(Minghui.org) I was fortunate to obtain the Fa in 1998. During these past 23 years, I have been cultivating diligently and experienced many tribulations. My gratitude to Dafa and for Master’s compassionate protection is beyond words.
A friend gave me a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa, in the fall of 1998. I am busy with farm work during the day, so I read Zhuan Falun at night. I believed in the Fa principles Master explained in Zhuan Falun, and I decided to practice Falun Dafa. Reading Zhuan Falun has since become my first priority in life. I have been assimilating to the profound Fa principles, and came to learn the meaning of life. I greatly benefited from Dafa physically and mentally. I recovered from chronic hives, erosive atrophic gastritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started to persecute Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999, its lies filled every corner of mainland China and poisoned a lot of people. My husband came home one day and told me, “Many people at work have seen what was on TV about Falun Dafa, and have been deceived by the CCP.” My husband did not cultivate in Dafa, but he supports my doing so.
My husband is not a talkative person. He rarely expressed opinions about me or praised me directly. However, he knew I was a very good person after seeing how my xinxing improved, that I recovered from my illnesses, and how I got along well with all the relatives. He always stood on my side and supported my doing the three things well, even at the peak of the CCP’s persecution against Falun Dafa.
I was illegally imprisoned in a detention center for hiring an attorney to sue the brainwashing center for mistreating me. My husband quietly put a lot of effort into rescuing me. I finally walked out of the detention center 30 days later.
When he picked me up from the detention center, the local 610 Office personnel who was in the same car said, “Falun Dafa practitioners are the most selfish. They refuse to give up their belief even when their family members beg them to.” My husband immediately refuted this, “What’s wrong with Falun Dafa? Any Falun Dafa practitioner you can name is a good person.” The 610 office staff and the domestic security officer lowered their heads, and did not say another word.
My husband told me after I returned home that the CCP party secretary of his workplace threatened to fire him and pressured him to divorce me. My husband told him, “My wife is a great Falun Dafa practitioner. She respects the elderly and treats the young with kindness. She treats my parents better than I treat them. She has no shortcomings at all. I will never divorce her!”
My mother-in-law couldn’t speak and was paralyzed due to a stroke. She needed constant care, and I volunteered to help her. She often soiled her pants and then looked at me with a guilty expression. I told her it was okay. If this had happened before I practiced Dafa, I would have felt nauseous just seeing other people’s leftover food or seeing my husband vomit. My mother-in-law could not chew, so I cut vegetables and meat into small pieces and mixed them in soup to provide her with enough nutrition and to avoid bowel problems.
My husband even complained to me, “My mother is too troublesome, and I can't stand it anymore. I really want to jump from the sixth floor.” I told him, “You should not complain, as she is your mother and loved you very much. People usually say that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are enemies. Do you know why I am truly kind to her and have no complaint while taking care of her, and even sing her a song to make her smile? Dafa changed me and taught me to be genuine and kind to others. If I did not cultivate Dafa, I would never be able to take care of her like she is my own mother, with great patience.”
I often clarified the truth about Dafa to my family members. My sisters and in-laws all understood the truth and believed Dafa is good and respected me. My little sister told me, “Sister, you have changed so much since practicing Dafa, and your xinxing continues to get better and better. I believe Falun Dafa is very good based on the changes I see in you. I also want to read the Dafa books.”
My mother’s health was not good, and I frequently asked my sister to take her to the hospital for medical treatment. My mother knew Falun Dafa is good, but she was afraid of the persecution by the CCP. I told her, “You really should practice Falun Dafa. Your health is not good, which also affects my sister, making her physically and mentally exhausted. Practicing Falun Dafa will help you become healthy, which is not only a blessing for yourself, but also a blessing for your children.” My mom thought about it and finally started cultivating Dafa.
My mother recovered from her illnesses soon after practicing Falun Dafa, but especially the rheumatoid arthritis that tormented her for many years. When she went back to her hometown, people said that she looked over 10 years younger. She told them that practicing Falun Dafa cured all her illnesses and that Falun Dafa was wronged by the CCP. My aunt and younger sister also started cultivating Dafa after they witnessed the changes in my mother.
