(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa cares for everyone, even those who don’t practice it. I can attest to that since I do not practice Falun Dafa but married a man whose mother does.
Everyone in the Chen family was painfully aware of their lowly circumstances. They lived in a dwelling near Xianshan Cave. One son, Jiahui, already 40 years old and still not married, had a lot more going against him. His father worked as a blacksmith; his mother could not read, suffered severe headaches, and had severely impaired vision.
When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tried to wipe out the practice in 1999, the Chen family found itself in a serious quandary. Should their family be known as supporting Falun Dafa? Jiahui’s father, brother, and nephew pressured the family matriarch to renounce Falun Dafa. Jiahui realized this was a test of conscience.
He spoke up at a family meeting. “No one should prevent my mother from practicing Falun Dafa. We saw how she got well and we don’t need to worry about her health anymore. It saved us a lot of medical expenses. We cannot turn against Falun Dafa after we have benefited from it.”
The Chens were very well aware of the benefits. Soon after Jiahui’s mother started to practice in 1998, her headaches disappeared. She regained her sight. She learned how to read. Amazed, the family rejoiced.
Worries and Pressures
I married Jiahui soon after the persecution began. With me came my son and daughter from a previous marriage. I could not have any more children.
Jiahui and I faced many financial and personal problems. My children needed to go to school. Not being able to have any more children, I worried that my new family would look down on me and my children.
My mother-in-law soon realized my concerns. One day she sat me down and held my hands. “You have come to us because of a predestined relationship. Dafa brought your children to our family. They make me smile whenever I see them. We are so grateful for them.
“Don't worry, as this is your family now. You are my daughter and you can tell me everything on your mind. Your mother-in-law is a Falun Dafa practitioner who knows how to be a good person.”
My mother-in-law indeed treats me like a daughter. She shares all her problems and concerns even when she is jealous or unhappy. She apologizes to me when she needs to. We never fight, as Falun Dafa resolved all of our conflicts.
The years passed quickly. My daughter soon married and my son went to college. This delighted my father-in-law because no one in the family had ever attended college before.
The persecution came closer to us in 2003. The police arrested many practitioners in our area. They ransacked practitioners’ homes, forced them to pay fines, beat them, destroyed their homes, and publicly insulted them. This maltreatment extended to practitioners’ relatives.
Witnessing a Miracle
I was very worried for my family, especially my mother-in-law, so I hid her Dafa books from her and kept them hidden for almost a year.
Soon her vision became impaired. She begged me to give back her books. When I saw what was happening to her, I did.
At first she could only tell the margins on the page from the print. Yet she turned the pages as if she could read. As she did, she said, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!”
Two days passed without improvement, but she persisted. On the third day, she said,“The dark areas are darker, and the white parts of the page are turning whiter. On the fourth day, she could distinguish Chinese characters. On the fifth day, she could see the strokes of the characters. A week later, she could read. Dafa gave us a miracle!
I have witnessed the spiritual power of Falun Dafa. I deeply regret that I almost made a big mistake. I now sincerely apologize for my error to Falun Dafa and Master!
I work out of the home and I am still afraid of being persecuted, so I do not practice Falun Dafa with my mother-in-law. But my heart belongs to Falun Dafa. I write this for World Falun Dafa Day because I feel obligated to tell the world what I witnessed.
Falun Dafa is good, and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!
Falun Dafa gave me a warm and loving family!
