(Minghui.org) Ever since I was a child, I held policemen in high esteem and chose a career in law enforcement when I grew up.
During my training, I was sent to a police academy out of town. One day I joined my classmates, who had gathered around a computer to watch a video. It was a clip revealing how Jiang Zemin manipulated the central government to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. The video showed how Jiang slandered Faun Gong and its founder and how he ordered the “Tiananmen self immolation.”
We engaged in a heated discussion afterwards. Only then did we realize that the propaganda we were getting about Falun Gong was full of lies.
Doing My Own Due Diligence
When I graduated from the academy, I began working as a police officer. I researched the data on unnatural deaths, and I could not find any cases of Falun Gong practitioners committing suicide or homicides, as reporters on television said.
The district I researched covered millions of residents. I had many sources for the data I uncovered and, precisely because of that, I was certain what was reported about Falun Gong was a lie.
The China Central Television Station and other state-run media slandered Falun Gong constantly. This got me thinking: “What is this Falun Gong and why does the government want to suppress it?”
Stress on the Job Takes Its Toll
My job was busy and stressful, and I was constantly on call or on patrol. I hardly had time to go home. I smoked a great deal to keep myself awake when on night duty.
My family was struck with misfortune. Close family members passed away. I felt hopeless and helpless. I was becoming less and less motivated to do my job.
My health also declined. I almost passed out many times during call duty.
The local government claimed that we had to maintain stability and ordered us to put down many protests. There were protests about being wronged when requesting an appeal, about being forced to relocate and not getting compensated, about demanding compensation for working for a long period of time without pay…and on and on.
Most of these were lawful demands. I became more and more sick of my job. I did not feel fulfilled as a policeman. Being just, fair, protecting the weak, and maintaining the peace is what a policeman should do. It sounded more and more like a joke.
I developed many bad habits. I would play computer games all night. I told my family that I was on call while I wasted time in night clubs.
My mother's health began to decline. She was almost bedridden and was sent to the hospital many times. She had always been my rock. When her health failed, I was crushed. I felt helpless and hopeless.
Learning More about Falun Gong
My mother picked up a Falun Gong DVD one day in 2008. We watched it together, and we were both shocked by the brutal persecution. We were greatly impressed by its healing power, and learned that it has already spread over 100 countries around the world.
What moved us the most was Falun Gong practitioners who risked their lives as they continued to validate the wonders of Falun Gong and exposed the persecution.
I encouraged my mother to contact one of her friends who practices Falun Gong. She brought back more material and also a copy of Zhuan Falun. From that day forth she began to do the exercises and read the lectures daily. Her health improved tremendously—she became energetic, and her arthritis and migraines disappeared.
I was delighted to see her improvements. When I came home from work, I would listen to the Fa lectures with her.
My body began to have some strange reactions. Since 2009, every once in a while, I would develop boils on my body. They were red, swollen, and painful.
Colleagues advised me to seek medical treatment. I remembered from the lecture that Master was purifying my body and it was a good thing. I did not seek treatment. I would just use a swab soaked in alcohol to clean off the blood and pus when the boil broke open. Without any treatment, the boils healed with no scarring.
My Knowing Side Awakens
I was so amazed by the changes in my body and began to practice Falun Gong in earnest. I learned that Falun Gong does not only purify the body. It guides people to cultivate and abide by the principles of the cosmos; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. It elevates one's realm, rectifies one's sense of value, as well as one’s view of life and the world. It is the hope for the human race.
After I began practicing Falun Gong, my mind and body changed enormously. All of my diseases were gone. I was energetic, and did not feel tired even after my shift ended.
I got rid of many unhealthy habits. I followed the Falun Gong principles to rectify my words, deeds, and thoughts. Whenever I encountered problems or conflicts, I looked within first to see what I should do differently. I no longer paid too much attention to fame and profit. I wanted to meet the standard of a Falun Gong practitioner.
I became aware that, as a policeman, I should have integrity and an upright character. I should distinguish righteousness from evil and good from bad. I should not become an accomplice to an evil regime. My duty and mission were to protect citizens' rights and safeguard the public.
I often persuaded my fellow policemen not to be manipulated by the wicked regime, and not to persecute kind citizens. We policemen are also members of the citizenry. I advised them not to allow the Chinese Communist Party's brainwashing propaganda to mislead them into thinking that they were enforcing justice. I told them that they were doing an evil deed when they did this. Some of my colleagues listened to me attentively, and accepted and acknowledged my advice.
Practicing Falun Gong answered many of my unsolved questions in the past. I cannot imagine what I would have become if I had not encountered Falun Gong.
Thank you, Master, for your saving grace! Thank you for awakening me when I was lost, and thank you for renewing my life.
I will cherish this most precious cultivation opportunity and do what a cultivator should do.
