(Minghui.org) I’m 69 years old and I’ve practiced Falun Dafa for 26 years.
I discovered Falun Dafa during the lowest point of my life, when I was suffering from many health issues, including heart disease, high blood pressure, hepatitis B, and vocal cord nodules. My face was covered with butterfly-shaped spots, and I was miserable.
After only one month of practicing Falun Dafa, my ailments and skin blemishes vanished. I had the incredible feeling of being illness free! Falun Dafa not only resolved my illnesses but also elevated my morals. I became a better person. After witnessing Dafa’s amazing power, many of my friends and family members began practicing.
As an elementary school teacher, I used to be particular about the classes I was assigned each semester. However, after following Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, I accepted class assignments without complaint. Practicing Dafa taught me to grow from being a selfish person to someone who put others first.
During the years I taught sixth grade classes, my students often showed remarkable progress early in the school year, and my classes seemed rejuvenated. The principal asked how I achieved this, and I explained that Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance not only transformed me but also positively influenced my students.
All the teachers knew that my illnesses were resolved after I began practicing Falun Dafa, and some of them shared my story with people outside of school. I gave dozens of copies of Zhuan Falun to my colleagues, hoping they would pass them on, so others might benefit from Dafa as well.
I attended my high school reunion in 2019, and many classmates remarked how youthful I looked. When they asked me what my secret was, I proudly shared the benefits of Falun Dafa. Many of them recognized the goodness of Dafa, and some decided to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). One retired college professor even praised me for looking better than the last time she saw me. She acknowledged Falun Dafa’s power and was amazed by its transformative effect.
In 2022, I happened to meet a group of former colleagues I hadn’t seen in 30 years. They all commented on how young and elegant I looked. I explained how Falun Dafa changed my life, and I clarified the truth about Dafa and the on-going persecution. They understood the situation and chose to renounce their memberships in the CCP. Remarkably, three of them began practicing Falun Dafa.
As a practitioner in the Fa-rectification period, I work diligently to tell people about Falun Dafa, and strive to fulfill my vow.
Once, on my way home, I met a man in his seventies and told him about Falun Dafa and the persecution it faces, as well as its worldwide popularity. He embraced the truth and quickly agreed to renounce the CCP. By October 2023, he started practicing Falun Dafa.
A similar encounter happened with a man in his sixties, who expressed interest in learning Dafa and asked me to teach him the exercises. He, too, is now a practitioner.
One day, while clarifying the truth in a park, a fellow practitioner who knew me well walked by without recognizing me. When I greeted her on her way back, she looked at me for a long moment and then suddenly realized who I was. She told me I looked taller and stronger, as if I were a different person. I realized that Master empowered me, and that she might have seen a different version of me through her Third Eye. I was deeply moved and could not hold back my tears.
Master is always with me, and I am determined to cultivate diligently.