(Minghui.org) I am in my 80s, healthy and free of illness. I wasn’t always healthy— April 1996 was a major turning point in my life. Falun Dafa saved me, and our compassionate Master pulled me back from the brink of death, giving me a second chance at life.
Dying From a Rare Terminal Illness
I used to suffered from many illnesses, including tuberculosis, empyema (pus between my lungs and chest wall, which required major surgery to remove five ribs), gallstones, kidney stones, cervical spondylosis (neck arthritis), and a floating kidney. I later developed malignant reticulosis—a rare disease where reticular cells in the bone marrow become cancerous. This was even more serious than malignant tumors or leukemia. I consulted specialists and I was treated in major hospitals, but nothing helped and I was in severe pain. I would curl up in bed and weep. It felt like my life was coming to an end and I would be leaving behind my four children.
Fortunately, a kind friend told me about Falun Dafa. After reading the book Zhuan Falun, I understood why we came to this world, why we get sick, and the importance of improving one’s character and being a good person. I realized that the true purpose of life is to return to one’s original, true self. Through studying the teachings and practicing the exercises, my mind became clearer and my health improved. In less than a month, more than ten of my long term illnesses disappeared. I regained my strength—I felt light when I walked, and I could walk up stairs without getting tired. I felt joyful and truly experienced the wonderful feeling of being free from illness.
Falun Dafa saved me and I am deeply grateful to Master for giving me a second life. My husband was very happy to see my changes and told everyone, “My wife has changed—her health is better, and her temper improved. Falun Dafa is truly wonderful!” My three daughters also began practicing Falun Dafa. We studied the teachings and practiced the exercises together. We follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to be good people. Our family environment became warm and harmonious. Our neighbors and relatives saw the changes in me and said that Falun Dafa is amazing. As a result, more than ten people began practicing Falun Dafa.
Kind Connections
After I began practicing and regained my health, I opened a small grain shop to support us financially. I didn’t follow negative business trends but instead I strictly followed Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. I was careful about the quality of all the grain, oil, and flour I sold. Since my life was extended by Master, I knew I must listen to his teachings, be a good and upright person, not take advantage of others, conduct business fairly, keep my word, and consider others in everything I do. Through my actions I hoped to demonstrate the goodness of Falun Dafa.
Just before the Chinese New Year families were busy preparing food for the holiday and my shop was very busy. After closing up one evening, my daughter counted the money and found two new bills stuck together. Based on the items sold, we received 200 yuan extra. I thought, “I must return this money. I cannot keep it.” We didn’t know who overpaid, so how could we find the owner? My daughter and I discussed possible solutions. We thought that posting a notice might lead to false claims. Then I suddenly thought of a couple who ran a bicycle parking shed nearby. I asked them to inquire among their customers and ask anyone who visited the grain shop recently to see us.
A man who lived nearby came to the shop the following day, and my daughter returned his 200 yuan. He explained that he and his wife had withdrawn 700 yuan from the bank, all in new bills, and he came straight to my shop to buy grain and oil. After returning home, they realized the money was short. His wife wanted to come back to ask us, but he said, “Forget it. If they don’t admit it, it will only cause trouble.” He was deeply grateful that we took the initiative to return the money and he even bought me a soda to thank me.
After news of this incident spread, people said that the grain shop owner was trustworthy and didn’t take advantage of others. They all knew I am a practitioner and that Falun Dafa is good. I said I was simply following Master’s teachings to be a good person.
I played videos of Master’s lectures in my shop. Once, a customer came to buy something, but became so absorbed in watching the lecture that he forgot to make his purchase. The next day, he came back to ask for the lecture video. After they watched the lecture videos in my shop, several people began practicing Falun Dafa.
After the Chinese Communist regime began persecuting Falun Dafa in July 1999 I was repeatedly harassed, illegally detained, sent to brainwashing centers, subjected to three terms of forced labor, and tortured. I was destitute for many years and I couldn’t return home. I suffered greatly, both physically and mentally. However, I remained steadfast on my path of cultivation—I followed Master’s guidance and I did what a practitioner should do. My life was given to me by Dafa, and without Master’s compassionate salvation, I would not be here today, nor would I have reached my 80th birthday.
Escaping Danger
One evening, when I was 72 years old, I went out with three other practitioners (two women and a male driver) to put up informational materials about Falun Dafa. We hung display boards, with ropes already attached, on trees along the highway between our city and the provincial capital. When we found suitable spots, the driver would stop, the three of us would get out to hang the boards, and then we kept going.
We had only three or four boards left, when a black car marked “Special Police” suddenly drove up and stopped in front of us. Four men got out and tried to grab us, ordering us to take down the boards. We removed the ropes but instead of handing the boards over, we placed them on the ground. We refused to get into their car, so they tried to force us in, and one practitioner managed to escape. One of the men grabbed my arm and tried to drag me into the vehicle. After I explained the truth about Falun Dafa to him, he suddenly let me go so he could answer a phone call. I silently asked Master not to let them persecute me or commit a crime by arresting us. I also thought of my three daughters—I couldn’t let anything happen to me again. The man on the phone asked how old I was. When I told him I was 72, he replied, “You’re already this old, don’t come out to do this anymore. You can go, but don’t do it again.” Then all four of them quickly got in their car and drove away.
The two of us picked up the boards, walked on a bit, and hung them up again. There was no one around. We called out to the practitioner who escaped and found her. We were no longer afraid, and the three of us returned home. The driver had already left as soon as the police turned up.
Afterward, we reviewed what happened and looked inward. We realized where we hadn’t done well: when they told us to take down the boards, we had some fear and complied, even though we didn’t hand them over. However, at the critical moment, we remembered to ask Master for protection and not let the men commit any wrongdoing. This showed our faith in Master and Dafa, which is why they let us go. Our great compassionate Master protected us, allowing us to escape danger safely. Thank you, Master!
Please rest assured, Master. In the limited time left for us to cultivate during the Fa-rectification period, I will be more diligent, do the three things required of us, and live up to Master’s compassionate salvation.
