(Clearwisdom.net) One day in 2004, I ran into a veteran practitioner who obtained the Fa prior to July 20, 1999. Before the persecution started, he was advancing diligently in various aspects of cultivation. But after July 20, 1999, he changed because he had few opportunities to communicate or share experiences with his fellow practitioners. When I asked if he was still studying the Fa, he replied "sometimes" but was experiencing a lot of interference. This happened a few days after the publication of "Teaching the Fa at the 2004 International Fa Conference in New York." I asked if he had seen the article and he said no. I had only one copy of the article and debated about whether I should give it to him or not, since it was not as easy to obtain Master's scriptures at that time. I had a lot of the attachment of selfishness and really did not want to give it to him. Fortunately, another practitioner walked by and, after I told her about the situation, said immediately, "Give the scripture to him. I will give you my copy later." Thus I went home and got my copy of the scripture for him.
The practitioner was very happy. After this happened, he returned to diligent cultivation and has been doing very well ever since. Seeing this positive change, his wife also started to cultivate. Today, when I saw him again, I felt ashamed of my previous thinking. If it were not for the other practitioner, this practitioner might have missed the opportunity to return to cultivation because of my low xinxing level.
In "Teaching the Fa at the 2004 International Fa Conference in New York" Teacher said,
"Helping fellow practitioners is something that should be done, and there is nothing wrong with not wanting to leave anyone behind. But if they really can't step forward, well, you've done your best. Actually you can try to find out what their mental hurdles are and where their obstructions lie. Once you determine what their hurdles and obstructions are, then those can probably be resolved."
Since the Olympic Games started, some practitioners have shown the attachment of fear, saying, "Truth clarification can wait until the games are over." They are viewing the current situation with human notions and attachments. Every one of us practitioners should take responsibility for validating the Fa and must help the practitioners around us to stabilize their self-confidence, not fear the seeming strength of the persecution, and advance even more diligently as the end draws near.
I am writing this article to say that, although the end of the Fa-rectification period is near, there are still many practitioners who have not come out to validate the Fa. As fellow practitioners, we should help them as much as we can, because Teacher does not want to leave a single disciple behind.
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