(Minghui.org) I had so many illnesses: nephritis, hepatitis, and heart disease, and I took so much medicine that my nickname was “medicine jar.” After I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2010, I haven’t needed a single pill.
Because my health was poor my family was very protective of me, and I rarely had to endure hardship. I became self-centered. My parents spoiled me and whenever things didn’t go my way I lost my temper. I became a selfish and self-serving person. Although I had a strong sense of “justice” from a young age I argued and refused to let things go, even when I was wrong.
I became healthy after I began practicing Falun Dafa and I also learned to put others first. When I encounter situations I don’t agree with, I no longer feel the need to argue. Instead, I’m able to view things from other people’s perspectives.
I left home when I was 19 to work in another city. After I began interacting with other girls my sense of morality declined. I didn’t realize it initially. In fact, I even believed that I was better than others.
Master Li teaches us to be good, so after I began practicing Falun Dafa I tried to rectify my behavior. If I hadn’t practiced Dafa, I might still be lost in the moral decline of society, not knowing the true purpose of life. It was Falun Dafa that gradually guided me back when I went astray, ultimately leading me onto a path of returning to my true self.
I would like to share a few experiences from my cultivation that reflect my faith in Master and Dafa.
When I first began practicing Falun Dafa I still had many everyday people’s attachments. Out of compassion, Master allowed me to experience the miraculous power of Dafa, which helped me to truly understand that Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness–Compassion–Forbearance is good.
On my way home after shopping one day, I was suddenly struck by unbearable pain in my lower abdomen. I experienced this problem a few years earlier. My lower abdomen would suddenly start hurting, and once the pain started it lasted for more 10 minutes. I would break out in a cold sweat and I was unable to move.
While I attended university, I was on the phone with my teacher when I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my lower abdomen. It was so intense that I couldn’t move. I told my teacher that my stomach hurt. The phone slipped from my hand. I could hear her calling my name, but I couldn’t respond. She realized something was wrong and called an ambulance.
Whenever the pain started I knew I was in trouble. It usually took a long time before the pain subsided. After the ambulance came, many people gathered and asked how I was doing. I suddenly remembered something a Falun Dafa practitioner had told me: "If something bad happens, reciting 'Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness–Compassion–Forbearance is good' may help." So I recited the words silently. I was amazed, because the pain in my lower abdomen disappeared. I was able to get up and I even walked home.
The pain never returned. I truly felt Falun Dafa’s remarkable power.
After I completed my studies abroad in 2006, I started working in Japan. I was responsible for importing goods from China. Handling defective products on a daily basis left me feeling overwhelmed. On top of that, I had just broken up with my boyfriend.
A Chinese restaurant owner noticed how exhausted I looked and asked, “Would you like to try Falun Dafa?” I began practicing with her. Within less than a month, I regained my energy and felt physically restored. While I did the second exercise one day I suddenly heard a “crack” in my legs. I later realized that my slightly bent legs straightened.
Although I didn’t fully understand the benefits of Falun Dafa back then, this experience made me feel even more deeply that it was truly an extraordinary practice.
In 2010, I truly began practicing Falun Dafa. When I was young, the doctors told my mother I had a weak heart, and I shouldn’t get married. If I did, I should avoid having children, because my heart might not be able to handle the strain and it could put my life at risk.
After I began practicing Falun Dafa, my health improved, and I became confident about my physical condition. I married a fellow practitioner, and three years later we had a child. I was considered an older mom, but I studied the Fa and did the exercises every day, and made phone calls to people in China to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Dafa.
At the beginning of my pregnancy, a check-up revealed something in my abdomen that looked like a tumor. The doctor said, “As the fetus grows, the mother will have a difficult time.” I kept studying the Fa and doing the exercises. When I went back for another check up the doctor was surprised and said, “The tumor disappeared.” By the time I was close to giving birth, my condition was very good, and I was able to have a natural delivery. The doctor said my labor would likely go more smoothly than others.
The day before I gave birth, I studied two lectures of the Fa. I had no unusual symptoms, apart from slight abdominal bloating. My child was born on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I even had a meal with my husband that day. From the time I arrived at the hospital to the moment of the baby’s birth was less than 30 minutes.
While I was in labor, I kept silently reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” The baby was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around its neck, but was in no danger at all, and everything went smoothly. The doctor said that my entire pregnancy and delivery were truly miracles.
I clarified the facts about the persecution to nurses and other patients, and they all signed the petition to stop organ harvesting in China.
My husband lost his mother when he was young so his aunt raised him. She put a lot of effort into caring for him and was always very concerned about his well-being. After we married, whenever she visited our home she criticized me, saying this or that wasn’t good. If I hadn’t practiced Falun Dafa, I wouldn’t have been able to tolerate it. I was pampered and protected by my family, and no one ever criticized me. However I am a cultivator now, so I should do my best to endure it.
Once, his aunt kept complaining, and became more and more upset. I could no longer hold back and talked back to her, which made her very angry. Later, after I calmed down, I thought: “I shouldn’t act like this. Isn’t this damaging the image of Dafa? She knows that I am a practitioner. I can’t let her think Dafa is bad!”
Although his aunt already quit the Chinese Communist Party, she still didn’t fully understand why we expose the persecution. I apologized to her.
Later, my husband’s aunt fell ill. I took care of her and sincerely encouraged her to practice Dafa. she knew that I truly meant well for her. Before she passed away, she told my husband that I was a good person and asked him to treat me well and live a good life with me.
It was Dafa that changed me, and helped me become a good person, and I treat everyone with kindness. While doing my job well and participating in Dafa projects I also strive to guide young Dafa practitioners.
My husband and I both practice Dafa. Our family is harmonious, and our relatives and friends witnessed the beauty of Falun Dafa. Now, I can genuinely think of others from the bottom of my heart. When people treat me poorly I look within for my own shortcomings and I’m very grateful to them.
Master saved me from suffering and helped me understand that the true purpose of coming to this world is to return to one’s original, true self. I will work hard to eliminate my bad thoughts and rectify my behavior, become a true cultivator, and follow Master home.