My Sister Is Not Afraid to Speak the Truth

(Minghui.org) I have practiced Falun Dafa for 25 years and have eliminated many attachments thanks to Master’s guidance and help. My younger sister has witnessed my positive changes, and as a result, she supports my practice and speaks up to defend it. The following are a few of her experiences in doing so. 

My younger sister is in her sixties. She’s an honest person who speaks her mind and doesn’t avoid speaking the truth. One day, she ran into a former classmate of mine who works in national security. He asked whether I still practiced Falun Dafa, as it is being persecuted in China. Instead of lying so I could avoid trouble, she said, “Sure she does. Before she was a practitioner, everyone knew that she couldn’t even do house chores because she suffered from chronic joint pain. Now she’s perfectly healthy due to her practice.” The man didn’t ask any more questions about me. 

Fast Recovery from Injury 

My sister’s husband loves to drink. One time, he got very drunk and kicked my sister out of bed. Then he left without checking on her. She could not get up and cried due to the intense pain. She was later hospitalized, and the doctor said that her lower back was injured and she would be bedridden for a while. 

She called and told me what happened. I was babysitting my grandson at the time, so I couldn’t visit her. Hearing her cry over the phone, I told her not to be afraid and that she’d recover soon if she sincerely recited “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance is good.” 

My sister recited the phrases, and several days later, her back stopped hurting, and she could move as usual. She believed that Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa, saved her from further suffering. From then on, if she heard someone speak ill of the practice, she would defend it.

“I’m Not Afraid” 

One day, after a meeting, my sister heard people repeating the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda that slandered Falun Dafa. She spoke up and said, “The Tiananmen Self-immolation was staged. Those involved in the incident were paid actors. Some people will do anything for money. Tell me, is it wrong to follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance? Falun Dafa practitioners are honest and kind.” One person asked, “How do you dare to say the practice is good in public?” “Because I am not afraid,” she replied. The group stopped disparaging Falun Dafa. 

The reason she said that practitioners are honest is because she was with me when I found some money and returned it to the owner. I stepped on a wad of paper bills in a shopping center and loudly asked, “Whose money is this?” When my sister picked it up, I told her that it wasn’t ours to keep, and even if we kept it, we would eventually lose it. She agreed. A woman later claimed that the money was hers, and after confirming it, we gave her the bills.

Falun Dafa teaches us to be considerate of others. One day, when I purchased something, I was given 40 extra yuan in change. I returned it just as any practitioner would do. My sister knows that Falun Dafa is a righteous teaching, and hence, she defends it with complete confidence.

In Good Health 

Near the end of 2022, the pandemic was rampant in the city in which I lived, and many people tested positive for the virus. My sister took care of her son and our younger brother’s son at home because they had both tested positive. She didn’t get sick or test positive, even though she didn’t wear a mask the entire time. 

One day, while riding her bike, my sister was hit by a car. Even though her bike was run over, she was unhurt and only had a scratch on her shoulder. 

I believe all the good things that happened to her were her blessings for supporting Falun Dafa. She once said to me, “I believe that Falun Dafa is good. No matter where I am, if I hear someone speak ill of it, I’ll reason with them.” I feel happy for my sister.