(Minghui.org) Although my mother is in her 90s, she enjoys near perfect vision, a sharp mind, and a very good memory. When people ask her, “What do you attribute your health and well being to, and why do you look 20 years younger than you actually are?” she tells them, “I recite 'Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good' every day.”
Her neighbors marvel at the fact that her hearing is still good and her face has a vibrant glow to it, with very few wrinkles.
However, my mother wasn't always in such good health. When I was young, she suffered from various illnesses and was in constant pain. I was always afraid that she would pass away in her sleep, leaving me to fend for myself. She said that she must have “committed wrongdoings” in her previous lives, thus she was “being punished in this life.” She also told me, “One does not need to lean towards goodness, as it is not rewarded with good. I have been doing good my whole life, yet I still suffer!”
Her words seemed very contradictory to me. It wasn't until I started practicing Falun Gong that I discovered why some people suffer from illness and why their lives are filled with hardship.
I also suffered from many illnesses when I was young. It was only after I started practicing Falun Gong that I became healthy. I remember how excited I was to tell my mother about the principles of doing good and the need to stress virtue in order to enjoy better health. She was very surprised how quickly my health had improved since I started the practice, but she still held firm to the idea that doing good is not rewarded with good.
Realizing that only Dafa could change her entrenched human notions, I began to read Dafa books to her and exchanged understandings on the Fa. My mother also listened to Master Li's audio lectures. Gradually, she started to understand why some people suffer from illness and misfortune in their lives. Her health started to greatly improve.
My Mother Awakens to Supporting Falun Gong
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, my mother advised everyone she met not to believe the vilifying propaganda broadcast on the state-run TV stations. When our home was being ransacked by the police in 2001 and I was illegally arrested, my mother gathered up all of our Falun Gong books and informational materials and safely hid them.
She also visited the brainwashing center where I was detained and recounted her own experience with Falun Gong. She helped me expose the Party's lies and crimes whenever I advised others to quit the Party and its affiliated organizations.
Even though my mother has not wholeheartedly started on the path of cultivation, she often recites “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” and firmly believes in these words. Whenever she faces trouble, she first thinks about Falun Gong and Master. As a result, she has managed to avoid numerous disasters. She also recovered from chronic constipation that lasted for more than 20 years.
In 2012, she suddenly experienced bloody stools and could not eat anything. She became very weak, passed out, and was rushed to a hospital. The doctors could not find the cause and told our family to arrange for her funeral.
However, about a week later, a miracle happened. Her bloody stools stopped, she regained consciousness, and she asked for some food. Shortly after, her eating and sleeping patterns, as well as her internal body temperature went back to normal. In addition, her bloated belly shrank back to its original size, and she shed more than five inches off of her waistline.
My mother knows that these miraculous changes were the result of her firm support of Falun Gong and the fact that she often recites, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
She sincerely hopes that the Chinese people will see through the Party's lies, renounce their membership in the CCP, and recite those nine miraculous words.
