(Minghui.org) I'm an elderly female practitioner from a rural area in China. I started practicing Falun Gong after witnessing how my husband benefited from the practice. My son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and father now cultivate Falun Gong. We also have a family Fa study group.
Starting the Practice
My husband started practicing in 1997. I supported him, because I saw that he was happy studying the Fa every day, doing the exercises, and working in the field. His days seemed very fulfilling.
After the persecution began in July 1999, the local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary came to our home and told my husband that he was no longer allowed to practice Falun Gong. My husband was confused. He didn't understand why such a good practice had been banned.
Neighbors started talking about us behind our backs. My husband told me that it felt like the Cultural Revolution all over again. He continued practicing at home. I had witnessed how much he benefited from the practice, so I joined him in telling people that contrary to CCP propaganda, Falun Gong was good.
I was experiencing some health issues, including kidney inflammation, a slipped disc in my spine, and chronic joint inflammation. I couldn't work in the field, so I found a babysitting job, but I couldn't even sustain that. I asked my husband to take me to see a doctor.
My husband said to me, “Why don't you join me to study the Fa and do the exercises?” The party secretary's visit flashed in my mind so I refused, and insisted on going to the hospital.
That same night, I heard the exercise music as my husband did the Falun Gong exercises. I joined him doing the second one, but I went to sleep without completing it.
The next morning, all my painful symptoms were gone! My husband explained to me, “Master is taking care of you now. Your illnesses have disappeared.”
I resumed my babysitting job, and told our family that I had recovered because of Falun Gong. My cultivation had started.
Surviving an Accident
Our cultivation environment was isolated, as we lived in a remote rural area, so we moved to the city, where I found a delivery job. I remembered that Master told us to be good persons under all circumstances. I adhered to the Fa principles, and could sense Master's protection all the time.
We received an item for delivery at work one day. It was a large cylinder that weighed over 400 pounds. As several of us were lifting it, it dropped and rolled toward me. Other workers moved out of its path out of fear.
I thought, “I can't run. If I run, others will be in danger.” The cylinder rolled into my thighs. The others workers were worried. One said, “We should take you to the hospital.” I said, “I'm fine. Master protects me.”
“Where's your Master?” a coworker asked.
“Master is by my side. My Master is a Buddha,” I replied.
They looked at me with disbelieving eyes. I told them to resume their work. I said to Master in my heart, “Master, I will stand up on my own. I need to save them.”
So I stood up slowly and my legs felt a little numb. My boss said, “Take a break tomorrow, your legs may be swollen.” I said I was fine.
The next day they wanted to know how I was doing. I showed them my legs, which were not swollen or painful. They thought it was miraculous. I shared with them the magic of Falun Gong, and helped them quit the Chinese Communist Party. In this way, I helped many groups of coworkers.
Helping Others While Working as a Janitor
I once went to a residential complex for a delivery. A large number of people lived there. I realized that these were sentient beings I needed to save. I asked Master, “I want to change jobs. I would like to become a janitor in this compound.” So I became one. After saving many people during my work there for two years, I changed to another property.
The residents all knew that I practiced Falun Gong, so they protected me from the police. I have been clarifying the truth like this for the past ten years.
Because I came to the city from a rural area, I am familiar with many of the villages. So I went back to my home and neighboring villages to clarify the truth. I have helped many people there renounce their CCP memberships.
My Niece's Family Quit the CCP
We are renting our niece's apartment in the city. Her husband is a restaurant owner. He had a stroke and was told that surgery would cost 120,000 yuan. I told my niece, “Tell your husband to recite 'Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.' My Master will help you.”
She took my advice. The next day his medical examination showed that he was healthy. The doctor said to him, “You no longer have any health problem. You can go home.” My niece and her husband went home happily. They told me, “Falun Gong is miraculous!”
I told them that Master was taking care of them. Their entire family has since quit the CCP organizations.
Clarifying the Truth to the Residential Committee
Residential committee staff members visited every household to ask people to sign a “guarantee card”—promising not to practice Falun Gong. My nephew-in-law signed the card to get rid of them.
For the next three days his restaurant didn't have a single customer. My niece complained that this was because he signed the card. She asked me what her husband should do. I told her that he could tell his employees that Falun Gong was good and that signing the “guarantee card” was wrong. His business recovered.
I visited the members of three residential committees, because collecting signatures for the “guarantee cards” was not good for them either. Many of them understood the facts of the persecution and quit the CCP. They all stopped soliciting signatures for the cards.
Rescuing Fellow Practitioners
When a fellow practitioner was arrested, we organized a group effort to rescue her. I was designated to demand her release at the police station. I did it with a pure heart to inform the police of the truth, without pursuing results. The fellow practitioner was released shortly afterward.
A police officer told her, “This elderly lady has been here every day demanding your release. She speaks with a very strong rural accent. But she has cultivated well. Falun Gong is good!”
Upon hearing this I felt encouraged. They had truly understood the truth, and were saved.
