(Minghui.org) I have practiced Falun Dafa since 1996 and I am now in my 80s. I would like to share a recent lesson learned in cultivation.

I had a dream about a Dafa practitioner I knew who recently passed away. He was only in his 50s and a diligent practitioner. He communicated with local practitioners often and frequently helped us elderly practitioners with various projects.

When I visited him not long before his passing, he looked thin and tired. On the day he died, his wife, also a practitioner, asked me to go see him. We encouraged him to negate the old forces' persecution and sent forth righteous thoughts for him.

He eventually passed away. His death not only brought pain to his family, but also caused quite a stir among fellow practitioners.

In the dream, this practitioner told me that one of his feet had been stuck in the mud, but now it was free. Then he turned around and walked away. Seeing his lonely and emaciated figure, I felt indescribable sadness. At this time, I noticed that the heel of his right foot was full of mud, and what was even more unexpected was that the front part of his right foot was now gone.

I tried to figure out what this dream meant, and saw that some practitioners were “stuck” in their cultivation as well. Over time, they had slacked off in their cultivation. Pursuing comfort and leisure, they frequently played on their phones and shopped online. Later, I learned that before this practitioner passed away, he was addicted to his phone for a while, which impeded his Fa study and exercise routines.

The painful lesson of the death of a fellow practitioner awakened us, and we realized that this could happen to any of us. I was persecuted some time ago, but after looking inward and correcting myself in time, I came through with the help of Master Li.

If I had not encountered Dafa, I would have been dead long ago, given my physical condition before cultivation practice. I still have many human attachments that have not been removed and this interferes with doing the required three things, especially clarifying the truth and saving people, which I do very poorly.

Time is running out and I'm striving to catch up with the pace of Fa-rectification. I am determined to make up for lost time and cultivate myself diligently.