Taiwanese Family is the Envy of Neighbors

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Hong Jingmei, her husband Mr. Lin Miaoshan, and their family of three generations in Taiwan have been practicing Falun Dafa since 1997. The entire family has benefited from the practice, both physically and mentally. In July 1999, while they were embracing the joys of cultivation, came the dreadful news that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started persecuting Falun Dafa in China. To let people know what happened in the persecution, the family has joined in clarifying the truth since then.

The entire family after persecution demonstration on July 20, 2024

Insomnia Disappeared

Prior to the family practicing Falun Dafa, Ms. Hong was introverted, and pessimistic. Ms. Hong did not know why she came to this world, or the meaning of her life. She suffered with insomnia, and medicine did not help. It became so intense that she cried whenever she looked at her bed. She also had gastrointestinal and women’s diseases. She lost her appetite and became thin. She was in physical and mental pain.

A friend of her husband had benefited from Falun Dafa, so in September 1997 Ms. Hong decided to give it a try. She said, “I attended a 9-day Dafa class. I nearly fell asleep on the first day, but I still heard a passage about the root cause of illness. Medicine could not solve my problem, so that day I threw away all of my medicine. Then, a miracle happened, I slept well through the night.”

She continued happily, “More importantly, I understood that the true purpose of life was to return to one’s own true self.”

Family Members Started Cultivating One After Another

Seeing the wonderful changes in his wife, Mr. Lin, who was in good health and not interested in cultivation, joined the 9-day class the next day. From then on, the couple practiced together.

Ms. Hong’s mother-in-law used to have many diseases, and she had been treated with western and Chinese medicines with no improvement. She saw the benefits her daughter-in-law received, and three months later she also became a practitioner. She is now 93 years old and in excellent health.

Dafa Bookmark Led to Matrimony

Ms. Hong’s daughter Jiayi met Hongjun at a company party in 2003. Jiayi gave Hongjun a ride home after the party. Hongjun saw a bookmark in the car and was moved by the words “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.”

Jiayi took the opportunity to tell him the facts about Falun Dafa. One month later, Hongjun attended the 9-day class. On the third day of the class, he fell down the stairs while moving heavy objects at work and injured his tailbone. By the end of the class that day his injury had healed without any medical treatment. Being a technologist, he only believed what he saw. He truly witnessed the miraculous health effects of Dafa.

Jiayi and Hongjun sang Dafa songs to guests at their wedding banquet in 2006.

Jiayi and Hongjun were married in 2006. During the wedding banquet, they sang a Dafa song composed by a practitioner. They introduced the goodness of Dafa and let the guests know that people should treat others with sincerity, kindness, and tolerance. The family has since been happy and the envy of neighbors.

Becoming a Happy Family

Ms. Hong said, “My husband had a bad temper, and often had disputes with people about ideas in business and life. After practicing Dafa, he gradually eliminated his attachment to fame and fortune.”

When a customer was not satisfied, Ms. Hong always offered the customer a replacement or refund. Ms. Hong said that as a practitioner, she was considerate and always put herself in the customers’ shoes. “I would rather make the customers satisfied than make a profit,” she explained.

Ms. Hong used to feel that her mother-in-law was partial to her sister-in-law, and the relationship with her mother-in-law was a bit rough. After practicing Falun Dafa, the relationship improved. When a conflict arose, they communicated on the basis of the Fa. The family has regained harmony.

Ms. Hong wanted other people to also benefit from such a good practice. She enthusiastically introduced Dafa to her relatives, friends, and neighbors. In 1998, she established a group practice site at home and held a 9-day Dafa class every month. Because of this, many local people have started to practice Dafa.

Clarifying the Truth in Many Countries

Ms. Hong and her family felt it was horrible that such a good practice was suppressed in China. They raised public awareness of the ongoing persecution. Ms. Hong went to many countries to promote the practice, and called people in China to clarify the truth. She and her daughter also joined the waist drum team. They have participated in Falun Dafa marches in various places, including Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Ms. Hong and her daughter joined a waist drum team and performed in a Falun Dafa march in Taiwan.

The most impressive experience for her was a trip to Iceland in June 2002. All practitioners were denied entry to Iceland because the former Chinese leader planned to visit the country at the time, and put pressure on the Iceland government to blacklist the practitioners.

When the news broke out, people in Iceland took to the streets to protest the government’s violation of freedom of speech that the practitioners should have. The government finally granted permission for the practitioners to enter. The largest media in Iceland published an apology to the detained practitioners in its newspaper the next day.

Ms. Hong stated that Icelanders are kind. Their decision to side with justice would bring them happiness in the future.

Understanding the Beauty of Dafa

Ms. Hong and her family in Taiwan have been able to practice freely for more than 25 years, and their xinxing has thus improved. The entire family is infinitely grateful to Dafa and Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa.