(Minghui.org) I am in my 70s and started practicing Falun Dafa in 1998, although I did not finish reading Zhuan Falun. I told fellow practitioners that I would practice once I finished whatever I was involved in. But Teacher has been watching over me.
Before I began to practice, I smoked and drank. After I read Zhuan Falun, I no longer had the urge to drink or smoke. I did not quite understand what was going on until I came across the section on quitting smoking in Zhuan Falun. That is when I understood that Teacher was taking care of me. Since then, I've benefited greatly from practicing Dafa.
We built a house a few years ago. I was riding my bicycle to the construction site, when a large truck hit me. My ribs were broken and protruded from my chest, and I couldn't speak.
The people that gathered at the accident site were worried about me, but I knew that I had Teacher to protect me and I should not be afraid. I signaled to the driver that he could leave. He asked if he really could leave and I nodded, as I was in great pain. I got up and slowly walked home where I did the Falun Dafa exercises.
I thought that, since I was a practitioner, I should go to work, because this was also a way to show the power of Dafa.
Someone said to the head of the village: “That guy is truly amazing! He was hit by a big truck, but he didn't say anything and just let the driver go!” The village head did not believe him and visited me. He only believed it after he saw my injuries. After that, the villagers who heard about my accident believed that Falun Dafa is wonderful.
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started the persecution of Falun Dafa in July 1999, I told people the facts about the practice and the persecution. I used to own a barbershop, which was great for introducing Dafa to my customers. Then the chief of the Domestic Security Division told my son that I should stop talking about Dafa to my customers.
When my relative asked me to come and help with his business at the beach, I remembered what Teacher said:
“In reality, the entire world has been divided up with a piece apportioned to each Dafa disciple. This is reflected in how things are on Earth, and the people in this world correspond to the cosmos.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2009 Washington DC International Fa Conference”)
I agreed and asked Teacher to help me meet people to whom I could tell the facts about Dafa and the persecution.
Many CCP flags were displayed in that area, which gave me the idea to cleanse the environment. I began to clarify the truth about Dafa to people during my lunch break. Everyone in that area heard the facts about Dafa.
I also wanted people to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I explained that the CCP is corrupt and, not too far in the future, it will be eliminated. Anyone who remains a member will suffer the same fate.
Most people agreed to quit the Party, and sometimes they shout “Falun Dafa is wonderful!” when they see me.
After some heavy rain, a nearby road was flooded. Although it had nothing to do with me and did not obstruct me, I decided to repair the road. This would display the goodness of a practitioner. In June, despite the scorching heat, I got up early every day and also used my lunch break to repair the road.
Although I did not have the proper tools and had to carry the dirt on my back, I did not stop until this 300-meter long road was repaired. It took me a month. This was quite a feat for someone in his 70s. People said, “This road was repaired by a Falun Dafa practitioner. Who else would want to do this?”
While I was in that area I told about 400 people the facts about Dafa, including contractors, fishermen, and garbage collectors. I know that Teacher brought these people to me, so I could clarify the truth about Dafa to them.
Practitioners will clarify the truth about Dafa and bring the beauty of the practice to everyone. No matter what kind of people practitioners come into contact with, they treat them the same.
Even if someone is belligerent or mean, I treat them with compassion and rationality. I never forget about my mission, which is assisting Teacher to rectify the Fa.