To Treasure Dafa Is to Treasure One's Own Life

Greetings to Dear Master Li and fellow practitioners.

I am a 13-year-old seventh grade student and I have been practicing Falun Dafa for 4 years. Dafa has brought tremendous change to my body and mind, and I'd like to share with you a few of my experiences here. For nine years before I attained the Law I had serious chronic type C hepatitis, and my liver and spleen had swollen to five to six centimeters underneath the ribs and became hardened. My body was weak and underdeveloped. I was much shorter than my peers of the same age. Many famous doctors and specialist could not cure my diseases. Yet, within just a few short days after I started practicing Falun Dafa, I was free from all my pains and regained a healthy body.

I firmly believe in Dafa not because it has saved my life, but because through studying the Law, I understand the relationship between Dafa and life, and that the true purpose of life is to return to one's original true self. I remember a sentence from the song that I often sang a few years ago, "only mothers are great in this world, a child who has a mother is a treasure ......" Innocent children like us all know that it is our parents who have given us our lives, our parents are the dearest to us. From the principle of the Universe, I understand that everything in the universe is created by the Great Law of the Universe. Without the great Buddha Law, nothing will exist, including our lives. In Zhuan Falun, Master Li said, "Because one's genuine life is Yuanshen, the genuine mother is the one that gives birth to your Yuanshen." Now I truly realize that Dafa is my real parent.

Since July 20 of last year, the Chinese government labeled Falun Gong as an illegal organization and an evil religion. As a result of the large-scale crackdown on Falun Gong, our fellow practitioners inside China have undergone many hardships. Our dear Master has been slandered and defamed by a few evil persons. In Toronto, many practitioners actively tried various ways to safeguard the Law, like delivering letters to the Chinese Embassy, revealing the truth to all levels of government and the general public, etc. Although I am young, I am also a Falun Dafa practitioner. When Dafa is treated unjustly in China, how can I remain aloof and indifferent? I should step forward to safeguard the Law as it is also a test for me. Since Dafa has created my life, then isn't treasuring Dafa the same as treasuring my own life? Dafa is being persecuted in China, isn't this the same as my own life being persecuted? If someone accused me of being a thief, how can I not stand up and say a few just words for myself? Once I realized this, besides writing letters to the government, actively participating in all kinds of local activities for spreading the Law and safeguarding the Law with my parents, I also went to Ottawa to attend every appeal activity there. The Geneva experience sharing conference in March this year coincided with the UN human rights meeting. I heard that the United States would propose a resolution condemning the Chinese Government for suppressing Falun Gong practitioners. This was a great opportunity to spread the Law and to present Falun Dafa to all these government officials. Mom said that this experience sharing conference has great significance, but she could not make it, and she asked me if I'd like to go. I said I'd like to, but mom felt that I did not appear to be very determined, so she didn't mention it again. When it was only one week before the conference, mom asked me carefully again whether or not I would like to go. She said that going to Geneva this time is mainly for spreading the Law and that I cannot spend time playing. If I truly realize the importance, then no matter how much it was going to cost, she would support me, otherwise, I shouldn't go. I told mom that I have realized the importance and I really want to go. Mom booked an airline ticket for me right away. Although our family is tight on budget and the ticket price had risen to $770, mom was still very happy to support me to go. When I told my teachers the reason for going to Geneva, they also supported me and granted me one week off school. After I came back, I very quickly made up the assignments I missed in that week. My teacher praised me for being smart, but I know it is Falun Dafa that has given me the wisdom.

I was very sad to hear that young practitioners were expelled from school in some places in China. Falun Dafa teaches us to be good people. These young genuine practitioners are all good students at school and good children at home. We find it a pleasure to help others and do good deeds everywhere. The more children like us there are, the more beneficial it is for the society. If there is no Fa in the children's minds to maintain morality, and the parents are not allowed to discipline their children, then these children will unlimitedly indulge themselves, and they will lose their senses and do bad things. We often read in the newspaper about at certain places, elementary school students kill others with guns or knives; now there are many high school students who smoke cigarettes or even do drugs. Some children refuse discipline from their parents. Whenever their parents tried to discipline them, they would report to their teacher and the police. I know an eight-year-old boy who was taken away by the police to another family for several months simply because his parents tried to discipline him.. After he came back, his parents didn't even dare to say much when he did bad things, because they were afraid that he would report them to the police. A lady in my mom's work place said that her seventeen-year-old daughter still requires her parents to take food and water to her. She also requires her parents to pour out the dirty water after she washed her feet, and she would have a fit when it was not done fast enough. If every child is as selfish and self-indulgent as this, how terrible this society will become?

Dafa can change one's heart and make one become better. Since I practiced Falun Dafa, I truly have changed a lot. I used to be addicted to watching TV to the point that I would forget to eat dinner, and I liked to play so much that I would forget to go home. Everyday, I couldn't remember to do my homework until it was time to go to bed. I even refused to listen to my mom's criticism. After I practiced Falun Dafa, I completely gave up all these bad habits. When mom and dad criticize me, I know it is for my own good, so I never argue with them again. After I return from school each day, I would first study Fa and practice the exercises and then do my homework. When mom and dad go to work on their night shift, or go for a meeting, I would take care of my younger brother. Each night before going to bed, I would listen to Master's lecture tapes together with my brother. I often spend time helping other students with their schoolwork as well. One morning on my way to school, I met a lady whom I've never seen before on the ground floor of our apartment building. She asked me to take her seven-year-old daughter to another elementary school each morning because she has to take care of her small baby. I agreed readily since helping others is something I should do. Hence from then on, every morning, I would leave early to take that child to her school before going to my own school. Besides doing my schoolwork well, I also try to spread the Law. I gave my teacher newspapers introducing Dafa and I go to City Hall twice a week to spread the Law, rain or shine. On holidays, I do the exercises on the lawn outside everyday, hoping that other neighbors can see Falun Gong. Recently, I often go to the most bustling place in China town to distribute Dafa newspapers so that more people will be able to learn about Falun Dafa and the truth of Falun Dafa, hence giving them a chance to position themselves better in the universe. Of course, what I have done is not enough and I am still far from the requirements of Dafa. I need to study the Law more and remove all the bad things in me. I also need to do my best to actively converge into the mighty torrent of rectifying the Law and safeguarding the Law.

Thank you.