(Minghui.org) From a nearly-70-year-old who was previously full of illness, Auntie Niu has become radiant and in a good health since she started cultivating Falun Dafa six years ago. She is always smiling. A physical check-up showed that her body is healthy. Her son, who always just hung around, has also changed his conduct and started working. Her mentally handicapped daughter has become more clear-headed. This truly confirms the principle that “when one person practices, the whole family benefits”. It is no wonder that many of her friends said, “There must be a great god protecting you at all times.” Auntie Niu has often said to people, “Falun Dafa is good.”
Auntie Niu's life has change enormously since practicing Falun Dafa
A Workaholic – Falling Sick Due to Overworking
Auntie Niu's full name is Li Jinniu. She is 68 this year and lives a hard life selling vegetables in the Lujhu countryside in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She has two daughters and one son. However, only her elder daughter, who lives in another place, is physically and mentally normal. Her younger daughter was born mentally disabled and unable to take care of herself. Her son led an idle life every day, and his monthly phone bills were often more than ten thousand Taiwan dollars. After suffering from kidney disease and undergoing dialysis for many years, her husband mistakenly went to Mainland China eight years ago for a kidney transplant and spent millions of their savings. However, this actually hastened his death. Thus, Auntie Niu often looked up at the sky and sighed deeply, “Why is it so hard to be a human?!”
Auntie Niu shoulders the burden of providing a living for the whole family. She wakes up around 3:00 in the morning to go to the wholesale market to approve the vehicle full of fruits and vegetables. Next, she needs to rush to three bazaars to sell the goods until 10:00 a.m. She also has to drive out to streets and lanes to sell goods until everything is sold. She doesn't stop until around 8:00 in the evening. She would eat her dinner and fall asleep immediately due to being exhausted physically and mentally. Although her business was not bad, it was not sufficient for the family's expenses. She is always busy all day working to earn the family's living. So day after day, year after year, she became overworked, and she developed a bad temper and a body full of illnesses. Her stomach bled; she had knee osteonecrosis, and she could not stand up straight. Once seated, she could not get up. Every morning when she got up, her body ached, and she struggled a long time to get up to go do her work.
Attending a Nine-Day Seminar and Bearing in Mind Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
One day, Auntie Niu saw that a good friend of hers had recently become radiant and was very happy. Her friend told her that this change was due to her cultivating Falun Dafa. Auntie Niu thought to herself, “I have such a hard life; my body is in such bad shape, and I have a bad temper. Maybe if I practice Falun Dafa, I will become a bit healthier and happier!” Hence, her friend took her to attend the seminar. Upon returning home after she finished selling vegetables, she grabbed a piece of bread and rushed to watch “Master Li Hongzhi Lecture Video”. She sometimes ate her bread while listening to Master's lecture. Later, she found that this was not respectful while listening to the Fa, so she endured hunger and ate her dinner after she got home.
Auntie Niu said, “Although I could not understand Master's Mandarin Chinese at that time, amazingly, as long as I was in the class, my mood and spirit were particularly good. I listened and watched carefully. I know Master wants us to use Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be a good person and that we must cultivate our xinxing.”
Persisting in Practicing the Exercises, Her Chronic Illnesses Are Healed
Auntie Niu started on her path of cultivation. Every night after she finished selling vegetables, she rushed to the practice site to practice the exercises and study the Fa. She often missed dinner until after 9:30 when she arrived home. However, she is able to sleep soundly at night and wake up at 3:00 a.m. to make a living. Initially, with a body full of illness, it was not easy for her to practice the exercises. Because she could not lift one of her arms, she thought of a way to use one hand to pull the other hand up. Her trachea had always been very bad; thus when she practiced the Falun Standing Stance, she coughed nonstop and went outside so as not to affect others. Another practitioner said to her, “It's alright. Everyone understands. Master is cleansing your body. This will change as you persist in practicing.” She remembers there was once when she coughed very badly till she vomited. However, through persisting in practicing the exercises, her cough stopped and she could hold both arms up high.
“I No Longer Need a Knee Replacement”
Before cultivating Dafa, Auntie Niu just had a knee-replacement in one leg due to osteonecrosis in the knee. The doctor said her other knee had the same issue and wanted to replace it one year later. It was very hard when she first started to meditate. She often could not stand up after sitting down and required two or three practitioners to help pull her up. Now she is very happy, “After I finish meditating, I do not need to trouble others. I can stand up myself.” Also, she previously had difficulty walking, but now she can walk very briskly and often participates in parades.
She remembers once after a parade, when her other knee felt sore, and the next day there inexplicably was a large bruise there. She knew that it must be Master encouraging her to participate in spreading the Fa, and adjusted this knee (that previously needed yet did not yet have the surgery) and pushed out those bad things. So she knew these were all good things. She endured the pain and did not think about it anymore. Indeed, the bruise receded after one to two days, and she felt relaxed when walking. While speaking of this, her eyes welled up, and she said gratefully, “Master healed my knee. I do not need to go for surgery.”
Recognizing the Characters in Zhuan Falun
Auntie Niu is illiterate, but every day she stayed and studied the Fa with everyone for nearly an hour after practicing the exercises before heading home. There were also a few women at the practice site who were illiterate, and under the assistance of fellow practitioners, they read along while following with their finger character by character. More than six years have passed, and Auntie Niu is now able to recognize many words in Zhuan Falun.
Although Auntie Niu has to work long hours every day and still needs to practice the exercises and study the Fa, she uses a pure and respectful heart and keeps Dafa's principles in mind at every moment. She keeps in mind that she is a practitioner. Thus, great changes appeared for her physically, at work, and in her family.
One Person Practices, the Whole Family Benefits
The first thing that Auntie Niu thought about after she began to practice is that she must cultivate benevolence. Thus she brought her mentally handicapped daughter home. She previously felt it was too troublesome to take care of the daughter. Initially, her daughter would often leave the house and forget how to return home. One time her daughter disappeared after leaving home, and Auntie Niu asked around, but nobody knew her whereabouts. She went out searching for the daughter many times, but to no avail. Every day Auntie Niu asked for Master to strengthen her, and suddenly her daughter returned home after a month. The whole family was pleasantly surprised. Amazingly, after returning home this time, her daughter obediently stayed at home. Moreover, the daughter became more clear-headed, and she did not leave and go wandering around anymore.
The second thing Auntie Niu did after she started cultivating was to help her son pay off his telephone charges and insurance bill in installments. She kindly advised her son with love instead of shouting and verbally abusing him. Her son, who did not have a proper job, was very moved and changed significantly. He has now found a job and works hard. He does not go wandering outside after work and can understand his mother's hardship. Auntie Niu said, “This is because after I began to practice Falun Dafa, I often cultivate my heart; thus I changed my temperament. Also, I have more wisdom to know how to face and correct the problems in life.”
Auntie Niu's own health has also undergone great changes. Before cultivating, her complexion was dark, and being busy from morning till night, she was riddled with illnesses. After cultivating, her complexion has a good color, and she is physically and mentally relaxed and happy. Auntie Niu once suddenly had her menstrual period. She knew that this was discussed in Zhuan Falun , that a cultivators' body will regain youth. However, her elder daughter (who had not yet started to cultivate Falun Dafa) was shocked. She thought that her mother had a tumor or something wrong and forced her mother to get a thorough check-up. The results of the check-up showed that everything was normal. Thus, her daughter truly saw the miraculous nature of Falun Dafa and that the principles in Zhuan Falun are absolutely true.
Police: “Auntie Niu Has a High Moral Character. People Who Practice Falun Gong are Different.”
Since cultivating, Auntie Niu's home is filled with compassion and peace. Among the recycled items that her intellectually-disabled daughter picked up, she also picked up a few valuables. There was a big bag of money, watches, gold necklaces, etc. Auntie Niu kept in mind that she is a practitioner and must cultivate xinxing and not keep those things that did not belong to her. Although her family's income was meager, she still insisted in sending these valuables to the police station. The police praised her, “Auntie Niu has a high moral character. People who practice Falun Gong are different.”
The wholesale boss and the grocery customers were very surprised and said to her, “Your complexion is getting better and better, and you have a good temperament. After cultivating Falun Dafa, you have become more and more like a lady!” Previously, when the customers were picky while buying vegetables, she got angry and made the atmosphere very tense. Now, no matter how picky the customers are, she is not angry and handles it calmly. Thus, her business has become more prosperous.
During the six years of cultivation, there has been both suffering and laughter. As there have been many wonderful changes and miracles in Aunt Niu's family, Auntie Niu who is not eloquent said, “Falun Dafa is good; Falun Dafa is good. Thank you, Master.”
