(Clearwisdom.net) What does a Falun Dafa practitioner who is helping Master rectify the Fa treasure most? My answer is time, because the current time has been extended by our mighty and merciful Master's tremendous endurance. The purpose is to have Dafa disciples save more beings in the world.
Yes. We need to use the time to study the Fa, practice the exercises, and to save sentient beings. Time is gold. However, money can't buy you time. Money can buy you almost anything in the world, but it can't buy back time that has passed. During the remaining limited interval, we should spend more time studying the Fa, letting more people know how the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has viciously and cruelly persecuted practitioners and poisoned all beings, and have the world's people be saved by learning the truth.
Some practitioners do not know to treasure the time. They spend a lot of time farming, and they don't keep up their Fa-study and exercises, let alone save sentient beings. Some may even take on an additional job. I feel sad for them. My fellow practitioners, you only look at the money you earn. Do you know how much your lost time is worth, and how many predestined people miss the chance of being saved? Isn't the purpose of our tens of thousands of years of reincarnations to help Master rectify the Fa, fulfill our ancient vows, reach consummation, and follow Master in returning to our real homes?
Master said,
“Opportunity knocks but once. Once the illusion that you cannot let go of disappears, you will realize what you have lost.” (“Practicing Cultivation After Retirement” from Essentials for Further Advancement)
Make good use of the time remaining. I was inspired by a story in the Minghui Weekly about some practitioners who did better in encouraging people to quit the CCP after memorizing the Fa. I also started to memorize the Fa, but it was hard. I then hand-copied the Fa, but hand-copying also required meticulous attention. I would first read, then hand-copy. I double checked my work after copying each sentence. To avoid using too much time during the day, I usually did it at night after 11:00 p.m. Sometimes, I copied the Fa until midnight, then sent righteous thoughts before going to sleep. I copied the Fa, despite having had little rest during the hot days. My state was improving, which laid a good foundation for saving more beings.
Before that, I was only willing to encourage acquaintances to quit the CCP while in the market. I sometimes ran into individuals who did not know the truth and who would shout at me in coarse language. I would get angry and shout back, thinking that they had committed severe sins by saying what they had said, and thinking that I was doing these things for their sake. I have since discarded that notion and encourage anyone, acquaintance or stranger, to quit the CCP. Now I do not get angry when someone shouts irrationally.
I am far behind those Dafa disciples who are diligent. My spouse does not step forward to clarify the truth or encourage people to quit the CCP, has attachments to fear, wastes precious time, and does not live up to Master's merciful and arduous salvation. I, of course, share the blame. I have not not helped the people around me to catch up. I lag behind in the Fa-rectification process. I will do my best to help my spouse, spend more time on Fa study, save more people, progress with diligence, and catch up with the Fa-rectification process.
