(Minghui.org) My son and daughter-in-law worked at the same company before they got married, and they were very much in love when they started dating. The first time my son brought her home, he told me they were dating. I said, “I have no objections, as long as you two are happy!” Because I practice Falun Dafa I understand that whoever is part of one’s family is predestined.
They got along very well. But one day my son looked depressed when he came home and went to bed. I asked, “What’s wrong?” He said because I practiced Falun Dafa his girlfriend’s mother was strongly opposed to their relationship. He was so upset that he didn’t go to work for more than 20 days.
I decided to go to the girl’s home to tell them the truth about Dafa. I said, “Son, let’s go talk to her mother!” He agreed. He practiced Falun Dafa with me when he was a child. When we arrived at his girlfriend’s home, I told her parents the truth about Dafa.
Although the girl’s mother didn’t directly refute me, her attitude was lukewarm. The neighbors also advised her, and said, “The two children get along so well. If you block them won’t you be doing something wrong? You’ll regret it.” The girl’s parents didn’t say anything and the young couple married.
My son’s mother-in-law lived in the countryside. Her family had a greenhouse and grew a lot of chives. The chives grew very well that year. When it was harvest time they were very busy and had to hire people to help. Labor costs were high, and her family wasn’t very well-off. If the chives weren’t harvested in time, they would flower and become unsellable.
After learning about their situation, I thought, “I am a Dafa practitioner, and must hold myself to high standards in everything I do. I must let go of my attachment to fame and gain, and in my interactions with them. I must demonstrate the demeanor of a Dafa practitioner!” So I took the initiative to help them. I never did farm work before, and when I helped cut chives, I had to squat for hours. It rained for several days, and I took bus there in the morning and back in the evening. I helped them for almost a week straight. I was so tired that my back ached.
I wanted them to understand Dafa, so while I worked, I played a small loudspeaker which had information about Dafa. The others could hear it. Seeing how diligently I worked, my son’s mother-in-law happily told everyone, “My daughter’s mother-in-law is really good! Look at her, she’s in her 60s but she’s so healthy! She practices Falun Dafa!”
Through my actions in helping her, I dispelled the lies and slander against Falun Dafa. She believed the CCP’s false claims that Dafa practitioners neglected their family and didn’t live a good life. Her attitude towards Dafa changed, and her attitude towards me completely changed.
After my daughter-in-law had a child, her mother lived with her to take care of the baby. I occasionally bought things and delivered them, and I helped my daughter-in-law with the housework. Whenever I went there I helped her with the chores.
When my granddaughter was three years old, I bought some fish and took it to her home. While I cleaned the fish my granddaughter said, “Grandma, aren’t you tired?”
I replied, “Grandma is a cultivator. Enduring hardship is a good thing. If I don’t do it, the other grandma will have to. The other grandma works very hard and takes care of you. Shouldn’t cultivators think of others?” The mother-in-law was very happy to hear this and gave me a thumbs up, saying, “Among all the people I’ve met, none are as honest and kind as you.” I told her that it was what Dafa’s Master taught me.
Once, the mother-in-law and I were chatting casually. She said, “People who practice Falun Dafa are truly good people. When Falun Dafa was first persecuted, I was selling vegetables, and a practitioner came up to me and told me about Dafa. I said, ‘If you say that again, I’ll report you!’ At that time, I didn’t understand the truth. I just thought what the CCP said on TV was true!”
This year, during the Chinese New Year holiday, our two families reunited. I asked my son’s father-in-law, “Do you really agree that Falun Dafa is good?” He responded, “Yes, I do!” We all laughed.
I continued, “If you agree that Falun Dafa is good, you’ll have a bright future, and Heaven will bless you.”
My daughter-in-law is very supportive of Falun Dafa and listened to the recording of Master’s leacture in Guangzhou. She applies Dafa’s principles in her day-to-day interactions. My son and daughter-in-law opened a milk tea shop, selling their drinks at lower prices but which were better quality than others, so they have many customers. Now, with the economic downturn, business is tough, and most businesses in the area are losing money. Although my daughter-in-law’s family doesn’t earn much, they manage to make a living, and others envy them. This is a blessing from Dafa!
Every word and action of a Dafa practitioner influences those around them. Only by cultivating ourselves well can we help Master save people. Our whole family lives happily under the protection of Dafa. We are grateful for Master’s boundless grace!
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