(Minghui.org) I used to have so many problems that I considered suicide. However, something inside told me that there was a mission that I had not yet carried out.
So I endured and waited for a sign that would let me know what was expected of me.
When I was in my 30s, I ruined my health working as a laborer. It was 2007. My chest hurt as if there were needles sticking into it, and my kidneys hurt whenever it was cold. There were other ailments that bothered me, and I was miserable.
It was not just illnesses, but money problems that gave me sleepless nights. My house partially collapsed, my child was still in school, and my wife just had surgery. Worry seemed to be my daily companion.
When I attended a wedding. I complained about my misfortunes. One of my relatives said that someone in the village practiced Falun Dafa. This relative told me that the practitioner had breast cancer and bone disease, but returned to good health once she practiced Dafa. I tried to see her but was unsuccessful and disappointed.
However, that Falun Dafa practitioner and a fellow practitioner came to my house in December. They talked to my wife and me about the practice and helped us quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. She gave me information about Falun Dafa and taught me the second exercise.
They had not asked for anything, and I thought about how rare it was to find such good people. That made me think that this practice must also be good, and I decided to give it a try. After only three days, I no longer had pain in my chest.
I learned the other Dafa exercises from that practitioner. Practitioners at her house gave me Zhuan Falun, the main book of the practice, and a VCD that showed the exercises. I read the nine lectures after I returned home and realized that Zhuan Falun is a book from heaven. It did not take me long to realize that I had to work on my xinxing and elevate my character.
The practice requires its practitioners to cultivate well, send righteous thoughts, and tell people about Falun Dafa. These requirements filled my thoughts once I studied all the Dafa books and scriptures.
I developed a wish to tell people about Dafa and the persecution, and joined fellow practitioners in their activities. One practitioner and I went door-to-door.
On my own, I asked several of my relatives to quit the CCP, and they agreed. I was then ready to talk to people outside my family, on my own.
After I had practiced Falun Dafa for a short time, one of my relatives invited me for dinner. I was not interested, but decided to go. Such an invitation was not by accident–they needed to hear the facts about Falun Dafa.
My brother-in-law asked me, “Is it true that practitioners won’t hit back when hit or fight back when insulted?” I said, “My fellow practitioners can hold themselves to that, but I've just started to cultivate.”
When he asked me again, I said I could endure it. He suddenly slapped me. I remained calm. However, I had never felt such humiliation. I recalled what Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, said:
“Maybe later on you’ll be slapped in the face a couple times in front of the very person you least want to lose face around, and that’s to humiliate you, to see how you handle it, and to see whether you can endure it. Maybe you can endure it but you can’t get it off your mind. That’s not good enough.” (Zhuan Falun)
I asked him, “Do you want to hit the other side of my face?” He did, but without much force. My face did not hurt this time. I told him, “You drank too much.”
He said, “Falun Dafa practitioners truly don't hit back. Your guys are truly good people—Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!”
I used this opportunity to tell the other people there, “I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. My Master told us to be good people and follow the principles, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.”
I then told them about the importance of quitting the CCP. Altogether, eight people quit. I told them to recite, “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” when they were in times of need.
My brother-in-law was sorry to have hit me. I told him that I was a practitioner and would not hate him for it.
Because the Communist Party had spread lies to stir up public hatred of Dafa, fellow practitioners and I put up Falun Dafa banners and distributed flyers to help people understand the persecution. I printed messages on paper currency and sometimes write "Falun Dafa is good" on walls.
Some people were misled by the hate propaganda and malign the practice publicly. In such cases I explain the facts about Dafa, even if it is my boss or my superior. Many people have changed their thoughts about Falun Dafa after witnessing my good behavior.
To ensure that my mind is on the Fa, I study the Dafa books diligently, send righteous thoughts, and cultivate my xinxing.
I will try my best to fulfill what Master wants and keep telling the facts so more people are saved. I shall fulfill my vow and not let Master down.
Thank you, Master!