(Minghui.org) The following stories were submitted by practitioners in China.

My Neighbor Regrets Not Learning Dafa Sooner

My neighbor and I are coworkers. Many years ago, our families lived in the residential compound provided by our employer. Later, our houses were demolished and we received compensation to buy new ones. A few years later, my neighbor sold her house and bought a unit in my apartment building, directly above mine.

Because of our long history together, we stayed in close contact. Seeing that I often read Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) books and did the exercises, she asked me, “Do you practice Falun Dafa?”

I replied, “Yes. Falun Dafa is practiced in more than 100 countries around the world, and 100 million people in China practice it. They all benefited from it. Look at me, I’m healthy and free of illness. Isn’t that wonderful?”

She was excited and asked, “Do you think I can practice it too?”

I replied, “Of course you can.”

She asked to borrow a book, so I lent her a copy of Hong Yin. After finishing it, she asked for another one. After she read several books, she asked for Zhuan Falun, and then asked for Falun Gong. Both she and her husband read them.

She told me, “The books are wonderful. I have known you for so many years, and I regret not asking for them sooner.”

I comforted her, “Perhaps I didn’t explain it clearly enough before. Or perhaps it wasn’t time yet.”

She told me that when she opened Zhuan Falun to the page with Master Li’s portrait, he was smiling at her. She said Master looked very handsome. I said, “It's time for you to begin practicing. What a blessing! You’ve been waiting more than 80 years for today.”

She asked me to teach her the exercises and then she taught them to her husband. Her memory wasn’t very good, so I had to teach her repeatedly. She came to my apartment every day and put great effort into learning them.

Their health has now improved. She said, “I should thank Master and thank Dafa! I will continue practicing.”

A Few Memories From When I First Began Practicing Falun Dafa

I was 26 years old in 1999, and my child was three. In March that year, I went to the hospital to have a stomachache checked, and was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. My family was worried and urged me to have an abortion.

I learned from a coworker that Falun Dafa could not only improve one’s moral character, but also help improve one’s health, so I decided to practice. I believed that practicing Falun Dafa could solve my problem.

I went to the park to join the group study and learned the exercises. More than ten days later, I had a physical cleansing. After passing some dark blood, my ectopic pregnancy was resolved.

In December that year, an egg-sized lump grew in my abdomen. It was so painful that I couldn’t eat anything and could only take small sips of water. I sometimes fainted from the pain and became very weak.

The persecution of Falun Dafa had just begun. I saw other practitioners traveling to Beijing to appeal for Dafa and I wanted to join them. Practitioners helped me onto the minibus to the provincial capital’s train station, where we would board a train to Beijing.

Just as we were about to board the train, my pain suddenly flared up, causing my limbs to shake uncontrollably. I felt as if I was dying. The conductor refused to let me on the train.

A practitioner stayed with me to wait for the next train. She helped me walk to the restroom, and every step was an ordeal for me. As I urinated, the lump that had been torturing me passed out with my urine, and I immediately felt relieved.

I understood that Master had seen my heart to safeguard Dafa in Beijing, and helped me remove the lump. Dafa is incredible, and Master has given me a second life.

When I started practicing Dafa, I had a vivid dream. I saw dozens of people dressed in white from head to toe walking toward me, carrying a coffin, and then following me. I said to them in my heart, “I have started practicing Falun Dafa. I’m not afraid of you.” The procession then took another road and stopped following me.

I came to understand from this dream that, without Master’s protection, I would have died. Dafa gave me what I have today. I will cherish this sacred connection that comes only once in thousands of years and I will continue cultivating.

Resentment Is Removed

I got married in 1990 and lived with my husband and his parents. After giving birth to our eldest daughter in 1991, I developed a headache during my month of confinement after childbirth. I went to stay with my parents for a month. My headache intensified and I could not sleep. I was in a bad mood every day.

When my daughter was four months old I developed a painful urinary tract infection and I was hospitalized for six days. My husband refused to pay for my medical expenses, accusing me of faking it. I felt terribly wronged and completely resented him. My life was so miserable, and every day was a struggle.

My father-in-law retired from a construction company, and he and his wife were living comfortably on his pension. My husband was a stonemason who could only find work for six months of the year, and even when he did, he earned only 10 yuan (USD $1.4) a day. We were in a very difficult financial situation, but my in-laws didn’t give us a penny. My mother-in-law didn’t even help care for our child.

I deeply resented them and refused to speak to my mother-in-law.

In early 1998, I was fortunate to begin practicing Falun Dafa. Through studying the Fa, I came to understand that the root cause of illness was karma accumulated lifetime after lifetime. With this understanding, my resentment gradually faded, and I began to treat my in-laws well.

I initiated conversations with my mother-in-law. I often bought her clothes, and food for my father-in-law. I also started caring more for my husband. The neighbors all said that I became a better person, and they no longer heard me arguing or cursing.

Because of these changes, my husband's parents were receptive to Dafa. During the Chinese New Year, they displayed a Dafa truth-clarification couplet on their door; and all year round they kept a truth-clarification desk calendar in their home. The entire family supported my practice of Dafa and benefited from it.

Practicing Falun Dafa has not only purified my mind but also transformed my health. For the past 27 years, I haven’t taken a single pill, and my body feels light. I am full of gratitude and joy.

I strive to follow Master’s teachings, cultivate my xinxing, and be a good person. Master changed the course of my life.

Over these years, my husband has consistently been able to find work and earn a good living. Recently, we spent 730,000 yuan (USD $108,000) and bought a house in the provincial capital. We were able to support both our daughters through their education, and we are now financially comfortable.

Master has been watching over me every step of the way. Even if I exhausted human language, I would not be able to fully express my gratitude to Master. To repay Master’s grace, I will conduct myself according to Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, assist Master in Fa-rectification, and help him save more people.

Thank you, esteemed Master!