(Minghui.org) Master Li said,
“Clarifying the facts and saving sentient beings are what you need to accomplish. There is nothing else for you to accomplish. There is nothing else in this world that you need to accomplish.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2015 New York Fa Conference,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XIII)
No matter where I go, I make clarifying the truth my objective. I also keep thinking about how I can save more people.
A classmate asked me to help her with her work as an insurance agent, saying, “Selling insurance can be financially rewarding. With your gift of gab, you are sure to succeed.” I thought that, as a Falun Dafa practitioner, I needed to take fame, wealth, and emotions lightly, so selling insurance was not something I wanted to do. I did not agree to help her.
But I kept thinking, “I need a job to support my family, and I can’t meet people if I stay home, so there are fewer chances to clarify the truth and save people. But if I do that, it just doesn’t feel right.”
I discussed it with a few practitioners in our Fa study group to see if they thought I should help her. They all had different opinions, but most of them thought that, if I took this job, I would end up competing for fame and gain, so they advised me not to do it.
When I discussed it with another female practitioner, she said that she thought that our main objective is not to earn money but to meet more people so that we can help Master save them. If I could be clear about that, if my motive was correct and I was not doing it as a regular job for fame and gain, then it could be a good opportunity to clarify the truth and save people. There are people that we want to save everywhere. Wouldn’t it be a good chance to save more people? I just needed to watch my words and actions and remind myself not to give in to striving for fame and gain. If I could not guarantee that, then taking the job would be counterproductive.
After this discussion, I made up my mind to take the job. I knew I had to remain steadfast in my righteous thoughts, prioritize the Fa, and take clarifying the truth above all else. I would rather not earn money than not save people. I would save the sentient beings I encountered by doing this first and think about others later. With the mindset of giving it a try, I took the job.
Selling insurance meant I had to visit countless households and speak earnestly and persuasively, often being turned away. Yet, I always kept in mind that I was not there merely to earn a living, but to forge connections and save lives. Whenever I spoke to people about insurance, I would weave the facts about Dafa into to the conversation. If they bought the insurance or not, I would tell them to remember to often recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” sincerely in their hearts, so that they could have a wonderful future. Many people were willing to buy insurance from me.
After I’d been with company for three months, they held a performance review. My supervisors praised my excellent work, noting that I had secured more insurance contracts than anyone else in the entire company. At the end of the year, I was named Top-Tier Model Employee. During the “kick-off” rally, I was honored as a star performer and my photo and name were displayed on the big screen. I stood alone on stage, holding a large bouquet of flowers amid thunderous applause. It was a truly moving moment. From then on, my supervisors held me in high regard and were always pleased to see me.
The company holds meetings and training sessions regularly. To liven up things before the meetings begin, there would be a “happy moment” segment, featuring singing, dancing, or storytelling. I would tell stories, sharing tales of cultivation in Dafa and stories from traditional culture, thereby sharing the facts about the practice with everyone in a friendly way. I wanted to make good use of this good opportunity to save lives.
Beforehand, I’d prepare a few lines to say so that when I went onstage, I could deliver a catchy rhyme: “In three short lines: I stick to my trade; say Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance since everyone hopes for good health; and I do not forget to sell insurance.” The crowd would go wild, erupting in applause and calling for an encore.
I would then say, “Truthfulness tells me to be true and sincere; Compassion, to be kind; and Forbearance, to be tolerant. If you ask people to buy your insurance but are not truthful, compassionate, and tolerant, no one will buy anything from you. Because I abide by the principles, many people buy insurance from me.”
I did this to save people, not to hit the insurance quota, but my performance kept improving. My coworkers were envious and came to ask me for tips. That gave me the opportunity to explain Falun Dafa and the persecution to them. I told them that the practice is being maligned, so they should not believe what the television programs say, and that the Tiananmen Square self-immolation was staged to discredit Falun Dafa.
