My Superiors Who Chose Wisely Were Blessed

(Minghui.org) After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a campaign to eliminate Falun Dafa in July 1999, I went to Beijing many times to seek justice for the spiritual practice. As a result, I was illegally arrested and taken to a forced labor camp and brainwashing center.

I was working at a research institute at the time. Due to the intense pressure as a result of the CCP’s policy, successive institute leaders were terrified of losing their hard-won positions. They either had to follow their conscience or cave in to the pressure. Each made his own decision and was blessed or incurred retribution accordingly.

Secretary Lin

Secretary Lin was transferred to our institute from another province. I didn’t interact with him, because I didn’t like to draw attention from my superiors. After returning from Beijing, I was held at the institute and forced to attend a “re-education class.” Secretary Lin spoke with me on the first day of the session.

I told him about the popularity of Falun Dafa in China, why I practiced it, how it improved my character and physical and mental health, and that it brought joy to my family. He dismissed my words with disdain and said he had done extensive research into the three major Chinese beliefs―Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. He then repeated the CCP media’s false accusations about Dafa. I tried to stop him from slandering the practice, as misfortune can arise from one’s words and, in turn, bring about karmic retribution.

He wouldn’t listen and continued to lecture me. He said he was going to talk to me the next day but didn’t show up. My coworker said the director’s wife had gotten seriously ill and was in the hospital, so he had to take care of her. I knew it was retribution for defaming Dafa and felt sorry for him.

We spoke several times after that, and I said, “You are well-educated and intelligent. Please read Dafa’s main book, Zhuan Falun. Then we can talk again.”

My coworker told me that secretary Lin said he wasn’t aware that I was such a good employee. He stopped speaking ill of Dafa and was later transferred back to his hometown to take a position higher than the one he had at our institute.

I believe secretary Lin was blessed with such good fortune because he had a positive view of Dafa. I often asked my colleagues to give him my regards when they went to his hometown.

Director Zhang

I went back to work at the institute after being released from the forced labor camp. Director Zhang paid me 400 yuan a month but didn’t assign me any work because he was afraid of losing his job. Officials from the 610 Office in our district often pressured him to fire me and said he would lose his job if he didn’t “transform” me. Director Zhang often gave them the runaround.

I talked to director Zhang about Dafa and gave him a booklet with information about it. I said, “People who persecute practitioners will incur karma. Please don’t follow Jiang Zemin’s [the former CCP leader] orders. The Cultural Revolution is a lesson from the past.”

He looked at the booklet and asked if he could read it. I said the information would help him understand Dafa and the persecution and that he would be blessed if he had positive thoughts about the practice.

My colleagues thought I was a fool for losing my job and wasting my good family background because I continued to practice Dafa. Little did they know, the director put me back on the payroll at full salary a month later.

Director Zhang made the right choice. Two months later, he was promoted and transferred to the headquarters in Beijing as the deputy general manager. He bid me farewell before he left and instructed my department head to look after me. He raised my pay and bonus to compensate for my suffering in the forced labor camp and brainwashing center.

Director Zhang had a good career in Beijing until he retired.

Director Wang

Director Wang was in his 40s. He was the youngest director in the history of our institute. He was driven around in a private car, feeling on top of the world.

The institute implemented a general salary adjustment that year, with everyone receiving a two-grade pay raise. But when I picked up my paycheck, I noticed I only received a one-grade raise.

I asked the human resources supervisor why I was only given a one-grade raise, and he explained, “You were in the forced labor camp for a year and didn’t participate in the performance evaluation, so you’re not eligible for a two-grade raise.”

I appealed, but it went nowhere, so I wrote truth-clarification letters to the CEO and seven members of the leadership team. I didn’t really care about the raise, I just wanted to use the opportunity to inform them about Dafa.

I wrote: “Practicing Falun Dafa is not a crime, and no one should be discriminated against for it. I worked over 10 hours a day without a break in the forced labor camp , even on holidays. I worked longer hours than anyone here at the institute, and I was tortured. The institute withheld my salary for the time I spent in the forced labor camp. I’m only asking that the executives be fair.”

I must have stirred up a hornet’s nest, because the letters were sent back to the institute. The mid-level managers were furious and asked why I didn’t write to them first. I said I had talked to the human resources supervisor and she said director Wang approved my pay. I didn’t think talking to the mid-level managers could help my case.

The outcome took everyone by surprise. A month later, director Wang was transferred to another province to serve as the deputy director of a research institute, but he was not allowed to take his family with him. This was unprecedented at our institute.

Director Chen

Director Chen was brought in directly from Beijing. He was professional and competent but had little interaction with my department. As soon as he took office, he began to restructure the departments and recruited a large number of recent graduates to strengthen the research team.

My son was taking the college entrance exam that year, and the school required the parents’ employer to stamp the political review form. I took the form to the human resources office to get it stamped, but the supervisor said they couldn’t do it. I asked why, but he didn’t answer.

So I took the form to the third floor and talked to the supervisor of the administration office. I explained that my son was taking the college entrance exam and the school needed the stamp, but the human resources department turned down my request. I said, “My son shouldn’t be barred from taking the exam just because I practice Falun Dafa. That would be absurd!” Without a word, the supervisor stamped the form.

I wrote a letter to director Chen and explained, “Falun Dafa is an advanced practice of self-cultivation based on the teachings of the Buddha School. Workplace leaders shouldn’t abuse their authority and discriminate against anyone based on their beliefs.”

A colleague said director Chen wanted to replace the human resources supervisor. The supervisor was afraid, claimed he had terminal cancer, and was hospitalized. The issue was dropped.

Director Chen was a man of integrity and had a good reputation at our institute. He recognized our department’s strong performance, and took good care of us. Other supervisors also praised my work.

Three years later, director Chen bid me farewell and told me to stay safe. He was transferred back to Beijing to take a position at the headquarters. I thanked him and congratulated him on his promotion. He was later elected as an Academician of Engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

My colleagues now talk about me and Dafa in a positive light. One of them said, “Look at the Falun Dafa practitioner. He’s in good health, does an excellent job, earns high income, and his son earned the highest score in the college entrance exam and got accepted to a prestigious university in our city. Practicing Falun Dafa is truly beneficial!”