The Change in a Drug Addict

(Clearwisdom.net) There is a drug addict in the forced labor camp in Guizhou Province, China, who used to assist the guards to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. However, after staying with Falun Gong practitioners for a long time, she changed her mind completely, and she started to help the practitioners. Not only that, her mind was purified and she became a nice person. The following are her own words.

I used to be a drug addict.I tried to get over my addiction to drugs with my family's help, but I failed. In the spring of 2008, I was held in the Guizhou Women's Forced Labor Camp, where I was fortunate to meet a group of sincere and kind people. They were Falun Gong practitioners, and they helped me to differentiate good from evil and right from wrong.

In the camp, criminals like myself were directed to monitor a group of good people. These people had made great contributions to society, but they were slandered and accused of breaking the law by the Chinese Communist Party. Moreover, they were monitored by criminals, who used all kinds of brutal means to torture them. I was one of those criminals. The practitioners were kicked, punched, verbally abused, and slapped across the face.

The guards in the forced labor camp acted like gangsters. They slapped practitioners across their faces and told us to not let them sleep or drink water. In addition, a 20-year-old criminal created a set of 30-minute “Spring-welcoming” exercises and forced these practitioners to do it. The guards instructed these practitioners to repeat “I am a criminal and I love the Communist Party. I do not have the right to speak” as they did to do the “Spring-welcoming” exercises. If they refused, the guards would put a big soda bottle filled with water between their legs and paper on their heads. The practitioners were forced to stand there with their knees bent and arms stretched out straight. If they still refused to do as they were told, the guards would curse them. The guards had also composed several filthy songs and ordered the practitioners to sing them.

I personally witnessed the guards direct us to gag Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Cui with dirty, smelly socks. I felt guilty doing something so immoral and illegal. It upset me, and I refused to follow their orders. I had a lot of sympathy for these practitioners and took every opportunity to help them.

The guards really hated me because I tried to help the practitioners, so I was criticized and punished. However, the evil will never win. Not only did I help these practitioners, my mind was also purified and my heart was filled with righteousness. I really appreciate these Falun Gong practitioners who taught me such willpower, and now I have become a righteous person, too.