(Minghui.org) I’ve been practicing Falun Dafa for 27 years, and I have gone from being middle aged to almost 80. Despite my age, I do not feel old. In fact, I have become more cheerful and optimistic. My eyes are bright, and my body no longer appears to be frail. When others see how strong I am, they often say I’m in good health.
My temperament has undergone significant changes as well. I am straightforward and not calculating. My voice has also become very crisp. A relative who lives abroad said to me as we were talking on the phone, “You sound like a young person, not someone almost 80!” All these changes occurred after I started practicing Falun Dafa.
Before practicing Dafa, I was narrow minded and timid. When I ran into a problem, I couldn’t let it go and was easily angered and impatient. My poor mental state contributed to a variety of health issues. I suffered from fibrosis and tuberculosis. I also had multiple hemangioma cysts in my liver, the largest measuring 4×4 cm.
My white blood cells, red blood cells, and hemoglobin levels were all abnormal. I had thyroid nodules and tumors, chronic pharyngitis, and high blood pressure. When I was in my 30s and 40s, I had to take six months sick leave every year.
After I began practicing Falun Dafa, my mother said to me, “Master Li has taught my daughter to be more tolerant of others. Your temper and health have improved, and you no longer fight for benefits.” That was true. My husband and I chose to give up on fighting to be compensated for the demolition of the house and squabbling over inheritances from both my parents and my husband’s. We are working class, and, guided by Dafa’s principles, our outlook on life, values, and worldview have undergone fundamental changes. We don’t have many desires and are happy as long as we have enough to get by.
As I grew stronger, I naturally took on more responsibilities at home. Our family atmosphere became harmonious, and we no longer quarreled. It didn’t bother me that my husband sometimes accidentally soiled his pants. I even ate all his leftovers. This level of patience and acceptance would have been impossible for me before I practiced Falun Dafa. Our neighbors often told my husband how fortunate he was to have a wife like me.
For 27 years, I’ve been studying the Fa, cultivating my mind, and doing the exercises. As a result, my health has improved, and I don’t need to take any medication. My family, relatives, friends, and colleagues have witnessed my transformation and approve of my practicing Dafa.
When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Dafa, many people were deceived by its propaganda, including our relatives. Some were afraid of being implicated and did not dare associate with us, while others believed the Party propaganda and advised us not to practice. The leaders of the company where we worked were afraid of losing their jobs, so they followed their superiors’ instructions. Our colleagues looked at us differently and didn’t dare to get close to us. I was shunned and eventually threatened with the loss of my job if I continued to practice Dafa.
Over the years, as I studied the Fa, my mind became broader, and my heart became kinder. I felt that those who had been deceived by the CCP were pitiful. People cannot control their destiny. But those who commit crimes against Falun Dafa and persecute its practitioners will lose their chance for eternal life. I feel sad for them.
For this reason, I started telling people at work the truth about Falun Dafa and encouraging them to withdraw from the CCP organizations, that is, the Party, the Youth League, and the Young Pioneers. About three-quarters of those in my work unit understood the facts and chose to withdraw from the CCP, including three former secretaries of the Party committee.
Since I was forced to retire, I’ve been under the management of the Retirement Office. I’ve told three directors of the Retirement Office the facts about Dafa, and they all chose to withdraw from the CCP organizations. One female director even bought copies of Zhuan Falun and Hong Yin. After learning the exercises, she was able to sit in the full lotus position to do the medication. It was a pity that she didn’t continue to practice. She refused to return the books to me, but I think she might want to resume practicing in the future.
I came into contact with CCP committee secretaries at the bureau level and deputy ministerial level. They also understood the truth about the persecution and chose to withdraw from the CCP. I gave Shen Yun DVDs to the deputy ministerial-level Party committee secretaries, and I gave Shen Yun DVDs and the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party DVDs to the bureau-level Party committee secretaries. These secretaries and directors all participated in the persecution in the early stages. Without the guidance of Dafa and Master’s blessing and protection, how could an insignificant woman like me have done this?!
