Our Relatives All Say How Lucky We Are

(Minghui.org) I have a family of three: my husband, my son, and I. Our honesty and down-to-earth nature used to make our parents worry. They were concerned that we wouldn’t be able to afford a house or that our son wouldn’t be capable of getting married. But now, they all say how lucky we are. I tell them, “This is the blessing that comes from cultivating in Falun Dafa. Everything we have is given by Master Li and Dafa.”

I considered myself to have been reborn on July 17, 1996. That day, I took my son to the Municipal Cultural Center to attend Master Li’s lectures in Guangzhou City. I immediately started to practice Falun Dafa, and like many practitioners, I experienced a remarkable transformation. Within a short period of practicing, all my illnesses disappeared. I was in a good mood every day and shared the beauty of Dafa with my friends and family. I was able to fully accept the principles of Dafa because I had been exposed to other traditional practices when I was young, and always believed in gods and the supernatural.

Through practicing Dafa, I first learned how to become a good person. I opened a small store in 1999 and made sure not to sell counterfeit goods. I often spoke to the customers who came to buy cigarettes or alcohol about the harm these things do to the body. I also told them about the beauty of Dafa. Over time, most people came to understand that Falun Dafa is good. That’s why, when the police came to our courtyard to investigate those who practiced Falun Dafa after the peaceful protest on April 25, 1999, the lady in charge of our courtyard told them, “No one here practices Falun Dafa.” She was protecting the practitioners and, in turn, she received blessings.

My husband is the eldest in his family, with two younger brothers and a sister. Although his father is his stepfather, they have always had a good relationship. In 1999, my sister-in-law gave birth. Because my mother-in-law was in poor health and couldn’t take care of her daughter, I stepped in to help. That same year, my mother-in-law had a bad fall and fractured her hip, leaving her bedridden. My youngest brother-in-law asked if I could care for her for a week while he worked. He worried that my husband might not manage it well. I agreed.

My brother-in-law and I began to do alternate weeks taking care of her. When it was my turn, I arranged for my son and his grandfather to care for her during the day. At night, my husband would run the store after work, and I would ride my bicycle more than 10 miles to care for my mother-in-law. I played Master Li’s lecture recordings for her, and we recited, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” When she soiled the bed one night. I quickly changed her clothes, cleaned her up, and washed all the dirty towels and bedding.

A few days later, we noticed that she was able to sit up on her own. I believed her quick recovery came from sincerely reciting, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” However, my brother-in-law, a devoted but stubborn man, insisted she should stay in bed, saying that it takes a hundred days for a bone to heal. I didn’t know how to convince him otherwise.

When my sister-in-law came, I told her about her mother’s progress and how she had been reciting the phrase I taught her daily. She said, “Let’s take Mom to the hospital and get an X-ray. Let the doctor decide.” We did, and after reviewing the X-ray, the doctor recommenced that she should try to walk, as lying down too long may cause bedsores. So my mother-in-law started walking as soon as we returned home, about 50 days after the fracture. Everyone was delighted, and I gained great respect from my in-laws.

In the fall of 2003, we bought a run-down house and renovated it the following year. It became a lovely three-room home with a small courtyard and an open space in front. In the spring of 2006, we built two more rooms on that open space, creating another small courtyard. As soon as it was completed, someone came to rent it. That house has been rented ever since. Both of my houses are close to the road, allowing me to continue running my small store. People passing by often compliment how well the house was built. Whenever I have the chance, I tell my customers about the beauty of Dafa.

The entire neighborhood, including our homes, underwent redevelopment in 2017. We relocated to a 130-square-meter apartment with an elevator. That apartment was later transferred to my son when he got married, and we bought a second-hand apartment.

Before the redevelopment, many neighbors were scrambling to build additional houses, hoping to receive more compensation when the area was eventually demolished. People often advised me to build on vacant land for the same reason. I told them, “I build houses to live in, not to profit from future demolition. Building a house now only to demolish it later is a waste of labor and materials.” People laughed at me and said I was foolish. But in the end, when the area was demolished, the compensation was the same for both newly built houses and old ones.