(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. I would like to share two stories from the past 16 years of my cultivation.

“You don't seem to age! You look so young!”

I was a manager for a state-run corporation in China for years before I started practicing Falun Gong. I used to be ferocious: I would fight almost "to the death" to get ahead. More than 30 years of battling with people took a toll on my health, and I was physically and mentally worn out.

For two decades I suffered from a myriad of illness, including colitis (colon inflammation), cervical spondylosis (a degeneration of the neck joints), and various stomach diseases. I tried both Chinese and Western treatments, yet I was still tormented by illness. I looked like I was in the 60s when I was only in my 50s.

When I started practicing Falun Gong in 1996, I knew only very vaguely about cultivation practice. I had to spend some time reading the Falun Gong books before I finally acquired some understanding of what cultivation means, how to cultivate, and what the true meaning of life is.

A miracle happened when I finally made up my mind to cultivate—all of my diseases disappeared, and I became perfectly healthy without any treatment. Words cannot describe what it feels like to be free of illness! I have been perfectly healthy and full of energy since, and I have not needed to see a doctor in the past 15 years.

A friend who had not seen me for 10 years exclaimed, “You don't seem to age! You look so young!” He said that I did not look like a man in his 70s. Many people actually started practicing Falun Gong after witnessing my transformation.

Kidney Stones Disappear

My wife's older sister is a parking lot attendant. She had kidney stones for 10 years, and she took medicine all year round; however, she still had to get injections from time to time to mitigate the problem. The medicine seemed to keep the kidney stones under control, but it was unable to eliminate them entirely.

After my wife started practicing Falun Gong in 1998, her lupus and uterine tumors were cured without any treatment. After witnessing my wife's transformation, her sister became interested in the practice. She is illiterate, so we played Teacher Li Hongzhi's audio lectures for her so that she could learn Falun Gong's teachings.

The Chinese communist regime began suppressing Falun Gong before my sister-in-law finished listening to the entire lecture series. However, she did not believe the propaganda that the state-run media perpetrated against Falun Gong. She noted that there was a vast discrepancy between the propaganda being spread and the Falun Gong teachings. She understood that Teacher Li Hongzhi instructed his students to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and that he has never taught anything close to what was being fabricated by the propaganda. Convinced of the goodness of Falun Gong, she knew that Falun Gong was being set up and that its Teacher was facing baseless accusations.

Then a miracle happened: All of her kidney stones disappeared. She felt like a new person, and she discovered an improved appetite and restful sleep. She became full of life. She now takes full advantage of her job as a parking lot attendant to tell people about Falun Gong.

Many people stopped believing in the communist regime's false propaganda after they witnessed my sister-in-law's recovery. She is 79 years old, but she is very healthy and has a glowing complexion. She can even effortlessly play several games of badminton with young people. Many people around her have become convinced that Falun Gong is good.