raised our daughter. My daughter has a child now, and my adorable granddaughter often visits me.
My daughter’s father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer recently and passed away. My daughter told me, “My sister-in-law wants to hire a caregiver for my mother-in-law. She says she trusts you and would like to hire a Dafa practitioner.” I was touched when I heard that.
When the persecution first began, my daughter’s sister-in-law and her family treated me poorly. After I was released from prison, I heard they had something to do with my husband’s decision to divorce me. During my years in prison, my mother visited them and took my daughter out on Sundays or when she was on vacation. My daughter’s mother-in-law would berate my mother, and the father-in-law didn’t say a word. They even went to my sister’s workplace to berate her.
My parents and sister are practitioners, thus they didn’t talk back and let things go. My family endured on my behalf all those years.
Many years have passed. My in-laws saw the kindness of practitioners and felt our compassion. They gradually changed their attitudes toward Dafa. They first criticized and distanced themselves from us, then later realized we were kind people. They are now respectful toward Dafa and practitioners.
Those who learned about Dafa and the persecution are no longer afraid of the CCP and have renounced the Party. I hope more Chinese people withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and choose a bright future for themselves and their family.
