(Minghui.org)
1. Regretting Not Having Learned Falun Gong Earlier
I would like to share the amazing health recovery of a retired elderly man from Hebei Province. He lives by himself in a small farm house. He has children, but they all have their families and struggle financially. The elderly man started complaining to the local authorities about the pension that had been denied to him for many years. After being brushed off repeatedly, the disappointed man finally gave up on his pension.
“Hopeless. This society is hopeless,” he concluded.
He was getting old, and his health was failing. He was diagnosed with irregular heartbeat and had little energy. He took medicine daily, but it didn't improve his health. Next, he started having pain in his legs and lower back. He traveled to Beijing for a checkup and was diagnosed with osteonecrosis. The orthopedist recommended surgery at an estimated expense of 80,000 to 100,000 yuan.
Unable to afford the surgery, the elderly man returned home. Tormented by the pain daily, he felt that he would rather die than live in agony.
His fortune reversed when a local man who practices Falun Gong spoke to him in 2005, taking the time to explain that Falun Gong is not at all what the Chinese media has portrayed in its propaganda.
“Falun Gong is a cultivation practice of the Buddha School,” the practitioner said. “It offers salvation to all. You shall be blessed by Falun Gong if you sincerely recite, 'Falun Gong is good.' Better yet, it will change your life for the better if you practice Falun Gong.”
The elderly man was skeptical. “I am almost 80. I am old and sick. Can I be saved?”
When the Falun Gong practitioner assured him that belief in his heart is the only thing that matters, the man agreed to give it a try. Since there was nothing to lose,he began reciting, “Falun Gong is good” each day. After a few days, his leg pain began to subside.
He then decided to learn the Falun Gong exercises. Within a month, he no longer had irregular heartbeat. His leg pain improved so much that he could ride a bicycle again. He was ecstatic.
Through this miraculous experience, the elderly man regained confidence that he could return to good health. He visited the practitioner and asked to read the Falun Gong teachings. He obtained a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Gong, and read it from cover to cover within two days. He then read it again and again. Soon, he stopped feeling any pain and returned to good health.
He is now 84 years old and free of illness. He is often seen by villagers riding his bicycle, visiting his friends and relatives.
“I am over 80,” he said. “The biggest regret I have in life is not knowing the truth about Falun Gong sooner or practicing Falun Gong sooner. But from now on, I will make it my business to tell people what Falun Gong is really about.”
2. A Miracle That Shocked My Friends and Relatives
After being paralyzed for five years, I now stand and walk on my own. This is a miracle that has shocked all of my friends and relatives.
I am 63 years old. I was a factory worker at a cotton factory. I developed hand eczema in 1989. My hands cracked and bled. I had to avoid water to minimize irritation, which means I had to avoid most housework. I also had to quit my job. I sought treatments everywhere. The prescription drugs did not work. They even caused substantial hair loss. Next I developed lower back pain, neck pain, diabetes, anal abscess, breast hyperplasia and muscle dystrophy. If I tried to sit up, my body would feel numb. If I tried to walk, my legs would feel numb. I lost so much weight that I became skin and bones.
I became paralyzed in 2000. Confined to my bed, I had to rely on my husband and daughter for all essential tasks of daily life, including eating, drinking, dressing, bathing, continence, hygiene and grooming. I became depressed and peevish, which only caused my health to further deteriorate. My family suffered as I suffered. I lost faith in life. I believed that I would never get better, so I was waiting for death to arrive.
While I was in the depths of despair, Yingzi, a friend of mine who practices Falun Gong, paid me a visit. She gave me a copy of Zhuan Falun and a Falun Gong amulet. She suggested that I recite the words, “Falun Gong is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” which are the words printed on the fabric of the amulet.
I began to read Zhuan Falun daily. Soon I could see things in a different dimension. I saw the words “Falun Gong” appear in my home. I saw the word “Buddha” displayed in giant size on the wall. I saw every word in Zhuan Falun turning gold and blue. I saw golden Faluns rotating on the pages.
I found my health improving rapidly. In fact, I returned to good health in less than two weeks. My skin became normal and healthy again. I ate well, slept well and walked again. My family and relatives were in awe of the miracle unfolding before them.
When I practiced Falun Gong's sitting meditation, I felt that my body was light like a feather and I saw a giant Buddha in the air in the meditation pose as well.
I began to follow Falun Gong's principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance the best I could. Soon I found myself less peevish. I began to see things from my husband's and my daughter's perspective and appreciated what they had done for me. I tried to help with housework. When I fought with my family, I began to search within and identify my own shortcomings.
When I showed up again in front of my neighbors and old colleagues, they were amazed and demanded to know what medical treatment had forged this miracle.
When they learned that it was Falun Gong that had helped me return to good health, they realized that they had been lied to by the Chinese communist regime. Many agreed to quit the Chinese Community Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. Some have also learned the Falun Gong exercises and studied the Falun Gong's teachings. A man over 70 has been practicing Falun Gong ever since and also returned to excellent health.
