(Clearwisdom.net) I started practicing Falun Dafa in December 1998. Many questions I had about life were solved, and I have been walking on the path to return to my true self ever since. I studied the teachings, did the exercises, and improved my character, and my life was fruitful and happy.
I often measured my behavior against the standards of Falun Dafa. I pondered how to be considerate toward others, thus I got along very well with my family, friends, and colleagues.
As I continued to practice, I became more tolerant and felt incredibly good about my positive changes and improvements. I indeed felt the beauty and magic of Falun Dafa. I am very pleased to have been lucky enough to come across Falun Dafa and want to thank Teacher from the bottom of my heart.
When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the suppression of Falun Dafa in 1999, my family believed the slanderous CCP propaganda and turned against Dafa. Those whom I got along with started to criticize me. I have always believed that there is nothing wrong with being a good person and with the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance.
In 2003, someone reported me and another practitioner to a police officer when we were out distributing Falun Dafa materials. The officer took us to a detention center. During the interrogation, Office Ren told me that I had violated the law. I asked him, "Which law? The Constitution states that the citizens have freedom of belief. You violated the law and framed a good person. Please ask my neighbors and my colleagues what they think of me." The police gave up trying to force me to renounce Falun Dafa after numerous attempts.
The police then transferred me to the Ji'nan Forced Labor Camp and incarcerated me there for three years. The guards tortured me in many different ways and did not let me see my family. I was handcuffed to a pipe, deprived of sleep, and not allowed to go to the toilet. As a result, my lower body swelled. The guards and prisoners often humiliated, verbally abused, and threatened me. I was forced to do hard labor around the clock.
The police frequently harassed and persecuted my family members. Since the day the persecution started, my family has regularly, without a break, been bothered by the police. The officers call on the phone or go to the door to harass them. My husband lost his job because I practice Falun Dafa. Due to tremendous mental and financial pressure, my husband filed for a divorce. My perfectly good family has been destroyed because of the persecution.
