(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1998. After the persecution started in July 1999, I saved and protected many Dafa books from being confiscated by the police. My belief in Dafa has never wavered, despite the persecution. In all of my dealings with people I try to live by Dafa's principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and show the goodness of Falun Dafa.
My Son Is Protected Because I Practice Falun Dafa
My son visited me soon after the persecution started, yelling, “You're retired, but you're still making trouble for me. Do you want me to lose my job?”
My son is a policeman and was pressured by the authorities to have me give up my belief.
He walked into my bedroom and threw the quilts on the floor, looking for my Dafa books and audio and videotapes of Master Li's lectures. He threatened to set the house on fire if I continued to practice Falun Dafa.
I simply smiled and told him that he wouldn't lose his job, because Master is protecting him since his mother is a Dafa practitioner.
This kind of behavior happened a few more times. Every time, I reminded him that Master is compassionate and was protecting him since he was a practitioner's family member.
He and two other policemen were involved in a serious car accident after the 2000 Chinese New Year. Both cars involved were totaled, but my son was unharmed.
When he told me about the accident, I reminded him to respect Master, remember that Falun Dafa is good and protect practitioners when he can.
A practitioner was arrested and taken to the police station in February 2000. I went to the police station and took some food for her.
She was held in a large iron cage. My son was on duty that day. When he saw me he immediately told me to go home. I asked him to release the practitioner.
Shortly after I arrived home, he signed a form and released the practitioner.
My son often asks me for informational materials about Dafa and the persecution, and talks to his colleagues about Dafa. He has protected many practitioners at his workplace.
Practicing the Exercises at Home
Three policemen came to my house during the spring of 2001. They asked if I had given up the practice. I told them that I could never do that since I have greatly benefited from Dafa.
They asked me to show them the exercises, which I demonstrated. They then said that the exercises are good for health and that I could continue to practice them at home.
I talked to them about Dafa and the persecution in more depth, including the self-immolation hoax on Tiananmen Square in 2001.
Dafa Practitioners are Good for Society
I saw a 10-year-old boy sitting on the concrete floor inside a gazebo as I walked through a park in 2007. He was dirty, wore summer clothes despite its being cold and was shivering in the chilly wind.
This saddened me, so I bought some new clothes, socks and a pair of shoes for him and asked several neighbor's children to bring a basin, towel and hot water to the gazebo. I gave him a good cleaning before I put the new clothes, socks and shoes on him.
A few dozen people watched us. I heard people ask, “Is he yours?” “Why are you so kind to him?” and “Is it because you believe in Jesus?”
I told them that I am a Dafa practitioner and follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, which have taught me to be kind to everyone. I also told them that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has lied about and maligned Dafa.
Some people were afraid to talk to me, but most of them agreed that the CCP was depraved and constantly lies to the Chinese people.
One of the onlookers said that if everyone was as good as Falun Dafa practitioners, society would be much better.
Putting Thoughts into Action
There was a lot of graffiti on the walls of our residential community that included contact phone numbers for buying illegal drugs. I had thought about painting the walls for years with beautiful figures to promote Falun Dafa, making the place look beautiful. But I didn't know how to paint.
One night, I fell asleep while thinking of painting the walls. In a dream, Master gave me a magic brush and encouraged me to put my thoughts into action.
I bought cement and white paint the next day to repair the wall. I then bought colorful paints and painted flowers, pine trees, bamboos, birds and many other figures on the wall. I also wrote short poems promoting Falun Dafa, with the Chinese characters “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” between the figures.
Residents praised the paintings and other communities asked me to paint their walls too.
The skills and wisdom were given to me by Master. I will use them to beautify our environment and let more people know about Dafa.
Displaying the Goodness of Dafa by Helping a Poor Woman
One snowy day in 2008, a woman came to my door and asked if I had any junk to sell. I noticed that she was not dressed for a winter's day and asked about her situation.
She said she has 5 children in school and has to buy and sell junk to pay their school fees. She showed me her jacket. It was very thin because it had no cotton padding.
I gave her a newly bought cotton-padded jacket, two blankets and some other things for free. When she thanked me, I told her that I am a Falun Dafa practitioner and we live by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I also told her to recite “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” as it would be good for her. I told her that she shouldn't believe the CCP's slanderous propaganda that defames Dafa.
She visited me again in the spring. She told me that she wore the cotton-padded jacket throughout the winter and informed others that the jacket was given to her by a Dafa practitioner and that practitioners are good people.
