(Clearwisdom.net) I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. Master purified my body, and I was free from illnesses. I learned the true purpose of my coming to the human world. Words could not express my gratitude or convey the firmness of my belief. I have not wavered in my faith in Master and Dafa, and have consistently cultivated myself to meet Dafa's requirements.
Master said, "All of us have jobs, and we should do our jobs well. " ("Lecture Eight," Zhuan Falun) Because I treated myself as a practitioner in my daily work, when I tried to retire in October 2005, my boss asked me to stay on. I reluctantly agreed. I was the purchasing specialist for a construction company in charge of money and materials. This is a highly sought-after position. Usually people have to use connections to get a job like that. My boss had heard Master's lectures before the persecution, so he trusted my ethics as a Falun Gong practitioner. As soon as I was transferred to my current company, I was put in charge of money and materials. When the project began, I told my boss that for me to be in charge of both money and materials was against procedures. He said, "I hired you because I trust you. Just do a good job!" Indeed, I have proven to be trustworthy. When we finished the first project, we had used only two-thirds of stone materials used in similar projects, saving the company 18,180 yuan. Another time, I noticed a price discrepancy between the written price and the manufacturer's lowest bid. I asked the factory director and he said, "Are you seriously asking me? That is your kickback." I declined and returned the 300 yuan to him. During my more than 10 years as purchasing specialist, many others have offered me kickbacks, gifts, and bribes. I have turned them all down.
Because of how I behave, everyone in my company trusts me. Of course, it's not a matter of how good I am. It is so that they can have a chance to know that Dafa is wonderful and that practitioners are different from ordinary people. Every time there was an evaluation or competition, I was given the task of monitoring the process [because I was known for being fair]. I also took care of materials and returned items that were not on the inventory books. The migrant workers who worked for our company all liked me because they could hear the facts about the persecution and feel the kindness of a practitioner. They even experienced miracles because I am a practitioner. In May 2004, five workers and I went to a construction site to transport scaffolding and other materials. As we drove over a ditch, the right wheel of the truck came off, and the truck nearly flipped over. Luckily, the concrete mixer turbine turned around and acted as another wheel that balanced the truck. The workers were all scared and jumped off the truck. Three of them who had already withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party said, "We are lucky that you are in this truck. Otherwise, if the truck were turned over, we would probably lose an arm or a leg, or even die." The driver also said, "The truck is so heavy today. If we had turned upside down, it would have been horrible." Pretty soon, the news spread, and it made it easier for me to clarify the facts to others. Many of the migrant workers have withdrawn from the CCP. Before they left my city, some of them even asked me for Falun Gong materials to give to others in their hometowns.
Master arranged these opportunities for me because he can see that I was polluted in the dye vat of society and had strong attachments to fame and money. In 2008, I spent 10 months working in a restaurant. This was good for me as I had to get rid of many attachments. My former coworkers saw me working at the restaurant and said, "Why did you become a waiter at your advanced age?" When I served them, they said, "How come our old boss is now serving us dinner?" At first I was embarrassed, but then I realized that I was a cultivator. In ancient times, cultivators had to wander about and beg; compared to them, what I went through was nothing. At the restaurant, I was not afraid of difficult or dirty work, despite my age. Because I treated myself as a practitioner, everyone at the restaurant had a good impression of me. It made it easier for me to clarify the facts and persuade them to withdraw from the CCP. Ten people at the restaurant withdrew from the CCP, and one person started reading Zhuan Falun. I used every opportunity to clarify the facts about the persecution. During my spare time, I also distributed fliers and posters in nearby residential buildings.
Dafa disciples are in a race against time to save people. The time to validate the Fa is running out. I have not done a great job with face-to-face fact clarification. I need to study the Fa well, improve my xinxing, and strengthen my righteous thoughts. I should use different means to clarify the facts and save people and should write more fact-clarification letters and mail more materials. I have cooperated well with my spouse (also a practitioner), and we have sent nearly 400 letters to people in many provinces.
Looking back at the last decade of tribulations, although I could not see anything with my third eye, I know the greatness of the true Fa principles taught by Master. When we follow Master's guidance, study the Fa well, treat ourselves as practitioners, and eliminate attachments, we are able to improve our xinxing and pass the tests well. Cultivation is a serious matter. The more we cultivate, the more we realize that the key to improving xinxing is to be clearheaded and cultivate ourselves well.
