Holding Righteous Thoughts to Cultivate Diligently and Save More People

(Minghui.org) I’m 60 years old and live in a rural area. It has been more than 23 years since I started practicing Falun Dafa – I clearly remember the year: 1998. I have followed Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and benefited a lot by cultivating my xinxing. I also understand how to look inward to find where I fall short when I encounter problems. 

Removing Stones from the Road 

On the road out of our village, there were many stones that farmers had dumped onto the dirt. The road is about a half kilometer long. Stones accumulated over the years, and it was difficult for vehicles to drive on it. My husband and I discussed the issue and concluded that nobody would clean the road unless we did. As cultivators, we knew we should accept the responsibility, so we started to remove the stones from the road. My husband later left home to work out of town, so I took care of the project by myself.

One afternoon, I shoveled stones into my unicycle cart, then pushed the cart with all my strength to the potholes and unloaded them there, one cart after another. If this had come up in the past, I wouldn’t have done this voluntary work. Besides, I wasn’t able to do such heavy physical labor.

Before practicing Falun Dafa, I suffered from several illnesses from my struggle to find fame and fortune over the years. I had to rest in bed for two to three days after doing some heavy work. My lower back hurt; It was as if someone was pulling it down if I carried something. I could barely walk when my lower back hurt. Since becoming a practitioner, however, I recovered from all my illnesses, and now I’m healthy!

When I was removing the stones, a woman working on her nearby farm ridiculed me. My elder brother then stopped by and asked me how much money I could make for doing that. I replied that I was helping out the community for free. No matter what other people thought of me, or whatever they said, I didn’t mind. I just followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

When I was almost done, the woman from the nearby farm drove her electric tricycle home slowly. I told her that she could drive more smoothly and faster if the stones were removed. She said with a smile: “Thank you for your hard work, you must feel tired.” I replied, “I practice Dafa, enjoy good health, and I do not feel tired from doing this!”

On my way home, one of my neighbors remarked, “Falun Dafa practitioners are great. She helped clean away the stones thrown on the road from the farms. Only people with a good attitude can do this!”

What my neighbor said is true. Dafa practitioners have validated the beauty of Dafa to the world. 

Spreading the Fa to Save People

I visited all of my relatives and helped most of them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during all the years I have clarified the truth. 

I decided to visit my younger aunt’s house again since her husband didn’t quit the CCP yet. Last winter, I kept thinking about visiting them. My family hadn’t been close to hers, and I had just met my younger aunt once or twice in the past. I had told her about the persecution of Dafa and the importance of withdrawing from the CCP. She agreed to withdraw from the CCP, but her husband and their son didn’t. I had been thinking about helping them so they could avoid adversity and stay safe.

I had never been to their village. The journey was not easy, and I had to pass two mountain roads with steep slopes while riding my bicycle. One winter afternoon, I decided to take along three truth-clarification desk calendars. On my way there, I constantly asked for directions and told people the truth about Dafa, as well as the importance of quitting the CCP. The three desk calendars were soon handed out, and three people agreed to withdraw from the CCP and its youth organizations.

Although I asked for directions, I still ended up in the wrong village. I finally found the correct way. But it was getting dark, so I decided to turn around and return home. I returned the next day and was told that my aunt’s husband had spent tens of thousands of yuan in medical expenses last year, and my aunt was not in good health either. She had to take medicine every day. This had gone on for years. 

Their son was also in his 30s and had yet to find a girlfriend, yet most people in rural villages get married in their 20s. I said to my aunt, “You should practice Falun Dafa. It has miraculous effects when it comes to healing and fitness. Only Dafa can save your family!”

I told them that my husband used to be ill, and all the money he had earned was spent on his medical expenses. After he started to practice Falun Dafa, he soon enjoyed good health. They both listened attentively. Both my aunt and her husband then decided to start practicing.

When I visited a second time, I brought them two copies of Zhuan Falun, one copy of The Great Way of Spiritual Perfection, which contained diagrams of the Dafa exercise movements, and a truth-clarification booklet. I taught them how to do the exercises twice. I then went to their house a few more times to make sure they could do them correctly. The weather was extremely cold last winter, my hands were frozen and the wind penetrated my clothes every time I went. 

I went to their house again recently. My aunt told me that in the past, she had to rest several times before she could finish making dumplings. But now she was more energetic, and she didn’t have to take breaks when cooking. She said she also had the energy to clean her house and even held a part-time job. She and her husband were hired to plant sunflowers, with each of them earning over 120 yuan a day. My aunt said happily, “I didn’t make any money for years!”

She also told me that her son had a girlfriend and was going to get married this year. This is the blessing that Master Li Hongzhi bestowed upon them after they began to practice Falun Dafa.

