(Clearwisdom.net) During the past ten years, I have not celebrated any of the yearly festivals or even my own birthday. I have made the best use of my time to tell people the truth about Dafa, and I dispensed with all unnecessary formalities in life. Clarifying the truth to people has become part of my life. On holidays, I am much busier. Sometimes when I was clarifying the truth, I even forgot to go home. I often evoked people's sympathy. Oftentimes people asked me sophisticated questions. I knew that it was a test of how I understood the Fa. I could always give the person a satisfactory answer.
I am a 63-year-old female practitioner, and I obtained the Fa in 1996. I still remember the first time that I told others about the facts of Dafa. I had butterflies in my stomach and finished in ten minutes. I did not know how I should finish the conversation, so I asked the woman I was speaking with, "What do I do next?" She was overwhelmed with joy and said, "We should say goodbye to each other." I said, "Oh, you are right. Goodbye!" It is ridiculous to think of it now. From that point, I began a difficult ten-year journey of telling people the facts about Dafa and about the persecution.
Initially, my husband (due to fear) was strongly against my cultivation. Obviously, he could not accept the fact that I was going out to tell people the facts about Dafa every day. However, I treated him as my husband as well as a sentient being to whom I should offer salvation. I spent a long time trying to patiently enlighten him. I treated him kindly according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Moreover, I got up early in the morning every day to do the exercises and study the Fa. I made an effort to do all the household chores and always cooked lunch for him. I also polished his shoes. Then I went out. I told him firmly, "I am going to tell people the facts of Dafa." Since then, he has never stopped me.
On a practical level, during the process of clarifying the truth to people, I follow Master's teachings. I tell people about the facts in different ways. For instance, I might share with them the wonders of Dafa, the benefits we get from practicing Falun Gong, or the CCP's brutal persecution.
During these years, I have gone to Beijing, the police department, police stations, Communist Party committees, and residential committees to clarify the truth about Dafa. In addition, I mailed truth-clarification letters and distributed copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and truth-clarification booklets door to door. I gave DVDs of Shen Yun's performance to people in person. I went to every corner to clarify the truth. Sometimes people left before I could say a word. I recalled Master's words,
"Even when in your daily life you pass by people so quickly that you don't have a chance to talk to them, you should still leave them with your compassion and kindness." ("Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Atlanta Fa Conference")
Therefore, I sent forth righteous thoughts for that person, hoping that he could learn the facts about Dafa as soon as possible.
When it poured and there were only a few people out and about, I often got in a taxi and clarified the truth about Dafa to the driver. I let him park somewhere and paid him. He was so happy that he got paid without having to drive anywhere. He listened to me very carefully and it always had a good result. When I was about to leave, he thanked me very much and told me that he would not take the money. I said, "You should take it. My Master asks us to be thoughtful of others, and it is not easy for you to earn money. If you really want to thank me, go ahead and take the money." He said over and over again, "Falun Gong practitioners are nice people. Your Master is a good person."
I also went to a lawyer's office to clarify the truth. However, I was asked to pay a fee before I could talk to the lawyer, so I handed over about 75 yuan. I talked to them with righteous thoughts and encouraged them to understand the facts. The results turned out to be very good. Although they dared not openly support Falun Gong in the overall situation in China, they encouraged me to continue practicing. Many upright lawyers have begun to defend practitioners.
When we are telling people about the facts, our minds should always be on the Fa. The evil has put pressure on me many times, but I always reduced the risks with righteous thoughts. One day when I was on the bus and spoke to the person sitting next to me, he said, "Stop! I am a policeman." I said, "Policemen should also know the facts." And I kept on talking. His face changed at once, and he reached for his phone to report me. I got the idea that I should get off the bus as soon as possible. The bus was waiting for passengers. Then I realized that, as a Dafa disciple, what I was doing was really righteous. Why should I have felt guilty? I began to send forth righteous thoughts so that his cell phone would not work. It didn't. His phone was dead. He was very confused and said, "What's wrong with it?" I kept on sending forth righteous thoughts until the bus arrived at the destination. He was still trying to get his cell phone to work.
Dafa has allowed me to become a person of great wisdom, and my mind is always on the Fa. Whatever Master says, that's what I will do. I think nothing unclean, and the only thing in my mind are the three things. If there was one day that I did not go out to clarify the truth, then I felt uncomfortable. I have a sense of urgency and responsibility. Master has saved my life and guides me all the way.
I have followed Master's recommendations to do the exercises and study the Fa. If I am busy with other projects and do not do the exercises or study the Fa, I make it up the next day. My understanding is that if I study the Fa well, I can react well to every incident and things go along fine. If I do something wrong, Dafa rectifies my deficiencies without delay.
As for sending forth righteous thoughts, early on I took it upon myself to remind other practitioners about the importance and significance of sending forth righteous thoughts, and I demonstrated the proper hand positions for them. I was not a coordinator. However, I remembered that Master said, "Each of you is like an Assistant,..." ("Explaining the Fa During the 2003 Lantern Festival at the U.S. West Fa Conference") We should send forth righteous thoughts four times every day diligently on our own initiative. Sometimes it was not possible to send forth righteous thoughts at the fixed time. I then followed Master's recommendations and did it later to make it up as soon as possible.
During all these years, I have done many things and experienced a lot. I have also tripped and fallen. I will do the three things faithfully until the end. I will heed Master's words, cultivate myself well, and "be more diligent."
