Overcoming Family Tribulations by Never Giving Up

(Minghui.org) I was fortunate to obtain the Fa in 1997. Looking at these 25 years made me realize that I have overcome many tribulations. The most unforgettable tribulation was how the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used my husband to interfere with my cultivation.

In 1999, the evil Party launched its persecution of Falun Gong, (also called Falun Dafa). I went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa with six fellow practitioners and to clarify the truth about Dafa to sentient beings. We were discovered and were taken to Chongwen District Detention Center by Beijing plainclothes officers. After being detained for 9 days to take me home. They forced my husband to pay 2,600 yuan before they would let him take me home. Otherwise, they would have detained me for a few more days.

When I got home, my husband had already hid all my Dafa books. I was afraid that he would create karma if he had burned any Dafa books. Finally, he returned the Dafa books to me. So I eagerly studied the Fa and practiced the exercises.

Soon after, the evil Party conducted a frenzied large-scale arrest of Falun Dafa practitioners. My niece heard about it, and advised me to hide my Dafa books. We were going to water the vegetable field, so my husband and I decided to hide the Dafa books in the field. We left a note for my daughter to tell her to make lunch for herself since we would not be home.

When my daughter was about to go to school after lunch, several police officers were waiting at the door. They broke into my home and searched everywhere, but couldn’t find anything. So they dragged my daughter into the police vehicle and forced her to lead them to me. When the police arrived at the field, they asked my husband if he practiced Falun Dafa. My husband was scared and told them he didn’t. I asked Master for help, so they would not question me. I was grateful for Master’s protection! They really didn’t question me. After that, my husband became even more afraid and restricted me more and more.

During the evil Party’s annual meetings of the National Congress and the Political Consultative Conference in 2000, we were illegally detained by the township government officials, and they tried to force us to give up practicing Falun Dafa. They beat me, causing my legs to become bruised and swollen. It took a long time for me to recover. Since then, the evil officials harassed us nonstop, and put great pressure on me and my family, mentally and financially.

When I was released from the illegal detention, my husband was frightened upon seeing me beaten so brutally. He didn’t allow me to practice Falun Dafa or meet with other practitioners. I did go to a fellow practitioner’s home. After I returned home, he picked up a stick and beat my arms until they bled. He monitored me constantly. He buried my Dafa books in the ground, as he thought our home was not safe. He scolded me for going against the evil government and not listening to him; he said I would be killed someday. 

I cried sadly and didn’t know why my husband would believe the evil Party’s lies, and he had even practiced Falun Dafa for a few days. He refused to listen to or read any Dafa truth-clarification. His mind was full of evil propaganda that slandered Dafa.

When a fellow practitioner put some informational brochures about Dafa in the crack of my door, my husband picked it up and burned it. He soon received karmic retribution. His money was stolen when he went to the market.

I once put some of my handwritten truth-clarification letters in the pear boxes and sent them to the city fruit station for sale. The letters were found, and they came to our village to check who did it. My husband was scared, as he knew I did it. This time, he asked me for a divorce. I told him calmly that we could get a divorce if he wanted. I only needed a rice bowl, a pair of chopsticks, and a few changes of clothes.

When I was ready to pack my luggage, my parents-in-law heard about it and shouted at their son not to divorce me. They said that I became much better after practicing Falun Dafa, and that I took good care of them. I am the best daughter-in-law among their four daughters-in-law.

Since then, my husband became a new person. He no longer interferes with my cultivation. He even supports my writing truth-clarification letters at home. If I ran out of paper, he went to the store to buy them for me. However, he just wouldn’t let me go to the practice site. One night, I returned home from the practice site after 9 p.m. He was very angry and told me he didn’t want to live anymore. He went out and lay on a tricycle in the yard; he would rather freeze to death outside. I covered him with a comforter and asked him why he did this. He couldn’t give any other reason than fear. I knew that evil factor was controlling him to interfere with my cultivation. This really made my husband suffer a lot.

Now the evil factor sees the tide is gone and nothing could sway me. Therefore, my husband has become rational. He really admires me. Now he reads truth-clarification brochures and listens to me when I read Dafa books. Although he is not diligent in cultivation yet, he knows the beauty of Dafa.

Since then, I have had a peaceful cultivation environment and a harmonious family. I am really grateful to Master!