(Clearwisdom.net) I am a single mother living with a teenage child. My nearly 80-year-old mother also lives with me and she counts on my salary to make a living. In my work unit, I earn low wages due to my modest education, which also limits my opportunity for advancement. Many of my co-workers all have medium or high ranking positions and they can afford to buy their own cars. Facing this reality, I do not blame heaven or other people, and I do not have any negative emotions either. On the contrary, every day I live a light and happy life with the feeling of being the happiest person. Guided by the principles of Falun Dafa, I changed from being an everyday person to a Dafa practitioner. As a Dafa practitioner, I know the truth and bathe in the shining light of the Buddha’s mighty virtue.
In this material society, people chase after fame, profit and desires, and that causes them to struggle in the ocean of desires. Thus, such people lead a tiring life. However, I have a light and relaxed life thanks to my cultivation of Dafa.
The totality of wealth that one may obtain is fixed for his whole life. If it is yours, you will not lose it; and if it is not yours, then you should not take it. Once you have obtained wealth, you may lose more. In China nowadays, many people have obtained their high-ranking position through improper means. For instance, the college diploma they use may be fake and their graduate dissertations bought with money. Actually, the quality of my life is not affected by my low salary. I think having a good or bad life does not depend on how much money you make; it depends on your desires. There is an old saying: if a person has too big of a desire, he may do silly things, just like a snake wants to swallow an elephant. People’s desires are hard to fulfill. All that saying describes is the attachment to desire. This is exactly what we cultivators need to cast off.
More importantly, Dafa cultivators all realize that our life goal is not chasing after wealth; the goal is to return to our original, true nature. That requires us to cultivate our xinxing solidly. I require myself to live strictly according to the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I work diligently and try not to make any mistakes. I do not chase after fame and profit. I do well in my job. With the wisdom given by Dafa, I have received good reviews from my supervisors and colleagues. Every day I am happy and content.
I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. Although I have cultivated only so well, I have tried my best to save sentient beings in my daily life. First of all, I use Dafa’s principles to regulate my speech and actions very strictly. The people surrounding me have come to see how good Dafa is. In my work unit, I always take care of my colleagues kindly. In the office, although I am the oldest and I have the longest distance to travel by bicycle from my house to work, I always am the first person to come to the office. Upon arrival at the office, I sweep the floor and fetch the water to provide a clean and warm-hearted work atmosphere for my colleagues. Whenever people need help, I always try my best to help them. During my spare time, I use an mp3 player to share the truth of Dafa in the office. All my colleagues like to listen, and it resulted in two colleagues going online to complete the “three withdrawals” (quitting the Chinese Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers) for themselves. I was very glad for their being saved.
I am a teacher, so my students are the people that need to be saved. During class, I do not lose any opportunity to clarify the truth to them. I teach geography. While teaching the chapter about the earth as part of the universe, I mention the existence of other planets, and explain the limits of contemporary science. When teaching about using natural resources, I mention how the policies of the Chinese Communist Party have damaged the environment. Listening to this, the students naturally understand the importance of the three withdrawals
Every day I teach classes as a way to save people, and that pleases me. And for the worst students who are the bad apples to the other teachers, I have a different opinion than other teachers, because they are sentient beings that need to be saved. No wonder some students say: “I like to attend geography class.” Yes, each person who comes to this world is waiting to be saved.
In 2004, in order to save more sentient beings, I bought a computer and a printer. Therefore, a mini truth-clarification site was formed to help make it easier to save sentient beings. Whenever I went out, I always took some materials with me to give to people at the right time and the right place. I also mailed different letters to different groups of people. Whenever there was free time, I would take the opportunity to make telephone calls to clarify the truth. These actions should provide a good foundation for fellow cultivators to clarify the truth person to person. During these efforts, my shortcomings were exposed. I did not do very well telling people the truth face to face. I thought this was due to my fear and also my lack of righteous thoughts. I was afraid I could not speak well, so that made me miss lots of good opportunities to save sentient beings. In the future, I must break through this shell. I should not miss saving a person that is savable. This is what Master wants and therefore what I should do.
I am a member of the working class who leaves home early and returns home late, with little time to stay at home. My supplying Dafa materials is not only for myself, but also for my fellow practitioners who live close by. Often when I come back home from work, I turn on the computer while eating my meal and look through new articles published on the Clearwisdom.net. Then I print out the articles I need. In order to save sentient beings, I try to meet any reasonable request of my fellow practitioners. Almost always, I try to do whatever they ask. Although I may be very busy and tired, just thinking that each pamphlet might actually save a living being gives me strength. Therefore, no matter how busy I become, it is still worth it. Although I have this minor suffering, it is actually insignificant. Under the guidance of Dafa’s principles, I can follow Master to save sentient beings and I consider this to be an honor. Saving sentient beings is the happiest and most delightful thing in my life.
All my wisdom comes from the Fa. Studying the Fa and practicing the exercises are the things I must do every day. Every morning, at 3:50 a.m., my mother (a fellow practitioner) and I do the exercises together. Sometimes, I want to sleep more, but I think that I myself am a practitioner and I must do the exercises. Then righteous thoughts emerge and immediately I do not feel sleepy. After finishing the exercises, my whole body feels light.
In the time between classes, I used the break time to study the Fa. Sometimes, my colleague will ask me to read the Fa to her. In the evening, I come back from work and finish preparing the truth-clarification materials. Then, after my mother also finishes her meal and the dishes afterwards, our Fa-study group starts to study the Fa. Although I mention a “Fa-study group”, actually most of the time, it is only me and my mother -- two people. My son goes to school out of town, and when he comes home, he studies the Fa with us. Occasionally, other fellow practitioners join us. During the Fa-study time, my mother and I together become part of the Fa. With that magnificent feeling, I feel I am the luckiest person in the whole world.
Here I need to mention my 76-year-old mother. Before she obtained the Fa, she had hardening of the blood vessels in the brain and she had to take medicine three times a day. Since obtaining the Fa in 1996, she has not had to take any medicine. She has recovered from her illness and her good health has allowed her to take care of all the household affairs with a smile on her face. In the evening, after she finishes doing the household chores, she will pick up a Dafa book and study the Fa with me. I often joke with her. “Mother, you are a truly good student of the Master!” My mother has never attended school for even a single day. It was Master who opened her wisdom. My mother not only can read and is very familiar with the book Zhuan Falun, but she also can understand all the other Dafa articles. She never lags behind the other practitioners when doing the exercises or when sending righteous thoughts. Whenever the opportunity arises, she clarifies the truth to people and offers them salvation. Many people, and our relatives, in our hometown all know the truth because of her efforts.
My cultivation and saving sentient beings is part of my daily life. Every day I feel relaxed, happy and delighted. As a Dafa practitioner, I will follow Master closely to walk well this last road of cultivation and save more sentient beings.
If I have said anything inappropriate, please do not hesitate to point it out. Heshi!
