(Minghui.org) Clarifying the facts to save sentient beings is the Dafa disciples' responsibility. Thanks to our collective efforts, many people have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations (the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers) and have begun to enjoy Dafa's blessings.
After having their own illnesses cured or misfortunes averted, those who have benefited from practicing Falun Dafa often share their amazing stories with family and friends, enabling more people to appreciate how extraordinary the practice is.
I would like to share two such examples as an encouragement to all of us.
While visiting a sick friend at a local hospital one weekend, I saw a middle-aged woman weeping. I approached her to see if I could help.
The woman's husband had died a few years before, and she worked as a nanny to support her daughter, a high-school senior. Unfortunately the teenager came down with hepatitis and had to be hospitalized. Her teachers and classmates were kind enough to denote some money, but it was barely enough to cover her medical costs.
The mother was actually calling her relatives to borrow money when I saw her. I shared her worries and asked if she believed in Gods and Buddhas. She said she didn't, but I was not deterred.
I said in a friendly way, “Things that we can't touch or see are not necessarily non-existent. We can't see ultrasound, yet the hospital used it to diagnose your daughter. We can't see magnetic waves, yet we use telephones all the time. In the past if you told someone that your relatives could hear you 50 miles away, nobody would have believed you. But today a simple phone call and your relatives know right away you need their help.”
I then asked if she believed in fortune. This time, she said her family had had too much bad luck the past few years. I told her how my circumstances had improved by sincerely reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” and suggested she do the same.
She was a bit skeptical but admitted that I looked very kind and that she'd like to give it a try. I assured her she had nothing to lose by reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” with a sincere heart.
I went with her to her daughter's ward, and I talked to the girl about Dafa. Both mother and daughter soon agreed to quit the Party and its affiliated organizations. They also asked for some amulets with Dafa's blessings on them.
Less than a month later they called me to say they'd like to see me again before the daughter's discharge from the hospital the very next day.
The next morning before work, I went to visit them with a satchel full of truth-clarification materials, including Shen Yun DVDs, Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and Zhuan Falun. Both mother and daughter were excited to see me. They had been reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” since our last meeting and the young girl's condition had improved day by day. The doctors said that she was ready to recover at home.
I asked them to pick out some truth-clarification materials from my bag and was surprised that the daughter wanted everything I had.
The daughter called again later, telling me that she had finished reading the Nine Commentaries and Zhuan Falun in just a few days of her returning home. Since they didn't have a computer or a VCD, she watched a Shen Yun performance at a classmate's home. She had no money to buy presents to thank her teachers and friends for raising money for her, so she brought truth-clarification materials when she visited them.
She also said that the best way to repay my kindness was to tell more people about Dafa. She even persuaded several classmates and friends to quit the Party and its affiliated organizations.
During a follow-up checkup a month later, the doctors were surprised to see that the young woman had completely recovered from hepatitis and recommended she get the Hepatitis B vaccine, which is usually reserved for people with normal liver function. She was thrilled that her liver was totally fine.
A farm worker was diagnosed with late-stage cirrhosis of the liver in the city hospital but couldn't afford the expensive treatment, so he and his wife decided he would just wait for his death at home.
I ran into the couple by chance and told them about the extraordinary nature of Dafa. The husband was no longer able to talk at that point, and he just nodded his head slowly. His wife “translated” for him while I talked, and both of them soon agreed to quit the Young Pioneers with their real names. They had hope again and decided to seek medical treatment at the city hospital. The husband felt better after one week and then switched to a smaller hospital to save money.
I was surprised to get a call from the husband a month later. He said in a strong voice, “I am that person who could no longer talk and was just waiting for death. I followed your advice to recite 'Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good' every day since we met last time. Now I am ready to be discharged from the hospital today. Thank you for saving my life. We will visit you in a couple of days.”
I was thrilled to hear about his recovery and told him it was his sincere heart that won protection from Gods and Buddhas.
A few days later his son and daughter indeed came to see me with presents. I said, “It's not me that saved your father, but the founder of Falun Dafa. Share your father's story with more people so they can also benefit. Doing so will bring endless blessings to your entire family.” They agreed to do so.
Several months later the wife's brother called me, saying that his brother-in-law was being treated in a hospital after a terrible car accident. He begged me, “You saved my other brother-in-law when he was dying. Can you save this brother-in-law, too?” I advised him to tell his brother-in-law to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” A few days later he called again, saying that the patient was recovering very well, and he asked for a few more Dafa amulets.
It always makes me feel good to see people tell others how they benefited from Dafa. I also feel the gravity of our responsibility to save sentient beings.
If we have a deeper understanding of the Fa and do well in cultivating ourselves, the Fa will show us more power and our truth-clarification will be more effective. People who benefit from Dafa will then naturally tell others about their positive experiences, thus enabling even more people to identify with Dafa and enjoy Dafa's blessings. This is a virtuous cycle.
On the other hand, if we don't cultivate ourselves well, our truth-clarification efforts will not be very successful and we won't have many people help us spread the word.
It is my understanding that face-to-face truth-clarification is a process to cultivate ourselves and to save sentient beings. As such, we must mind our manners and maintain Dafa's image and reputation. We must be careful not to have a negative impact on Dafa due to our own deficiencies.