My Child Is Guided by Falun Dafa

(Minghui.org) After I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1996, I became healthy, optimistic, and considerate. Fortunately, I was able to practice Dafa early on in my life—otherwise, my son would have forever lived in the shadow of domestic violence.

I’m a teacher. I used to be frail, sickly, and narrow-minded. Due to illnesses and pressure at work, I often argued with my husband. I frequently vented my anger on others, especially my son. He was stubborn and naughty, so I often hit or reprimanded him. After I began practicing Falun Dafa I realized that punishing a child is not the way to guide him and help him improve.

Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, said,

“Some people will lose their temper in disciplining children and yell at them, making quite a scene. You should not be that way in disciplining children, and neither should you, yourselves get really upset. You should educate children with reason so that you can really teach them well.” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)

When my son did something wrong, I first let him calm down. I also calmed myself down and reasoned with him. Sometimes, I read Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa, to him. I also taught him to behave according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. However, as he got older and his school work increased, he had less time to listen to the Fa.

My son lived in a dormitory when he attended high school, and only came home every other week. I always copied a few songs from Master’s Hong Yin and asked him to also recite them while away at school. He has been greatly blessed, even though he did not cultivate and only understood a little of Dafa’s principles. By high school, he was a tall, healthy, and handsome young man.

Dafa also gave my son wisdom. He had always been at the top of his class from elementary school through high school and he was admitted to a good university. After he graduated, he was hired by a public enterprise because of his excellent grades.

Nowadays, young people are spoiled and don’t work hard. Guided by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, my son never refused to work overtime when his supervisor asked. Thus he worked until 7 or 8 p.m. almost every day, sometimes he worked later. Everyone in his workplace has to take turns working on holidays. My son always covered the holiday shifts for his out-of-town colleagues. For two years, he worked on New Year’s eve and was unable to celebrate the New Year with us. I praised him for helping his coworkers.

Once, my son accidentally scratched a car parked outside the gate of his workplace. He couldn’t find the owner, so he left a note on the car so the owner could contact him. My son offered to pay for the damage. The owner was moved and said, “The car is slightly damaged and doesn’t need to be repaired. Honest people like you are few and far between nowadays! I wish I had friends like you!”

As my son is not a Falun Dafa practitioner, and I sometimes worry that he might be affected by today’s materialistic society. I remind him to maintain his integrity and not be greedy.

Although his job required him to have business dealings with other companies, he declined invitations to meet during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. In this way he avoided any instances of “gift giving” and kept his business professional. He instead made arrangements to meet after the festival.

Because of his hard work and integrity, my son is highly praised by his supervisors and colleagues. Now he is the youngest middle-level manager in his company, and he found his ideal girlfriend.