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Doing Righteous Things with Righteous Thoughts
By a practitioner from Shandong Province, China
I am a 14-year-old practitioner and in the 9th grade. I have practiced Falun Gong with my mom for four years. In the fall of 2009, I walked to school in the morning during rush-hour. The streets were packed with people and cars. When I was ready to cross a street, a car came speeding toward me. It was too late for me to dodge it, and it hit me. First, I felt some pain in my leg, but then I instantly had a thought, "This is not right. This is my leg and it should be all right." With that thought, the pain stopped.
As I tried to walk away from the scene, the female driver said to me, "I am so sorry--I did not see you. Are you all right?" I said, "Yes, you bumped my leg a little, but I am all right." I ran to school, worrying that I might be late, and my leg did not hurt at all. I felt the power of Dafa, and I was grateful.
From this incident, I realize the effects of the power of righteous thoughts. I also realize the importance of putting Dafa first regardless of what we encounter.
My Granddaughter's Change
A practitioner from Henan Province, China
My granddaughter grew up with me. She cultivated Dafa with me. She went out with me to explain the goodness of Falun Gong and tell about the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. We explained these things to people and distributed Dafa flyers in all four seasons of each year. Although she was young, she knew that Falun Dafa is good. She was very healthy when she stayed with me. Later she left me to go to high school. At the school, she was away from Dafa, and she was educated with the evil atheism, so she changed.
My thought was that, because she was once a young practitioner, I felt an obligation to have her return to Dafa. When she visited me, I told her about the goodness of Falun Gong and helped her to send forth righteous thoughts. Sometimes, she would not listen. We even, once, got into an argument. So I stopped talking. Instead, I sent forth righteous thoughts. Her mouth swelled up over night. The next morning, she realized what was happening and asked, "Grandma, did I receive karmic retribution?" I said, "You are right. You practiced Dafa with me from the time you were little. You never got sick since Master was there to protect you. Now you are away from Dafa, and you have forgotten what you have received." She did not say anything.
Thereafter, my granddaughter enjoyed listening to whatever I said. Once day she called me. I asked about her health, and she complained about it. I said to her, "Don't you forget to repeat ..." She repeated, "'Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!' Grandma, I have learned it by heart."
For young practitioners, we need to constantly remind them that they are Dafa practitioners and explain to them the goodness of Dafa.
