(Minghui.org) Over 7,500 people attended the 2014 Taiwan Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference on November 9. Ye Xinhong, an engineer with the Formosa Plastics Group, was one of them. As a new practitioner, he shared, “I've found the true meaning of life through Falun Gong.”
Finding the True Meaning of Life
Mr. Ye Xinhong, an engineer with the Formosa Plastics Group who began practicing Falun Dafa about eight months ago
After watching the performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts this March, Mr. Ye was inspired to practice Falun Dafa. When he learned that Taiwan's annual Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was approaching, Ye decided to attend.
It was the first time he has participated in such a conference. “As soon as I entered the venue, I felt the peaceful atmosphere, which impressed me a great deal. When we recited Lunyu together, I could not help crying. The profoundness of Dafa resonated with me deeply,” he said.
Mr. Ye felt a sense of warmth when listening to a young man of similar age share his experience of finding Falun Dafa when still in school. He explained how he had finally found the meaning of life.
He enjoyed participating in social services. He was a member of the Rotary Youth Organization in Taiwan. He said that he tended to ponder and observe the vicissitudes of life. He was a really deep thinker, sometimes he would tire himself out by over-thinking things.
He shared, “Since starting cultivation, my thoughts have become more simple and clear, allowing me to have greater focus and have more energy. Previously I often slept in to ten o’clock in the morning yet still felt lethargic when I woke up. Since cultivation I’m no longer interested in watching TV or spending time on the Internet.
“I now have more time in my day. I have a thirst to study the Fa everyday. In a short period of time, I have already finished more than 40 different lectures. The more I study, the more I love to study. I feel more assured about the true meaning of life, which is to cultivate oneself according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and return to one’s true self.”
“One of the benefits of cultivation is that I can face life with a positive attitude, with every thought being positive. I can think from the perspective of others. I now get along well with my family and can better understand and care for my parents,” he added.
Mr. Ye specializes in supply chain management. He has to deal with managers, vendors, owners of packaging businesses, and technical staff on a regular basis. This complex process requires communication and coordination.
He often runs into unexpected issues. Problems recently occurred in four different cases at the same time.
“I took it as a test as in cultivation. From a positive perspective, a good thing is a good thing, and a bad thing can be turned into a good thing. The problems were all solved one after another miraculously because of my positive attitude.”
Cultivating Diligently and Catching Up
After just three months of cultivation, Mr. Wu Chaoxian gave up smoking, drinking, and chewing betel nuts.
Florist Wu Chaoxian, who just started practicing Falun Gong three months ago, also attended the Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference for the first time.
He was moved to tears when listening to each practitioner’s sharing. Deeply touched, he said that he started practicing too late and had to catch up quickly. He took it upon himself to go to tourist sites to clarify the facts about the persecution of Falun Dafa to Chinese tourists, despite his being initially afraid to do so.
He realized that only when he studies the Fa diligently and cultivates himself well will he be able to awaken people's consciences more effectively.
Mr. Wu attended a nine-day Falun Dafa lecture seminar two years ago. It was recommended to him by a friend. At the time, he learned the exercises but did not study the Fa.
He stopped his cultivation later because he couldn’t quit smoking. One night three months ago, he suddenly felt that he shouldn't continue his life this way. The next morning he found a practice site near his home and resumed doing the exercises and studying the Fa.
He has persisted in doing the exercises at the practice site every day without missing one session in three months. He studies the Fa whenever he has a spare moment in the day.
He tells Chinese tourists about the persecution of Falun Dafa. He encounters them at tourist sites and busy shopping districts in the evenings.
Wu started smoking, drinking and chewing betel nuts at a young age. All of the habits are addictive. He tried quitting in vain on numerous occasions.
He used to be very weak and suffered from high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood lipids. He often carried with him a big bag of drugs and would not be able to fall asleep without sleeping pills. He used to be groggy all day with a bad temper, and his relationship with his family was poor.
He now follows a regular routine, working hard every day, doing the exercises, studying the Fa, improving his character and clarifying the truth. His energy and physical health improved dramatically; he is now disease-free.
Wu plays a dutiful role each day at work and at home, such as the school runs and helping his child with homework. There is harmony now in his family for which Wu credits Dafa, “Thank you Dafa. Thank you Master for all these huge changes.”
