(Minghui.org) When I moved to a large city from a small town, I felt pretty good about things, but I had one concern: I didn't know any practitioners here and was a stranger in this new environment. I found it hard to pluck up the courage to talk to people about Falun Gong and the persecution. Even when I did find another practitioner I knew, we lived far apart.
“I Believe You Can Save Me”
I went for a walk by the lake one day. There were many people there. While I was standing by the water's edge, someone started talking to me. I turned around and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady. We began chatting, and she told me that she believed in Buddha. “Me, too,” I replied. But I didn't think of telling her about Falun Gong as I didn’t know her and was afraid of being reported to the authorities because of my belief.
Suddenly she said, “I believe you can save me!” I was shocked and looked at her in surprise. She went on to say, with a smile, “Yes, you can save me.” I suddenly realized that Master brought her to me to help me get rid of my fear of talking to people about Falun Gong, and served as a reminder that sentient beings are waiting to be saved.
Tears came to my eyes--I was so grateful to Master. I said, “It's not me who can save you, it is Falun Dafa and Master Li Hongzhi.” I told her why Heaven will destroy the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the importance of quitting the CCP organizations. I also told her to remember “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
Her eyes were also filling up, and she kept saying, “I've been saved. I've been saved. Thank you.” I told her not to thank me, but to thank Master. Then she kept saying, “Thank you, Master Li Hongzhi” as she edged backwards, with her hands held together in front of her chest. She bowed to me and said, “Thank you.”
Tears were streaming down my face. This experience encouraged me to talk to strangers. However, I still had some attachment to fear inside.
Strengthening Righteous Thoughts Through Group Fa Study
I soon found a practitioner I knew. She helped me set up my computer so that I could access the Minghui website. I read articles on Minghui every day, and the sharings from fellow practitioners helped me a lot. Later, I got in touch with local practitioners and started attending weekly group Fa study and other activities.
At group Fa study I noticed that fellow practitioners hold Master and the Fa in the highest regard. They hold no grudges against one another and always consider others first. They talk to people about Falun Gong and hand out Shen Yun DVDs with no fear. I was very touched by what I saw and made up my mind that I would do this, too.
I paid more attention to Fa study and read more sharings on the Minghui website. Gradually my righteous thoughts became stronger and I had more compassion and less fear. Later, I was able to hand out truth-clarification DVDs and Shen Yun DVDs. I could also talked to people and encourage them to quit the CCP.
Telling People about the Persecution
While I was sitting on a bench, a man approached with his young daughter. I moved over to give them enough room to sit down. The little girl looked cross-eyed and rather frail. The man told me that she had heart disease, so I told him to get her to recite “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance is good.” He looked at me in surprise, but then said he would.
I asked him if he was a member of the CCP. He replied, “I'm not just a member, I work in the criminal police division.” I laughed and said, “Then you'd better quit the CCP, for the sake of your little girl and yourself!” He agreed. I also told him about the persecution of Falun Gong and why we encourage people to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. He listened and told his daughter to thank me when they left.
When I went for groceries one time, an old man was pushing a baby carriage in front of me. I didn't think of talking to him about Falun Gong. However, when I walked past them, the baby started making a lot of noise. I didn't take any notice of it and walked on. The baby kept making loud noises, so I looked back. When I saw her, she waved her little hands and appeared very excited. I realized that she was trying to catch my attention.
I stopped and said hello to the baby and she looked happy. The old man found it intriguing. We kept walking and I started chatting with him, telling him about Falun Gong and quitting the CCP.
He agreed to quit. The baby was looking at me the entire time. After we parted, I turned around and saw that they were still there and the baby was still staring at me. Tears welled up. I was overwhelmed with the feeling that sentient beings are all waiting to be saved!
Another time I was talking to a middle-aged woman. She agreed to quit the CCP and told me that her husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and asked if there was any way to help him. I told her to get him quit the CCP and recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” sincerely. I also gave her a Falun Dafa amulet. She seemed very happy.
Two days later I saw her again. She held my hands and said, “It worked! I told my husband what you said. He immediately agreed to quit the CCP and started to recite what you said. He stopped vomiting that very evening.” (He had been vomiting for about six months).
A few days later I ran into the couple again. She asked her husband to thank me. I told them it wasn't me they should thank, but our master who is saving people. I reminded them to keep reciting “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
Master Is Doing It All
One afternoon I went to a fellow practitioner's house to pick up some Shen Yun DVDs. I asked her if there were disks in every one. She said they were, so I didn't check and took 15 of them. On my way home I handed out five.
When I got home and opened one DVD case, I was shocked to see it was empty. When I checked the rest, they were all empty, too!
I looked within for loopholes on my part. How could it happen? The DVD cases were empty. It showed that I didn't do the three things with a righteous heart. I apologized to Master and asked Master for help. I then rushed back to the practitioner's house.
When I got there and told her about it, she said she had handed out a few as well. We checked the rest of the DVDs and found that they were all empty - no disks!
On my way home, I went to a family's house. I know the lady there and told her that the DVD I'd given her earlier was empty. She took it out and opened it. I was surprised to see that there was a disk in it. I realized that Master had helped me. I was so grateful to Master.
Two days later I ran into another person to whom I'd given a DVD. I asked him if it had a disk in the case. He said yes. He had already watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I met a street vendor about a month ago. I remembered giving him a Shen Yun DVD, too. I gave him a copy of the software to access uncensored news and asked him if he had watched the Shen Yun DVD. He said, “It was very good. Thank you!”
I truly feel that Master is right beside me at all times and he knows about everything we do and say. What can we achieve without Master? Master is the one who is doing all this! Thank you, compassionate Master!
