(Minghui.org) My husband and I began to practice Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) in early 1997. During our 26 years of cultivation and guided by Dafa’s principles, we have done our best to become better people.
We learned to take personal interests lightly, consider others first in everything we do, and be tolerant and generous. Our customers, coworkers, family members, and neighbors all say, “People like you are hard to find nowadays” and “Falun Dafa practitioners are really good people!”
After he started practicing Dafa, my husband, who works in maintenance, conducted himself according to the standards of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. He does the dirtiest and hardest jobs without caring about how much he is paid. He never negotiated with his team leader or complained.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999. My husband went to Beijing several times to appeal for Falun Dafa and was arrested and persecuted.
When he was released and returned to work, the team leader gave him the cold shoulder and frequently put pressure on him; his coworkers also distanced themselves from him and would not listen to anything he said when he tried to talk to them about the persecution.
My husband focused on his work. He quietly took on the assignments that no one else wanted, relieving the team leader’s burdens and eventually becoming the backbone of his team.
Seeing that he had a big heart, the team leader and other coworkers gradually accepted him. The team leader trusted him with the key to the storage room and allowed him to buy supplies without keeping records. The team leader realized that Falun Dafa practitioners are trustworthy.
Prior to practicing Falun Dafa, my husband used to take home things from his workplace. After practicing Dafa, he stopped doing that. When others asked him for things, he said, “I practice Dafa. I cannot give away things that belong to the factory.” A coworker saw this and said, “Falun Dafa is very ethical.”
Through my husband’s truth-clarification over the years, many co-workers understood the truth behind the persecution and withdrew from the CCP organizations they joined—the Party itself, the Youth League, or the Young Pioneers.
Everyone, from the factory manager to the workers, was impressed by my husband’s conduct and job performance. They no longer listened to the CCP’s slanderous propaganda about Falun Dafa.
The team leader said at a meeting, “If there were two Falun Dafa practitioners on our team, things would be so much easier.” When the superiors asked about my husband’s Falun Dafa practice, the team leader warded them off and protected my husband.
When my husband was transferred to another job, the team leader and coworkers were reluctant to let him go. They all said, “Practitioners are really good people!”
We opened a grain store in 2004, and it did well. We conducted ourselves according to the standards of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance; treated our customers with honesty; and never shorted the weight. In fact, I always let the beam go higher [so the customer got more than the scale said].
Some customers bought rice from us and stored it in a damp place, so the rice got moldy. They brought it back and wanted an exchange. We never argued with them and just gave them new rice.
Once, a big flood washed out the roads, and people rushed to buy food to stock up. Some grain stores raised their prices. We, however, sold our grain and oil at the usual price. The customers said, “Look at how honest Falun Dafa practitioners are—they don’t profit from disasters.”
Over time, the customers saw we were trustworthy. We clarified the truth to every customer, so most of them knew Dafa was good. Some said, “Falun Dafa is so good; the government should not suppress it. If everyone were like practitioners, there would be no deception or stealing, and society would be good.”
Our customers are happy because of our good service and good quality. By word of mouth, everyone knew there was a “Falun Dafa grain store,” and many people came to us on account of our reputation.
While my husband was walking down the street, oftentimes someone would shout at him, “I’d like to order a bag of flour for delivery” or another called out, “Please deliver a bag of rice here.” My husband always took the opportunity when he made deliveries to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa to the customers.
The owners of several big restaurants in our area heard that “the Falun Dafa grain store,” was reputable, and wanted to switch and buy their grain from us. Quite a few of them approached us about it. It was considered too good to be true for everyday people because these restaurants buy in bulk, which is very profitable.
We put aside our own interests in consideration of the other grain stores. My husband told the restaurants, “Thank you for trusting us, but we can’t take your business. You know we are Falun Dafa practitioners, and our master taught us to be considerate of others. If you switch over to us, aren’t we stealing other people’s business? What would they think of Dafa practitioners?”
The owners said, “What’s wrong with that? It’s good as long as there is money to be made. You’re overthinking it.” We thanked them but declined. They said they admired our high moral standards.
We once bought goods from the city. While counting the goods, we realized the merchant gave us 20 extra bags of flour by mistake. My husband called the merchant and told him about it and said he would pay for them the next time he saw him.
The supplier said sincerely, “Thank you so much! I wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t told me. People like you are hard to find these days. I’ll buy you dinner when you are here.” My husband said, “No, thanks. I did this because I practice Falun Dafa.” The merchant said, “Practitioners are really good!”
