(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Gong in April 1999, and the practice radically changed my life. I learned how to be tolerant when encountering problems, and I became more magnanimous.
I was an unforgiving person before I began cultivating. Regardless of who the person was, whoever treated me badly would be given double the same poor treatment back. I was on especially bad terms with my mother-in-law. She was a domineering person who was very unreasonable, and whenever I argued with her, I simply could not win. At my wits end, I would vent my anger on my husband instead. I was frequently very angry
An egg-size growth appeared on my chest one day, and I became unable to eat in the evenings. When the condition became severe, my abdomen swelled and I looked like a pregnant lady. I frequently felt dizzy, and I dared not sit on an office chair with wheels.
My husband started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. He repeatedly told me that practicing Falun Gong would help me, but I didn't believe him. In April 1999, there was a local practitioner experience sharing conference which my husband encouraged me to attend. After he began practicing I noticed many wonderful changes in him, and so this time, I agreed to his request. During the conference, I was very inspired by all the speeches given by Falun Gong practitioners.
I was especially moved by one speaker who said that she had previously been bad tempered, loved to verbally abuse others, and frequently scolded her husband. She said that she once became so angry that she used a belt to whip her husband. After she began cultivating, she followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and her attitude towards her husband drastically changed. She managed to control her anger, and the relationship between herself and her colleagues, as well as her neighbors also improved.
I was very touched by this practitioner's speech. I thought to myself that it was so wonderful. Not only did she manage to control her anger, her health improved, and she no longer hurt others. I decided to learn Falun Gong too, and that day I stepped onto the path of cultivation.
I kept reading Falun Gong books and doing the exercises, and my health improved rapidly. More importantly, I learned how to be tolerant and how to be kind and considerate of others. My attachment to material gain weakened. The changes in me shocked everyone who knew me. They were amazed by Falun Gong.
Eliminating the Attachment to Material Gain
My husband has three brothers, and he's the eldest. In 1978, the village leveled out some homestead land. We paid for the land and built three houses on it. At that time, we didn't have enough money to pay for it so we borrowed money. Our family split the houses in 2001. Of course, my mother-in-law had the final say. She decided that the homestead would be divided into three portions, and the second son and third son would each get a house. The last house would be kept for herself and her husband. No one bothered to tell us anything.
Later, when I found out, I wasn't happy and I couldn't stop thinking about it. As usual, we were the ones who did the most work, and we paid our share for the land. The second and third brother were financially better off than us. I simply could not let the matter rest, and I kept thinking about it. Although I couldn't let it go, I reminded myself that I was a cultivator and I shouldn't act the way I had before. Thus, I did not confront my mother-in-law.
Later when I studied the Fa, I read what Master said,
“For instance, one day his workplace gave out an apartment unit. The supervisor said: 'All those in need of the apartment come here to describe your conditions and explain why each of you needs the apartment.' Everyone provided their own reasons while this person did not say a word. In the end, the supervisor found that this person had a greater need for it than others, and that the apartment should be given to him. Other people claimed: 'No, the apartment shouldn’t be given to him. It should be given to me because I need the apartment badly.' This person said: 'Then you can go ahead and take it.'” (Lecture Nine from Zhuan Falun)
As soon as I read this, I sorted out my thoughts and managed to let the matter go. Before I began cultivating, I most certainly would have made a big fuss. Falun Dafa taught me how to be tolerant and forgiving, and be a genuinely good person.
Fourteen-Year-Old Son Receives Good Fortune
My eldest son was fourteen years old in 2000. He was extremely thin and had gastric problems. Whenever his gastric problems acted up, he became pale due to the pain. His face would be covered with sweat and he could not straighten his back. We took him to a hospital for an examination and we were told that he had duodenal ulcers. I was shocked, as I did not realize that his condition was that serious. The doctor said that this medical condition requires time to heal, and he would give my son some Chinese medicine.
At that time, it was the peak of the persecution of Falun Gong. China was awash with rumors and slander against Falun Gong, and for us it felt as though the sky was falling. Despite the danger, many Falun Gong practitioners withstood the pressure and risked their lives to go to Beijing and appeal for Falun Gong. My husband and I, along with a dozen other people, were getting ready to go to Beijing, and our original plan was to set off in the afternoon.
That morning, I was a little hesitant. I thought to myself that my eldest son was ill and my younger son was only nine years old. If the two of us went, what would happen to our children? I was a bit worried. At this time my eldest son took the initiative to tell me, “Mom, I'll be fine. Both of you can go. We'll look after the house. I'll take care of my younger brother.” So we set out for Beijing. We were later abducted by the police and incarcerated for over a month.
When we finally returned home, I asked my son, “Did you finish your medication? Are you any better?” My son said, “I only took the medication for a few days and I recovered!” From the time both of you left for Beijing, I did not suffer any pain. I'm really much better.” I was very happy. My understanding is that Master purified the body of my son because he supported and encouraged his parents.
An everyday person who does not cultivate had received such miraculous good fortune only because he made the right choice and supported his parents’ Fa validation acts at a critical moment. This is the manifestation of the power of Falun Dafa. It is a manifestation of Master’s immense compassion.
“I just trust you”
Our family had a renovation business, while our neighbors were in the business of selling electrical automotive tools, including small hand tools, drills, and saws, etc. Our neighbors came from another province, and in the past when they returned to their hometown for the holidays, they would ask a school teacher who was on extremely good terms with their family to look after their shop.
Later when it was the Chinese New Year holidays, they asked our family to look after their shop for them. I didn’t want to invite gossip and thus I said, “This will not do. The things that your shop sells are exactly the things that would be useful for our renovation business. There is a high risk of conflict of interest.” They said, “These few years we've observed you and we just trust Falun Gong practitioners!” So, for the next few years we helped them look after their shop when they went home for the holidays, until they moved away.
There was a reason they trusted us so much. We had been neighbors for years and they knew that we would never take advantage of others. For example, I had borrowed five hundred yuan from the lady and returned it to her. After a period of time, I couldn't remember if I had returned it, so I gave her another five hundred yuan. She said, “Didn’t you already return this money to me?” I replied, “I wasn't sure and I couldn't remember. If I made a mistake, I would have let you down.” She said, “One time we went out together and you returned the money to me.”
In fact, we helped these neighbors look after their shop for many years continuously during the Chinese New Year holidays. We did not touch any of their goods. The lady was very moved and said, “I really admire Falun Gong practitioners!” When they observed our behavior, they knew that Falun Gong practitioners were good people. When the CCP personnel came to persecute us, they were able to speak up for us righteously. Once when the police came to harass us, the lady was very indignant and said, “They are really good people. They never did anything wrong, so why are you here?” When the police heard her words had nothing to say.
At one point, 610 Office personnel coerced every work unit, school, and people at all levels of society to sign petitions and join parades to defame Falun Gong. The neighbor was a member of a church which organized their members to parade in the streets with slogans and flags defaming Falun Gong. She told me that she would not go. She said that her children told her that they also would not participate as they knew that Falun Gong practitioners were good people who never did bad deeds.
They later went to the city to do business and transferred their shop to us. They come back to visit us once a year. Their business in the city has prospered and they are now billionaires. This is the good fortune they received because they understood the facts about Falun Gong, were able to differentiate good from bad, and treated Falun Gong practitioners well at the crucial moment.
