From Weak to Strong through Dafa Practice

(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Wu is a farmer who lives in a village outside Zunhua City, Hebei Province. He is a simple, kind, and honest man, willing to help others. However, he was once physically weak and suffered from many illnesses. His friends noticed that he changed after he began practicing Falun Gong. His wife excitedly told people that her husband had benefited immensely since become a Dafa practitioner.

Mr. Wu is 56 years old. He began practicing Falun Gong in 1996. Before that, he suffered a lot because a disc exerted pressure on his sciatic nerve, which caused pain from his midsection on down his legs. He tried shots, taking medicine, and acupuncture but nothing cured his condition. He could not do any work, and constantly worried about how he would support his family. His wife carried most of the responsibility for the family. The entire family was in a sad state.

Mr. Wu also had many bad habits. He liked to smoke, drink, and gamble. As a result he quarreled a lot with his wife. One time he refused to leave the gambling table the night before the new year, so his wife and children went to ask him to come home. When he didn't leave, his wife got his mother to go and ask him to return home, but he remained stuck to the gambling table, which made his wife very angry. There was one more problem with Mr. Wu. If he saw something that he liked, he would do everything he could to get it and he did not see anything wrong with this behavior.

In 1996 Mr. Wu's elder brother, a Dafa practitioner, came to see him. He introduced Dafa to Mr. Wu and his wife. They both started practicing Falun Gong.

After reading Dafa books over and over again, Mr. Wu understood that beyond just doing the five exercises, a high moral standard was required of Dafa practitioners. He understood that in order to practice Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, he must let go of all his bad habits. He should put the interests of others ahead of himself. He no longer gambled, and he quit smoking and drinking. Also, he would not try to acquire so many things anymore. Moreover, he would not accept gifts.

Over time, Mr. Wu's health improved substantially. He looked younger than his age and he no longer suffered from illness. He is now able to work and his entire family feels blessed. He is deeply indebted to Dafa's founder Master Li Hongzhi and has been telling people that it is Dafa that saved him and his family.

Mr. Wu has become a very considerate person. A section of an unpaved road in the southern part of his village had a big dip that filled up with water whenever it rained a lot. It was muddy and difficult to get through, particularly during the rainy season. One day, Mr. Wu used his own shovel to fill the dip with soil from the surrounding area. Some people commented that only fools would put in so much effort for a public road. Mr. Wu explained his action simply by saying that rain made the road difficult to use and people might fall and injure themselves.

However, the Chinese communist agents came to harass Mr. Wu and ordered him to slander Dafa. They told him that he would be arrested if he refused to obey their orders. Mr. Wu said to them, “Dafa teaches people how to be a good person. What is wrong with that? Dafa asks people not to fight back when punched or insulted; yet you ask me to slander Dafa. Furthermore, I owe my good health to Dafa. Why would I listen to you?” Finally, unable to justify their position, the agents left.

In 2011, communist agents harassed Mr. Wu again. They asked him whether he was still practicing Dafa. He replied, “Definitely! It is most beneficial to do so. I hope you will not persecute Dafa practitioners. Instead, be nice to them, because that will benefit you and your family. ” Finally, the agents told him that he could practice at home.