(Minghui.org) “I've done everything wrong in my life except one thing: practicing Falun Dafa,” said Mr. Cai Zhonghua. “I wouldn’t be here if not for Master Li Hongzhi's compassionate salvation!”
Zhonghua was part of a criminal syndicate that smuggles drugs. He was sentenced to life imprisonment due to his numerous crimes. His twin brother, who was also part of the gang, was sentenced to more than 30 years. Their families had given up on them. An unexpected opportunity completely changed the brothers' lives.
Twin brothers Cai Zhonghua (left) and Cai Zhongmin (right) are grateful for Falun Dafa.
“I Dared to Do Wicked Things Because I Didn’t Believe in Gods”
“Before I turned 30 I owned a house, land, and a car. I had everything I wished for, but I didn’t get them legitimately. I thought I did well, until the day I was thrown into prison,” Zhonghua recalled. One day Zhonghua saw another inmate take a book titled Zhuan Falun from a bookshelf. Falun Dafa practitioners had donated the book to the prison when they held a workshop for the inmates.
The inmate recommended the book to Zhonghua, but he ignored him. Three months later, Zhonghua happened to pass the bookshelf and took the book, but he didn’t open it. His parole application had just been turned down and he couldn’t calm down.
Several months later, he finally began to read Zhuan Falun. When the other inmate told Zhonghua that doing the Falun Dafa exercises could improve his health and uplift his spirit, Zhonghua was skeptical. Because of the limited space in his cell, Zhonghua only learned the 5th exercise, the meditation. After meditating for a week, Zhonghua didn’t feel anything. He thought he had been duped, but the inmate told him that everyone's experience was different.
After meditating every day for a month, to Zhonghua’s surprise, he felt something rotating on top of his head. He first thought there was a fly crawling on his head and even tried to hit it. The next morning, he sat with his legs crossed as usual and felt something rotating around his ankle. He was surprised when he felt a Falun law wheel rotating. That evening, he could feel something rotating in his abdomen. His fellow inmate told him, “Yes, what you feel is real.”
Zhonghua and the other inmate spent their spare time reading Zhuan Falun and Master’s other teachings.
By this time Zhonghua had been imprisoned for 12 years. Seeing how kind he had become, the other inmates laughed at him and said, “Have you gone crazy after so many years?” He patiently explained why he began practicing Falun Dafa and said, “Please don’t say anything disrespectful about Dafa! It’s real. Gods do exist. Don’t disbelieve just because you can’t see something.” Zhonghua also advised the other inmates not to commit crimes after they were released.
He explained, “I dared to do wicked things because I didn’t believe in gods. If I'd understood how much karma I made for myself, I wouldn’t have had the guts to do those things.” He became patient and tolerant. Seeing how he changed, two other inmates began reading Zhuan Falun. Zhonghua lent them the book and taught them the exercises.
After Zhonghua was released on probation, he was in two major car accidents. He was not hurt in either one.
Zhonghua said he used to do anything for money, but after he began cultivating himself, he let go of his attachments and refused his friend's suggestions to make money in an immoral way. He advised his friend to quit doing that, and his friend listened to him.
“The Only Thing I Did Right Was To Practice Falun Gong”
Zhonghua’s health improved greatly after he started practicing Falun Dafa. After years of prison life, he developed angina pectoris, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, and other problems. All his illnesses were gone after he began practicing.
Zhonghua stayed with his brother after he was released. His brother took several types of medicine for depression, so Zhonghua encouraged him to practice Falun Dafa. His brother didn’t believe him at first, but decided to give it a try. To Zhonghua’s surprise, his brother not only got rid of his depression, but he also cultivated himself more diligently than Zhonghua.
“I messed up everything in my life, but the only thing I did right was to practice Falun Dafa,” Zhonghua said, “I thank Master for saving me! I wouldn’t be here without Master. I’m determined to cultivate myself and do what a Falun Dafa practitioner should do.”
Zhonghua (left) and Zhongmin do the Falun Dafa exercises.
Zhongmin: “My Depression Was Gone after Practicing Falun Dafa”
Zhongmin had been imprisoned for over 10 years before he learned Falun Dafa. After going through a divorce and his mother passing away, he was diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder. For three months his brother Zhonghua kept advising him to practice Falun Dafa. He finally read Zhuan Falun.
Zhongmin kept falling asleep after reading a couple of pages and he kept forgetting how to do the exercise movements. It took a lot of encouragement from his brother for him to finish a nine-day Falun Dafa workshop.
Zhongmin used to rely on his medication for depression and bipolar disorder. He kept trying to stop taking them but said his thoughts always became wild, confused, and unstable after 4 or 5 days. He learned about the relationship between karma and his health problems during the workshop. After attending the workshop for 5 days, he stopped taking his medicine. To his surprise, he's been fine ever since. He hasn’t taken any medicine for over 10 years.
He was amazed by his personal experience, “When I improved my character, my health also improved! Falun Dafa is amazing!”
From Ruthless Drug Dealer to Calm and Peaceful Practitioner
Recalling his past, Zhongmin said, “If I hadn’t begun practicing Falun Dafa and read Master’s teachings, I'd be imprisoned today and probably would have died in prison. Cultivation has completely changed me and slowly gotten rid of my deeply-rooted notions. I can feel myself improving.”
He explained that he used to be a ruthless gang member and drug dealer, but became peaceful and calm after he began practicing and following Falun Dafa's principles. “Dafa has given me a big heart. I’ve become very tolerant. I feel happy and at peace,” Zhongmin said.
Having tasted the bitterness of life and the depths of despair, Zhongmin treasures the opportunity to practice cultivation. “I now understand how to treat others. My fellow practitioners have given me a lot of help and encouragement, as well as strengthened my faith. Master is so compassionate! I feel very grateful and I'm determined to cultivate!”
The brothers run a restaurant together.
The brothers started their own restaurant. No matter how busy they get they study the Fa teachings, do the exercises, and clarify the truth at tourist sites. Zhongmin said, “I thank Master for his salvation! I'm determined to cultivate well.”
