(Minghui.org) I am a 60-year-old retiree. I used to work in a government food agency. Before I practiced Falun Gong, I had many illnesses—insomnia, a low potassium level, headaches, and back and leg pain. I went to many medical centers but nothing helped. I lived a tiring life.
I was fortunate enough to obtain the book Zhuan Falun in 1998. I read more than 100 pages the first time I opened it. The next day, I rode my bike to my sister's home, which was 20 miles away, to show her the book. I was full of energy. A difficult half-day trip before now felt so easy. My body changed immediately after I read the book.
The first year of my practice, I was assigned the job of purchasing corn from farmers. I strictly followed the standard but kept the farmers' interest in mind at the same time. I reminded myself of Master's teaching:
“If you always keep a compassionate heart, and a peaceful state of mind, when you run into problems you’ll handle them well because it will give you space as a buffer.” (Zhuan Falun)
I treated the farmers with a compassionate heart every day. At the same time I also inspected the corn carefully. When some corn did not meet the quality standard, I kindly told them, even to some old acquaintances. The farmers were very cooperative. They would further process the corn and bring it back to me in a few days.
My senior colleagues commended my attitude toward the farmers. Some colleagues also learned from me and tried to do a better job.
My husband is from a big family. He is the oldest and has four younger brothers and one younger sister. When I married him, his youngest brother was only five years old. We both helped my in-laws to bring them up.
When the entire family got together, my husband and I had to do a lot of work. Because of my bad health, I used to feel tired and depressed. After I practiced Falun Gong, I happily did all the work. All the younger sibings and their spouses knew that I am a good person.
One of my husband's relatives, a grandmother in her 80's when I first met her, told me that she knew that Falun Dafa is good. “I saw it in you,” she said. “You gained good health from the practice and you do a good job taking care of this home. I knew that Falun Gong must be good.”
My mother-in-law was the head of the women's comminttee of the village. When the persecution began, she was really angry since she knew that Falun Gong is good. When she saw the lies about Falun Gong on TV, she kept shouting, “Jiang Zemin does not allow people to be good.”
When I asked her to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) the first time, she refused. Later, I sent her Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and other literature. When I visited home on Chinese New Year the next year, she suddently asked me how to withdraw from the CCP.
She told me that everything in the Nine Commentaries was true. So I helped her write the declaration. She is 80 years old now and in very good health.