Studying Dafa Makes Me Happy, and Being a Good Person Makes Me Feel Content

(Minghui.org) I am 68 years old and a retired female worker. I’ve had a difficult life. My husband is lazy, gambles, drinks, and verbally abuses people. We’re extremely poor, and I am responsible for everything. Most of the money I earned from hard work to support the family is used by my husband for drinking and gambling. I am cursed and insulted by him every day, and there have been several times when I’ve thought about ending my life, but thinking about my mother and young child, I didn’t do it.

Fortunate to Obtain a Treasure

My younger brother handed me a copy of Zhuan Falun in 1998, and told me: “Take a look at this, it’s not an ordinary book. Once you read it, you’ll understand why you’ve been living such a bitter and exhausting life. It’s because you owed your husband in a previous life, and you’ve come for the Fa.” I took the book and started reading it, and the more I read, the more I loved it. I didn’t want to sleep, and my excitement was indescribable.

I carried this wonderful book with me everywhere. Whenever I had time, I would sit cross-legged, take out a pair of white gloves from a special pouch, put them on, then take out my most treasured book, and respectfully read it. If any part of my body itched, I wouldn’t scratch it with my hands to keep the book clean. Moreover, Master said that itching or pain in the body was all gong (energy). I’ve maintained this routine every day for over 20 years. Other practitioners said my book looks like new. It is as if it was just obtained.

When I studied the Fa, no matter how my husband insulted me, I would remain unmoved. I often saw the characters in the book appearing in various colors, or the lines of text shining golden yellow or sparkling white light.

When practicing the Dafa exercises, especially when holding the wheel with both hands – the second exercise, Falun Standing Stance, I would feel very tall. 

During the sitting meditation, I would feel like a towering mountain. When doing the third exercise, I would feel my body was being lifted upwards, and I felt as if I was about to float.

I recovered from my headaches, shoulder periarthritis, cervical erosion, and the pain in my left leg disappeared. Since then, I’ve been healthy and feeling light as a feather. I walk lightly, and feel as if I’m floating. When standing, I would feel like I was being lifted upward, with a sensation of being off the ground. At night, when I lay down, I would feel as if my body was floating in the air. When climbing stairs, I would take two steps at a time. I was happy all day long, like a joyful little bird.

Studying Dafa and Being a Good Person

Near the place where we used to gather for the morning practice, there was a public restroom, and many people went to use it before we started. One day, someone said that the septic tank was full. I thought it wasn’t a coincidence that I heard about it, so I went to find the janitor responsible for cleaning it out. I asked him how much he needed to do it. He said 50 yuan, so I gave him the last 50 yuan I had.

Another time, on my way to the group Fa study, I saw a bundle of money lying on the ground. I asked the people nearby whose it was, then without looking back, I continued on my way to the group study. Even though I saw so much money, my heart didn’t move, nor did I consider taking it. At the time, there was only 10 yuan left for my living expenses at home.

Our residential building is old, the walkway around it was uneven, and after a heavy snowfall, the walkway was covered in snow, making it easy to trip, especially for the elderly. I picked up stones to fill in the potholes and leveled the ground. Later, I used my money to buy sand and cement to further level those areas. I had voluntarily cleaned the stairs of my residential building for 25 years. People in the area would say, “You’re truly a good person, and was universally recognized as such!”

The Leader Gave Me a Thumbs-up

I used to be the team leader in the cafeteria at work. Before practicing Dafa, I would often take food and other things from the cafeteria home. After practicing, I returned the plates and utensils I had taken home back to the cafeteria.

Because of practicing Dafa I had lots of energy, and no matter how much work I did, I would not feel tired. I would unload 25 kg (about 52 pounds) bags of flour from the truck and take them to the warehouse. As a petite woman, I could effortlessly carry a bag under each arm, surprising my male colleagues. When they asked if I was tired, I would smile and say: “Not at all.” I thought: This is the ability given to me by Master.

Because I was healthy and agile, whenever I had a break, I would thoroughly clean the cafeteria floor, scrubbing it until it was spotless. If the large walk-in refrigerator got dirty, I would go and clean it. One colleague was jealous of me and deliberately splashed greasy water liquid from the cleaning brushes onto me one day, but I remained unmoved and quiet.

