(Minghui.org) I went to visit a former colleague who I hadn't seen for many years. She was surprised when she saw me and said, “Even though we haven't seen each other for many years, you still look very young! What's your beauty secret?”
I told her that I didn't have any but that I practiced Falun Gong. She didn't believe me, but I told her that it was true. I said, “You know that I used to have heart disease, kidney disease and gastrointestinal disease. Although I'm in my 70s now, I don't have any illnesses. You may remember how sick I used to be.” I also told her my mind and heart nature had improved, and how I experienced the positive effects of healing and fitness after I began practicing Falun Gong.
Explaining the Benefits of Falun Dafa
I went to her house after some time and her husband opened the door. My colleague was walking on her knees. “What happened?” I asked. She said that the doctor told her to walk on her knees twice a day with each time lasting at least 40 minutes. The doctor also said that there was no other way and if she didn't listen to this advice, her knees would become stiff and paralyzed.
I felt sorry for her, as she was wearing heavy pants and knee-pads and thick socks on her feet. “You should practice Falun Gong. Perhaps you will recover,” I said. She replied, “It's no use practicing. I went to the nursing home and did hydrotherapy. Nothing can cure it.”
She struggled to get up when 40 minutes were up. She walked to the seat with her two stiff legs. She was depressed and said, “I'll be paralyzed and will wait to die.” I told her that Master has taught Falun Gong, and people in over 100 countries were practicing it, and that if she believed me, it would be good to practice it. She said that she didn't believe in anything.
Master said,
“The only thing you have a role in is saving people...” (“Teaching the Fa in the City of Chicago”) and“The responsibility of Dafa disciples is to save sentient beings and validate the Fa.” (“Teaching the Fa at the Meeting on Writing Music” in Teaching the Fa at the Discussion on Writing Music and Creating Fine Art)
Being Determined to Help Her
I didn't give up on her. I went to her house again after a period of time. She was sitting on the sofa with her feet soaking in a basin filled with herb water. Her legs were swollen and hard. She had spent 600 yuan on expensive herbs to soak her feet in them for a few days. She even had injections and took medicine but to no avail. She was really worried.
I sat down by her side and comforted her, telling her the amazing examples of those who had cancer, were seriously ill, or had incurable illnesses but recovered after practicing Falun Gong. She listened very attentively. The herb water had turned cold and she asked her husband to change it. Unconsciously, she lifted her feet out of the basin and put her legs back into the basin filled with warm water. Her husband was surprised when he realized that she didn't need him to move her feet anymore.
Taking a closer look, the swelling was less. This was due to her listening attentively when I was speaking to her about Falun Gong.. She looked at her legs and said, “The swelling has indeed reduced and it's not painful anymore!” She said, “Did you cure it for me? I must thank you!” I told her to thank Master instead. I said that it was because I sat beside her, as Falun Gong cultivators' bodies carry energy, thus it unintentionally cured the illness.
Master said,
“The Buddha School teaches self-salvation and salvation of all sentient beings. One does not only cultivate oneself, but also offers salvation to all sentient beings. Others can benefit as well, and you can unintentionally rectify other people’s bodies, heal their illnesses, and so on.” (Lecture One in Zhuan Falun)
She Was Finally Convinced That Falun Gong Could Help Her
She said, “It's incredible that my illness was cured after sitting beside a Falun Gong practitioner for a while. This practice is really amazing! I'm really convinced now.”
“Why don't you practice since you believe Falun Gong is good? Let me show you,” I said. She replied that she was already 80 years old and her legs were still stiff even though the swelling had been reduced. She said, “Master won't want me. I can't catch up even if I practice.” I told her, “You can catch up. As long as you want to practice, Master will take care of you.”
Master said,
“Yet some people have limited time left in their lives. Their years for living are numbered and may not be enough for cultivation. Our Falun Dafa can solve this problem and shorten the course of practice. Meanwhile, it is also a cultivation practice of mind and body. When you continually practice cultivation, you will constantly prolong your life. With consistent practice, your life will be constantly prolonged. Those elderly people with good inborn quality will have sufficient time for practice.” (Lecture One in Zhuan Falun)
Since that time she diligently started practicing Falun Gong. I helped her to obtain Master's lectures, exercise videos, lectures videos and Zhuan Falun. Her legs were no longer stiff after practicing for a while and she could even walk up and down the stairs and go out of the house. She was very happy to see me. She said, “Thank you for earnestly helping me to understand Falun Gong and awaken to its goodness. It is very fortunate to be a practitioner! From now on, I must cultivate well so that I can be worthy of Master's compassion.”
Thank you Master, for helping me enlighten another person to understand Falun Gong.
