True Gold Is Not Afraid of Fire

(Minghui.org) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has not been able to control the coronavirus pandemic, which has quickly spread among high-ranking officials and ordinary citizens alike. From the capital to countryside villages, most people have tested positive for COVID-19. The spread of the virus is worsening every day. Hospitals are working beyond capacity, and people are struggling to get medical treatment. Medical staff also are dying, and funeral homes across the country are filled to capacity. People are frightened and angry.

I had a fever, cough, and my body was sore not long ago. I stayed in bed for a couple of days, but my cough was still severe, and I couldn’t fall asleep at night. I was only able to sleep after I recited “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” memorized the Fa, and asked Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa, for help.

Prior to this, I’d worked with a fellow practitioner to print the Minghui Weekly, and “We Hope You Stay Safe” for practitioners to distribute. Practitioners collected their materials, but I became sick before I had time to distribute them. A practitioner wanted to do it for me, but I declined the offer. The practitioner who helped me print the materials came back a week later. She told me that she’d had similar symptoms as mine, but she got up and did things as usual after staying in bed for a couple of days.

I admired her. She is 70 years old, the eldest among the local practitioners. But, her health is the best. She walked to the neighboring village to buy medicine for her husband, distributed Dafa fliers and clarified the truth about Dafa. She delivered the Minghui Weekly every week to practitioners. The more she does, the more energetic she becomes.

I was still listless after two weeks. I suddenly realized that I had not sent in the greetings to wish Master a happy New Year, with the new year being only four days away. I felt sorry and embarrassed. Master had saved me when my life was in peril. Now, I was so weak that I lacked the strength to write “Happy New Year” to Master, after more than 20 years of cultivation.

Master has endured so much to save practitioners. I knew I needed to represent the local practitioners and write something. I prepared myself mentally, and finally finished composing the “Happy New Year” wishes. Originally, I had wanted to write a poem, but my mind was blank, so I ended up writing a few sentences, and sent it to the Minghui website.

That night, I dreamed there were four Bodhisattva statues in my room. They were very beautiful. Someone told me they were the immortals that four practitioners cultivated into. I was excited when I woke up, and understood that it was Master encouraging me to do what I needed to do.

I read practitioners’ experience sharing articles online, which greatly inspired me. I understood that the discomfort I was experiencing was for eliminating my karma. Master was helping me push the karma out. Practitioners have energy that kills germs and viruses. The pandemic has eyes, and it is said that heaven has targets with the virus. The pandemic has nothing to do with good people, let alone practitioners.

Master said, 

“...numerous lives with enormous karma as well as members of the wicked Communist Party will be weeded out and annihilated.” (“Wake Up”)

Two people in my village passed away soon after contracting the virus. Both of them had refused to accept the truth about Dafa. One treated a practitioner in the village as his enemy. Another had slandered Dafa publicly and insulted Dafa’s founder many times.

People have died recently from COVID in every village in our area. One hears the funeral music everywhere. The atmosphere is full of sorrow and sadness. Among the dead are retired workers and police officers. There are also people who opposed Dafa, and those who followed the CCP, and refused to quit the Party.

As a Dafa practitioner, the physical discomfort is caused by karma on the one hand, and interference and persecution by the old forces on the other. Isn’t this to test true Dafa practitioners?

The elderly practitioner in my district, who is over 70 years old, did not eat for seven days after a physical condition developed, but she was still participating in her Dafa project. She couldn’t ride her electric bicycle, so she took the bus to work with fellow practitioners. She did what Dafa practitioners should do. After returning home, she recovered, and the sickness and false appearance of discomfort disappeared.

Dafa cultivation is serious. Ordinary people have a saying: True gold is not afraid of fire. On a Dafa practitioner’s path to becoming divine, whether he or she can meet the standards of the Fa will be tested.

To be able to realize the principles of the Fa in the midst of tribulations is to forge a golden body in the melting pot of Dafa. If one can really remain unshakable no matter what, then one has met the Fa’s standard.

Master said,

““I’m Li Hongzhi’s disciple, I don’t want other arrangements or acknowledge them”—then they won’t dare to do that. So it can all be resolved. When you can really do that, not just saying it but putting it into action, Master will definitely stand up for you.” (Teachings Given on Lantern Festival Day, 2003)

I recited this paragraph over and over again. People are dying every day in China, and saving people is extremely urgent. I cannot stay home and not go out to save people because I don’t feel well. I must go out. This is a mission that a Dafa practitioner needs to accomplish.

I went with my son to the town market to shop for goods for the New Year festival. I prayed to Master to help me and give me wisdom and strength. I took desk calendars, a dozen pamphlets, and two dozen amulets with me. I gave out most of the materials I had. Some people thanked me after taking the calendars, some took the pamphlets to read at home, and many were very happy to get the amulets. I did not cough or feel tired while distributing the materials. I knew Master was helping me.

I felt good after coming home from the market, because I had done a sacred thing, something that a Fa-rectification period Dafa practitioner needs to do. My physical suffering has lessened, and the cough is much better. Master removed a large portion of my karma for me. Thank you, Master!