(Minghui.org) I grew up in a family of Falun Dafa practitioners. I was born with a large lump on the right side of my head and a coin-sized red birthmark on my left jaw.
My grandparents worried so much about me that it gave them sleepless nights. My mother wasn’t concerned, however, because she had listened to Master’s lectures throughout her pregnancy, and she knew that Master was watching over me. The lump soon disappeared, but the red birthmark was getting larger.
My grandmother still worried and wanted to take me to a doctor for laser treatment. After a discussion, my family decided to just focus on studying the Fa, and not worry. By the time I turned two, the red birthmark had gradually faded and eventually disappeared completely. I am grateful for Master’s care!
I began reading Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa, at age four. At the beginning, my mother read one sentence and I would repeat it. But my father opposed it because he didn’t understand cultivation. So I only read the book when I stayed with my grandmother on the weekends. I read two pages a week and kept track of my progress. By the winter break of my second-grade year in 2024, I had finally finished reading Zhuan Falun. I then joined the group Fa-study, where we took turns reading one paragraph at a time. We quickly finished the entire book.
I also listened to Master’s Guangzhou lectures, and made notes of wherever I stopped each time so I could resume later. Although it took me a long time, I eventually finished all the lectures.
The first poem I memorized was “Rectifying the Fa” (Hong Yin III):
My one thought stunned the firmament and beyond--I wanted to save all beings and rid all that’s harmfulCountless layers of the rotten Old Force impeded my pathEntering the human world, I realized things were worseRectifying Fa as I go, penetrating all layers of the cosmosAll choosing to oppose the rectification were eliminatedWhen Heaven wishes for change, who’d dare obstruct?The cosmos, now rebuilt, will never again turn bad
I have since memorized many of Master’s poems from Hong Yin, and can also recite the table of contents of Zhuan Falun. When I learned that there were many other lectures, and Essentials for Further Advancement, I asked my mother eagerly, “When can I start reading these books.” She comforted me, “Don’t worry, we will arrange it step by step.”
I have loved watching Journey to the West since I was little, and I have watched various versions many times. I know that Money King was originally a Taoist monk before becoming a Buddhist monk. I believe in the existence of God, and that humans can become divine through cultivation. When I was in kindergarten and heard someone say that humans evolved from monkeys, I couldn’t help but laugh, thinking “How is that possible!?”
I enjoyed the movie Once We Were Divine, and watched it twice. I know it tells the truth, about cultivators ultimately returning to their heavenly worlds. I am currently listening to the articles from the 21st China Fahui on Minghui.org, and I can understand all of them. I think fellow practitioners have done a great job, and I never tire of listening to them.
Once while traveling with my grandmother, I was listening to articles in the car. When we arrived home, I didn’t get out because I wanted to finish the article I was listening to. My mother thought I fell asleep, but I was simply engrossed in the article. Although I am still young, I have a basic understanding of Master’s spreading the Fa and the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong. I know that Dafa is precious and that cultivation is a serious matter.
I have always loved dinosaur toys. One winter day, I found a small dinosaur toy in the snow and happily picked it up. Another time, my grandmother found a monster toy on the ground, and I took it home.
Not long after, my grandmother took me to a toy store and bought me a large dinosaur toy. I couldn’t have been happier. But on the way home on an electric bike, I somehow lost it and cried uncontrollably. Grandma told me, “We must not be greedy. We shouldn’t take things that aren’t ours. In the future, you should never take anything that doesn’t belong to you, no matter how small it is.” I have remembered this lesson ever since.
Because of my family’s influence, I dislike fighting. When playing on a slide, many children push to go first, and some get upset when they are pushed back. I never push ahead, and instead wait until everyone else has gone before I take my turn. My father has always worried I might be bullied, but in fact, I am taller and stronger than most children my age. Since I rarely argue or fight, everyone enjoys playing with me.
I used to have the bad habit of biting my nails. One day, my grandmother said, “Biting your nails is unhygienic and a bad habit. I think something bad in another dimension is making you do it. You should say no to it.” I looked out the window and said, “I will never bite my nails again!” As if the bad thing heard me, I stopped biting my nails from that day forward.
I know I am still young, have not studied the Fa deeply, and am far from meeting its requirements. But I wish to be a genuine disciple of Master’s, follow Master in rectifying the Fa, and never disappoint Master’s compassionate salvation.