(Clearwisdom.net) I would like to share with fellow practitioners how I followed the Fa to clarify the truth to children, helped them set up a foundation for cultivation, and cared for the little disciples.
I. Getting Along with Children Honestly, and Letting Them Know the Truth
Whenever I see the pure innocent faces of children, I think of freshly blooming little lotus flowers in a green pond. On one occasion that seemed accidental, I had the opportunity to spend time with many children regularly. I decided to help them understand the truth better so that they could have a beautiful future.
Since my personality is very open and active, and I have kindness toward sentient beings as a Dafa practitioner, I naturally get along with children very well. Seeing that they face all kinds of pressures, such as entering a higher level of school and dealing with all kinds of homework, I have been spending my spare time with them singing, dancing, performing, and playing games, so more and more children come to me. I tell them about the secrets of nature, the universe and life, and share the Fa principles that I have enlightened to, along with fairy tales from both the west and east. I start with easy principles first and the move on to the more profound ones later, so that their true nature, which has been covered up by the CCP's culture and society, can be awakened.
Since we get along very pleasantly and honestly, the children treat me as an elder sister, and show great interest in what I have to say. Naturally, they learn the truth comprehensively, including "Falun Dafa is good," and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" are like seeds, planted deep in their hearts.
II. Wisely Seeking Opportunities, Encouraging Children to Clarify the Truth and Walk on the Path of Cultivation
I remember well what Master said,
"...all that you are doing is for the sentient beings, and all that you are doing is creating the future." ("Congratulatory Statement to the New York Fa Conference").
Following Master's teaching, I checked my behavior and words, and reminded myself to fulfill my mission. I sought opportunities wisely, and based on the different understandings and personality of each child, I have encouraged them to clarify the truth, or helped them begin cultivating. There are many capable and bright children, and I encouraged them to clarify the truth. Some showed great interest in Dafa, and I encouraged them to study the Fa.
A girl named Cici always asked questions about Dafa, and I gave her Dafa books to read. She later decided to study the Fa, and gave her savings to the materials center to use. A boy named Joy was very sympathetic to a live oyster, which was thrown away by someone. He said "Falun Dafa is good!" to it every day. After a while, the oyster produced a pretty pearl. He passed out truth clarifying materials among other kids. He also found several Udumbara flowers on his window frame. A boy named Yangyang always used money wisely to clarify the truth and also spread the truth via computers on a large scale.
III. Eliminating Human Emotion, Fostering Compassion, and Taking Good Care of the Little Disciples
Since I found over one hundred Udumbara flowers in my house last year, I realized that this reflected changes in the heavenly phenomena during the Fa Rectification period and also was encouragement from Master. I thus decided to take good care of the little disciples. Consequently, Master arranged for little disciples to keep coming to me. Through this experience, my biggest lesson has been that it is essential to truly embrace little disciples with compassion, rather than take care of them with human emotion.
Last Chinese New Year, I had a party with the children. Three little disciples were fighting with each other verbally. Tony, the youngest one, cried, and said that Xiao Zhi had scratched him with her fingernails. I immediately asked Xiao Zhi if she had hurt him. To my surprise, Xiao Zhi suddenly cried out, "You don't trust me!"
Additionally, both Tony and Xiao Zhi's parents said that their kids no longer wanted to come by. A little disciple criticized me in front of the group by saying, "How can you treat her with that attitude? You don't trust her, and you hurt her feelings." Some fellow practitioners said, "These practitioners' parents aren't good. They don't educate their kids well! These children are not well educated!" Suddenly there were so many conflicts, and it seemed as if the Fa study environment for the little disciples was going to disappear. I realized that it was time for me to improve my xinxing.
I calmed down and looked inward. I saw first that I had human sentimentality towards the little disciples, and there was something selfish behind it. Second, I didn't have the huge compassion that a god would have toward other beings. Third, I liked being good on the surface, and had a heart of pursuing a good reputation. These impure thoughts gave the old forces an excuse to test me using the children. From the perspective of Fa-rectification, on the one hand there are factors of cultivation involved, since this is a Fa study environment for little disciples and there are little disciples who just stepped in. On the other hand, I had distanced myself from my fellow practitioners who are parents, and this caused interference with the whole body.
Upon seeing through the evil's tricks, I grabbed the root of the evil, and sent forth the righteous thoughts, "Dafa Disciples' mission is sure to succeed, all the children will come for sure!" The next afternoon, all the kids came. After group Fa study, we sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil. Afterwards, the children looked inward, and apologized to each other. The scene was very touching. I then seriously and kindly told them several things from the perspective of the Fa. First, I told them that little disciples should not have the heart of fighting, which is from the culture of the evil CCP. I told them they should get along with each other, and be respectful and thoughtful toward each other. Additionally, girls should have a soft, gentle nature and should not be like the wild girls that are among everyday people, and there should be a hierarchy from young to old, and they should respect Teacher and the Fa principles, and be respectful and courteous to everyone. I asked them to apologize in front of the big group and apologize to me, and accept some small punishments, so that they could be responsible for their behavior, and demonstrate the grace of little Dafa disciples.
Since then, the kids have seemed to grow up suddenly, and I also understood Master's words, "Compassion can harmonize Heaven and Earth, ushering in spring" ("The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos" from Hong Yin Vol. II), as the true tolerance, the great compassion, and benevolence a life has for others. By the time of the Olympics, the little disciples were showing their own capabilities, forming a whole body, and their pure hearts and minds moved my heart deeply. I knew that many of our fellow practitioners have children, and they have come to us for some reason. We really should take the responsibility, and let every little lotus flower shine in the light of the Fa.
