(Minghui.org) Before I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1998, I was selfish, argued with my parents-in-law and cursed them. By reading the Fa (teachings) and following Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I changed. My husband witnessed this and knows Dafa is good. No matter how aggressively the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes practitioners, he always supports me and said, “I am here to protect you!”
To celebrate the 26th World Falun Dafa Day, I’m writing down our story to express my gratitude to Master Li (Falun Dafa’s founder) for his compassionate salvation and to thank my husband for his unconditional support. I also hope that people can learn about the miracles of Dafa through my story and know that Falun Dafa is good.
My husband is the third child. We lived with his parents after we married. I was extroverted and had a strong character. I wanted to do everything well and had high expectations for myself and others. I like cleanliness, but my parents-in-law’s house was filthy, so I could not stand it. Every day when I got home from work, I kicked the door open and shouted, “I’m back to the pig sty!” Then I cleaned the house. I was able to work, but I was even better at scolding people. When I wasn’t happy I scolded everyone. My in-laws were afraid of me.
I worked in a hotel and took things home every day. I stole anything my family could use so I didn’t have to spend money on anything. My family ate good food such as prawns, and I sometimes stole several boxes at a time. My family’s life improved a lot because of my theft. As a result, my family didn’t dare to correct or stop me because I was the family “hero.”
In the early days of my cultivation, I read what Master said:
“He used to take home pieces of towels from the textile factory, and so did the rest of the employees. After he started practicing Dafa, instead of taking things home, he brought back to the factory what he had taken home before. When others saw his actions, nobody would take things home anymore. Some employees also returned to the factory what they had previously taken home. This situation occurred throughout the entire factory.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I stopped stealing.
After I began practicing Falun Dafa, I strictly followed the standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and resolved my conflict with my mother-in-law. She said that I was a completely different person. For a while I worked in a bathhouse, I sold tickets and had to go to work around 6 a.m. every day. One morning, my mother-in-law told me that she wanted to eat dumplings with beef filling. I said, “Okay, I’ll make dumplings for you tomorrow.” When I was not busy at work, I took a short leave and went out to buy the meat filling. Then I got up early the next day to make dumplings for her. But after they were done, my mother-in-law said angrily, “Who told you to make dumplings? I want to eat steamed buns!”
If this happened before I started practicing, I would have scolded her severely and not allowed her to eat dumplings. But I reminded myself that I was a cultivator, and Master said,
“Of course, while cultivating in ordinary human society, 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)
So I said, “Mom, don’t be angry. I will get up early tomorrow to make steamed buns for you. You can eat dumplings today.” The next day I got up early and made steamed buns.
My parents-in-law liked to drink beer, so I went to the supermarket after work every day to buy three bottles of beer for them and my husband, one bottle per person. When she saw my positive changes after I began practicing my mother-in-law decided to practice. But after the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Dafa, she was frightened and stopped practicing. I was arrested by the CCP. My mother-in-law was anxious and afraid. She fell ill and couldn’t get up. She missed me before she died, but she was unable to see me.
After my mother-in-law passed away, my father-in-law moved in with his other son. Because I was busy with work I hadn’t visited him for a while. He missed me and cried. I went there, wiped his nose, trimmed his toenails, and washed his feet. When he passed away I made the funeral arrangements. My husband’s two brothers and their families were very grateful. They saw practitioners’ kindness and selflessness, and they all said Falun Dafa is good. Because my husband especially benefited, he supports my cultivation very much.
My husband is a kind, honest, but timid person. He does not defend himself when he’s bullied. But when the CCP officials persecute Dafa he bravely defends and protects me.
When the persecution was at its most rampant in 1999, one day my husband was playing mahjong in a mahjong parlor. There were more than twelve people there and someone said something disrespectful about Dafa. When my husband heard it, he stood up slammed the table and shouted, “What nonsense are you talking about? What do you know about Falun Dafa? What right do you have to say that Falun Dafa is bad?! My wife practices Falun Dafa, so I am qualified to speak about Falun Dafa. Before she practiced Dafa, she played mahjong, danced, and cursed my parents. After she practiced Falun Dafa, she stopped swearing, playing mahjong, and dancing. She is not only good to me, but also to my parents! If the store gives her too much change when she buys something, she gives it back. Which one of you would do that?” The people around him nodded.
My husband and I accompanied my brother-in-law to see a doctor. I gave the taxi driver a CD containing facts of Dafa and chatted with him, but he reported me. A police car blocked the road and stopped us. The three of us were taken to the police station. I told the police the facts about Dafa and how I became a better person after I began practicing. My husband also kept telling the police the facts. The police said, “You also practice Falun Dafa!”
