(Minghui.org) I began to practice Falun Dafa in 1996, and have now turned 69. At that time, I recovered from all my illnesses. I have been clarifying the facts about Dafa over the past 23 years with righteous thoughts and actions.
Boss's Wife: “You Are the One and Only One”
After the onset of the persecution of Falun Dafa in 1999, I worked at a waste recycling facility. My boss told me to spray water on the cardboard boxes one day, to increase their weight. I was dumbfounded, wondering how a righteous person could do such a thing.
I told him, “You're the boss, and what you say goes. But, you know I believe in Falun Dafa and follow it's principles of 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance'. Spraying water on the boxes does not agree with Dafa’s requirements, so I can't do it. And I suggest that you don’t do it either. You might gain something on the surface, but you will lose credibility if others hear about it.”
“What you said makes sense,” he replied. “We’ll not do it.”
It rained hard one night, and my boss called me to the site to cover the cardboard boxes with canvases. It was a lot of hard work, as the boss stayed inside and didn't give me a hand. I was soaked afterward. Yet, I worked hard without any complaint.
The boss’s wife called me at the end of the year, and said, “We appreciate your work over the past few years. Everyone here says that Falun Dafa practitioners are good people. We've decided to give you a 500 yuan bonus. This is the first time ever at this recycling site. Although it's only a small amount, you are the one and only one that is worth such a bonus.”
“It's all due to Dafa’s teachings,” I replied. “Without Dafa, I couldn't have done it. I have benefited from Dafa, and so have you. This is a result of your supporting Dafa [while it is being persecuted]. I hope you get to know Dafa better, and recite, ‘Falun Dafa is good.’ Your business will also prosper more.”
A Barbecue Skewer in My Eye
I was sorting through a pile of scrap metal in the work's yard one day, when something went into my left eye. I felt it with my hand, while both eyes were shut tight. It felt like a long needle. I thought of nothing, and calmly pulled it out. It was a BBQ skewer. People examined me, and found that my left eye was immersed in blood.
My boss wanted to take me to the hospital, but I said that I would be fine as Teacher was protecting me. They warned me that the boss could not be held responsible if I refused to go to the hospital. One young guy said: “I'll believe in Falun Dafa if you can recover without going to a hospital or apply medication.”
Seeing that I was determined not to see the doctor, the boss called for a tricycle to take me home.
I studied the Fa, and did the exercises, as though nothing had happened. I held onto one thought: “A cultivator has no illness. I reject any arrangement whatsoever by the old forces.”
The boss and his wife came to visit me on the third day. They could see white again in my blood-shot eye, and felt relieved that I was getting better.
When I returned to work a week later, my colleagues were astonished that my eye had recovered so fast without any medical treatment. The young guy who waited to see if Falun Dafa had the power to heal me was convinced, and immediately asked me to help him quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations.
Dafa Taught Me to Never Con People
I went out with a truck driver to transport some metal one day. The driver asked me to hide inside the truck when it was being weighed. When I asked him why, he told me that we could artificially inflate the weight of the truck to look as if we had more metal.
“Aren’t you conning people this way?” I replied. “You know I believe in Falun Dafa. I can't be part of this.”
On our way back, we passed by a scrap yard. The driver stopped and asked me to unload some of the metal we were carrying. I was puzzled, not knowing what was going on. He said that we could sell some of it, and pocket the money.
“I won't steal!” I replied. And urged him not to do it either. But he didn't listen.
The owner of a construction company once asked me and some other drivers to deliver some bags of cement for him. He said to everyone: “I have 35 tons here. Each truck is supposed to carry three tons. However, I will pay you an extra ten yuan for each additional bag you load.”
I counted and stopped at the exact amount of bags I was allowed to carry. Everyone else loaded extra. They all laughed at me for not wanting to make extra money.
The guard at the gate stopped us, and said that he needed to inspect the loads. Everyone was stunned. Not only would they not make extra money, but they would also be fined to overloading their trucks.
Some of the truck drivers immediately called the owner, who then had to pay bribes to others to ensure that the guard would let them pass.
After we unloaded the cement at the other end, the owner said: “Only Mr. Zhang (me) is a good person. What I might have gained through you other guys was not worth the risk. A person’s honesty and integrity is most precious. I will call on you, Mr. Zhang, for whatever I need in the future. I have seen the righteousness and unselfishness of Dafa in you.”
Receiving a Pay Raise on the First Day of Work
A friend got me a job at the construction site where he worked. The wage was 80 yuan a day. The supervisor assigned me to manually pour cement into vertical columns. I was not told whether to fill the columns from the top or the bottom. But as the column would be of better quality if I poured it from the top, I chose to do it that way.
It was much harder, and the work was very strenuous, but as a cultivator I knew that I had chosen the right option. My coworker was pleased, and we worked well together, finishing the job that day ahead of schedule.
The boss was very happy, and came over to me. He said, “I've been watching how hard you've been working.” He then announced that he would raise my wage to 90 yuan a day starting the next day.
My friend said to me: “You're truly something. You got a raise on the first day. I’ve been here for a year and haven't gotten a raise.”
Manager: “I Witnessed the Wonderfulness of Dafa from You”
The supervisor later assigned us to a new construction site. He briefed the manager there about each person’s past performance. The wage was 100 yuan a day.
At the end of the month, I noticed that my wage slip showed that I was being paid 3,000 yuan for 30 days of work. However, I had only worked 29 days, as I had taken a day off.
When I reported this to the manager, he was surprised that I told him, and suggested that I just pocket the money.
I told him that I couldn't accept anything I had not earned, and told him about my faith.
“I've seen posters everywhere saying ‘Falun Dafa is good,’” he said. “But I didn't know just how good until I met you. Nowadays, we're all are making money by any means necessary. You practitioners are unwavering and remain honest at all times. I have witnessed the wonderfulness of Dafa from you.”
He was impressed with my work, and asked if he could call me whenever he had another job.
I told him more about Dafa and the persecution. I also helped him to quit the CCP before I left that site.
Category: Improving Oneself
