(Minghui.org) Greetings, Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!
I’m 73 years old, and I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2003. Before I began practicing I had oral cancer, underwent surgery, and had difficulty speaking. But I knew that Dafa was good, and that the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution was wrong, so I’ve tried my best to tell people the facts about Dafa for more than 20 years.
My mother died when I was very young, and I was the only child. After I got married, my husband and I were poor, and we couldn’t afford to have a child. I did not know a mother’s kindness so it was difficult for me to have compassion.
After I began practicing Falun Dafa and following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I’ve been doing better and better.
I Begin Telling People About Falun Dafa
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began persecuting Falun Dafa I started handing out materials to people to counter the defamatory propaganda. I noticed a practitioner who was good at talking with people about Dafa, and I wanted to learn how to do this. That afternoon, she took me and another practitioner and showed us how. She talked with people at a bus station near a supermarket. In a few words, she was able to explain Dafa and help people quit the CCP organizations. It seemed easy. “You two give it a try. I’ll go shopping,” she said, and left.
The other practitioner and I walked around. We looked at this person and that person, but we still dared not speak. So it seemed not so easy. We wandered around for a long time but didn’t talk to anyone. We went back home in the end.
The following day, I asked Master to help me, and I went out. I saw an older man and I greeted him, “Uncle, are you going shopping?” he said yes, but I didn’t know what to say. He left. I walked around for a while, but I didn’t talk to anyone about Dafa. After I returned home, I was upset and I decided I needed to do better.
On the third day, I saw a woman near the bus station, she greeted me and seemed to be a nice person. When she noticed the scar on my jaw and that I had trouble talking, she asked what happened. “I had oral cancer, so I had a surgery in Beijing. I later recovered without medicine or chemotherapy,” I explained. She was curious and asked for details. I told her that Falun Dafa helped me a lot. She understood and agreed to renounce her membership in the CCP organizations she joined. I silently thanked Master Li.
After that I went out every day. In the beginning, I talked with people every now and then. I was later able to talk with almost everyone I encountered about Dafa and quitting the CCP organizations. Every day, I got up before 4 a.m., did the exercises, and then sent forth righteous thoughts at 6 a.m. I read two lectures in Zhuan Falun(Falun Dafa’s main book) before I went out to clarify the truth. I went out almost every day. Sometimes my family needed me in the morning, so I went out in the afternoon.
Construction Sites
Another practitioner and I often distributed materials throughout the city and suburbs. She was very thankful, and said, “After going out with you I’m able to go anywhere, either walking or on the bus or subway.”
We often went out with a large bag of DVDs and copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. We talked with people and handed out these materials as we walked. She was initially afraid, but I said, “No worries. We can just do this in an upright fashion. If people see us sneaking around they may not accept the materials.” Seeing that I had no fear, she also gained confidence.
When we saw some vehicles parked along the road we talked to each driver. We also gave them the materials, and it went well.
We also went to construction sites. There was a lot of construction in the area and some sites were large. It took us several months to cover all of them. Although there were many workers, they were usually spread out. So we found the places were they ate lunch and talked with them. Most agreed to quit the CCP organizations. The next day we went to another location.
We once went to a construction site with many people, including men and women of all ages. After talking with a young man, we told him about Dafa and quitting the CCP. He said he had joined the CCP’s Young Pioneers, and agreed to renounce it with a pseudonym.
After we talked with three people, the young man said to us loudly, “Aunt, you can take a break now. I’ll explain to them and you only need to write their names.” It seems this young man was a foreman. He called everyone over and said, “Quitting the CCP organizations will bring you safety and blessings. Falun Dafa is good and the persecution is wrong.” The workers lined up and he called out their names and asked them to quit the CCP organizations, one by one. It was a magnificent scene, and I was deeply touched. In the end, nearly 50 people withdrew from the CCP organizations that day.
One construction site was far away from the city. It was large, with lots of workers, and was divided into many small areas. Because it was new, there was no bus in the area. So the other practitioner had to walk there every day. A third practitioner wanted to join us but gave up because it was too far. It would take about half an hour to get there, even if driving. The practitioner who often went me was also over 70. She used to be a white collar employee before retiring.
She and I often walked on two sides of a road in the same direction. Sometimes we saw workers digging ditches. We squatted down and talked with them. When people were working in the woods we went there and talked with them. We talked with everyone we saw until the construction was completed.
This went on for about ten years, until there was no new construction in our area. We then went to parks and bus stations to talk with people.
One day, I went out myself to talk with people. I noticed a tree which had golden yellow fruit. I had never seen such a fruit before and I wondered how the tree bore fruit in the winter. I later realized it was encouragement from Master.
