(Minghui.org) I have practiced Falun Dafa for 27 years. Not only have I benefited physically and mentally from the practice, so have the people around me. I would like to share two such examples.
My Sister Gives Up Fighting Over the Family Inheritance
It’s a pity that my mother passed away before Dafa was taught; otherwise, she may have survived. I began to practice Falun Dafa in 1996, the same year that my father remarried and I moved away. After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution of Falun Dafa, my family members were also implicated. I later returned to my hometown since my residence was registered there.
I have two younger sisters. During the 2014 Chinese New Year, the younger one invited my father and his second wife, Aunt Mu, to her home. It was a family reunion. After dinner, I took my child home early, while the others were still having drinks.
Two days later, my middle sister came to see me and said that Aunt Mu had cried at the dinner table after I left. My sister sobbed as she recounted what had happened. In my opinion, it wasn’t a big deal. The incident started when Aunt Mu was talking about her own daughter, and my sister simply stated something truthful. Aunt Mu thought my father would contradict my sister, but he didn’t say anything, so Aunt Mu made a big fuss.
When I visited my father again, he criticized me for not teaching my two younger sisters better.
I reminded him, “Father, they haven’t listened to me since they were little, and you know that.” He said that, no matter how outrageous Aunt Mu’s mistakes were, we still had to be kind to her and apologize to her.
Prior to that, my sisters thought Aunt Mu had married my father for his money, but they had no idea she had such a terrible temper. Afterward, my sisters hoped my father would make a will and at least leave the house he’d shared with our mother to us.
Two years later, my middle sister’s husband unexpectedly passed away due to illness. Their son was still in graduate school, so my sister had to go to work. At that time, she desperately hoped our father would help her financially, but he didn’t give her a single penny. My sister still hoped to inherit our father’s house one day, and she knew that I and our youngest sister wouldn’t claim our shares of the house. Meanwhile, Aunt Mu had been eyeing the house, planning to sell it.
Just when my middle sister was getting ready to challenge Aunt Mu over the house, Falun Dafa enlightened her. She began to understand that what belongs to you won’t be lost and what doesn’t belong to you you won’t have even if you fight for it. If Aunt Mu took something from us, it meant we owed it to her. If Aunt Mu took something she shouldn’t, then she would have to compensate us with de (virtue). This was why the more she took from us, the more successful and promising our children became, while her own daughter’s life became worse. The principle of loss and gain is fair.
This year, my middle sister’s son graduated with his Ph.D. and was offered a good job in a major city. If my sister, who had helped her son complete his studies, had gotten into a bitter conflict with Aunt Mu, my nephew wouldn’t have been able to pursue his doctorate, and my sister wouldn’t have ended up with a daughter-in-law who also has a Ph.D.
I also want to thank our younger sister, because every time she talked to me about the situation, I shared my perspective as a practitioner with her. Once she resolved her inner conflict, she then shared it with our middle sister, who lived far away. Our middle sister eventually abandoned her desire to fight for the inheritance.
By Taking a Step Back, My Youngest Sister Has a Wonderful Grandson
My niece, Xiaoting, the daughter of my youngest sister, is a beautiful and graceful young lady. In her third year of college, my sister’s best friend wanted to introduce Xiaoting to a young man. Family members thought Xiaoting was too young and declined the offer. Six months later, the friend brought it up again. After seeing the young man’s photo, no one in the family thought he would be a good match for Xiaoting—based not only on his looks, but also on his unimpressive academic record.
However, the friend was persistent about matching them, and Xiaoting couldn’t refuse, so she reluctantly went to meet the young man. Unexpectedly, Xiaoting, who had deliberately dressed very casually for the blind date, was unable to hide her joy when she came home. A year after she graduated from college, she married the man, Xiaoshi. The year Xiaoting got married, she was accepted to graduate school. Because she had to work and study at the same time, they decided to postpone having children.
Two years later, Xiaoting accidentally discovered another girl on Xiaoshi’s phone. This was a huge blow to Xiaoting’s family. Moreover, when Xiaoshi’s father heard about it, he actually spoke to my sister on the phone about what would happen after the couple divorced.
My sister was upset and angry; divorce had not been mentioned, yet Xiaoshi’s father was already thinking about his next move—what kind of family was this! She asked for my opinion, and I told her that marriage is serious and that Master Li discourages practitioners from divorce. Hearing this, my sister calmed down. I then talked about the karmic relationship between husband and wife, about the situations that can arise after divorce, and the principle of “take a step back and things will open up.” While all Chinese know this sentence, only a cultivator can truly understand its underlying principle, which is “Forbearance.”
This all took an unexpected turn when Xiaoshi’s father—Xiaoting’s father-in-law—was diagnosed with cancer during a routine medical exam and then needed immediate surgery. Suddenly, all family conflicts were put on hold. Xiaoshi’s family was grateful to Xiaoting, since she did not ask for a divorce, and they treated her even better than before.
I said to my sister, “Many relationships between husbands and wives are based on karmic debts. Perhaps in this lifetime Xiaoting is supposed to repay Xiaoshi with kindness. Besides, Xiaoting wanted to marry him because she loved him. As long as she doesn’t want a divorce, we shouldn’t break them up.”
Although the divorce crisis subsided, my sister wasn’t completely at ease. Xiaoshi still had messages from that girl on his phone, which my sister could see because she had access to the group chat. She sometimes monitored that girl and even secretly took photos of her at her workplace. I understood my sister’s feelings. When she showed me photos of the girl, I smiled and said, “She’s quite pretty and looks a lot like Xiaoting.” “I think so, too,” said my sister. In this way, while I was condemning the girl’s immoral behavior, I also pointed out her positive qualities to my sister. My sister’s resentment gradually faded.
My sister once told me, “At that time, you were the only one of our relatives who disagreed with the idea of divorce.”
“That’s right. The word ‘divorce’ is easy to say, but the consequences often lead to tragedy.” I said. “Only by following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance will there be a good outcome. ”
Now, the couple’s child, my sister’s grandson, is almost two years old, and she has long since been his full-time caregiver. In fact, my sister lives with Xiaoting and her son-in-law. They have a garden with a swing-set and a gazebo, and they grow vegetables and flowers. When we met, all my sister talked about was her grandson.
In fact, the people around us are watching us, and the Fa is illuminating their lives.
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