(Clearwisdom.net) I have a computer in my office. During my spare time I often go online and browse Dafa materials. Recently, for some unknown reason, the computer began to develop one problem after another. Initially the Internet connection slowed down considerably. Later, the computer would not shut down normally, so I had to force it to shut down. The next day I could not start the computer at all, so I asked the young computer technician to repair it. He said that the on-off switch in the mother board had become insensitive, so he replaced the mother board. Then, one day later, the audio system of the computer was not working. I tried using external speakers or headphones, but I still could not hear any sound. I asked the technician to repair it again.
The technician came in again at 8:00 a.m., and worked on it for a very long time but still could not fix it. I sat alongside him as he worked and decided to take this opportunity to clarify the truth to him, yet I was not sure how to begin addressing the topic. As I hesitated, he said "We should just smack this computer." I said, "It is also a living being. You should treat it well." He turned his head around and asked, "Do you believe in Buddhism?" I replied, "I believe in Falun Dafa."
The young technician looked at me with a confounded expression, "No way! Don't scare me." I replied sincerely, "I truly practice Falun Gong. Do you know about the Three Withdrawals?" "What are the Three Withdrawals?" "They refer to withdrawing from the Communist Party, from the Youth League, and/or from the Young Pioneers. You often browse the Internet, so you should know about them! At this point, over 33 million people have withdrawn." He smiled and asked, "What's the benefit of withdrawing? Do they offer money?" I answered, "It's to safeguard one's future! Is money really more important than that?" He said he was a Communist Party member, but he did not want to withdraw from it and that he did not believe in anything except himself. I then told him about the miraculous stone with the words "Chinese Communist Party Collapses," how the CCP persecutes Falun Gong practitioners, and about certain prophecies. While I was telling him all this, I was also sending righteous thoughts to eliminate all evil factors that might hinder him from understanding the truth. But he was shaking his head and snickering as he listened.
He still could not fix the computer, so he called his coworker to send over some parts, then went downstairs to smoke a cigarette.
I sat there in quiet reflection, and asked for Teacher's help. Then I suddenly recalled Teacher's words:
"I often say that if all a person wants is the well-being of others and if this is without the slightest personal motivation or personal understanding, what he says will move the listener to tears." ("Clearheadedness" in Essentials for Further Advancement)
Did I sincerely want to help him? Did I have a heartfelt wish to save him? As I asked myself these questions, I found that I had clarified the truth to him with selfish intentions, in order to improve my level and establish my mighty virtue. After I realized this, I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts, adding the one thought that he must be saved.
After a while he came upstairs with his coworker. I sat there watching them, smiling. They placed the computer main body and the audio part on the table and fiddled with them here and there. After accidentally knocking the audio component to the ground, he apologized to me and said that if the audio part was broken, he would replace it with a new one. I said, "Well then, to express my thanks, let me do the Three-Withdrawals for you." He did not say anything. I then said, "Whether you withdraw or not does not affect me at all. But it is very important to you. I really just have your own best interests in mind." His coworker asked, "Withdraw from what?" so I clarified the truth to his coworker as well.
Just then my sister (also a practitioner) came upstairs. She stood there for a while listening to the conversation and said, "Do you know why the computer could not be repaired?" They asked, "Why?" She said, "Because you have not done the Three-Withdrawals." I said, "It's waiting for you. When you withdraw, the computer will be repaired." He said, "Well then, I'll withdraw!" Then he gave me his full name, and his coworker did the same.
The young man then patted the monitor and said, "I, Dawei withdraw!" As soon as the words left his mouth, the audio system gave out a sudden "Ga" sound and became functional. Shocked, he cried "That's incredible!" As they were leaving, they repeated one after another, "Big Sister, thank you!" "See you again, Big Sister."
Through this experience of the computer's malfunctioning and repair, I searched inward and found that all of the computer problems had come about because I had not been diligent enough; I realized then that Teacher had given me this hint to better cultivate myself. Through clarifying the truth to that young man, I enlightened that as long as your thoughts are righteous Teacher will help you, and any miracle can occur.