The next time my husband and I went to his warehouse, we saw a well-dressed woman and clarified the truth to her. The woman said, “Do you know who I am? I work for the Political and Legal Affairs Committee. You dare to tell me this? Aren’t you afraid I will arrest you?” My husband said, “No matter what you are, you have to be safe!”
The merchant came forward and said, “Falun Dafa practitioners are good people. I once made an error in the amount of flour I gave him, and he voluntarily paid the difference. I offered him dinner but he declined. Good people like them are hard to find these days!” The woman changed her attitude and said, “I know Falun Dafa practitioners are good people. I have come into contact with many of you in the labor camp.”
She told me, “You’ve got to pay attention to safety.” I thanked her for her kindness and suggested she look at overseas websites where she could read real news. I encouraged her to quit the CCP using a pseudonym. The owner said, “Where can you find people so kind nowadays?”
Once, a soybean oil wholesaler made regular deliveries and left. My husband found out he had delivered an extra amount, called him just in time, and paid him for the extra. The wholesaler was touched and said, “I can’t believe there still are such good people these days!”
My husband said, “Falun Dafa’s master taught us to be good people and think of others. If we take advantage of others, we have to exchange it for our virtue.” The wholesaler said he couldn’t agree more.
Through regular interactions with practitioners, the wholesaler witnessed the integrity and trustworthiness of Falun Dafa practitioners and said he admired them from the bottom of his heart.
When we told him about withdrawing from the CCP, he said quickly, “I was really touched by you two, and you have really impressed me. I will quit the CCP using the name Wang Xinxin, which means a new life. In the future, wherever you want to open a store, I will go all out to help you.” We were happy for him.
After three years of running the grain store, our customers shared a common comment about us, “Falun Dafa practitioners are really good people!”
My mother lived with my family after my father passed away. The four of us lived in a 40-square-meter (430 square feet) apartment. My mother’s income was only a few hundred yuan a month.
I have two older brothers and two older sisters. Except for my eldest sister who gave my mother some money and things every year, the others never gave Mother anything. Not only that, they often stayed in my home.
Both of my brothers’ marriages failed. My eldest brother moved back to town and stayed with us for a few months. We paid for his medical expenses and hospitalization. We also helped him buy his own place. My second brother often came to my home in the middle of the night, drunk, waving a knife or a stick to make trouble. My mother and I were terrified each time it happened.
When my second brother’s daughter was getting married, relatives from her in-law’s family ate and lived in my home for three days. The apartment became a hostel, with people sleeping all over the floor. My second brother and her daughter never said a word of appreciation, but we did not mind.
My husband is very filial and easygoing. He became even more selfless and generous after practicing Dafa. He always offered hospitality to whoever visited. All my nieces and nephews stayed with us when they were in town. They were as close to him as their own father.
When my mother fell seriously ill, she said she would leave all her savings of 70,000 yuan (USD$9,900) to me after she passed away, because my husband and I had taken care of her for so many years. My brothers and sisters all agreed, but my husband and I didn’t want it.
After my mother passed away, my husband invited my brothers and sisters to our home and said, “Mom led a frugal life and saved 70,000 yuan. We cannot keep this money for ourselves. Let’s split it up.”
My eldest sister said in tears, “Mom lived with you for more than 20 years, and you took good care of her. We didn’t contribute, but now you want to give us money. You should keep it.” My brothers and sisters all agreed. But my husband insisted, “Please do not refuse. It has been decided. We both practice Dafa and cannot be selfish. We’ll have peace of mind when the money is shared.”
From then on, my brother’s wife often said, “Look at Falun Dafa practitioners. Their standards are so high. We never gave money to our mother-in-law or took care of her, but they gave us a share of her money. Practitioners are indeed good people!”
My eldest sister, her husband, and their two sons were government officials in the CCP system with vested interests, and they all defended the CCP. She and her husband are generous and not snobbish and were considered high quality among everyday people.
Their eldest son became a rather high-ranking official but was later on sent to prison because he confronted his superiors. He was sentenced to a long term in prison after confessing to false charges under torture. Everyone thought he was guilty as charged.
My eldest sister and her husband did not come to their senses until the lawyer met with their son and then revealed to them what really happened. In the past, they did not believe my husband when he told them that Dafa practitioners were tortured to death in prison. They said, “That could never happen under the CCP’s rule. You’re lying.”
