(Minghui.org) I’ve tried my best to follow the requirements of Falun Dafa in my daily life and use the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to become a better person. Dafa has purified my body and soul. The following are some of my experiences.
I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1998. I had severe vertigo, often felt dizzy, and fainted without knowing why. These fainting episodes could occur while I was walking, waking up, or completing a task. I would fall unconscious and not know how long I was out. I often ended up with bruises and dirt on my face. (I lived in a small cottage before I began practicing Dafa, and the floor was made basically of dirt.) I went to the hospital and the doctor asked me to do a sleep observation, prescribed medicine, and gave me an injection. But none of them worked. The danger was always lurking, which brought great inconvenience to my life. In addition, I suffered from pharyngitis and rhinitis.
After practicing Falun Dafa, these problems all disappeared. Not only did I recover from my illnesses, but I also looked younger. I’m 65 years old this year, but I am agile and have very few wrinkles on my face. My skin is smooth and rosy. I look like I’m in my 40s. People sometimes mistake me for a young woman. Because Falun Dafa is a practice that cultivates both mind and body, many practitioners seem to have their age locked after practicing for a period of time.
I once rode my electric bike to take my granddaughter to an after-school class. When I got to the entrance of the residential area, I was so busy looking at people that I forgot about the entrance railing and banged into it. The impact bent the railing but my granddaughter and I were fine. If this had happened in the past, we would have been severely hurt.
After practicing Falun Dafa, my xinxing improved a lot. I no longer argued with others when things went wrong, and I would not hold it against people when I suffered losses. I would endure it. I strove to value virtue and be a good person.
In the spring of 2003, I was riding my bicycle home when three young men on a motorcycle hit me head-on. I flew off the bicycle and fell flat on the ground more than two meters away. I had a thought: “I’m fine.” After I got up, I checked myself and found that nothing was broken. I then checked the bicycle and, except for the handlebars being crooked, it was fine too.
They quickly got off their motorcycle and asked if I was okay. I said, “Yes, yes, you may go!” If I hadn’t practiced Falun Dafa, I might have broken some bones, and even if I was fine, I would have asked them for compensation. There are many people who blackmail and blame others nowadays. Even when there are no injuries, they would still ask for damages. I’m a cultivator and would not do that. These kinds of accidents happened to me more than once. However, under Master’s protection, I was safe every time. I never asked for compensation.
My mother-in-law passed away some time ago. My in-law family has three sons and two daughters, and my husband is the second oldest. My eldest brother-in-law and my husband gave my father-in-law a certain amount of money every year. But my father-in-law favored my eldest brother-in-law. I remember one year, my eldest sister-in-law and I went to give my father-in-law money at the same time. He accepted the money in front of us but, after I left, he returned my sister-in-law’s money. I felt upset when I heard about it, thinking, “The old man would do that! Should we still support him or even care about him?” I didn’t want to associate with him from then on.
After practicing Falun Dafa, I realized this thought was not right.
Master said,
“... we should be good to our parents and look after our children. Under all circumstances, we must be good and kind to others, not to mention to our family members.” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)
When my father-in-law got older, his three sons took turns taking care of him. When my eldest brother-in-law and younger brother-in-law took care of him, they only provided him with basic raw food, and my father-in-law did all the cooking, washing, and other housework himself. When it was our turn, I would wash his clothes and prepare his favorite foods. I often bought him new clothes and would sometimes give him money. I treated him like my own father.
Before practicing Falun Dafa, I was very strong-willed and controlling. I had the final say at home, and my husband would have to listen to me. If he didn’t do things my way, I would pick up whatever was around and hit him with it.
One year, my husband was serving in the army in another city, and I went there to help him pack up his things. I wanted to take back an iron, but he didn’t want to give it up, so I grabbed the iron and threw it at his leg. He ended up having trouble walking for a week. Another time, my husband was drunk, and I told him to get up from the bed, but he didn’t and cursed me instead. I then went over, grabbed one of his legs, and bent it until he begged for mercy.
When I started practicing Falun Dafa, I never hit him again. I would discuss things with him, and I sometimes went along with his advice. I would think about things from his perspective. We now have a harmonious relationship and no longer quarrel. After my husband retired, he found another job and gave me most of his income. He would not stop me from buying anything I wanted.
There is a custom in our area that the dowry given by the groom is usually not kept by the bride’s parents. It is given to the daughter when she gets married and taken back to the groom. But when my son got married, his wife’s family kept the money. My son felt that he was taken advantage of, so he tried to find a way to get his wife’s family to pay for a computer.
After I learned about this, I advised my son: “You are still young and strong. You can earn money to buy a computer yourself. Why do you want to ask her parents to pay for it? Besides, it’s not easy to raise a daughter. She left her home and doesn’t even have any relatives here, how pitiful! You should not bully her!” When my daughter-in-law heard what I said, she was so moved that she cried. If I hadn’t practiced Falun Dafa, how could I have said this?
Our family of three generations now live in harmony. My husband and son are both successful at work, and they support me in my cultivation practice. My daughter-in-law is filial (caring) to me, and my grandchildren are well-behaved. All of these are the blessings I’ve received from practicing Dafa.
I would like to express my deep gratitude to Master and Dafa! I hope that more people with predestined relationships will understand the truth, obtain the Fa, and receive blessings!