“She’s My Daughter-In-Law!”

(Minghui.org) My health improved dramatically after I began practicing Falun Dafa in 2008. I wondered why I hadn’t found such a great Fa earlier. I could only cultivate diligently and try to catch up with the other practitioners.

Soon afterward, my family—having been misled by the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda and brainwashing—tried to stop me from practicing, especially my father-in-law. When he saw my firm determination and that my husband couldn’t persuade me, he personally intervened.

He called me over and said, “I want to talk to you about practicing Falun Dafa. Our family doesn’t want you to practice.” I replied, “I understand how you feel. But I also know that, as your daughter-in-law, if I strive to be a good person, surely you wouldn’t oppose that, right? How about this—we won’t argue. You read Zhuan Falun. If after reading it, you still think Falun Dafa is bad, I’ll stop practicing. Is that okay?”

He agreed. So I gave him the book. He locked himself in his room and spent two days reading it. Afterward, he said, “Go ahead and practice, but make sure you don’t go out and tell everyone.” I was so happy! From then on, I studied and practiced Falun Dafa openly at home.

Through cultivation, I truly came to understand that when practitioners conduct themselves well, we are, in fact, embodying the truth. Our upright behavior is saving sentient beings. We not only clarify the truth with words, but also let those who interact with us genuinely feel that practitioners are good people. By always conducting ourselves and measuring our words and actions with the Fa, we are engaging in true cultivation—and in doing so, we’re saving people.

I’ve held myself to strict standards over the years. Whether physically or in my character, I have also undergone many changes and experienced wonderful things that are hard to put into words.

In recent years, I have cared for my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and my great-uncle. During this process, I recited the Fa extensively and measured everything I did with Dafa’s principles, removing attachments such as fear of filth, fear of hard work, complaining, and feeling wronged. I devoted myself wholeheartedly to serving these three elderly people. Every family member and relative said, “She’s different because she practices Falun Dafa.” They all knew that Falun Dafa is good. I’d like to share my experience in taking care of my father-in-law when he was hospitalized.

My husband had to work during the day and accompany my mother-in-law at night, so I was the only one available to stay at the hospital and look after my father-in-law. After being admitted, he could no longer care for himself. My husband’s younger sister visited briefly, but all the caregiving responsibilities fell on me.

I held myself to a Dafa cultivator’s standards and treated my father-in-law as my own father, taking meticulous care of him. A patient in the same ward noticed and said to my father-in-law, “You really have a good daughter! Her care for you truly comes from the heart. I’ve been watching closely—her kindness to you is absolutely genuine. You are so fortunate to have such a good daughter. We’re really envious!”

My father-in-law replied, “She’s my daughter-in-law, not my daughter. The one who came yesterday is my daughter!”

“What?! Did you say daughter-in-law?” The patient’s eyes widened. “My goodness! You must have cultivated for several lifetimes to have such a wonderful daughter-in-law. You are truly blessed. If you hadn’t told me and I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it!”

I chimed in, “What’s so unbelievable about it? I haven’t done anything special. Isn’t this how one should take care of a patient? Don’t your family members treat you the same way?” He looked at me with surprise and admiration, shaking his head and murmuring, “Ah! You’re so good … so kind!”

“I practice Falun Dafa. Our Master teaches us to be good people and treat everyone well. I’ve only done what I should do.” He was deeply impressed. From then on, whenever his family came, he would introduce me as his roommate’s daughter-in-law. I took the opportunity to tell them about the persecution, and persuade them to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. Our hospital room was always filled with warmth and harmony.

This incident helped me truly understand the principle that when Falun Dafa practitioners conduct themselves well, they are embodying the truth.

This is a little of my understanding from my cultivation experience. If there is anything inappropriate, please kindly correct me. Heshi!