(Minghui.org) The human race is truly insignificant when facing sudden natural disasters. On the morning of November 22, 2013, an oil leak from an underground pipeline caused a tremendous explosion in the Huangdao District of Qingdao City. Within a split second after the deafening explosion, fireballs raged up into the sky, thick smoke was billowing, buildings were collapsing, and corpses were scattered about. It was an appalling sight, too painful to view.
Yet, in that sudden devastating disaster, some people were inexplicably spared, sustaining only minor injury. Even they themselves were stunned by such mystery. What was the reason?
The spared people shared something in common. They not only understood the truth about Falun Dafa, but had also quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated associations. An investigation after the fact revealed that no Falun Dafa practitioners were adversely affected.
Many amazing stories were related to that disastrous explosion. I’ll only recount a few of them for the enlightenment of the world. However, given the present situation in China, where the CCP is still relentlessly persecuting Falun Dafa and all good people who support Falun Dafa, I’ll not use real names or identities.
Grandmother Saved by her Two-year-old Grandson
One elderly Falun Dafa practitioner has a two-year-old grandson. The grandson was a born prematurely, weighing not even four kilos (8.8 lb.) at birth. The doctor said the baby would be in constant danger because he was born less than full term, had low birth weight, and a body temperature that never reached normal range. Family members were instructed to notify the medical staff immediately should they observe any abnormality, and the child would have to be placed in an incubator without delay.
As soon as the doctor left the room, the baby suddenly turned green, his lips turned purple, and his body felt cold to the touch. His grandmother held him to her bosom and recited, “Falun Dafa is good, Zhen-Shan-Ren is good,” and pleaded with Master Li Hongzhi to save her grandson. Soon, the baby returned to normal.
This happened several times during the night, and every time, things turned out fine. For three days, grandma continued holding the baby to her bosom. She also continued repeating the nine golden words. Three days later, the baby was completely normal. On the fifth day, he was discharged from the hospital.
One day, when the grandson had just turned one month old, for no apparent reason, he could no longer eat, drink, or sleep, and continued to cry and fuss. Grandma then let the baby listen to Dafa music and songs. She also played the Shen Yun DVD. She then played a video of Master Li’s 9-day Lectures.
She also sang to him Dafa disciples’ own songs. The baby listened and listened, and soon stopped crying and fussing. After a bit, he fell sound asleep. When he woke up, he could eat and drink again.
In his young life, there were many such incidents, but he was able to overcome each trial and tribulation. He is now a healthy and wonderfully lovely boy. He often imitates his grandmother, sitting in meditation with legs crossed, and declaring to all that he is a little Dafa disciple.
On the day of the explosion, the grandmother took him to run an errand at a friend’s house. As soon as it was over, the grandson pulled on his grandmother’s hand and dragged her along, walking briskly, without saying a word. Grandma didn’t question the grandson, and just let him pull her along. Once, she stopped to chat with an old acquaintance, but barely a few words were exchanged before the grandson pulled her along again. When they passed by a supermarket, she wanted to go in to purchase a few items, but out popped a thought, “I’ll go there this afternoon.”
Her grandson continued to drag her along until they reached Shenguang Garden, where merchants sell clothing goods. As soon as they got there, they heard the explosion. Later, grandma went to the explosion site to have a look and realized that the three separate locations, where she lingered but didn’t stop, were all hit by the explosion. She knew that Master was using her grandson to pull them away to safety each time, and just in time.
“Go buy eggs first.”
An older lady in her seventies who has practiced Falun Dafa for over a decade had a routine to get a newspaper for the family at a specific kiosk every morning. After she picks up the newspaper, she reads the news right at the kiosk before continuing on her way. That morning, when she was approaching the kiosk, a thought suddenly popped up in her head. She seemed to hear someone telling her, “Go buy eggs first.”
It was strange, because before she started out, she noticed that there were still six eggs at home, so there was really no need to buy more just yet. Still, the lady listened to her thought and immediately changed her direction to go get eggs.
She hadn’t walked too far when the explosion sounded right behind her. Stones, bricks, and cement blocks came swooshing down from the sky. She instinctively hugged the wall next to her. The flying and falling objects smashed down around her, but she was not hurt at all. She turned to look at the newspaper kiosk. It was gone. It had collapsed and was lying in a shattered heap on the ground. The lady knew at once that Master had just saved her. She put her palms together in front of her chest in heshi and gave thanks to Master from the bottom of her heart and soul.