At the end of the year, I was awarded the first prize and received the highest bonus. I went to the manager and said, “I practice Falun Dafa, our Master teaches us to be good people everywhere we go. Doing my job well is what I should do, I don’t need so much bonus.” He replied, “This was voted by everyone. It’s what you deserve, so you can’t refuse it.” I took the extra bonus and went to the supermarket with my colleagues to buy dried shrimp and other things to share with them.

One time, my daughter didn’t have any food at home for breakfast before going to school, so she came to the cafeteria to eat. I went to pay for the food, and the accountant asked what the money was for. When I told her it was for my daughter’s breakfast, she said, “Why do you pay for such a small matter?” “I practice Falun Dafa,” I replied, “and I need to follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance.” The manager gave me a thumbs-up and said, “You are a good person!” Another manager agreed and said the same. I told them that I learned from Falun Dafa. They said to me that I was a good person before also. I responded, “Before, I was good superficially, for the sake of reputation, but now I am selfless, and don’t seek any fame or profit.”

After the factory closed down, the factory leader took over the contract. All the original staff in the cafeteria were dismissed, leaving only me. Moreover, the leader gave me the task of purchasing supplies, showing great trust in me.

My Husband’s Transformation

My husband used to spend his days drunk, causing chaos whenever he ran out of money. When I returned home late from studying the Fa, he would lock me out, I would then sit outside the door and do the sitting meditation. When he saw me, he would hit my head. 

I would often remind myself what Master said: I must “...not fight back when being punched or insulted.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)

Once, he stole 400 yuan from a drawer I had locked and he used it on gambling. It was common for us to struggle financially, and we would often have only 40 or 50 yuan left at the end of each month. Whenever my husband accumulated debts after payday, the creditors would come, and I would have to pay them off on his behalf. Eventually, I told them, “My husband doesn’t have a regular job, from now on, do not lend him any money, I won’t pay off his debts anymore, and we need this money for our living expenses.”

My husband started behaving crazily due to lack of money. He began cursing Master, tore down the Falun emblem, and burned a copy of Hong Yin. I couldn’t stop him, but I grabbed his clothes and gave him two punches. He said, “Aren’t you supposed to refrain from hitting back or retaliating with words?” I told him that he can’t curse Master or destroy Dafa materials! He opened the window and shouted, “There’s someone here who does Falun Dafa, come and arrest her!” I sternly told him, “Let me tell you, I am determined to cultivate Dafa, and if there is only one person left practicing, that person is me!” My husband never dared to do such things again.

His hands and feet later became ulcerated, and then he broke his leg from a fall. It was truly pitiful. I said, “Do you know why you’re suffering like this? You cursed Master and destroyed Dafa books, aren’t you accumulating karma? You curse me every day, aren’t you also accumulating karma for that?”

He started to understand a bit. I patiently took care of him and genuinely cared for him. When I didn’t give him alcohol, he would knock over the urine pot, splashing urine everywhere. After cleaning it up, I would go and buy alcohol for him. Some people couldn’t understand and asked, “Why don’t you control him? Why are you so good to him?” I told them it was because he was not a normal person.

One winter, my husband came home drunk and shouted, “I’m freezing to death, my feet are frozen.” I quickly held his feet to warm them up, noticing the smell of alcohol in his hair, I washed his hair for him. He was touched and sincerely said, “You’re such a good wife!”

“You have won after all”

Jiang Zemin, the former CCP (Chinese Communist Party) leader, persecuted Dafa practitioners and forced them to transform against their belief.

Once, during the Chinese New Year holiday, the head of the office handed me a piece of paper and told me to sign it, indicating that I would not practice Dafa. I asked him, “Have I done anything wrong in the factory? Have I brought shame to the factory?” He responded, “No, no!” I continued, “Is it wrong that Falun Dafa teaches me to be a good person?” Seeing that I refused to sign, he walked out of the door, stood there and shouted, “If you don’t sign, you’ll lose your job. I’ll give you five minutes to reconsider!” I replied, “I don’t need even a minute to think, I can leave. It’s not that I don’t want to work here, it’s that you won’t let me.” However, when the holiday ended and work resumed, the director called me and said, “You have won after all, come back to work.” The workplace never harassed me again.

Thank you Master! Thank you Dafa! It is Master and Dafa that have freed me from suffering, turned hardship into joy, made me indifferent to fame and gain, and transformed me into someone who considers others first, and helps me walk steadfastly on the path of returning to my true self.