Failing and Passing Xinxing Tests

(Clearwisdom.net) Recently, I encountered several incidents of my car being scratched or dented. During these xinxing tests, I went from being unable to pass them to passing the tests easily. Actually the improvement was just one thought. Here I want to share my stories with fellow practitioners, and I welcome anyone to point out anything that is improper.

I Failed the First Test

One Sunday afternoon, on the eve of the Chinese New Year, I drove my car to pick up my wife from work. On our way back home, while I was waiting at a red light, a sedan hit the car behind me at the speed of 80 kph (about 50 mph). The car behind me then crashed into my car. After I got out and took a look, I found that the front part of the car behind me was compressed and should be scrapped. However, my car only had a small dent which wasn't easily seen unless one was looking for it.

The driver caught in the middle was pretty scared and got out of his car to see what happened. Then the driver in the car that initiated the collisions also came out, and he was very drunk. I reminded myself not to be impulsive. But things changed very suddenly: The drunk driver wanted to sneak off, so the other driver and I went to stop him. He shouted at me and hit me. Being treated like this, I burst into a fury and shouted back. As soon as I said those dirty words, I felt ashamed. However, with people standing around and looking at us, how could I give up and let him go so easily! At that time, I dropped to the level of ordinary people: Giving him a good lesson was the only thing on my mind. Later on, a traffic police officer came to the scene, looked at my car, and said, "It was incredible how solid your car was!" It wasn't until then that I suddenly realized that Master had protected me.

When it came to the payment of claims, I dropped to the level of ordinary people again with the thought that I must have him repair my car as good as new. Since he was afraid of being detained for drunk driving, the driver came to negotiate with me. My friend asked me to charge him 3000 yuan for the cost of repairs. However, in the actual negotiation, I knew I could not ask for too much, so we agreed on him paying me 2000 yuan. After I repaired my car (having several extra spots sprayed with paint with that amount of money), I began to calculate in my heart that it was a good deal.

Soon came the retribution. After a few days, I received several tickets for traffic violations. The total amount of the fines I paid for these tickets exactly offset the windfall income. This was the punishment for my avarice! After that I realized I had made a mistake, and I started to look inward. Since then, I always remind myself that I am a Dafa practitioner and I must discipline myself!

I Barely Passed the Second Test

After the new year, I went to visit my father-in-law. After I parked my car, another car turned in front of me and wanted to park in front of my car. In such an open and spacious yard, the front of the other car still bumped into my car. Worrying about my car having severe damage, I jumped up to see what had happened, "My car was just painted!" The other driver also got out of his car and said to me that he was sorry about the accident. After I confirmed there was no real damage to my car, I said to him, "It's OK, you can go now." Then he left in a hurry.

When I got back to the car, I asked myself, "If the car had greater damage, would you let him go?" And then I answered myself, "Probably not." Actually I didn't pass this test. After my wife came back, I told her what happened. She was really angry, "What were you thinking? Why didn't you have him pay for it!" Being blamed, I became upset and could not let it go.

One night, while I was studying the Fa and sitting in the full-lotus position, I suddenly enlightened. My heart was filled with a joy and ease that could not be expressed in words.

This world is a sea of bitterness. But once you understand it, you realize that we cultivate through suffering, and we should be happy about everything we encounter! Good things we encounter are the fortune we deserve, encouraging us to continue doing good deeds and to cultivate more diligently. On the other hand, all the bad things and tribulations are our karmic retribution, and we should be thankful that we are protected by Master and that we can repay all of our karma in this life. (Actually, Master endures most of the karma we have. Thank-you, Master.) Moreover, the karma we suffer can be transformed into de, gong, and help us to improve our xinxing. In this way, is there anything that practitioners encounter that isn't our good fortune, and shouldn't we be happy about it?

I Passed the Third Test with Ease

A few days later, my wife and I went to a shopping mall. I stayed in the car and she went shopping on her own. While I was taking a nap in the car, something suddenly hit the left door of my car with a thud. After I opened my eyes and took a look, I saw there was a sedan right next to my car whose door scraped mine when the person opened it.

I didn't know why, but I was extremely calm at that time. The owner pretended to scold his daughter, and I smiled at them and said, "It's all right, you can leave now." That guy took a look at me with appreciation and drove his car away very quickly. Maybe he knew that my car had a visible scratch and was afraid I wound find it later and cause trouble for him. After my wife came back from shopping, I told her the story. She became very angry and said I was a worthless wretch. I laughed and said to her, "We should forgive him and forget about it. He didn't do it on purpose." Then my wife shouted at me, "If I spit at you, I don't do it on purpose, either!" I smiled and looked at her, "Dear, if you spit at me, I will wait until it's dried and won't wipe it off, do you believe that?" Then she was annoyed, but also amused enough to laugh. After a long silence, she finally said to me, "Only people like you have a good temper."