(Minghui.org) Last spring, my 46-year-old nephew contracted a severe illness and died. His death was like the sky falling, plunging my brother and his wife into extreme grief. My brother and sister-in-law are both 78 years old, and losing their child in their old age was heart-breaking.
My sister-in-law could not stop crying day and night and developed a fever. Her health deteriorated. My brother was miserable. He also suffered with severe lung disease. He sat in a chair all day and did not move. I was very concerned for both of them.
I told my brother and his wife that everyone has his or her own fate, including our children. They used to read Falun Dafa books and had some understanding of Falun Dafa cultivation practice. I told them, “The only thing one can count on is Dafa, why not practice? You read the Falun Dafa books and know that Falun Dafa is good. Not only can it improve your health, but also safeguard a bright future.”
My brother agreed, and I brought them the book Zhuan Falun, exercise tapes, and audios of Master’s lectures. My brother began reading the Fa and doing the exercises every day. Through Fa study, he came to understand the meaning of life and the karmic relationship with his family members. He still misses his son but no longer feels so devastated.
He also began abiding by the principles of Dafa and carrying them out in his daily life. He told me that once he got 20 yuan extra in change by mistake while shopping and he returned it immediately. When I purchased five phone cards for fellow practitioners in my hometown, he gave me 100 yuan and said he would also contribute to the truth-clarification effort. He benefited from the practice, his health improved, and his complexion became healthy and rosy.
My sister-in-law witnessed the changes in my brother and also began to practice Falun Dafa. They studied Fa in the morning, and he went to the senior center in the afternoon to tell people about the persecution. They also distribute Dafa informational material in nearby villages.
They recently met a practitioner and now they read the Fa together every day. They also encouraged two of their nieces to practice with them. Studying Dafa has freed my brother and sister-in-law from their grief and given them new hope in life.
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