(Clearwisdom.net) I can tell many stories from practicing Falun Gong for more than 12 years. I am sharing them with the hope that they will show the readers the beauty of Dafa.

Twenty-year-old illnesses vanished in a few days

On one summer morning when I was 19 years old, I was out shopping for toilet paper. It was lunch time, and most people went out for lunch. A male teenager and I were at the store when we suddenly heard the sound of flooding. Heavy rain had overflowed the river. Back then, the village government raised pigs in over a dozen pens along the riverbank, with three to four pigs in each pen. Just as the pigs were about to be swept away by the flood, my friend and I jumped into the water and took the pigs to safety.

Because I was in that cold water for such a long time, my menstrual period lingered for more than 24 days. To make matters worse, from then on, I had menstrual cramps all over—in my back and stomach, and the flow was so heavy that I could not move. It lasted for a long time every time, and I had to rely on painkillers to control the pain.

In middle school, our teachers often took students to participate in volunteer work, but I could not participate because of my physical issues. Not knowing my physical problem, my teachers and classmates were unhappy with me. When once again I had to ask for sick leave, my teacher even came to my home to see if I was indeed so sick that I could not participate in the volunteer work. I had no choice but to tell my teacher my real situation. From then on my teacher didn't ask me to participate in volunteer work anymore.

I went to a boarding high school, but I stayed at school on Sundays when everybody else went home, because to get home, we had to wade through a river that had no bridge, but I was too afraid to step into the river. When I did go home I had to ask one of my friends to carry me across the river. Consequently, I was known as a “medicine jar,” and even my roommates had to help me cook the Chinese herbal medicines for me in our dorm.

To find cures for my illnesses, I tried all kinds of remedies, including some traditional ones. As soon as someone told me about some doctor or other, I would go there right away. My family also spent lots of money looking for cures for me. Whenever I had my period, my abdomen was as hard as a rock.

After I began to work, I had to see a doctor every morning to get an injection first, and then went to work. I also tried different kinds of qigong practices and spent lots of money, but none of them could cure my illnesses. As a matter of fact, my physical condition deteriorated.

After I turned 40, I studied Chinese medicine with a doctor, but that doctor suddenly died after I had studied with him for a year. At that time my health was very bad—I had anemia and late stage liver cancer. My platelet count was very low, and my gums often bled. My mouth would be filled with blood every morning, and there were bloody spots on my skin. If any part of my body was cut, it would bleed profusely.

When I was in such dire straits, a friend’s father told me, “A good book just came out, Zhuan Falun. You should read it.” After hearing the very words “Zhuan Falun,” I was shocked. I could not wait to read it, so I said, “Please lend me the book.” He said, “You should go to the bookstore and buy one!” It was raining that day. The bookstore was located at a lower elevation, and to get there I had to wade through some water, something that I had always avoided. Without giving it a second thought, I waded through the water. For over 20 years I had not had the courage to get myself wet with cold water, but this time I did not even think about it, and my feet even felt warm as I did it.

After buying the book, I brought it home and opened it to the first page and saw Master’s merciful smile. Master’s face looked so familiar. I felt like I had seen Master before. I did not want to lay the book aside and read it the entire evening, without sleeping. I finished reading Zhuan Falun once the first evening. After that I was really excited and knew that this was exactly what I had been searching for.

It was just like what Master said in Zhuan Falun, “They will become energetic afterwards, and will not feel sleepy even if they go two days without sleep."

After reading the book for a few days, the physical discomfort I had disappeared. I almost forgot about my illnesses. I actually could feel that my abdomen, back, and shoulders were all turning, and I felt very comfortable. It was hard to explain my excitement. The twirling in my abdomen was especially great.

From then on, all of my discomfort disappeared. Many people also began to learn Falun Gong after seeing the miracles that happened to me. I thanked Master for giving me a second life, but I could not find any words to express my gratitude to Master. I could only do what Master told us to do.

Since the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Gong in 1999, I have been incarcerated in detention centers and forced labor camps a number of times. Every time I came home, my son would tell everyone, “Nobody will say no to Mom.” In the evenings my son would play cards with my husband and daughter so that I would have time to study the Fa. My son also reminded me constantly, “Mom, you must practice the exercises, otherwise I would not have a Mom anymore. You must practice the exercises.”

Master fixed the camera for me

One day I was going to take pictures for a driver, but he accidentally hit the lens, which fell on the floor. He was stunned, and I felt helpless, too, because I knew that lenses broke easily. I did not know if the lens was all right or not. I had just begun practicing Falun Gong back then, so I remembered that, being a practitioner, I should not ask him to pay to repair the camera. I said, “You can leave now.” After he left, I took two pictures and developed them right away, but I saw that the lens was indeed broken. The negatives were blurred. Back then, I was not making much money at all. If I had to buy a new lens, where would I find that much money? Lying in bed, I began to worry: What should I do? At that moment I saw Master wearing the same suit he wears in the photo in Zhuan Falun, fixing the lens for me. Afterwards Master said, “All fixed. You can use it again.”

At that moment I was not sitting in the direction where Master sat, and I was not dreaming, but how could I see Master? Abruptly I sat up from my bed and took two pictures again with the camera, developed them right away, and saw that the pictures were clear. Master had indeed fixed the lens for me. I felt happy and excited, and tears filled my eyes.

The magical amulet

A customer came to my store one day in 2007. After I clarified the truth to him, he said agreeably, “My cousin also practices Falun Gong, and both of you are good people.” I gave him an amulet (1), so he told me, “My wife has animal possession and cannot fall asleep in the evenings. She is very weak because of that.” I told him, “Just put this amulet under her pillow, and it will be useful for her.” A few days later he came back and told me. “After I put the amulet under her pillow that night, she was fine in about five minutes, but the animal possession has come onto my body. Now what do I do?” I said, “Put the amulet under your pillow then.” After a few days he came back again and told me, “It’s really magical; now we’re all fine. My wife was cured, and we didn’t even spend a penny. I must thank you.” I said, “Don’t thank me. You should thank our Master, who has saved both of you. Thank my Master!” He said, “Falun Gong is really great. I will practice Falun Gong from now on.” He really started practicing Falun Gong after that.

Note: (1) Amulets – In China, practitioners sometimes clarify the truth by giving people something small to wear or cherish, bearing a few words reminding them of the goodness of Dafa.