Whenever I heard the melody "Returning Home" played on a Saxophone, it would always bring about many memories.
Thinking of home always reminded me of my childhood when I nestled against my
mother. Thinking of home, I would always quicken my pace in the cold winter, and
I would not feel desolate in the rustling autumn wind. I would also not be aware
of the muddy road in the drizzling summer
However, with the passage of time, illnesses crept up on me. The chronic
discomfort in my spleen, stomach and liver troubled me so much that I lost my
appetite and I had no strength left. I had to drop out of college due to the
cysts on my uterus. I can still remember the sympathetic look of my teachers and
classmates that day. From then on, the concept of home became a blur. No matter
how cozy a home was it would no longer be able to warm up my ice-cold heart,
disillusioned from suffering from the pain caused by my illnesses. In 1997, I
was about to undergo an operation to remove my pancreas and kidney cysts,
diagnosed by the Beijing Tumor Hospital. It was at that time that I attained
Falun Dafa. Holding Zhuan Falun, this valuable book, I read it thirstily.
Every word and every sentence in the book cleaned up my body and mind, and
purified my soul. I understood the real essence and value of life, and knew how
to become a good person.
In the course of my cultivation practice of Falun Dafa, I diligently study and understand the Fa (the law and principles). I conduct myself according to the requirement of Dafa (the Great Law). My view of the world and my words and actions have been changing in a positive way. Also, from learning to speak and conduct myself properly, I am gradually becoming a genuine practitioner of Master Li. I have experienced a great change in my physical body. My former diseases vanished without leaving a trace, and my life was renewed. My physical body has returned to a healthy state as pure as that of a baby. Smiles that had long been forgotten have come back to my face. I have reappeared with vigor and vitality in my workplace, in my leisure time, and in my everyday life. I have returned home again, and it is in Dafa that I have been reborn. Therefore, If someone makes me part with Dafa, isnt it similar to inciting me to pick up a knife to kill the person who saved my life? I cannot do it. I call upon people from the bottom of my heart, " Conscience, please wake up!"
Everyone, why dont you find some time to pick up Zhuan Falun, and have a look at this great universal law which is the essence of the universe. "Zhen-Shan-Ren" (Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance) is the highest manifestation of the Buddha Fa, and it is the sole criterion to discern good people and bad people.
With the dissemination of Falun Dafa in the human world, so many people have been saved from their critical illnesses, so many families have been reunited while on the verge of being broken, and so many people on the verge of committing crimes have turned over a new leaf. The young man, who was widely reported in the newspaper because of his good deed of donating 180 thousand Yuan (about $21,500) anonymously, to help in the construction in the Northwestern region of China, is also a Dafa practitioner. The mighty power of Falun Dafa has attracted hundreds of millions of people to practice cultivation. People yearn for the stability of society, a good code of conduct and a life of peace and happiness. Dafa can create all of this. However, a very small number of leaders in the government are not only unwilling to face and understand Dafa, but forcibly banned it, claiming that it was an evil cult. Isnt this society frightening if viewed from another perspective?
Our Teacher said, " Human selfishness, greed, stupidity, and ignorance are interwoven with the goodness inherent in human nature, and humans are unknowingly creating everything they must bear; this is currently swallowing up society. Numerous social problems of various sorts are surfacing in the world and crises lurk everywhere. Yet man does not know to find the cause within his own nature. Unable to see that after the degeneration of morality it is the terrible human heart that is the poisonous root of social problems, man always foolishly tries to find a way out through societys manifestations. " ("Remaking mankind" in Falun Dafa Essentials for Further Advancement) "Especially when the morality of human society is on the verge of total collapse, it is the mighty universe that has once again shown great compassion and given mankind this final chance. This is the hope that mankind should treasure and cherish above all. Out of selfish desires, however, man is undermining this last hope the universe has granted him, thereby incurring the wrath of heaven and earth. Nevertheless, ignorant people take various catastrophes as natural phenomena. Mankind! Wake up! The vows of Gods throughout history are being fulfilled. Dafa is evaluating all lives. The path of life is under ones own feet. A single thought of his own will also decide his own future." ("Further Comments on Superstition" in Falun Dafa Essentials for Further Advancement)
Shouldnt people really think over what they are doing? We (Dafa practitioners) step forward to protect Dafa and safeguard the truth, disregarding any pressure and at the same time we want to give people an opportunity to distinguish clearly what is the genuine "righteousness and evil"! We want to ask the government, why such a good practice was branded as an evil cult, is there any uprightness in the human world? Although we have now been put in prison, the iron gate of the prison cannot lock up our hearts for cultivation practice. I remember being asked by police officers; " Dont you fear doing so?" I answered him calmly, "I have already put aside my own safety. 'Once a person learns the truth and the genuine meaning of life's existence, he will not regret giving up his life for that.' ("Some Thoughts of Mine" in Falun Dafa Essentials for Further Advancement) and 'Live without any pursuit, and die without any regret.' (Hongyin) They all shook their heads, feeling that this was inconceivable. I am not a party member, nor a member of the youth organization, and I am not a hero either. I am only an ordinary citizen. Why do I have such determination and courage that is incomprehensible to ordinary people? It is because of the manifestation of the strength of Dafa in me.
Over the past several months, Dafa in China has endured various hardships and tribulations. It is also during such a severe test that Dafa has established its mighty virtue. Dafa is our parents, and the universe is our home. It is the wisest choice of every life to return to nature, return to the pure land and return to one's original, true self.
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Now, although I am wearing thin clothes, walking in the storm, allowing the
rain to fall on my head, and drip on my face, I feel very warm and comfortable.
It is because I have seen my genuine parents opening their powerful arms to
welcome me, their daughter, to come back.
This so-called " repentance, pledge, and understanding" may not
gratify you. I may be sentenced to jail, or sent to a forced labor camp, but I
feel no regret, because this is the completed test paper of my life. I want to
shout to heaven, my parents! I will deserve the life you gave me.
This is my confession, the melody of my heart ----- "Returning
Home"!
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A practitioner from Mainland China
Sept. 20, 2000
