(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Pingtung County gathered on the Hengchun Middle School athletic field on December 15, 2019. Holding colorful banners emblazoned with the words “Happy New Year, Master Li” and “Falun Dafa Is Wonderful,” they expressed their profound appreciation for the founder of Falun Dafa, Mr. Li Hongzhi, and wished him a Happy New Year.

Practitioners in Pingtung gather at Hengchun Middle School on December 15 to wish Falun Dafa's founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, a Happy New Year.

Falun Dafa is practiced all over the world. Many people have experienced improved physical and mental health through the mind and body practice. With sincere gratitude, practitioners in Pingtung wished Master Li a Happy New Year. Afterward, they studied the teachings and exchanged insights they've gained through practicing Falun Dafa.

Now a Good Person Who Thinks of Others First

Huang Zhenchang tries his best to follow the principles of Falun Dafa to be a better person.

Seventy-year-old Huang Zhenchang is a retired mechanical engineer. He began practicing Falun Dafa in 2002. His job required him to travel to other counties and cities throughout Taiwan. Wherever he went, he did the exercises outdoors each morning with the local practitioners.

He treasures the opportunity to practice Falun Dafa because it teaches one to live by Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He said, “Doing the exercises in the morning outdoors not only benefits us, it's also a great way to show others how wonderful Falun Dafa is.”

Now that he's retired, Mr. Huang goes to tourist destinations to tell Chinese tourists about Falun Dafa. He said, “It takes a lot of kindness and patience to help them understand that Falun Dafa is wonderful and not like what they've been told by the Communist Party.

“It is also very important to tell my friends and the general public in Taiwan about Falun Dafa. I find that if I'm strict with myself in following the teachings and I'm considerate of others, I'm able to touch people's hearts and help them see the beauty of practicing Falun Dafa,” Mr. Huang explained.

Finding One's Path in Life 

Retired military officer Zhang Shiqing found happiness and meaning after taking up Falun Dafa.

Zhang Shiqing, a retired military officer, has been practicing Falun Dafa for more than 3 years. The practice has given him a sense of joy and he is full of energy every day. “I've become calmer and contented, and am full of joy since I began practicing,” he said.

Mr. Zhang said when he recalls his behavior before he began practicing, he's embarrassed. “I was a military officer for years, so I was very authoritative. I liked to order people around and disliked being told what to do. I often got upset over trivial things.

“After I retired from the military, I felt as if I'd lost my purpose and there was a sense of emptiness,” he explained. His wife persuaded him to give Falun Dafa a try.

He said that the teachings of Dafa taught him to let go of attachments. He learned to control his emotions and to be tolerant and kind. “Nowadays I don't get annoyed when my wife nags at me. Instead, I reflect on my shortcomings and try to improve.”

Unfortunately, such a virtuous practice is repressed by the communist government in China. Mr. Zhang feels he has a duty to raise awareness about the persecution and makes use of every opportunity, especially at gatherings with friends and relatives, to tell them about Dafa.

Positive Changes

Yang Yuwen, a national sports instructor, said practicing Falun Dafa changed him for the better.

Yang Yuwen, a national sports instructor, began practicing Falun Dafa nearly 5 years ago. He said that the simple yet profound teachings of Dafa have opened a new chapter in his life.

“Even before I learned the exercises, I could clearly feel something rotating non-stop in my abdomen,” he said. He later realized that the founder of Falun Dafa, Master Li, had given him a Falun (law wheel) to adjust his body. Through studying the teachings and reading experience sharing articles published on the Minghui website, Mr. Yang experienced positive changes.

In the past, he was competitive and easily flew into a rage. He learned to become considerate of others. Mr. Yang goes to tourist sites in Hengchun Town, Pingtung County two days a week to tell Chinese tourists about the persecution of practitioners happening in China.

Raising Awareness in Hong Kong

Su Yangjie is grateful to Master Li for giving him opportunities to improve in cultivation.

“The greatest change I noticed after I began practicing is that I've become a better person through constantly reflecting on my imperfections,” said 35-year-old Su Yangjie. At first he only occasionally practiced with his mother. While attending university, he sometimes read the teachings. Three years ago he decided to become serious about the practice and began doing the exercises every morning with a group.

He regularly goes to Kenting to tell Chinese tourists about the persecution in China. When he learned that practitioners were needed in Hong Kong to raise awareness about the persecution, he decided to go there and speak up for Falun Dafa.

“At first, I was a little overwhelmed by the clamor, insults, and slander the local Communist Party followers shouted at us. I soon eliminated my fear and began telling them the truth about the state-sanctioned organ harvesting from practitioners in China,” he said. Yangjie added that the trip provided him with opportunities to improve in cultivation.