My husband replied, “You think too highly of me! I am not worthy. Falun Dafa practitioners should not fight back when they are beaten, and not talk back when they are scolded. My wife does not smoke, drink, or play mahjong. Practitioners do not kill. They are good people and are better than good people. I can’t do that! After my wife practiced Falun Dafa, if people gave her extra money, she returned it. If she found other people’s money, she gave it to them. Who among you police officers would do that?” After we told them the facts about the persecution, the police released all three of us.
I was later arrested by officials and illegally sentenced to three years of forced labor. During the first eighteen months, because I refused to give up my belief, the captain of the prison guards shouted my name every day when she came to work. Then she scolded me and slapped me. My firm righteous thoughts and my determination not to give up Dafa moved her, and she stopped beating me. She treated me very well and protected me.
Once, the whole team conducted a “surprise attack” – to torture and beat practitioners, forcing everyone to persecute Falun Dafa. The captain was the first to shout my name. But as soon as I entered her office, she closed the door, and said, “Go back.” Sometimes, in order to cover up for the other practitioners who were reciting the Fa I played poker with her. When she found out, I said, “Just turn a blind eye and pretend you didn’t see it.” She didn’t care.
I was released from the labor camp three years later and found that my husband lost 40 pounds. I asked him what happened. He said, “You suffered so much in the labor camp, so I didn’t eat fish, meat, or eggs for three years. We should share our hardships.” He was afraid that I would be persecuted again, so he didn’t let me go out to tell people about Dafa. He even smashed my printer. When other practitioners came to see me, he cursed and chased them out. I said, “Please don’t stop me. I want to help Master save people.” When I went out to distribute materials at night, he read Falun Dafa books. He said, “I read Dafa books so that time passes faster, and I ask Master Li to protect you!”
Later, as my cultivation improved and I continued to clarify the facts to my husband, he was no longer afraid. Instead, he supported me and accompanied me when I went out to distribute materials. He was no longer annoyed when other practitioners came to our home. He didn’t like to hear practitioners gossiping about family matters. He said, “When you come to my home, please don’t chat about those everyday people’s topics or gossip behind their back. My wife is a cultivator, and she does not say anything that is not in line with the Fa.”
My kitchen counter top was broken, and the repairman made a mistake in measuring the size, so the sheet was too small. The repairman said, “I’m sorry! I made a mistake. Do you think I should pay for a new piece of metal, or should I compensate you 50 yuan?” My husband said, “You don't have to pay me 50 yuan, just do your best and put it on. My wife practices Falun Dafa, and I can’t let you pay for it.” The man was very moved. My husband quickly came into the my room and said to me, “I already laid the foundation for you. Go tell the man the facts about Falun Dafa.”
Sometimes I had conflicts with other practitioners, and my husband found out after I got home and asked me what happened. After listening to me, he advised me, “You are a Falun Dafa practitioner, so you must listen to Master’s words. When you encounter problems, look inward and find out where you went wrong. How can you blame your fellow practitioners? You are all cultivating Falun Dafa, so you must be tolerant of others. Even if they don’t improve, you must improve.” After hearing his words, my heart instantly calmed down.
I told him more than once, “You believe in Dafa so much, support me in my cultivation, and read Dafa books. Why don’t you cultivate with me? That would be great!” But he always says, “I know Dafa is good! I am here to protect you. Besides, I can’t give up playing mahjong.”
In the past two years, the CCP carried out the “zero-out campaign” against practitioners. Because I don’t use a mobile phone, the police couldn’t find me, so they looked for my husband. My husband sternly refused to help them. Later, the police called my son who was working in another place and asked him to persuade his father to go to the neighborhood office to sign my name that I renounced my belief. When my husband arrived at the neighborhood office, he slammed the table as soon as he entered the room and shouted, “What’s wrong with my wife practicing Falun Dafa and being a good person? Yet you’ve repeatedly harassed her!
“How can you be good if you persecute good people? The great plague is coming and it will be very dangerous. Aren’t you worried?”
The neighborhood officer was scared and said, “Please don’t be angry! We have to do this. We won’t look for her again. Please go home.” From then on, no one from the neighborhood office came to harass me.
I recently spent a long time every day telling people the facts about Dafa and the persecution. I went to the morning market and clarified the facts about Dafa to help save people. I sometimes returned home in the afternoon, and sometimes I came home very late at night. My husband said to me, “You have been doing quite well recently and you are very diligent. If the practitioner who usually goes with you goes to another place, I’ll go with you. Isn't it to help people withdraw from the CCP to ensure their safety? I will go with you every day!”
(Selected submission in celebration of 2025 World Falun Dafa Day on Minghui.org)