(Clearwisdom.net) I am a retired middle school teacher. I am 62 years old and I was a teacher for over thirty years. After I began practicing Falun Dafa in June 1998, my body was purified and my character was upgraded. I would like to tell the everyone that helping Master in Fa-rectification is a Dafa disciple's mission.
About two or three days after I started practicing Falun Gong, I saw mountains, rivers and people and felt that I could not reach the end. I was very happy and whoever I met I told them, "Practicing Falun Gong is so good and it has eliminated all of my illnesses." Especially, when I met people who were ill, I thought, "Why doesn't this person practice Falun Gong?" Later, I came to understand that only people who have a predestined relationship can obtain the Fa but that the fundamental thing is to believe in Master and Dafa.
I read Dafa books every day and when I have time, I do the exercises. Once I had shared my experiences of benefiting from Dafa both physically and mentally at the exercise site. The county practice site recommended that I speak at the County Cultivation Sharing Conference.
On July 20, 1999, the communist regime launched the persecution of Falun Gong. That day I took a train to Beijing to appeal. The police on the train found me reading the book Zhuan Falun. They forced me to get off the train and reported me to the local police department. Later, the local police station, the Party secretary of the Education Commission and the person who was in charge of publication often came to school to pressure me. They forced me to make a speech at a branch union meeting that was organized by the Education Commission. I was a Party member and their goal was to force me to make a "self examination." What should I say? After I started practicing Falun Gong, I was trying to be a good person. It is not wrong! I had no choice but to write a speech. However, I really did not know what to write.
On Sunday, I stayed at home to write the speech. After I wrote a few words, I felt I was suffering from injustice. I had been a teacher for over twenty years and have always been known as an excellent teacher who was very proficient in my work. What did I do wrong? I stopped writing the speech and soon fell asleep. During my nap, I dreamed of two children who pushed forward on a windy and rainy day. One of them was seven or eight years old and looked high-spirited. She looked like me in a photo when I was young. Water drenched her face and the wind and rain was heavy. With a calm face, she moved forward bravely and had no complaints. After I woke up, I understood that this was a chance for me to spread Dafa; therefore, I was able to finish writing my speech quickly.
When I went to work on Monday, I placed the speech draft on my office desk. The colleague sitting opposite me read it carefully and said I was promoting Dafa. I said nothing because this is my mission. That afternoon they held a branch union meeting at school. The Secretary from the Education Commission and the person who was in charge of publication and the headmaster sat on the rostrum. Over forty Party members attended the meeting, including a retired veteran Party member who was also a Falun Gong practitioner. I guessed she was the other girl in my dream. At the beginning of my speech, I was very excited and after a while I became calm. I talked about how I performed my job well and what kind of achievements I received. Due to my aggressive mentality, I developed a lot of illnesses and took a lot of medicine to cure them, but to no avail. I regained my health after I practiced Falun Gong. I quoted the Fa to all the participants: "If a bottle filled with dirty things is sealed tightly and thrown into water, it will sink all the way to the bottom. You pour out some of its dirty contents. The more you empty the bottle, the higher it will float in the water. If it is emptied entirely, it will float on the surface completely." (Lecture One from Zhuan Falun) They all quietly listened and the conference hall was very quiet. After the meeting, one of headmasters said, "You spoke so well!"
Before I left, I left Master's "An Upright Person" (Hong Yin) and "Realm" (Essentials for Further Advancement) with the Office Director and teachers. They said the words made them feel comfortable and gave them a feeling of true freedom.
Master told us,
"... as you are now their only hope for entering the future. For this reason, all Dafa disciples, students both new and veteran, should get to work and begin comprehensively clarifying the truth. This is especially so for the Dafa disciples in Mainland China: each must come out and clarify the truth, bringing it to every field and valley, mountain and hill, not omitting a single area where there are people. " ("Let Go of Human Attachments and Save the World's People" in 2004)
After reading Master's articles, practitioners in our region hurried up to clarify the truth to save sentient beings. I went to villages and townships to distribute the truth-clarification CDs together with fellow practitioners. Most of the time, I talked to people about the persecution and persuaded them to quit the CCP face to face. Sometimes I went with other practitioners and sometimes I went by myself. First, I persuaded relatives and friends to quit the CCP and then I progressed to persuade strangers. I went to the streets and villages to persuade people to quit the CCP. When I maintain good xinxing, the effect of persuading people to quit the CCP is good and I can persuade people to quit the CCP.
In the spring of 2008, an older practitioner and I walked from street to street every afternoon to clarify the truth. Sometimes we met people who did not understand the truth and felt disturbed when listening to their abuse. Now, when we meet these type of people, we realize that they are miserable. Others express their appreciation to us.
I've had many opportunities to clarify the truth meeting with old classmates. I do not need to worry about what to say. This year I attended a dozen meetings consisting of my middle-school classmates. We chatted over dinner. I took each chance to tell them about the beauty of Dafa and how to be a good person. I also persuaded them to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
The time left for us is limited in Fa-rectification. We must hurry up to do the three things well and assist Master to save more people to accomplish the mission of Fa-rectification Dafa disciples.
September 29, 2009