Master said:
“What Dafa disciples will one day achieve is nothing like what those lesser practices or paths involve. I think you’re all clear on this already. “Dafa disciples” are those who shoulder the responsibilities of a Dafa disciple and save sentient beings.” (“Fa Teaching on World Falun Dafa Day”)
“Dafa disciples are humankind's only hope for salvation.” (“To the Fa Conference of Europe”)
When I truly understood my mission and responsibilities as a Dafa practitioner, I felt both honor and pressure. When I saw the tall buildings light up at night, I wondered how many sentient beings who live there have not yet been told the truth. When I saw crowds on the street coming and going, I wondered how many of them knew that their only hope for salvation are Dafa practitioners. I also wondered how many practitioners can step out despite the CCP’s brutal persecution and save sentient beings. I decided that I must start with myself. I assumed the responsibility of a local coordinator to help more Dafa practitioners step out and fulfill their responsibilities.
Since our local practitioners were scattered throughout the area, we established a Fa-study group. We wanted practitioners be able to communicate with each other and share cultivation experiences. I also proactively studied the Fa with practitioners at their homes, because they were experiencing tribulations during cultivation. For example, one practitioner suffered from illness karma during the CCP virus pandemic. Our practitioners took turns going to her home to study the Fa and share cultivation experiences with her, as well as clarifying the truth to her husband and sisters.
We also shared our understandings and agreed that we needed to establish our own truth-clarification materials production site. We had been relying on practitioners in other areas to provide us with truth-clarification materials. However, it did not meet the demand of our local practitioners. Moreover, at times, it was disrupted by the CCP’s brutal persecution of practitioners in the entire county.
We established a material production site in 2010. I bought a computer, printer, and accessories, and set it up in a small bedroom in my home. I did not want my husband to know, as I worried it would put too much pressure on him. I always waited until he went to work to start producing materials. One day my husband came home early and saw the brochures I printed. He read it and said, “The articles are really good. The CCP should distribute the articles to everyone.” I told him, “The CCP only does harm to people. But we are truly saving people.” I understood that Master used this opportunity to enlighten me to no longer worry. My husband is a person with a sense of justice, and I should not worry about putting pressure on him.
I started to produce the truth-clarification materials after that. I prepared the Minghui Weekly first, and then cooperated with other practitioners to occasionally distribute it. When the Chinese New Year approached, we distributed the materials in the town and nearby villages from house to house.
It has been 10 years since we started the production site. I studied the Fa more and looked within to rectify myself when facing difficulties during the whole process. My technical skills also improved. Our small material production site has been running smoothly given Master’s protection.
Over the years, many local community officials and police officers came to my home to harass me. I did not fear or resent them, but treated them like friends and kindly clarified the truth to them.
A practitioner told me that the captain of the local domestic security team was planning some activities against practitioners. I went to the captain’s home to clarify the truth to him and his family. He felt very uncomfortable at first, then gradually understood the truth and said, “I did not participate in putting you in the brainwashing session. How could I face you if I did that to you?” His wife also put both hands together to thank me when I left his home. His wife and son finally understood the truth and withdrew from the CCP and its youth organizations after I repeatedly clarified the truth to them.
The CCP launched its so-called “zero out” nationwide campaign to force practitioners to give up their belief. We shared our thoughts and agreed that it was an opportunity for us to clarify the truth to community and police officials. Since we often clarified the truth to local police officers, many of them already understood the truth and were unwilling to participate in persecuting practitioners. They passively dealt with the CCP’s order. However, some police officers still asked us for our signatures and wanted to take pictures. We said we won’t cooperate, and that it is really for their own good that they should not do so either. They went to only a few practitioners’ homes, and then stopped harassing us. We are happy for the police officers who made the right choice based on their consciences.
Since people in our local town had access to truth-clarification materials, many of them understood the truth, and their attitudes toward Dafa changed. One of my friends told me one day, “You should continue practicing Falun Dafa diligently. Falun Dafa is really good.” I was surprised to hear that, and asked about any experience she had. She said, “I had heart disease since a young age, and it was easy for me to catch a cold, even when washing my hair or clothes. I took medicine for years. Since I started to sincerely recite the Dafa phrases, ‘Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ that you told me to do, my health improved greatly. I could not work before due to my poor health, and I totally relied on my husband. Now I can work. When I occasionally felt uncomfortable, even my eight-year-old son told me to recite, ‘Falun Dafa is good!’”
The mother of a community director told me that she reads everything Falun Dafa practitioners give her. An elderly woman in my community who is a Christian told me, “The short stories in your booklet are really beautiful.”
Many people who benefited from reciting the two Dafa phrases told me every time I saw them, “Falun Dafa is good.” They also repeatedly asked me to help them send greetings to Master during the Chinese New Year to express their gratitude to Master for his compassion.
I must truly cherish the time and opportunity, cultivate diligently, and save more sentient beings. Thank you, Master for your compassion!