Dafa Guided Me to Overcome Family Tribulations

(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa on May 21, 1997. At that time, I had almost mentally collapsed with illness. I was emaciated and could not eat. I was 1.6 meters (5 feet, 3 inches) tall and weighed only 30 kilograms (about 66 pounds). My face was dark and ugly.

On May 21, 1997, my husband took me to a hospital. The doctor who examined me had a very kind face. She said to me with concern, “I would like to give you a book to read.” Seeing how kind she was, I took it.

When I got home that night, I opened the book. When I saw Master’s photo, I couldn’t stop crying. I felt like a lost child who'd found her parent. I was very excited, and I also saw tears in Master’s eyes. I didn’t sleep all night and finished reading all of Zhuan Falun. I decided to practice Falun Dafa from then on.

I followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to guide me in my cultivation. I looked inward when I encountered problems, set strict demands on myself, and never let up in studying the Fa and doing the exercises. After practicing Falun Dafa for a period of time, all my ailments disappeared, my energy improved, my relationship with my husband was harmonious, and I got along well with my relatives and friends. They all agreed that Falun Dafa was good.

In 1999, Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), used his power to initiate the persecution of Falun Dafa and frame Master. Other practitioners and I discussed going to Beijing to appeal and report the true situation to the country’s leaders. I went to the Petitions Office, but there were police everywhere and I couldn’t get in. I went to Beijing three times and was arrested the last time. I was taken back to the local detention center and given a year of forced labor. Because I refused to give up practicing Dafa, my employer fired me

A year later, I returned home and found that my husband was having an affair. They talked on the phone, and he often did not come home after getting off work. It seemed that they had known each other since I was detained and had been in contact with each other for a long time. This overwhelmed me, and I didn’t know how to face it. Because of the persecution, I had not studied the Fa for a long time. There was no Fa in my mind, and I just put up with the affair.

When I asked other practitioners what to do, they said, “First, study the Fa more, look for the reasons in yourself more, and do not think negative things.” So I studied the Fa more and looked for my own shortcomings. Still, I could not let it go in my heart. My husband would not stay at home during the New Year holiday and other holidays, and took his mistress out to play, without considering my feelings, or those of our child, and my mother-in-law. My husband would leave home for seven or eight days, and I felt very upset.

After my father-in-law passed away, my brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law decided that my family should support my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law was old and sick, so I had to take care of feeding her, housing her, bathing her, and nursing her. My two aunts came to visit occasionally and then left. All the burden fell on me. My husband didn’t give me any of his salary, so I resented him. I couldn’t live like that, it was too hard. I didn’t want to stay at home anymore. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I couldn’t consider myself a cultivator anymore.

But Dafa had taken root in my heart. Master guided me to study the Fa, and Dafa made me sober: I am a cultivator. Shouldn’t I listen to Master and act according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance? After studying the Fa repeatedly and looking inward, I realized I was wrong.

After the persecution of Falun Dafa began in 1999, I was rarely home. The police often came to our home to harass me. Because I was afraid of being persecuted, I walked everywhere. The police couldn’t find me, so they put my husband under surveillance. He was not allowed to come and go at will, and someone followed him to work. He was under huge pressure. He had to take care of his mother and our child at home. It couldn’t have been easy for him.

Dafa made me develop the compassion of a cultivator. I was able to treat my husband with kindness. I no longer focused on his shortcomings, and I corrected my resentment, jealousy, fighting mentality, and other negative thoughts about him. Dafa taught me that, no matter how my husband treated me, I should treat him well, let him feel my concern and thoughtfulness, and care for him. I should think about him in every way, patiently take care of my mother-in-law, and do the housework well.

When my mother-in-law was bedridden and could not move, she soiled the bed. She often called me at night, and I would patiently take care of her. My husband saw how hard it was for me to care for his mother, so he came to help. Gradually, he changed. He rarely went out, started helping me with the housework, and cared for me and our child. He gradually stopped contacting the other woman.

I clarified the truth to my husband and guided him to start practicing Dafa. Now, he studies the Fa and supports me in doing the three things. Our child also studies the Fa with us. Blessed by Dafa, our family lives in harmony.

My two aunts particularly agree with Dafa and have said, “Falun Dafa is good.” Master has saved our entire family. All my relatives on my mother’s side and my husband’s side agree with Dafa. They have all quit the CCP and its youth organizations to ensure a safe future. Thank you, Master!