(Minghui.org) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in 1999. I suffered unfair treatment and persecution. I gradually formed a notion that I would suffer persecution as long as I practiced Falun Gong. For a long time, I experienced tribulations.

As I had an inadequate understanding of Dafa and did not know how to negate the persecution, my work unit and superiors escalated the persecution of me, starting from reducing my salary to eventually not letting me to go to work. I was given a minimal living stipend of 300 yuan ($43) a month. What was worse was that my husband divorced me. I had to rent a place to live and had a difficult life.

I read an article in Minghui Weekly in which the author shared a similar experience. She had lost her job for not giving up practicing Dafa. Her in-laws were unhappy and put pressure on her. Through studying the Fa, she refused to recognize the persecution and sent forth righteous thoughts to return to work. Her wish was fulfilled. After reading this article, I had the thought of returning to work unconditionally. I realized later that Master had given me a hint via this article.

Two colleagues talked to me a few months later and asked me to go back to work. I was worried as they did not say if they represented the work unit with their request and I did not know how the supervisor felt about this. The next time I spoke with them, they told me that the supervisor had been transferred, and they asked me to go back to work. I was worried that the new supervisor would give me a hard time. They called me again to urge me to return to work, so I decided to make an appointment with the new supervisor and sent forth a righteous thought that he would not ask what should not be asked.

The supervisor did not ask me anything about practicing Falun Gong when we met. He asked me to let go of past grievances and to return to work and live normally. He also expressed his good impression of me.

A colleague had said to me in the past, “You can stop when you think you’ve done enough. The work unit leader knows you are practicing Falun Gong, so will be no awards for you anyway. What's the point of doing such a good job?” I had thought that what she said made sense and so I had just accepted the idea.

I thought about this issue again, and after I measured it against the Fa I realized that practitioners need to be good people wherever we are. Practitioners should do their jobs well and be respected and awarded. I am fortunate to practice Dafa and I should do well at work. This thought came from my heart.

I received several awards that year. As long as I participated in a project every member of the project was awarded. My colleagues envied me and felt that it was inconceivable. I had not been in the unit very long and I had received the prestigious “Dedication and Contribution Award,” which was only given to a select few people. My professional abilities and skills were unanimously praised and recognized.

Through reading other practitioners’ articles and from my own experiences in cultivation, I have gradually realized that the process of cultivation is about changing one’s notions and letting go of attachments. It is essential to change the notions and thoughts about being persecuted, especially during the CCP’s persecution. The more you change your notions, the more extraordinary power and wonder of Dafa will manifest.