At a Police Station
I handed someone a software tool to circumvent the Internet blockade. It turned out to be plainclothes police officer and he took me to a police station. I did not answer his questions. I just told him the facts about Dafa and suggested he stop following the CCP and doing bad deeds. He threatened me but I wasn’t afraid. I knew there were many Dafa materials in my home, including Master’s portrait. I knew I needed to go home. He released me that evening.
I knew I had an attachment to zealotry. At that time I was one of the few practitioners who had the software tool to circumvent the Internet blockade. I had the mentality of showing off, and this was a serious lesson.
One time after I sued former CCP leader Jiang Zemin for persecuting Dafa, the police ordered me to go to the police station. My husband was nervous, but I told him not to worry and I went the police station alone the following day. I had no fear because I understood why I needed to go there.
After arriving I saw more than ten police officers in a room, and one of them asked why I sued a head of the state.
“Who are you talking about?” I asked.
“Jiang Zemin,” he replied.
“No, he’s not head of a state,” I replied. “He’s a traitor that betrays our national interest.”
After I told them all the bad things that Jiang did, they all agreed.
When an officer asked I if practiced Falun Dafa, I told them about my illnesses, and how I recovered after practicing Dafa. “I had no money and no job. I was sick but I couldn’t afford medical treatment. My illnesses disappeared after I practiced Falun Dafa. How could I not practice?” I asked.
They nodded and asked what my family thought about my practicing. I said they knew my situation and were supportive. An officer was curious about the benefits of Dafa. I explained the physical health improvement as well as the moral values of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. After finishing telling them this, I returned home.
Coordinating With Other Practitioners
Some practitioners want to go out and tell people the facts, but they’re afraid. I reminded myself that practitioners are one body, so I helped others whenever they asked.
I once talked with someone who said she was a practitioner. Her name was Lan. She had no one to read the Fa with, so I introduced her to local practitioners. She wanted to tell people the facts, butbwas afraid and didn’t know how to start. “No problem. I’ll show you,” I said. We met at the bus station and talked to people.
But Lan was afraid and stood several feet away. So I sent forth righteous thoughts to help her. I noticed a nylon strap from packaging on the road, I picked it and said, “We’d better put this in trash, otherwise someone may stumble and fall.” A passerby heard what I said and said I was a good person.
“If we see an issue we should do something, shouldn’t we?” I replied. I helped the person quit the CCP organizations.
Lan later said, “You are so smart connecting the talking points.”
“There is no need to think,” I explained. “Nothing is accidental. When we meet someone, we could have a predestined relationship with them. We just have to try.”
I explained to Lan how to greet people, how to break the ice, and how to link the conversation with information about Dafa as well as quitting the CCP. She listened, and she was soon able to talk to people.
I helped six practitioners this way over the years. All of them progressed and they are all pretty good at this now.
Letting Go of Human Notions
I have little fear, so I talk with almost anyone, but I sometimes lack kindness and patience. I occasionally argue with people. I could feel Master helping me to improve in this area.
One day I saw an older man at a bus station and told him about Dafa. Not only did he not listen, he grabbed my hat and threw it on the ground. I didn’t say anything—I just picked it up and left.
A few days later I walked by the bus station and I began talking with someone about Dafa. It was the same old man, but I didn’t recognize him. He knew it was me and swore at me loudly. He also grabbed my bag and threatened to report me to the police. Another practitioner who came with me tried to explain to him, but he refused to listen.
I initially ignored him, but as he continued shouting and even pulled my bag, I was upset and punched him lightly. “Let me go! You are hopeless!” I said, and I left.
The other practitioner was frightened, but I wasn’t. I just didn’t want to be grabbed and sworn at by him in public.
After I calmed down, I realized I was wrong. Master said:
“We have said, however, that as a practitioner one should not fight back when being punched or insulted, but should hold oneself to a high standard.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I shouldn’t have punched him and I decided to do better.
I also had jealousy. One time another practitioner Mei and I went to a hill. She said, “I will go up first. If there are people, I will call you to come over.” I waited there and talked with people who came by. There were few people, so I waited there for two or three hours and went home.
When I asked her about this the following day, she said there were many people. She was so busy talking with them that she forgot about me.
I said, “You told me to wait. Had you told me, we could have talked with more people.”
Mei cultivated well so she just smiled at me even though I kept complaining. She used to be a tough policewoman but she changed after she practiced Dafa. I later apologized to her. This incident reminded me where I needed to improve.
My husband passed away a few years ago. My relatives and I sometimes had conflicts, and whenever I thought about them I’d get angry. When that happened, a bump would appear on my forehead. I asked a practitioner to print the word “Forbearance” in large font, and I posted several copies throughout my home to remind myself. I think I’ve improved, but I still have a long way to go.
Master is very compassionate. We need to cherish this opportunity and truly improve ourselves. I’m determined to do better and work with other practitioners to help Master save people.
Thank you, Master! Thank you, fellow practitioners!
(Selected submission for the 22nd China Fa Conference on Minghui.org)
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