(Minghui.org) After I began practicing Falun Dafa on May 13, 2013, I felt renewed! Words can’t express the appreciation my entire family has for Dafa. All we can say is, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance is good, and Teacher is wonderful.”
A Ray of Hope
I'm now 55 years old. In August 2012 I was diagnosed with breast cancer, so I had surgery. Before he operated the doctor told my children that the cancer had already spread and he did not expect me to live much longer despite the surgery. He advised them to get me whatever I wanted because my situation was hopeless. I overheard what he said.
The doctor's words were like a death sentence. I felt sorry for myself but I didn't want to give up. I was only in my fifties!
I underwent chemotherapy eight times during the following year. The pain I experienced was indescribable. All of my hair fell out and I weighed only around 70 pounds. I was so weak that it felt like a gust of wind could blow me down. After I heard that someone who underwent similar treatments passed away within a year, the news hit me so hard that I almost collapsed.
When everything seemed most hopeless, a Falun Dafa practitioner came to visit me. She said that only Dafa could help me. Her words were a ray of hope, so I decided to give it a try. I began practicing Falun Dafa.
May 13 is a special day, World Falun Dafa Day. It's the day that Master Li Hongzhi (the founder of Falun Dafa) introduced the practice to the public. It's also Master's birthday. I feel it's when I was reborn, because it's the day I began practicing Falun Dafa. It was Master who brought me hope and gave me a new life.
One week after I began to practice, Master cleansed my body. The other practitioners told me that I was eliminating karma. I regarded myself as a practitioner who was going through a test. Soon the discomfort was gone, and I became healthier with each passing day.
Three months later, I experienced another round of karma elimination. I coughed and developed a high fever. My husband doesn’t practice cultivation, and was afraid, so he bought several medicines. I knew that I wasn’t really sick, so I didn’t take them. I just kept doing the exercises and studying the Fa. Within two weeks, the symptoms were gone and I felt fine. My husband witnessed the amazing power of Dafa.
My health kept getting better and better, and I even began gaining weight. I'm now very healthy and weigh 120 pounds. I feel even healthier than I did before I got sick!
I met the local doctor one day. He asked why he hadn’t seen me recently, but he said that I looked younger and very healthy. I told him that I had begun practicing Falun Dafa. He said, “Wow! Falun Dafa is very good.”
Focusing on Saving People
I feel very fortunate to have become a Falun Dafa practitioner. From studying the teachings, I understand that we should cultivate ourselves well so that we can save people.
Even though I've only recently begun practicing I've set strict requirements for myself. Master gave me a new life and I know my extended lifetime was meant for cultivation, and I should treasure every single moment. I do not want to disappoint Master.
My husband agreed, and said, “If you hadn’t started practicing Falun Dafa, your life may have ended. Just focus on your cultivation and do what you are supposed to do.”
Every day, another practitioner and I go out to clarify the truth. I usually tell people my story and how amazing Falun Dafa is. No matter whether I'm speaking to a government official or a police officer, I treat them compassionately.
I’d like to share some stories with you.
The Police Shouted “Falun Dafa Is Good!”
Two police officers knocked on my door in Spring 2017. I didn’t want to open it, but I thought, “Didn’t they come here so that I could explain why they shouldn't persecute practitioners?” I opened the door and invited them in.
After chatting for a while, one of them asked, “Can you stop practicing?” I said, “I can’t because if I didn’t practice, I wouldn’t be alive today.” I explained that I had been very sick, and that practicing Falun Dafa saved me. After I finished telling them my story, they were very impressed. I also explained why millions of Chinese have withdrawn from the Party. When I finished talking, they happily agreed to quit the Communist Party.
As they were walking out of my house, they shouted, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance is good!”
Clarifying the Truth to Village Officials
One day, I noticed the truth clarification materials pasted on the walls outside my door were covered with stickers and black ink. It looked bad. I thought that perhaps some village officials had put up the stickers and scribbled over them with black ink. Maybe they were giving me a hint not to put up any more Falun Dafa materials. I knew that they didn't understand how bad what they did was. I knew that because we lived in the same village we had a predestined relationship, and I had to save them.
I walked straight to the village office. I told the village officials, “You've vandalized the information about Falun Dafa. This is very serious. Please don’t do that anymore. You need to remove those stickers and clean off that black ink.” I also clarified the truth to them and told them why Chinese are withdrawing from the Party. Not long after, they cleaned everything up. This didn’t happen again.
Calamities Turn into Blessings
My husband has witnessed many positive things brought by Dafa. Even though he doesn't practice, he respects Master and believes in Dafa.
My husband works at a mine. One day, the hoist rope next to him suddenly broke, and the big lift box dropped and hit my husband’s leg. It bounced off his leg and slammed into another worker’s leg. My husband’s leg was only slightly scratched but the other worker’s leg was broken. My husband was very emotional when he came home and said, “Dafa saved me!” After that incident, he began to sincerely respect Teacher. He often says, “If it weren’t for Falun Dafa, my family would have been broken apart years ago.”
My appreciation for Dafa is beyond words. Although I began practicing very late, I will try my best to cultivate diligently and do what a Dafa disciple should do. Thank you Master for everything you have given me and my family!
