Nine Year Old: Conducting Oneself as a Cultivator in Every Aspect of Life

(Minghui.org) My name is Lian Xin and I am nine years old. I was lucky to be born into a family of Dafa disciples. I obtained the Fa after I was born.

Improving My Xinxing at School

While we wait for the school bus in the morning, my father always reminds me to improve my xinxing at school.

We were playing an educational game on a computer at school. I was competitive and wanted to win. I was too attached to winning, so my answers to all the questions turned out to be wrong. I started to worry, but then I thought about something Master Li taught us in the Fa. He said not to be competitive, so I looked at the game as a way to improve my skills and eliminated my attachment to wanting to come in first. When the game was over, it turned out that I did come in first place and had completed the game the fastest.

My classmates sometimes take my things at school. One of them took a pencil that my mother had bought in China. I treasured that pencil and even asked the teacher if she had seen it. She asked the class but everyone shook their heads and said that they hadn’t seen my pencil.

I couldn’t sleep that night, wondering, “Who could have taken my pencil?” I was learning to take things lightly and realized that I might be too attached to the pencil. When I got to school the next morning, my pencil was back on my desk.

Two boys at school pushed me, and I fell down. My leg really hurt, and I was very angry at them. I then enlightened to the fact that I might have hurt them in the past. After I thought this, I was no longer angry at them.

Improving My Xinxing At Home

I drew a picture for my younger sister to color at home. It was a beautiful picture, but my sister flipped the page and started coloring something else. She then cut it out with a pair of scissors. I got mad because I’d spent a lot of time drawing the picture. I said to her, “I will never draw a picture for you again.” She started to cry, and I realized that perhaps the picture I’d drawn was too hard for her to color. I also had the attachment of showing off. I wanted to show my sister how well I could draw. I will eliminate this attachment.

My sister always wants to play with the toys I am playing with. I was given a stuffed tiger at school as a prize. When I got home, I noticed that my sister had not seen my new stuffed animal. I went to a corner and started to play with it by myself. My sister came over and demanded that I let her play with the tiger. I refused and she began to cry. She told our parents so then, unwillingly, I had to give it to her. She damaged the tiger after playing with it for a while and I was very upset. I realized that I had a strong attachment to the toy and I needed to eliminate this attachment. I fixed the tiger with glue and it looked like new. I offered the toy to my sister whenever she wanted to play with it.

I am learning to do household chores. My mother taught me how to do the laundry. I took over the responsibility of doing the laundry since my mother is busy. I have to wash and dry the clothes several times throughout the week and am often covered in sweat. I started to get lazy and did not want to do the laundry anymore. My mother told me that she does household chores even when she is tired. She said, “What would happen if I said I was too tired and decided to not make dinner? Everyone would go hungry and have nothing to eat.”

I still do the laundry—it is actually quite a simple task. I should not hold a grudge and I need to eliminate that attachment. Every family member should contribute and take on responsibilities in the household. I eliminated my attachment to not being able to suffer hardship and now have a positive outlook on doing household chores.

Not only do I do laundry, but I have also learned to wash the dishes, sweep the floor, and clean our house. I would like to do better so my mother will have more time to rest.

Studying the Fa During Summer Break

A teacher studied and recited the Fa with me in the past. My mother would remind me to practice the exercises. I was cultivating quite diligently. But during summer break, I had no one to depend on when I studied the Fa or practiced the exercises. I started to slack off and always wanted to play. My father constantly reminded me to finish studying the Fa and doing the exercises before doing anything else. I started to look inward for any interference that might be hindering me. I hope to do better.

Thank you, compassionate Master. Thank you, fellow practitioners.