(Minghui.org) Several days ago, my mother-in-law celebrated her 90th birthday and we gathered together for a party. Her four sons and their wives, several members of her sister and brother's families, and many other relatives all came. Some came from Guangzhou City and Shenzhen City, which are very far away. Everyone was happy to see my mother-in-law, especially because she looked very healthy for her age. As soon as my uncle saw her, he embraced her and said, “It's really amazing. You look younger than the last time I saw you several years ago.” He turned around and said to us, “Look at my sister. She doesn't look like 90 years old at all. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see her in person.”
Several of my mother-in-law's sisters said, “Yes, just look at her. She is so cheerful and energetic. None of our siblings could compare with her.” My elder sister-in-law also said, “In my memory, Mom didn't used to be so healthy. She had all kinds of health problems. We haven’t seen her for several years. I had thought that her back was all bent over already. However, she looks so alive now. Moreover, she is still taking care of daily business at home. Everyone in the family—sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons and granddaughters-in-law—sometimes does things upon her orders. She isn't comfortable letting others take care of everything. I am wondering if she'll still be like this when she is 100.”
We all laughed and said, “She will certainly be able to take care of everything when she is 100 years old! Just look at her. She walks like the wind. Even some people in their 60s can’t compare with her.” Everyone at the party was wondering, “This matriarch is so energetic, and her face glows. What tonic did she take? Why is she so healthy?” Everyone shook hands with her and hoped they would have the good fortune to become as healthy. They talked with her and tried to learn her secret for a long and healthy life.
My mother-in-law had a total of seven children. When she was raising her children, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated one campaign after another: Land Reform, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. People had little to eat. Each household was given only a small quantity of grain. My mother-in-law gave the food to her children, and she herself had to rely on wild plants. During the day she carried a child on her back to work in the fields. She offended the village leaders, so they categorized her as a “landlord.” She was criticized in a big meeting one evening after she came in from the fields. Shortly thereafter, her health declined. Her arms and legs swelled, and she developed heart failure, headaches, high blood pressure, and gallstones.
My mother-in-law had four sons and three daughters. She had a bad temper and always cursed at them. She was selfish and mean to her daughters-in-law. She was suspicious and cynical, too. No one wanted to stay with her, so they left her one by one. Only I lived with her because I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. My Teacher taught me to be a good person, a better person, and to consider others at all times. I was not like the other siblings, so I didn’t leave my mother-in-law alone. When she was ill, I took care of her with great diligence. I cooked for her, brought her warm water, helped her shower, and asked after her wellbeing. However, due to the poisonous propaganda of the CCP, she was prejudiced against and hostile towards Falun Dafa. From time to time she disapproved of me and cursed at me loudly.
No matter how my mother-in-law treated me, I took care of her with great diligence. No matter what happened, I kept telling her the truth about Falun Dafa. I knew that it was really precious for us to have such a predestined relationship in this lifetime. One day when I saw she was calm, I sat on a small bench with her and chatted. We talked about our daily lives. Little by little I told her the facts about Falun Dafa. I told her that the propaganda about Falun Dafa on TV were lies and that Falun Dafa teaches people to be sincere and kind. I told her stories about good being rewarded with goodness and evil being punished. I told her to keep in mind the words, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I let her know that this would bring her blessings because Falun Dafa is the Buddha Fa. I also said, “If you hold one good thought towards Dafa, Heaven will bring you happiness and peace because we are now in a special period during the persecution of Falun Dafa.” At first she didn’t accept what I said. Sometimes she ignored me. Gradually, however, she started to believe me. She was aware that I still treated her well no matter how badly she treated me and cursed me. Moreover, she asked me to read Teacher’s poems in Hong Yin to her. Since then, she has never forgotten the nine words, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She sincerely recited these nine words several times before going to bed and kept on reciting them after she woke up. Sometimes she said the nine words in her dreams. She said that these nine words were easy to remember and the more she said them, the better she felt.
It’s true that people will be blessed when they know the truth about Falun Dafa. My mother-in-law was free of illness after she understood the truth. She experienced the wonderful feeling of being light all over. After that, she treated me completely differently. She became very nice and warmhearted. She chose to talk to me about her private things. She used to quarrel with neighbors and her daughters-in-law and fight for victory even when she was wrong, but now she is different. She learned how to be considerate and tolerant. Once when she was quarreling with one of her daughters-in-law, suddenly she thought of the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She immediately stopped cursing and said repeatedly to her daughter-in-law, “I will not quarrel with you. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. I give in. I am wrong. I apologize.”
When my mother-in-law was asked why she was so healthy, she replied, “I didn’t take any tonic. I haven’t taken medicine for several years, nor have I been in the hospital.” She told all her friends and relatives the truth about Falun Dafa. Everyone said, “If I didn’t witness this today, I don’t know how long I would have been deceived by the CCP’s lies. The CCP is so evil. Falun Dafa is really wonderful. It can really cure diseases. Just by repeating these nine words a person can be free of illnesses and disasters. It’s really miraculous.”
My uncle said to me, “Niece, tell your aunt (his wife) more about Falun Dafa. Her temper is bad. If my sister (referring to my mother-in-law) and I could change, I hope my wife can as well.” My mother-in-law's sister and her husband said, “We often quarrel and fight with each other. After knowing the truth about Falun Dafa, we also want to follow the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and become good. We will stop quarreling and start to recite 'Falun Dafa is good.'” My sister-in-law hadn't accepted the truth before. She got angry whenever I told her about it. This time she witnessed the big change in my mother-in-law for herself.
Out of the blue, three days after my mother-in-law's 90th birthday, a group of people showed up at our home. They said that they were friends of our friends, but we had never met them before. After they heard about my mother-in-law's story from a friend who was at her birthday party, they thought it was amazing and wanted to find out the truth for themselves. They had to take several buses and then a boat to get here. They said that they had missed my mother-in-law's birthday and wanted to celebrate with her now. They wanted to be affected by her good fortune and, not only that, they wanted to know the truth about Falun Dafa. When they saw my mother-in-law full of energy and her glowing face, they said, “If we didn't witness this in person, we would not believe it. A 90-year-old woman is more energetic than one in her 60s! Even someone in his 30s or 40s couldn't compare with her. Falun Dafa is really unusual!”
It was quite unexpected that my mother-in-law's 90th birthday party could have helped so many people know the truth about Falun Dafa. They all understood that reciting, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” would bring people good fortune. Finally, all those relatives and friends who knew the truth quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
It is now 20 years since Falun Dafa has been introduced to the world. I sincerely wish that those who are still being deceived by the CCP learn the truth about Falun Dafa and have a bright future.