All my relatives (including my older brother, my two younger sisters, and my in-laws and their families) have withdrawn from the CCP. Dozens of acquaintances have come to understand that Falun Dafa is good, and some have even begun to practice it.
During my more than 20 years of cultivation, I have faced the CCP’s harassment and persecution and gradually went from being nervous and fearful to becoming mature and calm. Police officers, the director, and even the leader of the branch office have come to my house. I was able to talk to them calmly.
During our conversations, we talked about the “Tiananmen Square self-immolation” hoax, as well as the freedoms granted by the Chinese constitution. I also advised them to do good. Most of the conversations ended calmly. Their attitude changed from being aggressive and arrogant at first to simply carrying out their regular duties. I no longer have to meet with them.
I believe that only kindness can disintegrate the evil manipulating them. Only kindness can reveal their good nature, and only kindness can help them understand and see that Dafa is genuinely a good practice.
Amidst (and, in my mind, due to) the ongoing harassment and persecution, my husband developed Alzheimer’s disease when he was 88. During the COVID pandemic, he often ran fevers of 38 and 39 degrees Celsius (100 and 102 degress Fahrenheit) for a long time. I sponged him off with warm water day and night, and he recovered without taking any medicine.
From the beginning of the 2020 lockdown during the pandemic to its lifting, no one helped me. I couldn’t move my husband, and he sometimes wet the bed. No matter how difficult life was, I never complained to anyone, nor did I tell my children and relatives. Due to the extreme lockdown measures, no one could come over, which made my family anxious and worried. After the lockdown was lifted, my sister came and saw how difficult life was for me.
If I hadn’t practiced cultivation, I believe this family would have fallen apart. I wouldn’t have been able to hold on, and I would have collapsed both mentally and physically.
Even though I live in a bustling metropolis, I don’t have WeChat or Alipay. I didn’t get vaccinated and, for a period of time, I wasn’t even allowed to ride in a car, so I had to walk everywhere. But Master never let us go hungry and always arranged for me to buy food. It was Dafa that supported me. I didn’t fall down and finally made it through those difficult days.
My husband passed away a few months ago. He died peacefully, without pain or suffering. He was a very kind, honest, and decent person. He used to be in good health, but due to the persecution, his physical condition deteriorated rapidly.
But he was also a cultivator who obtained the Fa. We had cooperated for many years and had done many things to validate Dafa and save people. Before he departed, he couldn’t recognize anyone, not even his son. But he could still recite many poems from Hong Yin.
Not long after my husband passed away, I saw him in the sky when I was half asleep. He came out of the clouds and looked at me for several minutes. He looked younger and more energetic than when he was young. That was the only time he visited me. I think he wanted me to be at ease and practice well. I firmly believe that what Master arranges is the best for us.
Two weeks after he passed away, I immersed myself in truth-clarification activities. I also started to memorize Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa. I memorized Zhuan Falun once and Essentials for Further Advancement in six months. I also do the five exercises every day. This routine helped me overcome my sadness.
Master also gave me a hint. A fellow practitioner gave me a USB flash drive with a toolbox that helped me learn how to install and encrypt a computer. I then helped fellow practitioners who were in their 80s to install PC operating systems. Being able to access the Minghui website for our elderly fellow practitioners reduces the burden on younger practitioners. I jokingly said that I was a “substitute team player.”
The remarkable thing is that I have consistently been able to access the Minghui website despite my lack of education. Master is really watching over us older practitioners! Many miracles have happened that are beyond our ability. No matter how difficult or painful things become, my firm belief in Master has never wavered.
Although I’m a senior, I will strive to do the three things well and follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. I show those who come into contact with me the beauty of Falun Dafa by how I speak and act. I hope that more Chinese will understand the truth, recognize the evil nature of the CCP, and choose a brighter future for themselves.
I am fortunate to have become Master’s disciple! And I’m grateful for his compassionate salvation!