(Minghui.org) I became pregnant just before I began to practice Falun Dafa in June 1996. Because of severe discomfort in my pregnancy, my mother introduced me to Falun Dafa. She told me that it could make me feel better and uplift my spirit. At the time, my husband did not object to my practicing Dafa.
Solid Fa Study
After the onset of the persecution in July 1999, the police were ordered to arrest and “transform” all Falun Dafa practitioners. My husband did not understand that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the communist regime vilified Dafa, so he tried to stop me from practicing.
Not long after the persecution started my parents house was ransacked by police. My mother went to the provincial capital to peacefully appeal for justice for Falun Dafa, and was unlawfully arrested.
The persecution put enormous pressure on our entire family. My husband was so stressed that he was near the brink of a collapse. He vented his emotions on me. He was rude and became physically and mentally abusive towards me.
Fortunately, I had studied the Fa solidly between 1996 and 1999. There was no doubt in my mind that I had made the right choice in practicing Dafa.
My mother had been illegally arrested and detained in prison. I knew that she had her path to follow and she would be fine given her strong faith in Dafa.
I let go of my concerns about family and just studied the Fa and practiced the exercises as usual. Although I felt peace in my heart, my husband was very irritated by my calmness. He complained that I was cold-blooded for not worrying about my mother.
My mother was released from prison after a little over a week and returned home. She looked healthy and was in good spirits. After my mothers release, our Fa study group resumed at my parents house. Our daughter was very young then and she attended the group Fa study sessions.
Ignoring Abusive Behavior
My husband thought that my mother would give up Dafa after her arrest. He got very angry and became irrational when seeing us diligently studying the Fa together. He often shouted at us and was constantly in a bad mood.
My parents and I always encouraged each other to study the Fa more and look inwards to find our shortcomings.
No matter how hard he tried, my husband could not change our faith in Dafa. He then tried to stop our daughter from practicing Falun Dafa. However, the Fa had already taken root in her heart. Despite my husband's attempts to deceive her, she remained firm in her belief and did not join the CCP related organizations at school. She maintained very good grades and was admitted to a university last year.
My husband got angry when he saw me studying the Fa and practicing the exercises. He called me lazy and demanded I do more house chores.
Once, he grabbed Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa, and tore it. He also beat me if I argued with him.
My parents never hit me. After I married, my husband frequently scolded and beat me. I never told my parents about his abusive behavior. But in my heart I often felt that he treated me unfairly. However, I discussed these issues with fellow practitioners. This gave me much needed support and understanding based on the Fa principles.
The conflicts with my husband worsened over the years. He threatened to divorce me four times if I did not give up Dafa. He said he would keep our entire property and leave me to raise my daughter on my own.
I was heart broken when he went on like that, but reminded myself that all things in this world are short lived and that I can give up anything, except Dafa. After witnessing my firm belief in Dafa, he stopped mentioning divorce and eventually calmed down.
Benefiting from Watching NTD TV
To make my husband understand the persecution, I tried to clarify the facts about Dafa to him, but he just could not accept the truth. Then, he found some topics that interested him on a Dafa website that I often visited. He began to browse Dafa sites to read current news. I often used these websites as a way to try to indirectly introduce the facts of Dafa to him. Over time he began to relax and he no longer interrupted me when I talked about Dafa.
When I saw information on how to get NTD broadcasts from the Minghui website, I wanted to install the equipment for my husband to watch. With help from fellow practitioners, we installed the equipment,
At first, my husband only watched for a few minutes. He was worried that other people might find out that we were watching NTD in our home. He became scared every time a police car drove by our house. But gradually, he began watching the programs regularly.
He slowly came to understand that practitioners are kindhearted people. He also came to understand that the communist regime has always committed bad deeds and that we should not fear them.
After many years of persistent patience with my husband, the warm and harmonious atmosphere has finally returned to our home.
The dramatic change in my husband was a direct result of watching the NTD programs. Thus, I suggest that fellow practitioners install the NTD dish in their home to help their family members understand Dafa.
