(Clearwisdom.net) I grew up in the poor and remote countryside. After junior high I went to a big city to make a living because I didn't want to be a farmer all my life. I worked as a temporary worker and street vendor. Later I worked at a factory, got married, and had a stable living.
Lucky to Obtain Dafa When My Life Almost Reached the End
Just at a time when the good life had started, I became ill with cancer. I had to pay over 5,000 yuan for medical treatment every month. In order to treat my illness, I not only sold valuable family property, but also borrowed a lot of money. I felt great pain in my heart as I looked at my young child and worried husband, whose hair had turned white from worry. I cried every day and was living a life which was worse than death.
At a time when it seemed that my life had almost reached its end, I obtained Dafa and started on my cultivation path. For over ten years, I have not spent a penny on medical treatment. The cancer disappeared, and I gained over ten pounds. I am healthier than people who are the same age as me. I greatly appreciate Master Li for giving me a second life.
My body and mind are purified each time after I finish reading the book Zhuan Falun. Because I am able to persist in Fa study, I can remember Master's Fa when I encounter problems. Even though I don't always pass tribulations well, I can later look within and find where my problem lies. Since the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20, 1999, I take time every day to study Zhuan Falun and Master's lectures. I have also tried to memorize the short lectures. I started to memorize Zhuan Falun in 2005. It took me two months to finish the first round. I was later able to recite Zhuan Falun in one month, and eventually reduced it to half a month, then to ten days. I have combined the reciting and reading depending on the available time. I am persistent in reading Master's lectures and reciting the Fa. This has laid a good foundation for me to validate the Fa.
I am persistent in sending forth righteous thoughts at the set times around the world every day from when it first began. I do not miss any of them. I also send forth righteous thoughts for fellow practitioners and the whole body. If time permits, I also do it hourly. Persisting in sending righteous thoughts has also laid a good foundation for clarifying the truth.
Persisting in Clarifying Truth Regardless of the Sentient Beings' Attitudes
As Falun Dafa practitioners, we can get everything from the Fa. Validating the Fa is our duty, and we must do it well. I started with clarifying the facts about Falun Gong to relatives, friends, colleges, neighbors, and people I knew. I then started clarifying the truth to strangers. Some listened, and some didn't, some cursed at me, and some wanted to report me to the police.
After completing the morning exercises on July 20, 1999, we learned about the Chinese Communist Party's attitude towards Dafa, and many practitioners went to the local government. We were arrested, taken to the local police station, and forced to watch videos which slandered Dafa. I told the people who were present, "These are all fake. If you don't believe me, you can read Zhuan Falun and compare their words with it." I used my own story to clarify the facts. Several police officers didn't listen, and forced me to watch the TV. I said to Master in my heart: "Master, I cannot stand that slander. Let the TV go bad!" With just this thought, the TV screen went black, and the screen had no picture.
On the second day, I went to Beijing to appeal, but was taken back by the police at the train station. After returning, I could not calm down to study the Fa and do the exercises. I wondered, what kind of society is this? Master and Dafa are so righteous, yet Dafa is being slandered with lies. Ever since then I have been clarifying the truth to sentient beings. I let them know that Dafa teaches people to be good, and it is beneficial for health. I tell them how my illness was cured because of cultivating Dafa. I then expose the lies spread by the CCP propaganda. I have clarified the truth to policemen who came to my home to harass me, clerks at the residential committee, bosses at my company, colleagues, and the political policy commissar.
One time, a woman tried to sell some expensive items to me. I said, "I don't have that much money. I suffered from cancer before, and I still have some debt to pay off." She said, "How could that be? How did you get cured?" I said, "I practiced Falun Gong, and became a good person. The cancer disappeared." She said, "You dared to practice Falun Gong? I'm going to call the police to arrest you." I smiled at her and said nicely, "Sister, I think you have been deceived by the lies on TV. I stand here today as a living example of the goodness of Dafa." She refused to listen to me, and took out her cell phone and tried to call. At this point, some people came over and asked me what was going on. I used this chance to clarify the truth. People who already knew the truth then started to criticize the woman. She shut off her cell phone and left. Looking at her, I pitied her a lot. Wasn't she one of the sentient beings who was deceived by the lies? I caught up with her and resumed clarifying the truth to her calmly. She eventually accepted it and thanked me. She also helped me to clarify the truth to others.
I once clarified the truth to a fifty-year-old man. He not only didn't listen to me, he followed me around and cursed at me. I told the people around me, "Falun Gong practitioners are good people. We don't hit back when being hit, and we don't curse back when being cursed." These people also started criticizing him, but he did not listen. He kept cursing at me, and he followed me along the whole length of the street. Finally, a man who understood the truth shouted at him, "You are a gangster! You dare to bully a good person. You will see how it feels when I beat you!" The person was so scared that he quickly ran away. The people around us started to laugh. Just like this, no matter what the attitude of the sentient beings, I am persistent in clarifying the truth.
Saving Sentient Beings with Compassion, Master Gives Me Wisdom
Many local practitioners were being persecuted around November 2000. They were being sent to forced labor camps or jails. I was so sad and could not stop crying. I even said to myself, "There is nothing to be afraid of since I have Master and the Fa in my heart," but it still felt extreme pain. So I went to Beijing to appeal, and displayed a banner reading, “Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance” at Tiananmen Square. A group of strong plainclothes police and officers in uniform tried to grab me. I thought, “We are righteous, you are evil. Evil can never subdue righteousness.” I recited the title of Master's new article, "Suffocate the Evil! Suffocate the Evil! Suffocate the Evil!" in my heart. As a result, the plainclothes police officers' stretched-out hands could not move and the uniformed officers left without arresting me. I folded up my banner and returned home safely under Master's protection.
In early 2001, the CCP staged the Tiananmen Square self-immolation. I was upset, seeing how so many people were deceived by the lies. I had thoughts of hating them for deceiving people and that it was shameless to defame Dafa. I could not calm down to study the Fa and do the exercises. Although I started to expose their lies, I had strong attachments of fighting, resentment, and “doing things” while clarifying the truth. The evil took advantage of my loopholes, and I was reported to the police, who ransacked my home and arrested me. I then thought that I should follow Master's Fa, I not cooperate with them. With Master's protection I turned peril into safety.
I learned a lesson from this, and calmly studied the Fa a lot. I found many of my shortcomings and eliminated them. I can now do things more rationally. Falun Dafa practitioners have gotten rid of a lot of evil factors by sending righteous thoughts globally, and the evil factors are now much fewer. It's easier to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa, and most people can accept the truth. I still persist in clarifying the truth every day.
After Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party came out, Fa-rectification entered a new phase. We faced a new challenge. A sentient being can be saved only when he or she identifies with Dafa, and they withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Suddenly we had to ask people to withdraw from the CCP, and tell them the reasons why, to help them understand. Otherwise they could not accept it. What should I do? I carefully read the Nine Commentaries in addition to studying the Fa and sending forth righteous thoughts. I then started to persuade people to withdraw from the CCP.
After eleven years, I don't remember how many miles I have walked in order to clarify the truth or how many people I have talked to. I may have helped around 10,000 people to withdrawn from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. No matter if it is the hot summer, freezing cold winter, or heavy rainy weather, I keep clarifying the truth. Master brings predestined people to me. I save sentient beings with compassion, and Master gives me wisdom. Everything comes from the Fa.
Thank you, Master! Thank you fellow practitioners! I welcome fellow practitioners to point out anything that is improper.
