Precious Memories and a Gift

(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa before July 20, 1999. I was still in my early twenties, and I didn’t know what cultivation was. I went to the practice site when I had time and felt comfortable there. Because I was busy at work, I didn’t go to the practice site many times. I didn’t the read the books, and I didn’t know Falun Dafa was a high level spiritual practice. I just thought Falun Dafa was good, so I did the exercises.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started persecuting Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999. At the end of June 2000, after reading Master’s article “Towards Consummation,” I went to Beijing alone. I started practicing the second exercise in the Tiananmen Gate Archway. After about a minute, someone gently pulled my hand down. I opened my eyes and saw two men standing in front of me. They looked to be in their twenties. One of them said, “Are you a Falun Dafa practitioner?” I said yes and then he said, “Get in the car. You’ve met me today.” That meant he was a good person and didn’t hit me. I didn’t know anything about protesting the persecution at that time, so I just followed them into the car.

One of the men drove the car to Tiananmen Square and stayed there for about ten minutes. I was shocked in these ten minutes. I saw: some practitioners shout, “Falun Dafa is good!” and then some other practitioners came and also shouted, “Falun Dafa is good!” Then many police and plainclothes officers kicked and beat the practitioners. I was appalled! Dafa practitioners from all over the country bravely came to Tiananmen Square to validate Dafa. That scene was so touching and will stay in my mind forever.

Later, I was taken to a place where Dafa practitioners were temporarily detained, and then I was taken back to my hometown by the local police. After being illegally detained in the local police station for a week, I returned home. When I think about it now, I am grateful to Master for protecting and encouraging me along the way to Beijing to validate Dafa. I also truly felt that with Master by my side, I was not afraid of anything.

Although I got home safely, I lost my job, but the CCP’s economic persecution did not succeed. I found another job. Although I didn’t make much money, it was enough to cover my living expenses.

Looking back on the past twenty years of cultivation, I’ve had many amazing experiences. Here is just one recent example.

I majored in music. Due to the CCP’s persecution over the years, I basically stopped doing my major. One day, a fellow practitioner sent me some lyrics and asked me to compose a song. At first, I was afraid of the difficulty and had no confidence in myself. Later, I thought that I should cherish such an opportunity. I told the practitioner that I would try. At first, I was not in a hurry to start, but just looked at the lyrics carefully. One night, I remembered the lyrics, sat by the piano, hummed, and the main melody came out, from beginning to end, in one go. I quickly took a pen and wrote it down. It sounded compatible with the lyrics and very harmonious. At that time, I didn’t think too much about the technical methods. The melody seemed to be transmitted to me from another dimension. It was amazing!

I was afraid of the difficulty, but now I realize that was wrong. It was all done by Master, I just had such a wish. I stood in front of Master’s portrait, pressed my hands together and said, “Thank you, Master, for your gift!” Because I knew very well in my heart that this was given to me by Master, who gave me a hint to use what I learned to validate Dafa and save sentient beings.