Cultivating Amid Trivial Matters and Becoming a Happy Practitioner

(Minghui.org) Last year, while shopping at the market, I saw a middle-aged man selling vegetables under the roof of someone’s house. I picked some green bamboo shoots from his stall and he weighed them. When I was taking money out of my purse, he replaced the bamboo shoots with a bag of old vegetables. I didn’t mind, and realized it wasn’t a coincidence.

Master said,

“Our cultivation is guided by Zhen-Shan-Ren, the characteristic of the universe, and by the principles of the cosmos’ evolution.” (Lecture Five, Zhuan Falun)

Therefore, I didn’t argue with him. I knew I should follow the Fa principles, treat him with kindness, and help awaken his conscience. It was perhaps an opportunity to get rid of my attachment to self-interest. I gave him the money and took the vegetables.

On my way home, I remembered this man used to sell vegetables on a tricycle, but was chased away by law enforcement officers wherever he went. He couldn’t make a living that way, so he rented a storefront to sell vegetables. But after a year of paying rent he didn’t have much profit left. Thus, he rented a spot under the roof of someone’s house.

I thought it must be so difficult for the man to earn money, and I sympathized with him. I’m a practitioner and should have been compassionate toward him. I was wrong today and didn’t put him first. I shouldn’t have picked his good vegetables. When he gave me a bag of old vegetables, it was to help me eliminate my attachment to self-interest. I wasn’t angry at him and felt at peace.

My husband, though, who is not a practitioner, scolded me when he saw the vegetables. He shouted, “Did you pick them up from the trash can?!”

He took a knife to peel the vegetables, which were old and hard. He got angry and started to yell and curse. When he noticed I was looking at him quietly and calmly, he got even more upset. He lost his temper, and threw down the knife and the vegetables. His anger was a bit unsettling.

It dawned on me that his behavior was a reflection of my attachments to self-interest, combativeness, anger, resentment, jealousy, and selfishness. I should remove these attachments and rectify myself. I recited, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!”

My husband immediately stopped being angry. He calmed down, stopped making a fuss, and went about his business.

I experienced the wonders of Dafa. We are so fortunate to have Master and Dafa.

I thank Master for helping me cultivate amid trivial matters, elevate my character, rid myself of attachments, and eliminate my karma.