(Clearwisdom.net) In the past I did not think of anything special when I watched the dance "Chopstick Zest," performed by the Divine Performing Arts, but this time I felt a difference, because of something I had experienced.
I believe that this scene told us that we should be one body during the Fa-rectification period, and also showed how the future mankind should behave. At this time I would like to say to my fellow practitioners in Jinan City -- we are one body. We should not push away fellow practitioners.
Several days ago I had a dream. I dreamed that many practitioners shared a three bedroom apartment, and everyone entered through the same door, but then they separated. The practitioners who shared room number one admired certain practitioners and snubbed and disliked other practitioners, depending on if the practitioners had cultivated diligently or not. The practitioners who were snubbed and disliked lived in room number two. Practitioners in the third room were desensitized and without passion, although they were still doing the three things. It was very dirty and dusty outside the three rooms. I felt that this dream reflected the situation that exists among practitioners in Jinan.
I was in the second room. I'm not defending myself or explaining my situation, but what I would like to say is that until this dream, I didn't realize that I was also one of those who did not protect the one body and was intolerant toward practitioners. In the past I spoke badly of other practitioners, complained about practitioners who made mistakes, and looked down on certain practitioners. I recently ran into some problems that helped me understand the importance of practitioners who were diligent Dafa disciples and always thought of others first, were tolerant, helped practitioners without asking for something in return, and sent righteous thoughts to help others who experienced difficulties.
When rumors are spread among practitioners and when practitioners badmouth fellow practitioners, a substance forms that is instrumental in ostracizing fellow practitioners. When this happened I did not fully understand what occurred, but I could feel a strong force trying to separate me from the group. This force formed a wall between me and the group, and I realized it was the evil that used a practitioner who had attachments to destroy us as a group. Thus, I kept sending righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil element. In the meantime, Teacher continuously gave me hints, and I began to understand what was behind this effort. I had to move for safety reasons at one point, and not surprisingly, someone went to my old place to check on me the afternoon after I moved.
For a period of time I could not calm down. I could not understand why so many practitioners would listen to a practitioner whose moral character was not good. Why didn't they come to talk to me? Why was there always someone trying to disturb the peace of the group? My mind was filled with complaints and I felt demoralized. My mind was filled with bad thoughts and I even held negative feelings toward the entire group. At this time, Teacher sent two practitioners to talk to me. When I saw that they adhered to what Teacher said, looked inward at all times, and selflessly helped others but never showed off, I was moved to tears. At that time they did exactly what I needed. I felt the warmth emanating from the group again, and I also found the loopholes I needed to eliminate.
I hope we practitioners in Jinan will be like in the "Chopstick Zest," united as one body, helping each other, and walking firmly on the last stretch of our path.
The above is my personal understanding, given my cultivation level. Please kindly point out anything inappropriate.
