(Minghui.org) When I was studying the Fa at a Fa-study group last September, I learned that Ms. Ling (an alias), who was 86 years old, had been to Beijing to uphold justice for Master Li and Dafa four times since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began the persecution in 1999. She also submitted a criminal complaint against former CCP leader Jiang Zemin, for which she was persecuted and sent to prison.
After her release, the police harassed Ms. Ling multiple times. Last year, she sold her property and moved to an apartment. She often visited her daughter, where practitioners studied the Fa and shared their cultivation experiences. They worked together to assist Master in saving people.
Recently, some sensitive items in her daughter’s home needed to be moved to a new location. Practitioners who studied the Fa at her daughter’s place also left some informational pamphlets, which needed to be taken out. However, none of the practitioners who frequently studied the Fa with her were available. Ms. Ling was very worried. After hearing about the situation, I spoke with Ms. Hong (alias) in the hope that we could give Ms. Ling a hand. Ms. Hong was hesitant because she was still upset about her husband’s death six months prior. Nonetheless, she agreed to help Ms. Ling the next day.
When we arrived at her daughter’s home, we first studied the Fa and sent forth righteous thoughts together. We then packed the things to be moved. We also sent righteous thoughts while moving the items. The bus we took to get home broke down midway. The driver stopped and told everyone to get off. Just then, a cab came by, and we got home safely.
Ms. Ling told us, “My daughter sold her house, so things related to Falun Dafa needed to be relocated. I couldn’t find anyone to help and was very worried. Today, you came and solved the problem. I feel much better now.” On the way back, she was exhausted and fell asleep on the bus. We then helped her organize the items we’d moved from her daughter’s home. We also made time for Fa-study and doing the Dafa exercises.
When I went to put some items in a small room, I saw Master’s portrait on a table. I stood in front of it and pressed my palms together in front of my chest to show my respect (heshi). I then noticed a small object next to the portrait. Not knowing what it was, I asked another practitioner to take a look. She told me it was a bronze statue of a terracotta warrior, and she felt that such a statue should not be placed next to Master’s portrait. Someone else also mentioned this was disrespectful to Master and the Fa. However, no one moved the statue that day.
The next day, a voice in my head said, “Why didn’t you remove that terracotta warrior next to Master’s portrait?” That’s when I realized the seriousness of the matter and said to Master in my heart, “I’m so sorry, Master, it’s all my fault for not studying the Fa well.” When we went back to help Ms. Ling, we moved the statue.
Ms. Ling had placed her Dafa books with some other books, so we separated them by placing her Dafa books in a drawer under the table displaying Master’s portrait. There shouldn’t be anything in front of the picture, nor should Dafa books be mixed with ordinary books. Practitioners need to be respectful to Master and the Fa. Cultivation is very serious!
Besides tidying up and keeping the room clean, we arranged to visit Ms. Ling once a week to study the Fa and do the exercises with her. We’ve been doing this for just over six months now. Ms. Ling also became more diligent in her cultivation. I once saw her carrying a heavy item upstairs by herself. I was delighted for her. One practitioner, who was close to Ms. Ling and had stopped cultivating after the persecution began, has also joined us and resumed practicing.
I shared with Ms. Ling that we were able to study the Fa together because of Master’s compassion. He looks after us at all times and doesn’t want to leave any of us behind. After she heard this, she was moved to tears and said, “Thank you, Master, for your arrangement! Thank you, fellow practitioners!” Deep in my heart, I also told Master, “Thank you for spreading Dafa to save us! Thank you, Master, for showing us how to support each other.”
A few days before writing this article, I heard from a practitioner that an elderly practitioner in her hometown had recently passed away. Two days later, a second practitioner, also in her 70s, passed away. I felt so sad. In this critical time of Fa-rectification in the last havoc, we need to assist Master in saving all beings; we need to cultivate ourselves well and care for every practitioner—especially senior practitioners. When facing difficulties, we need to be diligent in studying the Fa well and cooperate to form one body, so we can display Dafa’s mighty power!
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