(Clearwisdom.net) Something happened two days ago that made me realize that Dafa disciples must believe in Master and in the Fa, break through human notions, and let go of human sentimentality; that only in this way can we fundamentally negate the evil old force arrangements.
A new person came to work in my office. As soon as I arrived to work the next day, my department chief said to me abruptly and abrasively, "Let him do your normal work." I was left with a temporary job which would be finished at the end of the month. The atmosphere was very depressing. It didn't quite come to me what it all meant. I just replied, "Okay, no problem." Afterward I felt it was not right. Didn't it mean that I would lose my job? Furthermore, why did he speak to me in this manner? I started to feel uncomfortable in my heart. But thinking of the Fa principles Master taught us, I quickly looked within. Why did such a thing happen? I knew everything practitioners come across is not accidental. I sent forth righteous thoughts at the same time: If it was arranged by Master, I would accept it, but I would not allow the old forces to persecute me with any excuse. After a while my human notions came up again. I went to see my colleagues and my good friend who knew what was happening. They expressed their strong discontent, "Why did he not inform you in advance? That's not right. You go ask the chief what to do next. Let him explain it to you clearly." I agreed and as soon as I went back to my office, I cooled down a bit and thought it over again: I am a Dafa disciple. How can I do according to what ordinary people tell me to do? Everyone has their own path. Master will arrange everything. Why should I go ask the chief? I will not ask him. Then I continued sending forth righteous thoughts. After a while my human notions came up again, "My child and my mother rely on me. If I lose my job, what shall I do? I have no other skills...." But knowing these were all human notions, I sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate them. So I kept sending forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the human notions that kept coming up, my heart of fear and those bad substances that irritated me.
Then I looked within. I found three problems:
I don't really like the director of my company, who is very arbitrary and tyrannical, and the department chief who always ingratiates himself with the boss. Isn't this a human emotion? I lack compassion.
I am attached to the work that I like and haven't let go of the attachment to self interest.
I have a strong attachment of fear and was afraid of clarifying the truth about Falun Gong to my boss. I am far behind if measured by the standard of "selflessness and thinking of others first". After I had found my attachments, I was more at ease and knew better which attachments I should let go of in my cultivation.
A few days later my department chief asked me to make false invoices. How could Dafa practitioners do such a thing? I said to him, "You know I practice Falun Gong and I will not do anything against my conscience. If I did that, I would not be able to sleep." He was very unhappy and said, "Do not say any more then. Though this thing is against the law, this is for the benefit of the company. If you don't do it, we will do it. When we have salary increases, do you want to have yours?" I said that I didn't want it. He shouted at me with an ugly face, "Okay". I then returned to my office. Normally when I speak to the chief, I am very nervous. But this time I just spoke what I wanted to say with ease. I felt lighthearted afterward. I continued sending forth righteous thoughts.
Several days later the atmosphere changed and returned to normal. I was assigned to another job. It seemed like nothing had happened. If you let go of human sentimentality, "there will be bright flowers and another village ahead". If you do things according to what Master says, nothing cannot be resolved. I realized that the more we believe in the Fa, the better we pass the tests, and the quicker our xinxing will improve.
Thank you Master for your compassion and mercy in saving me.