Only Falun Dafa Can Restore Morality

(Minghui.org) Our current laws can only address surface-level problems, and cannot transform a person’s heart. Why can Falun Dafa practitioners truly change their hearts? It’s because the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance resonate with a person’s innermost being. People not only change their thinking, but also restrain themselves by following the Fa’s principles. As a result, Dafa practitioners are recognized as good people.

Many years ago, I went to the market and noticed three people from my village gathered around a stall selling fried noodles. Curious, I went over to take a look. They haggled with the vendor but couldn’t reach an agreement, so they left empty-handed.

After I finished shopping and returned home, a few people were sitting and chatting near the apartment building where I live. One of them asked me, “What did you buy at the market today?” I opened my basket and, to my surprise, there was a bag of fried noodles. “Huh? Who put this in there? How did it end up in my basket? I didn’t buy this! I didn’t purchase anything—I need to return it right away.”

One of them replied, “Why bother? You didn’t take it on purpose. Why return it, especially on such a hot day?”

I insisted, “No! I’m a Dafa practitioner. I can’t take advantage of others.”

As they laughed at me, one of them said, “By the time you go back, the market will be closed. You won’t even find the vendor.” I later called the three villagers I met at the market, but no one admitted to putting the noodles into my basket. But I was determined to return the noodles at the next farmer’s market.

Early the next market day, I went back as soon as it opened. Although I did not know the seller personally, I quickly located her stall. I asked, “Were you the one selling these [pointing to the noodles] at the previous market? Someone put this bag into my basket by mistake, and I’m here to return it.”

The vendor looked surprised. She then stepped forward and gently took my hand. “You’re so kind!” She then explained that she had asked a friend to look after her stall that day. After the market closed, they discovered one bag was missing, even though her friend hadn’t sold anything. “I had no idea what happened, and yet you came all this way to return it. You’re such a kind person!”

I told her, “I practice Falun Dafa. Our Master teaches us to be honest, kind, and considerate of others.”

She kept repeating, “You’re so kind!”

From then on, every time I went to the market, she greeted me warmly. Although this incident seemed small, it could have led to a conflict between the seller and her friend. Dafa practitioners think of others first and do not accept anything obtained unjustly. Master’s teachings tell us that without loss there is no gain.

There’s an old saying, “There are gods watching from three feet above our heads.” Anything acquired without honest effort or fair exchange, whether through stealing, cheating, or bribery, will eventually be lost. How? It may come in the form of financial loss, misfortune, illness, or other unpleasant things. Debts must be repaid. This is a heavenly principle.

If everyone understood this, they would restrain themselves from doing wrong. A moral conscience would guide their actions, and society would naturally become stable and harmonious. Can today’s laws accomplish this?

We are now in the Dharma-Ending Age. Humanity’s morality has steadily declined since the time of the Great Flood in ancient times, and the natural environment has deteriorated. Today, the air and water are polluted, and mankind is facing destruction.

Only Dafa can save humanity. I sincerely hope that people can gain righteous thoughts and embrace the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. These values can guide us to become kind and upright individuals.

I also hope more people will quit the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. By doing so, they’ll position themselves on the side of goodness. When more people awaken and choose righteousness, the world will naturally become a better place.