Someone was Pushing Him From Behind
The wife of a retiree from Qingdao City is a Falun Dafa practitioner. He was a first-hand witness to his wife’s physical changes and spiritual improvement after she began practicing. He thoroughly believes in Dafa’s extraordinary power and mysterious wonder, and has always been supportive of his wife in her practice. He has quit the CCP. He also recites “Falun Dafa is good, Zhen-Shan-Ren is good” frequently and reverently. The stories of his blessings are numerous. His experience during the explosion is another such magical incident.
On the morning of the explosion, he was running a work-related errand when he met up with a good friend on the street. Normally, he would have stopped for a chat, however, that day his friend didn’t stop, but hurried on, saying, “I have to attend to something very urgent. I have to go.” So, he went on his way. At that moment, he felt a large hand on his back. Someone was pushing him from behind, speeding him up. He hadn’t gone far when he heard the deafening “boom!” of the explosion. He was so stunned he couldn’t move. His mind went blank. He looked back instinctively and saw a big hole right at the spot where he met his good friend. He understood at once why he felt that somebody was pushing him from behind. Master had saved his life.
A Group of Old People
One older man in his seventies had listened to Dafa disciples clarify the truth, and understood that Falun Dafa practitioners are all good people who live their lives following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He was fully aware of why the CCP persecutes Falun Dafa, and had quit the CCP. He often reads Dafa materials and recites “Falun Dafa is good, Zhen-Shan-Ren is good!” and feels Dafa’s blessings.
This man habitually goes to a specific location to play chess with a group of other older people. That day, he had something else to do, so he didn’t show up. The other people noticed his absence, so they also decided not to stay to play, and took off one after the other. As soon as they were all gone, the spot where they played chess was blown up, leaving a gaping hole. Every one in the group was spared. All were in terrified excitement. They ran to his house, held him tight, and howled, “You saved us! You saved us!” The man knew that Dafa had saved them, because he had often clarified the truth to them, telling them Falun Dafa has been slandered, and this group of people all believed that Falun Dafa was good.
“You can’t go out to play cards."
Uncle Wang, who is retired goes out almost every day to play cards with a group of other older people. Uncle Wang had already learned the truth about Falun Dafa through some Dafa disciples, and had also quit the CCP. On the morning of the explosion, his wife told him, “You can’t go out to play cards." She wanted him to stay home to clean the windows first, and refused to let him go out until the chores were done. Uncle Wang did what his wife asked, but he was getting anxious. He wanted to finish as fast as he could so he could leave. Then the explosion occurred. It was so intense that all the windows in his house were shattered, but he was not injured. At the location where the card playing was held daily however, seven people were killed. What a narrow escape! It was as if his life was truly spared by the gods.
Carload of People Survive
Li Xinsheng works as a driver, and his car was right at the scene of the explosion. He and a carload of people miraculously survived.
Li’s mother had cancer a while back. She recited, “Falun Dafa is good, Zhen-Shan-Ren is good” religiously, and her cancer disappeared just like that. Li also recites the nine golden words frequently.
At the time of the pipeline accident, he was driving a carload of people right along the path of the explosion. He saw cars being snatched up and then thrown back down, while body parts, cement blocks, and bricks were flying all around. The scene was horrific, too painful to watch. In the chaos, Li’s car remained untouched, and although the roof was hit constantly with flying debris, everyone in the car remained safe, and no one was injured.
Afterwards, in great excitement, Li told his relative who practices Falun Dafa, “Falun Dafa has made a complete believer of me. I’m thoroughly won over!”
Explosion Occurred as Soon As He Went Inside
Zhang, an older man, sells cooked food. His stall is by the side of his house, and right on the path of the explosion. Zhang understood the truth about Falun Dafa and had quit the CCP. A few minutes before the explosion, someone stopped by to buy food. Right after that, for no apparent reason, Zhang decided to step back into his house. As soon as he went inside, the explosion occurred. He was not hurt, but his customer was killed.
Quite a number of people, for one reason or another, somehow missed the path of the explosion. Even some who were right on the spot suffered only minor injuries, or were merely frightened. Many among them knew they were saved because they believed in Falun Dafa and had quit the CCP.
On this May 13 World Falun Dafa Day, a day of celebration, we the people who had survived the November 22, 2013 explosion in Qingdao want to give special thanks to Master Li Hongzhi and Dafa for saving our lives. We can exhaust all words in the human language and still not be able to sufficiently express our gratitude.
