Overcoming Challenges with My In-Laws

(Minghui.org) Before practicing Falun Dafa, I suffered from many ailments such as joint pain, dizziness, and leg pain. But the most troublesome thing for me was conflicts with my in-laws.

My Ruthless Sister In-Law's 

My father-in-law used to live across the street from me. I once wanted to build an additional room for him in front of his house. 

After hearing this, my husband’s third sister-in-law placed a pile of wheat straw there and said she owned part of that land. She lived one block away, so her claim was outrageous!

Afterward, we fought. She scratched my face, but I never dared to fight back. I cried for a while, and felt I was an innocent victim, I just wanted to build a room for my father-in-law, not for myself! 

My husband's eldest sister-in-law was notorious for quarreling with people in public, and even the village officials were afraid of provoking her. She spread rumors I didn’t support the elderly, and didn’t even bother to see them off when they were passing away. 

She often cursed me, and my father-in-law warned us to avoid seeing her. Things like this occurred many times, and these conflicts weighed heavily on me. I felt there was no hope in life and fell into despair. 

I often woke up in the middle of a night, took a small stool outside and cried. I didn't know when all the suffering would end. 

Dafa Transforms Me 

In 1998, I was introduced to Falun Dafa. Master Li (the founder) teaches us to be good people according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. 

I gradually became honest, kind, tolerant, and peaceful. Naturally, I began getting along with my in-laws and considered others first; I finally elevated from the haze of family conflict!

Once, my son wanted to buy some firecrackers for reselling and asked me: “Mom, let‘s sell some firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.”

I said: “We can’t, this is illegal, don't do it.” My son saw he wasn't getting money from me and went to his grandpa instead. 

He bought a large bag of firecrackers. Unexpectedly, the police confiscated the firecrackers on his way back home. 

I struggled with whether I should return the money to my father-in-law. I suddenly recalled an example stated in Zhuan Falun, which said a practitioner was hit by a car but didn’t ask for compensation. 

I knew, however, that practitioners should consider others first. So I decided to give the money back to my father-in-law.

In fact, at that time, our financial situation was not good, so I borrowed money to pay back my father-in-law. 

That night, I felt that Falun (law wheels) were spinning in my belly while sleeping. That was my first time experiencing that; I was very excited! I knew I did the right thing, and Master was encouraging me.

From then on, I have become more determined in cultivation. One year, during the Lunar Chinese New Year holiday, the wind caused a fire to spread at a neighbor’s home when they burned garbage. 

They hurriedly asked people living nearby to help put out the fire. Unfortunately, the fire spread to the entire street and burned one house after another. 

Seeing the raging fire, I begged Master: “Master, this is my family’s one year pile of burning wood. Please don’t let it be burned; please help me!” 

Surprisingly, when the fire moved to where I piled our wood, it took a detour. The fire also skipped my father-in-law’s home. 

None of the homes, except ours, survived the fire.

Word of this miracle soon spread throughout the village. The people who extinguished the fire said: “All the houses were burned out, but yours was left unscathed! There must be gods taking care of your family. It really proves that good will be rewarded with good!”

I knew in my heart it was Master who protected my home. I am extremely grateful for his immense benevolence!

My husband was also moved and exclaimed, “That’s amazing!” 

Accepting Responsibility for My Father-in-law

In 2012, my husband died in a serious car accident. At that time, my father-in-law was 83 years old. He had three sons and two daughters. 

My husband was the youngest in his family. Based on common sense, I should not have been expected to be the sole care provider for my father-in-law. None of his children wanted him, however, so I took him home. 

I was thinking: “ I’m a Dafa disciple; I will do what Master said and use the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to measure myself and validate the wonderfulness of Dafa by my actions.”

In May 2014, my father-in-law suddenly got enteritis and defecated everywhere. I didn’t complain and started cleaning his sheets, bedding, and clothes. 

At noon, my in-laws all came and we took him to the hospital. During the course of treatment, my father-in-law was tortured by the disease. He screamed as if he was going to bite someone. The third brother-in-law, and the eldest sister-in-law didn’t dare to get close to him. 

I was not afraid and understood his symptoms were the result of his karma. He was paying his debts. He slaughtered pigs when he was young. 

I told him: “Recite with me: Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” He repeated the phrase with me again and again. 

Then a miracle happened, he stopped screaming, and his expression became serene and stayed like that until he passed away. I knew Master removed a lot of pain for him. 

When it was time to bury my father-in-law, no one was willing to pay for the cost and take charge of the funeral. The 22,000 yuan that my father-in-law left in his room was taken by one of his children. 

I paid my father-in-law’s medical bills and even the cost of meals for his children when they visited the hospital. All the expenses cost me over 20,000 yuan, but I didn’t even ask for a penny from them. 

Through this, my relationships with my in-laws became harmonious. Everyone in our village understands that people who practice Dafa are good. 

My second aunt said to me: “I admire you!” I told her: "That’s because I practice Falun Dafa, otherwise I would not have been able to do it. It is Master Li Hongzhi and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance that changed me! Master taught me to consider others first, look inward to see if I’ve done something wrong, and correct it.” 

Not only did he cure my illnesses, but also taught me how to be a good person, and created a lot of miracles. Whenever I encountered tribulations, Master resolved them for me and gave me a hint to do well. 

I shed tears of joy whenever I think of what he has done for me! I’m not able to pay it back; I'm only able to be more diligent in cultivation.