(Clearwisdom.net) I had a very special experience explaining the facts about Falun Gong. One afternoon, I went to a grocery store after I got off work. I parked my motorcycle by the entrance and locked my bag in the trunk of the motorcycle. When I was ready to pay, I noticed that the trunk was unlocked and my bag had disappeared. I was suddenly confused. Although I did not carry much cash in the bag, all my credentials, bankcard, cellphone, and MP3 player were in the bag. I went home very upset, thinking about reporting the loss of my credentials. I especially worried about my bankcard because I had not written down my bankcard number. What should I do?
At that moment, I recalled other practitioners' experiences I had read about on the Minghui website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net). They remained calm even when they were faced with sudden arrest. How could I fall into such a panic because of such a small incident? Nothing happens accidentally. It must be something I needed to improve upon. I opened Zhuan Falun and looked at Master's picture. Master looked at me intently. I kept saying to Master in my mind, "Master, I was wrong." That was about 40 minutes past 5 o'clock. I sat down in the double lotus position and calmed my mind with effort. I then sent a thought, "If it was because I owed you from before, you can have my bag. Otherwise you should return my bag."
After I sent forth righteous thoughts, my mind was peaceful. I picked up a different cellphone and called my cellphone that had been stolen. Nobody answered. About ten minutes later the cellphone rang; the incoming phone call was from the stolen phone. I answered and heard the voice of a young man. He wanted some money and then he would return my credentials. I asked him why he had done such a thing. He said that he had no other choice. He said that he worked more than 12 hours a day, that the work was stressful, and that he was bullied, but he was paid only 450 yuan a month. I asked him whether he knew how he got into this situation. He said he did not. I started to talk to him about withdrawing from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I chatted with him for about half an hour. During that time, I remained calm no matter how rude he was. He threatened me and told me not to report the loss to the police. He thought that I was playing games with him when I was talking to him about withdrawing from the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
Because it happened so suddenly, I did not have time to think; I only felt sorry for him. If he was not entangled in the Communist Party system, perhaps he would not have done such a thing. I told him that it was because he still had some kindness in him that I suggested he withdraw from the CCP, hoping that he could have a good future. My kindness finally moved him and he agreed to let me help him to withdraw from the Young Pioneers with the nickname "Ping An" (Safe and in Peace). After he agreed to withdraw from the Young Pioneers, he sounded like a totally different person and he thanked me. I knew that the evil behind him had been disintegrated. We continued to chat and it was as though we were friends. When we finally met, I gave him some money (I thought that it was probably because I owed him from before), and he gave me my bag, credentials, and bank card.
During that time, I also discovered what I needed to improve upon. Many people had reminded me before that I should not put my bag in the rear trunk because it was not safe. However, I always thought otherwise. I thought that, since I had started practicing Falun Gong, nobody could take away the things that belonged to me. Wasn't that going to extremes? It was my mistake. Actually, Master had already given me hints before, but I hadn't understood those hints.
I thought that the case was closed. However, it continued with theatrical scenes. The second day, I told a fellow practitioner in detail what had happened. Then I said with regret, "It was a pity that I did not tell him 'Falun Dafa is good.'" About half an hour later, my phone rang and it was the "pilferer" friend. He greeted me politely. After a few minutes of chatting, he asked me whether I was a Falun Gong practitioner. (Later I thought that he had probably noticed what I had stored in my MP3 player.) After my confirmation, he advised me not to practice Falun Gong anymore and mentioned some phrases from the CCP propaganda. I naturally started to explain the facts about Falun Gong to him. He eventually understood that Falun Gong is being persecuted. He said that he originally wanted to persuade me and had not thought that I could ever "brainwash" him. I told him that I did not brainwash him, I only told him the true situation. Finally I asked him to remember that "Falun Dafa is good" and told him that he would be rewarded for understanding the truth. I also told him that I hoped he would find a good job and not to do such things anymore, because it would not be good for him. He agreed and told me that he was ready to find a different job.
After our phone conversation, I was deeply moved. A life may have been saved. I recalled a paragraph I had memorized from Zhuan Falun,
"Cultivation depends on one's own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one's master. It is good enough if you have this wish. It is the master who actually does this, as you are simply unable to do it." (Lecture One in Zhuan Falun, March 2000 translation version)
It has been a long time since I have been able to maintain a calm mind when telling the facts while distributing flyers, and thus I have not been able to achieve desirable results. I was trapped in this condition for a long time and could not break through it. Through this recent incident, I came to realize that as long as we base our mind on the Fa and as long as we have the thought of saving lives, everything is done by Master.
The fellow practitioner I talked to thought that this experience was very special, and she encouraged me to write it down and share it with other practitioners. Please point out my mistakes and deficiencies.
Heshi!
September 30, 2007