Now, learning that their son had been forced to confess and wanted to commit suicide and that their son’s closest friends and other officials were all shifting the blame onto their son to save themselves, they saw no justice. Everyone involved was driven by power and money—which was behind the empty flattery. They were shocked to see the darkness of the CCP, which they always thought was “great, glorious, and correct.”
My husband often visited them and helped around their house. He clarified the truth about Dafa to them, and they were able to accept it this time. M sister in particular read all the truth-clarification materials. She understood the truth about Dafa and saw through the CCP’s evil nature.
Years ago, when my husband and I were illegally subjected to forced labor and imprisoned for validating Dafa, my eldest sister said some bad things about Dafa while pulling strings for both of us. Now, she really changed. She asked for Falun Dafa truth-clarification calendars and always carries a Falun Dafa amulet with her.
My eldest sister’s family had a wide range of contacts as they were all CCP officials. She and her husband often praised my husband among their friends and family, so they all knew she had a good brother-in-law who practiced Falun Dafa.
My husband behaves very honorably. He was filial to my mother, takes personal interest lightly, and strives to help others. My eldest sister and her husband sincerely admired my husband.
On the first anniversary of my eldest brother-in-law’s death, my husband clarified the truth about Dafa to his relatives. One relative, who refused to listen when practitioners tried to clarify the truth before, listened to my husband, understood the truth, and agreed to quit the Communist Young Pioneers.
My eldest brother-in-law’s two younger brothers are veteran members of the CCP. They heard a lot of good things about my husband from my eldest sister and her husband. My husband clarified the truth to them thoroughly, and they both understood and quit the CCP.
The day my mother died, many of my eldest sister’s friends came. Some shook hands with my husband and said, “So you are so-and-so. You have worked hard taking care of the elderly for so many years. Your sister-in-law kept telling us she has a good brother-in-law who practices Falun Dafa. I can tell that you are a good person!”
As the old saying goes, “However many sisters your husband has is how many mothers-in-law you have.” I have two elder sisters-in-law and two younger sisters-in-law. They are in charge of all matters, big or small, in my parents-in-law’s house.
My husband and his father did not get along, and we were asked to move out 13 days after our wedding, even though they had a large home. I often complained that I married into the wrong family and swore I would never speak to them again.
My husband and I were illegally imprisoned for validating Falun Dafa. Without financial resources, our child relied on my family completely, because my husband’s family refused to help.
By studying the Fa, I came to understand that people have karmic relationships with one another. I told myself, “Now that I practice Falun Dafa, I must get along with my in-laws.”
I visited them often, brought them food and money, I treated them with sincerity and kindness. I let go of past grudges and was kind. When they had problems, I cared for them and offered financial assistance. The sisters-in-law were touched, and our relationship improved. Whenever they mentioned me, they said good things about me.
My mother-in-law fell seriously ill and was hospitalized for the second time last year. She did not eat for more than three weeks, and the doctor issued a statement of critical illness. My husband asked his sisters to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” to my mother-in-law, and they all did.
My mother-in-law also recited the nine words every day. When friends and relatives came to visit her, she shouted, “Falun Dafa is good!” She was able to eat, get out of bed, and walk. She is now healthy. The whole family witnessed the power of reciting the nine words and was convinced that Falun Dafa is good.
I gave money to my youngest sister-in-law and told her to use it to pay the medical bills. The sisters-in-law were very touched and said that I was doing a really good job of practicing Dafa. They kept telling everyone what good people practitioners are. When I was illegally imprisoned for practicing Falun Dafa, my youngest sister-in-law went to the police department to demand my release.
My youngest sister-in-law’s family put up a “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” couplet for the Chinese New Year. The police told them to tear it down, but my sister-in-law said righteously, “What’s wrong with ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance?’ Why can’t I put it up?”
Because my youngest sister-in-law and my mother-in-law often recited “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” they have been blessed. During the second COVID outbreak last year, all her neighbors tested positive, but her family did not contract the virus.
Now my husband’s entire family supports both of us in practicing Dafa. They all say, “This couple are really good people!”
Under Master’s merciful protection, my husband and I have come this far after 26 years of cultivating. Falun Dafa has transformed us from selfish people to selfless and altruistic people. We want to thank Master on World Falun Dafa Day!
(Selected Submission Celebrating the 24th World Falun Dafa Day on the Minghui website)