Not long ago, my mother came to visit me in the United States. When I picked her up from the airport, I was shocked to see the decline of both her physical strength and her spirit. On the way to my home, she complained constantly about how poor my driving skills were and how much her head ached. I learned later that over the last few years, my mother has been suffering from various physical illnesses, including heart disease and serious insomnia. I became very worried when I realized how miserable she was, so I suggested that she start practicing Falun Gong.
Influenced by the negative propaganda in China, my mother had some strong misconceptions about Falun Gong. So I downloaded some experience-sharing articles from the Internet and other materials about the truth of Falun Gong. Gradually, her misconceptions began to disappear. She started reading books by Master Li and to practice the Falun Gong exercises. Although she couldnt understand everything discussed in the books, she felt that many things in the books were well said.
Being a doctor, she knows about the adverse side effects of medical drugs on the human body, and the ineffectiveness of modern medicine in coping with many types of diseases. Modern medicine is incapable of explaining the many miracles that have occurred to Falun Gong practitioners.
Within just a few months, my mother experienced the power of Falun Dafa. First, her tennis elbow was cured. Her urinary system disfunction disappeared, and the ear pains that she would usually experienced during airplane takeoff and landing did not occur. Finally, the insomnia that had bothered her so much was also cured. My mother became very excited. She said that this trip she made to the US was really beneficial, and she now knows what cultivation really is. Before she visited the US, she would never have considered practicing Falun Gong. After being exposed to the facts, she had to re-judge the reliability of the Chinese governments propaganda. She said it was really unreasonable for the Chinese government to prohibit those who benefited from Falun Gong practice from continuing the practice. She believes that these people are most likely continuing their practices at home.
She also said that she will continue to practice Falun Gong after she returns to China. I know that she means it. I feel happy for my mother to have the opportunity to practice Falun Gong, but feel sad that thousands of Chinese people are being misled by the Chinese government. I believe that paper can never wrap fire, and that eventually people will know the truth.
A Falun Dafa Practitioner in the USA
Sept. 13, 2000