I also told them, “Recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ sincerely, and you will do well. You can also ensure your own peace and safety. That’s killing two birds with one stone. Why not?” They started to recite the two phrases and they had more successes. They also asked me for an amulet, saying that they wanted to give them to their family members, so I gave them many truth-clarification materials and calendars.
I had gained a bit of renown in the company, so my superiors frequently sent me to the city or provincial capital for meetings and training sessions. I would always carry a supply of informational materials, such as truth clarification DVDs and booklets, to share.
At one meeting in the provincial capital, a lecturer asked the audience, “Who ultimately defeated the Japanese army after it invaded China?” People in the audience offered various answers, such as the People’s Liberation Army or the CCP. The lecturer replied, “None of you are right. It was the Kuomintang (the Chinese Nationalist Party) that defeated Japan. The Kuomintang suffered massive casualties, in which 200 of their generals alone were killed, along with countless soldiers. The CCP, on the other hand, lost only one general.”
The audience fell into a stunned silence. At that moment, I thought to myself, “This lecturer really dares to speak the truth. What he said is exactly what is written in the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. This lecturer is a person with affinity, and I cannot let this chance slip by.”
After the session, I went up to him and said, “That was an excellent talk. Where did you learn all that?” He replied, “I learned it at university.” We did not have much time to talk further, however, as the moment was brief.
A few days later, this lecturer came to our company, saying that he wanted to check our work. I truly felt that this was Master’s arrangement so that we could meet again.
I took a copy of Zhuan Falun, a copy of the Nine Commentaries, and different types of truth clarification materials, such as booklets and DVDs. When I found him, I gave him everything. I said, “Please look at these so that you can understand the truth.”
He replied, “There is so much! I will not be able to read them now. We will be leaving shortly. How can I return them to you?” I told him they were for him and needn’t be returned. He said, “In that case, I will take them with them and have a good look. Thank you.” I thought that this was really a predestined person. Thank you, Master, for your careful arrangement and benevolent salvation.
While my performance is the best in the company, and I have sold the most insurance policies, I know that all of this is given to me by Master and Dafa. The company leaders kept trying to promote me, but I kept declining. A promotion would mean more responsibilities. I would be responsible for the employees that I would have to manage, and if they could not meet their quotas, I would have to help them do it.
I would have to to put all my heart and soul into the job, and that would take up a lot of time. If that was so, where would I find time to study the Fa and save people? I told my superiors that I did not want a promotion, that I just wanted to be a regular employee. One of them said, “If you accept the promotion, your salary will be much higher.”
I replied, “That’s okay. I do not want to be promoted. Please look for someone else to be the manager.”
One of my coworkers said, “You are the best salesperson in the company, and our supervisors trust you the most. But you are also the silliest person in the company, giving up that promotion.”
They all know that I practice Falun Dafa, so I told them honestly, “I cultivate Falun Dafa, which teaches us not to pursue fame and gain. I need to cultivate myself to become a selfless and righteous person. I came into the insurance industry not for promotions or fortune, but to let people know the truth about Falun Dafa.” Because I remained steadfast in my choice, they promoted someone else.
I have now worked at the insurance company for 13 years. Every year, I’ve been recognized as an outstanding employee with the best performance, naturally earning the highest salary. All of this came from the vast blessings of Dafa and Master’s benevolent salvation. Dafa practitioners are immersed in Master’s benevolent great protection at all times.
The Fa-rectification is coming to its final stage. We cannot fail to live up to Master’s expectations for us. We must do the three things well, study the Fa more so that we can save more people, and use the supernatural abilities and righteous thoughts and actions that Dafa has bestowed us with to do well in this last phase. No matter where we go, we must behave as a Dafa practitioner, cultivating ourselves to become righteous beings who are truly selfless and able to put others before us. By doing so, Master will worry about us less and be happier.
Thank you, Master, for your benevolent salvation! Thank you, Master, for your protection!
Category: Clarifying the Truth
