(Clearwisdom.net) China nowadays is a place that worships material desires and gaining money at any cost, with widespread corruption. I am a doctor. Before I practiced Falun Gong, I felt very uncomfortable in this environment. I didn't want to drift with the tide, but I really didn't know how to handle many such things in my work. When a patient or their relatives gave me money on the side, I couldn't bear to accept it. However, if I didn't accept it, my colleagues would chastise me and claim that I was weird and foolish. They didn't cooperate with me because I refused to accept the money and they were afraid that this would reduce what they got. I had a hard time with this.

Fortunately, I started practicing Falun Gong in March 1995. After studying the Fa, I learned how to look inside. I assimilated to the Fa and looked inside whenever I ran into conflicts with others. I disciplined myself according to my understanding of Dafa in daily life from every thought to every action and eliminated any shortcomings whenever I became aware of them. As a result, I constantly improved and became a confident and respected doctor.

One time a woman brought her son to me. I knew that her financial situation was poor, so I designed the best possible solution concerning medical prescriptions and tests. I talked to her son so I could understand his psychological disorders and understand what made him tick. When he was discharged from the hospital, he and his mother stopped by and said farewell. The woman said, "You are really a good doctor. Thank you." To my regret, I didn't tell them about Falun Gong, nor did I tell them that I was a practitioner. This was due to fear and an attachment to validating myself. I was not truly compassionate, but good only because of sentimentality. If I were truly compassionate, I would have told them the truth about Falun Gong, persuaded them to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations, and given them an opportunity to choose a wonderful future. Moreover, true compassion could even bring out a person's compassion, strengthen his righteous thoughts and lead him onto the path of cultivating Falun Dafa and returning to his origin. This is true compassion, which is beyond sentimentality. It is non-action, not the state of action with intent. This is a manifestation of true compassion.

One day not long after the Chinese New Year, one of my patients came and gave me a lot of money. She said, "Happy New Year!" I told her calmly, "I cannot accept this. I would not treat you differently if you didn't give me this." She was very determined. As there were not many patients in my office at the time, I asked her to sit down and told her why I refused to accept her money. I told her it was because I am a practitioner. I told her about the staged self-immolation incident on Tiananmen Square, why the CCP persecuted Falun Gong, how I was persecuted by the CCP, why I insisted on practicing Falun Gong in the face of the persecution, and about the tide of withdrawals from the CCP, the six hidden Chinese characters (the Chinese Communist Party will perish) in Guizhou Province, the global coalition to bring Jiang Zemin to justice, and much more. She understood the truth immediately and agreed to quit the CCP. She expressed her sincere thanks. I said, "Please don't thank me. You should thank my Teacher. He teaches me to behave this way." She then asked me about Teacher and Falun Gong. Later she also started practicing Falun Gong. From what I experienced, I knew that I had enlightened to an aspect of "Truthfulness," "See through the CCP's lies by using the wisdom learned from practicing Dafa and tell people who have predestined relationships with Dafa about Falun Gong."

One time, a certain patient came to me for treatment. Later she badmouthed me and threatened to sue me for having overcharged her. Hearing the news, I was indignant and wanted her to explain. It was not true. She had wronged me. Later I thought, "Why did I come across such a person? Why did this happen to me?" I calmed down and looked inside. Finally I identified my attachments. I paid too much attention to fame and was attached to my good reputation. In the meantime, I couldn't bear being criticized. I didn't like to be criticized and couldn't bear to be wronged. I was validating myself instead of Dafa. This was because of selfishness. As soon as I enlightened to this, my heart was no longer heavy. While in conflict, I could look inside and tolerate others. I genuinely understood part of what "Forbearance" meant.

Of course, forbearance doesn't mean to remain untouched in the face of the evil persecution. One time, while I was on duty in the hospital, a leader of my workplace, instigated by the 610 Office, asked me to come to his office. I knew they were attempting to persecute me, so I immediately started sending forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil while identifying my own shortcomings and eliminating them. Under compassionate Teacher's protection, I didn't have to face trouble.

I gradually improved based on Teacher's Fa - the principles Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. During the process, I experienced the difficulties and happiness of being a good doctor. Without compassionate Teacher's protection and Dafa's guidance, I wouldn't have achieved this. Everything I have is granted by Teacher.