A Compassionate Hand Pulled Me Out of Depression

(Minghui.org) The humble, stable, and quick-witted Shen Wei-tung is a senior reporter and host of a financial program. His colleagues trust and rely on him. However, few people know that he feels uncomfortable recalling his past. He says that Falun Dafa drove away the darkness in his heart and brought hope and rebirth to his life.

Bullied in School

Born prematurely, Wei-tung was mentally slow and was overweight. In elementary school and middle school his classmates often bullied and laughed at him, causing him to develop low self-esteem.

His mother injured her back. Wei-tung and his elder brother had to turn her over and pat her back to help her get up in the morning. She tried organic diets, folk therapy, traditional massage, and some qigong exercises. Even though she spent a lot of money and time, nothing helped. She regained her health only after she began practicing Falun Dafa.

Wei-tung recalled, “After she started practicing Falun Dafa, my mother was healthy and happy. She was always full of energy and smiled a lot. I even forgot how we had to help her. Mother asked me if I wanted to learn Falun Dafa. She took me and my brother to the park to do the exercises at five o’clock in the morning during summer vacation.”

Dafa Gave Him Wisdom

Wei-tung experienced big changes after he practiced Falun Dafa for two months. He became lean and nimble. His muscles were strong, and his once rough skin became smooth. “I thought, wow, Falun Dafa is really special!” Wei-tung said.

He began to read Zhuan Falun the main text of Falun Dafa. He said his mind opened up.

His brain seemed sluggish in the past, and he couldn’t understand the reasoning and logic that the teachers used in class. After he began practicing Falun Dafa he said his logical thinking and intelligence improved. “I could understand their lectures, and my grades in each subject improved. I surprised my teachers and classmates. I successfully entered high school, and I was later admitted to a reputable public university (in Taiwan).”

Addicted to Video Games

Many of Wei-tung’s university classmates were very talented. He felt that he lacked communication and social skills, and his physical abilities and knowledge lagged behind theirs. He lost the self-esteem and self-confidence he found in high school when his grades were good. He felt inferior to his fellow classmates and began to forget about cultivation.

Wei-tung’s family reads the Fa at 11 p.m. every night. He found that he gradually couldn’t read it and he was tired when they invited him to join them. The pressure in his heart kept accumulating but he didn’t know how to resolve it. He finally told his family one night that he decided to stop practicing Falun Dafa.

However, he didn’t feel relaxed, as he expected, after he gave up cultivation; instead he felt very depressed and uncomfortable.

He couldn’t get along with his classmates, always felt negative, and began feeling anxious about meeting new people or even attending class. Trying to escape reality, he indulged himself and began playing video games. He also read fiction novels and comic books.

Wei-tung began suffering from depression. Fear and a sense of failure made him agitated. His weight fluctuated between fat and thin. When he became very depressed he even thought of committing suicide. He was nearly expelled by the university for missing too many classes in his junior year. However, he didn’t commit any serious wrongdoing, and finally graduated.

Remembering the Beauty of Dafa

He got a job after graduating, but the workload was demanding and he soon felt exhausted. “When I woke up in the middle of the night I often recalled how great I felt when I practiced Falun Dafa. Even though I’ve been away for a long time and I forgot the teachings, Dafa was deeply rooted in my heart,” Wei-tung said.

Shen Wei-tung

After reflecting on the happy memories of cultivating himself, Wei-tung analyzed what made him stop and what he truly wanted in his life.

“I began to realize how imperfect and pointless life is. What kind of person do I want to be? The key is what kind of life I want to achieve. I asked myself, if I lost everything today, and if all the things that constitute happiness in the world are lost, then, what’s most important in life?” Wei-tung said, “The answer is Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. When the three characters emerged in my heart, I understood that what was lacking my life was Falun Dafa.”

Master Never Gave up on Me

One day before the end of 2012, he went home and looked for an opportunity to talk to his mother. He said, “I forgot how to practice the exercises, can you teach me again?” At first, his mother didn’t understand what he meant. When she realized that her son wanted to come back to Falun Dafa, she was very happy.

Wei-tung reads Zhuan Falun to his child.

Wei-tung threw away all his comic books and video games after he made up his mind to cultivate again. “After I got rid of them my mind became clear, and I felt light. I could feel how powerful the Fa is. When I wanted to change towards the positive direction, I could feel myself changing every day. Every day when I woke up, I felt that my thinking and xinxing improved from the day before. Not only did I often gain new insights from studying the Fa, but my body also became healthier and lighter,” he said.

He felt relieved like never before after returning to Dafa, and his depression completely disappeared. In the past he struggled with fame and fortune, and felt that his life was gloomy and confused. Now he feels that every day is fulfilling, and he is full of vitality and hope.

“Many years ago another practitioner told me, you need to know why you are cultivating,” Wei-tung said, “Now I finally know after a long detour.”