(Minghui.org) I am fortunate to be a Falun Dafa practitioner because it changed me into a better person. Before starting to practice Dafa, I was selfish and only thought of myself. For example, when my future father-in-law asked if he could offer a lower bride price because of deteriorating economics, I was not willing to accept it.
Changing after I Started to Practice Falun Dafa
A proverb advises that people who do good will be rewarded, but those who do evil will be punished. When my child was about seven years old, I came down with rheumatoid arthritis. Every part of my body was in pain, and I hoped to die.
My husband not only had to work but also take care of our child and me, as I was bedridden. Our income was limited, and I had to spend a lot on medicine, so we ran into financial difficulties.
Then, a relative introduced Falun Dafa to me. I read Zhuan Falun and decided to practice Falun Dafa.
Master said,
“And we’ve said, too, that if every one of us cultivates inward, if every one of us examines his own character for causes, if when we don’t do well we look inside ourselves for the cause, and we try to do better next time, and if we think about other people first any time we do something, then the world will change for the better, morals will go back up, people’s civility will improve, and crime will go down.”
“We know how laws and regulations are now getting more and more complete and tight over time. Then why do people still do bad things? Why don’t they follow the law? It’s because you can’t police their minds, and when nobody is watching they’ll still do bad things. But if everyone were to cultivate inward things would be totally different, and you wouldn’t need to be a whistleblower all the time.” (The Ninth Talk, Zhuan Falun)
When I read Master's Fa, I understood that Dafa teaches people to be good. I wanted to study Dafa well and be a good person. Besides, I benefited greatly–my health was restored after I practiced Dafa, and I could do all house chores.
Displaying the Demeanor of a Practitioner
My husband witnessed the changes I experienced and told me, “Falun Dafa is so good, please keep on practicing.” When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Dafa, my husband always supported my practicing Falun Dafa.
When he worked out of town, he called and asked what I was up to. I told him, “I'm preparing a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin.” He laughed, so I asked, “Will you join me?” He responded, ”Sure! He did nothing good but hurt people.”
I was no longer selfish. My father-in-law asked to move in with us, as he had no pension or money. I remembered what Master taught us and thus lived by the Falun Dafa principles.
However, I still sometimes thought about my father-in-law’s three sons and three daughters, none of whom were willing to share the expenses. This was not fair. But, soon after the thought entered my mind, I read Master's Fa,
“A wicked person is born of jealousy.Out of selfishness and anger he complains about unfairness towards himself.A benevolent person always has a heart of compassion.With no discontentment or hatred, he takes hardship as joy.An enlightened person has no attachments at all.He quietly observes the people of the world deluded by illusions.” (“Realms” from Essentials for Further Advancement)
I realized that I should not resent my husband’s brothers and sisters because they did not help to support their father. I had to get rid of that thought.
Whenever bad thoughts entered my mind, I tried to follow the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance.” Gradually, I became a kinder person.
One of my former classmates said, “Your sister-in-law told me that her sister-in-law treats my father so well that we don't worry about him. She practices Falun Dafa. Falun Dafa teaches people to be good.”
Trusting Practitioners
I was asked to work as domestic help for a family. They offered me the job four times after I had to quit for family reasons. The first time, I was hired because I was a Falun Dafa practitioner.
My mother had fallen critically ill when I left the job for the first time. After arriving in my hometown I found that my family had already purchased a coffin. With tears covering my face, I told my mother, who was comatose, to say “Falun Dafa is good,” and asked Master for help. My mother came out of her comatose state but was bedridden, so I quit my job and took care of her for two months.
Upon my return to my family, I took a job as a cleaner in a hospital. This gave me the opportunity to talk to other people about Dafa and the persecution.
The lady who had employed me as domestic help asked me to work for her again, but I declined the offer because I could talk about Dafa to many people in my current role. However, I worked part-time in the evenings for her.
Three years later, my mother was taken to the emergency room. I told her to sincerely recite “Falun Dafa is good.” Again, her health improved. I quit my hospital job and took care of her for two years. She died in peace at the age of 85.
I then worked again as domestic help for the same lady I had worked for before. She was quite messy, and I was upset at times. But, I got over it after I read Master's teaching:
“Since learning Falun Dafa, these employees come to work early and go home late. They do diligent and conscientious work, they’re never picky no matter what work their supervisors assign them, and they’ve also stopped fighting to benefit themselves.” (The Fourth Talk, Zhuan Falun)
I was quite tired at times and thought, “I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. I am not tired. The tiredness is caused by selfishness, laziness, and calculating personal gain. I do not want these attachments. I must get rid of them all.”
Suddenly I felt that my body was very light. All the tiredness was gone, and I became energetic.
My employer said, “Actually it is not difficult to find someone who can clean the house as well as you do, but I can't find someone I can totally trust. Most of the time my house is empty. It’s so big that even if anything were missing, I couldn't tell. But, I know Falun Dafa practitioners are kind and good, and I totally trust them.”
