South Korea: The Life of a Lung Cancer Sufferer Takes a Positive Turn after Practicing Falun Dafa

(Minghui.org) Mr. Kang-won Yoon, 63, is President of Sejong City Athletics League, South Korea, and also the president of a construction materials company. His life is full of twists and turns. He’d had lung cancer and was miserable after undergoing a lung resection. He said he saw hope after he was given a Falun Dafa book.

Mr. Kang-won Yoon, President of Sejong City Athletics League, South Korea

Mr. Yoon was an entrepreneur, but all his businesses failed. He did not give up. Seeking direction, he asked a well-known monk, “What business should I engage in?”

The monk responded, “You should ask a fortune teller. Why do you ask me?”

He thought, “If I stay in the temple for a year and study Buddhist scriptures, he might tell me about a profitable business.” He lived in the temple. One year passed and then two years, but the monk didn’t tell him anything. He thought, “This means I should stay here for at least three years, and then perhaps he’ll tell me.”

During the long wait, Mr. Yoon was diagnosed with lung cancer. He visited the Daegu Holy Temple where Master Seungcheol, a famous Korean monk, once practiced cultivation. He heard about Falun Dafa from a Buddhist practitioner and learned that an abbot practiced Falun Dafa.

After he returned to his temple, he told the monk. The monk took Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, and an exercise-teaching video from a bookshelf and gave them to him.

After he read Zhuan Falun, Mr. Yoon told the monk the book was profound.

Mr. Yoon reads Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa.

Life Renewed After Practicing Falun Dafa

Mr. Yoon saw Falun Dafa practitioners practicing the exercises in a local park, and he wanted to learn them.

When his wife heard some practitioners did the exercises outdoors for two hours even in January, she advised him to wait until spring. She reminded him that he’d had lung cancer and had to stay warm. He decided to go to the park and learn the exercises anyway.

Mr. Yoon does the fifth exercise.

Mr. Yoon started to take fame and self-interest lightly after he’d practiced Dafa for a few months.

“I just read the book and practiced the exercises,” he recalled. “When I looked back six months later, I found my outlook on life had changed so much. I thought, ‘Oh, my God. Falun Dafa is extraordinary. It’s amazing!’ I started practicing seriously.”

He said he could feel the changes in his character—he was becoming more considerate and began helping his wife with the housework. She also noticed his positive changes and even told her friends, “If your husband is not considerate, encourage him to practice Falun Dafa.”

Mr. Yoon’s health improved dramatically. Before he practiced Falun Dafa, he’d had half of his lungs removed due to cancer. He had difficulty breathing and felt tired even if he walked a few meters. Due to the chemotherapy, his legs had grown as thin as his arms. He also took potent anti-cancer drugs, so he sometimes couldn’t eat for two weeks and was in agony. But after he began practicing Falun Dafa, he recovered and was able to play football again. He could run for an hour.

“Since I started practicing Falun Dafa, I feel younger and healthier,” he said. “But some people don’t seem to believe it when I tell them about my experience. Yet, it’s absolutely true. Being able to practice Falun Dafa is amazing. I am so lucky. I am very grateful to Master Li Hongzhi who taught us Dafa. I’m truly grateful from the bottom of my heart.”

One day, the monk who gave him the book visited him and asked, “How do you feel after practicing Falun Dafa?” He said, “Only after learning Falun Dafa do I know where I came from, how to behave, and where I’m going.” The monk smiled and said, “That’s great.”

Business Stablizes

Mr. Yoon now runs a construction materials company and business is steady. As a cultivator, he focuses on doing his job well, puts aside greed, and lets everything happen naturally.

“After practicing, I understand how important it is for me to let nature take its course, and this mindset has helped me greatly,” he said. “For example, when I get a quote, other companies try to compete. If the competition is intense, I step back. As long as I do business honestly and naturally, I find the job and the environment take a positive turn.”

Helping Young Athletes

As president of the Sejong City Athletics League, every time Mr. Yoon meets with children interested in track and field, he first reminds them to focus on improving their character before talking about sports.

He said, “I often tell them to be sincere and kind, considerate, and patient. Regarding the current moral decline and school violence, I hope that my efforts can help correct this negative trend.”

Mr. Yoon said that, as a practitioner, he should be sincere and kind. His employees feel his sincerity and kindness and often thank him. The track and field league he helped develop also appreciates him.

When Mr. Yoon recently read Zhuan Falun, he especially noticed the word “truthful.” He said, “I am not satisfied with my current state. I want to become a more truthful and kind person. No matter what I do, I want to do it wholeheartedly.”