(Minghui.org) I am 67 and started practicing Falun Dafa in July 1996.
My husband made a living catching frogs, and over time his legs became painful and numb. I urged him to start practicing Dafa as soon as possible, for Master had already started purifying his body. Indeed, he soon started practicing Falun Dafa.
Before I started practicing, I was quite ill and suffered from heart disease, a curved spine, and other illnesses. There was not a single day that I did not have to take medicine; I even kept medicine under my pillow at night. However, after starting to practice Dafa, I no longer needed my expensive medications and threw them away.
My husband also recovered from a skin condition in three months by persevering in studying the Fa and doing the exercises. He also experienced many other benefits. For example, he was in an accident, but was able to get up and tell the driver that he was fine.
As our family witnessed the preciousness of Dafa more and more, we started a small Fa-study group.
Overcoming Fear
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started persecuting Falun Dafa in July 1999, I went to petition the central government in Beijing for our right to practice, but was arrested. To avoid further harassment by police, I decided to leave home. I also urged fellow practitioners not to hand over their Dafa books to police.
One time when I was riding a motorcycle, a strange thing happened: I tried to turn right, but my bike turned left instead. I decided to go with the flow, and I ended up at the home of a coordinator who had burned his Dafa books out of fear.
I said, “Is your enlightenment quality so poor? You can’t burn Dafa books!” He was very regretful.
Another time, some practitioners in my village decided to go to Beijing's Tiananmen Square to display a 6-meter-long banner to protest the persecution, but they opted out due to fear. I told them that Master was also being persecuted, and that as his practitioners, we should speak up against the injustice. I then packed the banner and left for Beijing. On Tiananmen Square, I tried to unfold the banner, but the police rushed up and arrested me.
Officer Slaps Me and Hurts His Own Palm
A police officer asked me who made the banner. I took responsibility for it. The words on the banner were “Restore my Master's Innocence!” One officer asked me to write the words down with a brush. I refused, and they left me alone. At the police station, an officer slapped me a few times. However, he said, “When I slapped you, I felt as if needles stabbed my palm.” He did not dare to slap me again.
Leaving Unseen
The police surrounded my house and arrested my husband and me on April 27, 2010. I was taken to the Beijing Women’s Labor Camp. During the physical exam, I was diagnosed with heart disease, and the authorities claimed that I needed an operation and released me. I thought this was an illusion of sickness.
When I returned home, my husband was already home. He told me that because he practices the righteous Fa, he did not cooperate with the police. He also said that it was as if the guards could not see him. Indeed, the guards did not take notice at all when he walked out.
Surviving a Construction Accident Unscathed
I helped my three sons build a house in 2009. When a lorry drove into the building, three apartments collapsed, trapping eight people including myself. I was about to panic when I heard a voice say, “Why not call out for your Master?” So I immediately started saying, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good! Master Li Hongzhi is good! Master, please help!”
Two people then found a way to crawl out from under the rubble, and my child and I crawled out behind them. My daughter-in-law also shouted “Falun Dafa is good!” After a while, the others also managed to crawl out.
Learning the Facts and Quitting the Communist Party
I have been diligent with everything Master asks of his practitioners. I do the exercises, study the Fa, send righteous thoughts, and clarify the facts about Falun Dafa to people. Nothing will stop me from going out to talk to people about Dafa.
I tell people that it is important to quit the CCP and its youth organizations before it is eliminated, and I once helped 33 people quit the Party within 3 hours. Between July 2014 and March 2015, I helped 800 people quit the CCP.
I am compassionate when I talk to strangers about Falun Dafa and the persecution. For example, I talk about things like predestination, crimes committed by the CCP, the Cultural Revolution, the Tiananmen Square massacre, and the killing of Falun Dafa practitioners for their organs. I also make a point to discuss the Tiananmen “self-immolation” incident, which was staged by the CCP to demonize Falun Dafa in the minds of the Chinese people. Of course, I always ask them to withdraw from the Party.
I once talked to a group of people about these things. Some wanted to quit, and some did not. Those who did not tried to stop those who wanted to quit. “Your life is yours,” I told them. “Do not let others affect you, as you have to be in control of your own fate.” Many chose to withdraw from the Party.
Through Fa-study, I have come to realize that in times like these, I did not have enough compassion, which kept some of the people from quitting.
People ask me all kinds of questions, such as where I live, whether I get paid for talking to people about Dafa, and if I am ever afraid of being arrested. When I give the appropriate responses, they stop asking. Some even tell me when the police are here. I respond, “The police are people too! They are also waiting for me to save them.”
In all, I know that when I righteously walk my cultivation path, Master protects me.
