(Minghui.org) I used to think a good life meant owning material things. I thought that having more things would make me happier, so I fought for personal gain. Yet I was jealous if other people got what I was after and felt bitter about life if I failed to get what I fought for.
Having grown up a materialist, I believed that human beings evolved from apes. I did not believe that good is rewarded and evil punished. And I never gave a real thought about what my real purpose in life was. I just wanted to get ahead.
In the past, when it was time to vote for student government positions, I would pay more attention to the relationships I had with my classmates so that I could secure more votes for myself. I felt pretty good about myself since I only had the popular culture to base my standards on. Even though I was after fame and gain, I didn’t think I was doing anything immoral.
Then, in my second year of college, my boyfriend and I learned Falun Dafa together. Learning about self cultivation and the true purpose of being human was like a beam of sunshine illuminating the deepest space in my heart. After learning to practice, I took the voting matter more lightly and voted for someone I felt was well suited for the position.
Once I learned Falun Dafa and how to measure myself with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I discovered that my mind was actually impure. All I thought about was how to get ahead in society. I never gave a thought about the pain and hardship my actions could cause others. Soon after I started practicing Falun Dafa, however, that all changed. I became thoughtful of others and put their needs ahead of mine.
I chose to major in traditional Chinese medicine in college. Before cultivation, I wanted to be a doctor so I could treat diseases, win respect, and make money. But through the course of studying Chinese medicine, I came to understand that morality was actually a very important aspect of a person’s overall health. I learned that ancient Chinese doctors all had good moral character and were indifferent to fame and fortune. Falun Dafa gave me an even deeper understanding of traditional Chinese medicine.
A year after I started to practice Dafa, many people around me commented that my looks had improved, and that I had become much nicer looking. I knew in my heart that Falun Dafa had improved my moral character, which resulted in my improved looks.
When we follow the principles of Falun Dafa, everything around us improves and becomes better and better.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used atheism to brainwash the Chinese people. Its indoctrinations have caused people to forget their traditional way of life and abandon their good nature. After years of communist rule, the moral standards of Chinese society have deteriorated terribly.
As a traditional Chinese medical doctor, I can treat people's diseases, but only Falun Dafa can truly heal the illnesses in one’s soul.
Falun Dafa practitioners have the mission of providing society with an example of high moral standards. Only by following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance will society improve and the future be bright.
