(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2019, and I’m now 75 years old. I am grateful to compassionate Master for giving me a new lease on life.
A Body Riddled With Illnesses
My life was a constant struggle, and I was filled with resentment. This led to a host of chronic illnesses. I was sickly and weak and plagued by common colds, rheumatoid arthritis, skin diseases and chest pain. My back always felt cold, and I avoided laying down. I took medicine and health supplements every day, but my condition only worsened.
To add to my misfortune, I developed cataracts. Because other people had their sight restored after they underwent surgery, I decided to do this, but my operation failed. I lost all sight in my left eye. Unwilling to accept this, I sought treatment everywhere. I underwent six retinal surgeries and endured unimaginable suffering, to no avail. A doctor told me, “Once one eye is blind, the eyesight in the other will soon be lost.” How could I live without my sight?
I sat in my empty house and thought, “I’m not a bad person. I’ve always lent a hand to those in need and even stood up for those who were wronged. But what have I gotten in return?”
I cannot stand people who drink alcohol, yet my husband loves to drink and smoke. When he’s drunk, he gets excited, and talks incessantly and irrationally. I found it incredibly annoying. Despite countless arguments, confiscating his glasses, smashing his liquor bottles and pouring out his alcohol, he continued drinking. He began staying away from home.
My son works hard and is very successful, but I only see him a few times a year. My grandson grew up and moved away. My daughter-in-law visits somewhat frequently, but her constant criticism leaves me angry for days.
I had no one to confide in. The more I reflected on my situation, the angrier I got. I started blaming the world for not giving me what I felt I was owed. I couldn’t calm down.
I Begin Practicing Falun Dafa
As I sat in the living room one day in 2019, I noticed the Minghui calendar on the coffee table. I put on my glasses, picked up the calendar and started flipping through it, thinking, “Meditation could help calm me down, and allow me to stop obsessing over these trivial matters.” The thought of cultivating flashed through my mind, although I wondered, “Who cultivates at such an advanced age?” As I flipped through the pages of the Minghui calendar, I saw elderly practitioners, and my heart leapt with joy.
Master saw my desire and arranged for me to meet a woman who practices Falun Dafa. She gave me a copy of Zhuan Falun and taught me the exercises. I finally connected with the Fa and began practicing Falun Dafa.
I’m Blessed After Assimilating to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
I was so tormented by illness that I contemplated suicide. After I began practicing, Master purified my body, and I was free from illnesses. My mind and body also underwent tremendous changes.
As I studied the Fa and did the exercises, and aligned my thoughts and actions in accordance with Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I began having compassion for my husband. When my daughter-in-law criticized me, I refrained from getting angry. My recurring colds gradually disappeared, my joint pain vanished, and I was able to climb the stairs with ease. My chronic, itchy skin condition disappeared, and the discolored skin on my legs returned to its normal color.
Most gratifyingly, I was able to stop using my high index glasses. When I first started practicing Falun Dafa, my eyesight was so poor that the words in Zhuan Falun were blurry. I asked Master for help, “Master, I want to read the book and study the Fa. Please help me.” Afterwards, whichever sentence my eyes looked at were lit up. Sometimes the words appeared three-dimensional. Dafa is truly miraculous.
Falun Dafa taught me the meaning of life, where we come from and the reason we are in this world. I learned that suffering is caused by our karma accumulated over countless lifetimes. I learned how to deal with hardships in life and how to face my future. My life before and after cultivation is completely different.
Towards the end of 2023, my husband became ill and he was bedridden. Without help from anyone, I cleaned the windows of our apartment and I even climbed on the table to remove and clean our ceiling light, a major feat for a 74-year-old and the first cleaning I did in over 10 years since we first moved in. Before, I would not have dared to do this.
Master’s Protection and Care
After obtaining the Fa, I began to enjoy Master’s constant care and guidance. Here are two examples:
1. Guided by Master’s Law Body
I have a hardworking, capable and kindhearted good friend who runs a small business in the rural market. She is also a distant relative. Although she knew my address, I did not know where she lived. After I moved more than 10 years ago, we were unable to see each other, though we continued to keep in touch by phone.
Two years ago, my friend had a serious embolism. I wanted to visit and tell her about Falun Dafa, but I only knew her name and the name of her village. She lived in an area where there was no bus service, and I would have to walk at least three miles after getting off at the nearest bus stop. After losing sight in my left eye, I rarely traveled alone. How could I possibly find my friend? After worrying for several days, I finally decided, “Master is all-powerful. I will ask him to help me.”
The day before I left, I asked Master to help me. When I boarded the bus, I recited, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good, please help me, Master.” When I reached my destination, I stood at the crossroad and looked around. Taxis were a rare sight on rural roads and just as I was hesitating, a tricycle appeared out of nowhere and circled me. The driver asked, “Where are you going?” After I told her, she said, “Get in, I’ll give you a ride. I know this person. My family is from that village.” I was overjoyed.
During our journey, she told me her family and my friend’s family were embroiled in conflict and did not speak to each other. Despite these circumstances, she was still willing to help me. If not for Master’s intervention, she would not have lent me a hand! I am extremely grateful to Master.
I successfully met my friend and gave her a huge surprise. My friend is illiterate, so I told her about the goodness of Falun Dafa, gave her a truth-clarification amulet and told her to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Later my friend told me that she had recovered from her illnesses.
2. Overcoming an Illness Tribulation with Master’s Help
In July 2023, I experienced severe chest pain, followed by a persistent cough with yellow phlegm. The cough kept me awake. When my symptoms showed no improvement, I became uneasy and frightened. My daughter-in-law took me to the hospital, where an examination revealed lung nodules and inflammation. My husband immediately bought medication, but while I stared at the medicine on the coffee table, I suddenly recalled an incident that happened earlier that year.
At the beginning of the year, everyone in my family came down with COVID-19. Their severe symptoms required medication and injections. I also felt unwell and I was afraid I’d also get sick, especially given my advanced age. Urged by my family, I reluctantly took a pill but it had no effect.
Looking back, I was filled with regret. A year ago, I proudly told my family that I had not taken any medication for three years, and my family voiced their admiration for Falun Dafa. Yet now I was no different from an ordinary person. My faith in Master and the Fa was lacking!
As a cultivator, I absolutely cannot treat myself like an ordinary person. Cultivators do not get sick, and any illness symptoms I had were signs that Master was purifying my body. I solemnly told Master, “Master, I must pass this test well. Please bless me.” I stopped taking medication, and focused on studying the Fa and doing the exercises.
That night, I coughed up a lot of phlegm. Although my coughing was violent, to the point I used up two rolls of toilet paper, I felt no pain. If I were an ordinary person, my chest and throat would have been raw and in pain from all the coughing. I knew compassionate Master endured everything for me.
Gradually, my symptoms ceased. Even more miraculously, my back stopped feeling cold. Before, even hot water bottles failed to warm me up. My body started feeling warm and increasingly relaxed as I continued practicing. I am truly grateful to Master.
Conclusion
My cultivation and understanding of the Fa principles is limited, but I wish to express my gratitude to Master, who rescued me from suffering and gave me a new life. I would like to advise all Chinese people to stop listening to the CCP’s lies. Falun Dafa is a high-level cultivation practice that teaches people to be good. Master came to save us. Please do not reject Falun Dafa practitioners you encounter. They are divine messengers, acting on Master’s orders to save people from suffering.
Whoever understands the truth will be blessed. Whoever supports Dafa will be saved. I hope everyone can be as fortunate as I have been, and escape a life of suffering and follow Master home.
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