(Minghui.org)My husband used to be lazy and spent his days with others who were just like him. I was not any better because I played Mahjong, a game of Chinese origin usually played by four people, and smoked cigarettes. Our parents encouraged us to stop our bad habits and be more responsible but neither of us listened.
Entire Family Accepts and Practices Falun Gong
My husband heard about the cultivation practice Falun Gong at the end of 1997. He was curious and borrowed Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Gong, from his co-worker. He read the entire book, was impressed, purchased a copy and read it everyday.
He underwent a lot of great changes over the next months. He quit smoking cigarettes, stopped drinking alcohol, and his hot temper disappeared. He was now a more congenial person who no longer fought with others, nor did he argue with or bully anyone. He no longer spent time with his old friends who were a bad influence on him and changed into a completely different person.
After I witnessed my husband’s changes I became very curious. I started to read Zhuan Falun. I learned that Falun Gong encourages people to be good, and that practitioners follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I thought that these principles would benefit all of society. Therefore, I decided to take up the practice. My bad habits were soon eliminated, and I regained my health.
I have not taken any medication, nor have I had any injections or checked into a hospital during my 17 years on the Falun Gong cultivation path. My husband and I have learned to respect each other. Our child grew up in that atmosphere and also became a practitioner.
It makes me happy that I came across Falun Gong. I want to cultivate diligently, do everything in line with the Fa and help more people hear about Falun Gong.
Disseminating the Facts
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999. My family and I knew that the communist regime spread falsehoods about Falun Gong, so we went out and explained the facts about Falun Gong. We posted information about the practice, and we also told our friends and relatives about the goodness of the practice.
When we received informational materials from other practitioners that had been already prepared about Falun Gong, it was much easier for us. Instead of having to prepare it by ourselves, we could spread the facts widely and on a much larger scale.
Our family rode bicycles to distant villages to spread information about Falun Gong. It took several hours and we would talk to people we met along the way. We did not want to miss a single person who had a predestined relationship with Falun Gong. Regardless of whether the people we met wanted to listen or not, we never lost hope that they would learn the truth about Falun Gong and have a bright future.
Acceptance of Falun Gong Facts
On one occasion, I met a lady in her 80’s. I gave her a Falun Gong amulet and told her to sincerely recite, “Falun Gong is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” I explained that it would help her stay healthy and safe. She repeatedly thanked me.
She had tears in her eyes when she talked to me. It seemed to me that she had been waiting to be told the facts about Falun Gong for a long time. She invited me to her home for a beverage.
My husband and I went to a remote village and met a man in his 70s. We told him that the information publicized by the CCP television were lies, as Falun Gong practitioners live by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The man took our materials and exclaimed, “Long live Falun Gong!” He wished us well in spreading the Fa far and wide.
We also met some young people who were learning to drive a car. They accepted our Falun Gong informational materials.
Protected When Facing Danger
We went to another village and met several women. They were accepting of our Falun Gong materials and amulets except for one woman who may be who called the authorities about us. While I was chatting with a man, another on a motorcycle stopped nearby and inquired if anyone had seen a middle-aged couple, and he described them. He in fact described us. He left after no one said they had seen us.
We just stood there and he did not see us. I knew Falun Gong protected us. My husband and I were concerned and so we took this as a sign to move on to another village.
A car suddenly stopped ahead of us. The people inside the car looked back at us. One of them said: “no, that's not them.” Then they drove on.
We got home safely. We then looked within to see why we had trouble that day. We discovered that we had the attachment of zealotry when people accepted our information. And we also held fear when we faced a dangerous situation. Most of all, when we were busy, we neglected our Fa study.
There are things we need to do better. Looking within and improving when problems arise helps us to walk straighter on our cultivation path.
Category: Improving Oneself
