(Minghui.org) I’m 70 years old and started practicing Falun Dafa before the persecution started on July 20, 1999.
My cultivation path over the past 20 plus years has been bumpy. I used to have all kinds of illnesses, but Master Li cleansed my body, and Dafa removed the bad thoughts in my mind.
I’ve never seen Master in person, but I can feel that he is safeguarding me at all times. Without his protection, I could never have come this far. It’s Master who has changed someone like me, who only thought about myself, into someone who is always considerate of others. I can only repay Master for his saving grace by cultivating myself well and helping him save more people.
I’d like to share a few experiences as a report to Master and fellow practitioners.
Giving Away My Property Rights
I used to be afraid of being at a disadvantage and being hurt. I was also attached to vanity and tried my best to protect myself. I had a lot of illnesses when I was just over 40 years old. But since I began practicing Falun Dafa, I’ve held myself to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and tried to be a better person. Master helped me to live a healthy life.
There’s nothing accidental in what a practitioner runs into. Every trial and tribulation is for improving our xinxing. I remember what Master said,
“As practitioners, you will suddenly come across conflicts. What should you do? You should always maintain a compassionate and calm heart. Then, when you run into a problem, you will be able to do well because it gives you some room as a buffer. You should always be benevolent and kind to others and consider others when doing anything. Whenever you encounter a problem, you should first consider whether others can put up with this matter or if it will hurt anyone. In doing so, there will not be any problems. Therefore, in cultivation you should follow a higher and higher standard for yourself.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I maintained my character amidst the tests of self-interest, passed one trial after another, and kept elevating my xinxing.
The parents of my youngest brother’s wife fell ill in 2015, so I ended up taking care of our 91-year-old father (who had been living with my brother). My father had two properties. One was given to my youngest brother, and the other was a two-bedroom house where another brother’s family and I lived. When my father moved in with us, there was no room for him. My brother and his wife didn’t want to take care of Father, so they moved out and rented a place. The rent was paid by me and my two sisters. My brother didn’t have to pay anything.
After moving out, my brother and his wife were unhappy and wanted to fight over the two-bedroom property. Since I was taking care of Father, they worried that he would leave the property to me. I felt a bit of resentment and thought to myself: “You don’t want to take care of him, but you’re thinking about his property!”
In 2019, my father learned about the housing reform and that his property could be purchased from the government at a discounted price, so he said to me, “You should buy the property rights.”
If I bought it under my name, I knew my brother and his wife would cause a conflict between us. I’m a practitioner and can’t fight over personal interests among everyday people. So I said to my father, “I could buy it, but it would be better under your name.”
Before I bought the property, I asked my brother and sister-in-law if they wanted to buy it, but they said they didn’t. However, after I bought it, my sister-in-law wasn’t happy, saying that I shouldn’t have. My father asked me several times to change the property rights of the house to my name, but I refused and said we would settle the matter later.
My father caught a cold and fell ill in 2021. He had been lying in bed for over two weeks. I told my brother’s son, my nephew, “You should change the property rights to your name. It will be troublesome to do it after Grandpa passes away.”
In this way, the property rights of the house were transferred to my nephew, and my brother’s family was relieved. Before buying it, my nephew asked me, “Aunt, you spent a lot of money in buying this property, right?” He wanted to compensate me, but I declined, as I completely let go of that benefit.
My father later gave me back the 20,000 yuan that I used to pay for the property. Before that, I asked my brother and his wife if it’d be okay if I still lived there, and they agreed. After the property was changed to my nephew’s name, I had wondered if they would still let me stay there after my father was gone. I remained calm. This is something I couldn’t do if I didn’t practice Falun Dafa.
Dividing the Inheritance Money
My father passed away in 2022. Before he died, he gave me and my younger brother 50,000 yuan each from his savings. I told him, “I don’t want it. If my sister and elder brother knew about it, they would definitely have complaints.”
My father replied, “I still have some savings. I’ll leave the rest for them.”
I accepted the money for the time being and continued to care for my father, without asking for any living expenses. I bought him clothes, shoes, and other daily necessities. He lived a worry-free life until he passed away.
When packing up his personal belongings, I discovered there was still over 60,000 yuan in his bank account. My younger sister-in-law and I took out the money together. When the funeral expense allowance came in, we used the money to buy him a place in the cemetery. I also found some money in one of his pockets. I listed the money I received from him in detail, the expenses he spent on the hospitalization, and other expenses.
In the end, each of our sisters ended up receiving 40,000 yuan from him. After burying my father, I spent more than 1,000 yuan on other expenses. When I showed the sisters the itemized list, they didn’t have any complaints. I thought, “I couldn’t have done this prior to cultivating!”
A practitioner’s words and actions are for validating the Fa. I stood firm in my belief in Dafa, even though I had been illegally arrested three times. None of my sisters accepted the truth about Dafa. My younger brother used to reject me, but after having been through so much, he was receptive when I talked to him again and began to acknowledge that Dafa is good. A practitioner’s righteous thoughts and actions can change the environment and people around us.
Copyright © 1999-2025 Minghui.org. All rights reserved.
Category: Improving Oneself
