(Minghui.org) I filed a criminal complaint against former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin with the Chinese Supreme Court in November 2015 because he masterminded the persecution of Falun Dafa.
After that, the police harassed me non-stop. Fearing further harassment and wishing for a comfortable life, I almost stopped practicing Falun Dafa. I hid most of my Dafa materials elsewhere and only kept the book Zhuan Falun at home.
I worked day and night, but I rarely studied the teachings of the practice or did the five exercises. Only at bedtime did I reflect on how I was not diligent. Each night I told myself, “Tomorrow I will wake up early to study and exercise.” However, I continued to put off my cultivation. My “tomorrow” had yet to come, and my cultivation was in ruins.
Shen Yun Performing Arts puts on a wonderful Chinese New Year gala performance every year. Traditionally, New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD) broadcasts the performance on Chinese New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year’s Day.
I had planned to watch this year’s performance on New Year’s Eve, but when the time came, I felt tired and did not feel like staying up late. I decided to wait until New Year’s Day.
But when it was time for the broadcast the next day, I again wasted the opportunity. I had even planned to record the show and watch it later, but I did not bother to set up my DVD player to record.
Thinking I could still watch the show on DVD, I emailed the Minghui office and requested that a DVD be sent to me. Right after sending the message, I looked at the Minghui website, and my eyes jumped to a notification I had never seen before: “Notice: Stop Distributing All Mainland China Editions of Shen Yun DVDs.” I was shocked.
The notice was posted on February 6th. Why had I not seen the notice until February 12th? If I had seen the notice earlier, I would surely have watched the broadcast. I completely missed the opportunity to see this year’s performances!
Ashamed and embarrassed, I searched within and realized that I was like a pig, lazing around in my pen, waiting to be fed. I have not been a diligent practitioner who takes cultivation seriously. Even so, Master is reluctant to give up on me and gave me a sharp warning. I realized that I cannot wait until tomorrow anymore! If I miss the opportunities Master arranges for me, I will forever miss the opportunity to cultivate! I must focus on the present and not miss a single one of Master’s arrangements.
Putting off our responsibilities until tomorrow is self-deceptive, allowing us to be complacent today. I ask myself, “If the notice I saw that day was ‘Cultivation is now over,’ how would I respond?”
Master bears such huge pressure so that we can continue our cultivation. We should cherish cultivation and not miss a single chance.
From now on, I will eliminate the habit of procrastination and seize each moment to be diligent in my practice. Fellow practitioners, let us all be diligent together.
Category: Improving Oneself