Holding Righteous Thoughts

Beginning on July 20, 1999, the CCP led by then CCP head Jiang Zemin spread rumors on television and newspapers throughout China, slandering Dafa and Master Li. Dafa disciples then started to be arrested, jailed, or constantly harassed.

The former village accountant came to my home twice. The first time was during the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, and the second time he came with a township CCP secretary, and a woman who took a picture of me with her cell phone. Every time they came, I told them that I am a good citizen and that we practitioners are good people. Our Master told us to follow the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. We didn’t break any laws. I told them that their coming to my home was disturbing my life, which was causing me duress.

They left after hearing the truth. I said to the village accountant, “You have come to my home twice because I practice Falun Dafa. Don’t come again!” I also told him to go back and tell his supervisor that all practitioners are good people. He never came to my home again after that.

I filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in 2015, and I mailed the petition to the Supreme Court, demanding that Jiang be brought to justice, and that the reputation of Dafa and Master Li be restored.

Two police officers came to my home and asked me to go with them to the police station. I told them firmly, “I am a legal citizen, I did not break the law, I did not kill or set a fire. You use your car to catch bad people, I will not ride in your car.” But they would not leave.

With Master’s strengthening and protection, righteous thoughts struck my mind, and I asked the officers: “Jiang Zemin has persecuted us for many years. Has any Dafa disciple ever fought violently?” The middle-aged officer shook his head. I then told them that Falun Dafa is good, and our Master told us to be good people by following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

I continued: “Look at Bo Xilai and Wang Lijun, they have been punished because they persecuted Dafa. Good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil.” After hearing my words, the middle-aged officer turned around, got into the car, and wanted to leave, but the younger officer was still standing there. The middle-aged one then got out of the car and said: “The director ordered us to come here, we just do our job.” I said calmly: “Go back and tell your director that all Falun Dafa practitioners are good people.” They drove away.

Last March, the CCP initiated the “Zero Out” campaign, threatening to make all Falun Dafa practitioners renounce their belief. The village accountant came to my house and asked me to sign a statement to renounce Dafa. I told him, “You know that practitioners are good people. I have been practicing Falun Dafa for 23 years. Whenever I saw stones and branches on the road, I would pick them up and throw them aside. And when I came across broken glass, I would pick that up so people would not get flat tires.”

After hearing this, he said, “It would be great if every CCP member acts like a Falun Dafa practitioner.” He didn’t mention anything about signing the document.

The village accountant later became the village head. He sold fertilizer for his family business. A few years ago, my husband and I went there to buy fertilizer, and we clarified the truth to him and tried to persuade him to quit the CCP. He said at that time, “Are you kidding me? I’m in charge of the Falun Dafa issue, how can I quit the CCP?” I told him, “Even police officers have quit. Don’t persecute Dafa practitioners from now on!”

My husband and I wanted to buy fertilizer again last spring. Since several families sold fertilizer in our area, my husband asked me whose fertilizer we should buy. In the past, I had often resented the current village head. When he was an accountant, he came to our house and harassed me twice. I looked inward, and realized I should still try to save him. He was pitiful because he didn’t know the truth and obeyed the CCP to harass practitioners. So I said to my husband, “Let’s go to the village head’s place to buy the fertilizer.”

We bought a few packs of fertilizer, and the village head asked his wife to help load them on our cart, saying that he could not help given his back pain. I said that my husband would help. I then took the opportunity to tell him the truth and persuade him to quit the CCP. I said, “If your back hurts, just recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,’ you will get well. Besides, you need to quit the CCP to ensure your safety.”

His brother-in-law was there at that time and said, “How can the village head quit the CCP? He cannot quit the CCP.” I replied, “As the village head, you should quit the CCP to ensure your safety first. Then when you are safe, you can make more money.” 

The village head said, “I know it in my heart.” I interjected, “Even though you know it, you still have to agree to quit to ensure your safety.” My husband finished loading the fertilizer and stepped forward, “I’ll make up a pseudonym for you to quit and you just agree to it.” The village head exclaimed, “I agree!” My husband and I both laughed. We were happy that his life was saved.

When the police station later called the village head to visit my house, he would just go through the motions. I told him, “If they call you again, just openly tell them Falun Dafa practitioners are good people.” He said that was what he told them.

I know this appeared like harassment on the surface, but it turned out to be their chances to be saved, It is also to test if Dafa disciples are steadfast in the Fa. We always need to look inward and cultivate ourselves.

Epilogue

During all these years of cultivation, I have improved a lot. At first, I didn’t know how to cultivate, didn’t look inward, and blamed others when things went wrong. As I constantly studied and memorized the Fa, however, I improved and upgraded my xinxing. I can now look inward when I encounter an issue, and I finally let go of the decades-long conflicts and resentments with my family and neighbors. An iceberg has melted, and we all get along well.