(Minghui.org) I am a 71-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner living in the countryside. I began practicing Dafa in the third lunar month of 1999. Just a few months later, the persecution began. I was confused and didn’t fully understand what was happening. Gradually, the number of practitioners in my village decreased until I was the only one left. I eventually stopped practicing, although, deep down, I always believed that Falun Dafa was good. For more than a decade, I let the practice slip away.
When I was 65, I began to suffer from lower back pain and a frozen shoulder. My husband and I farmed some land ourselves, while our son leased land in another area. During the autumn harvest, the workload at home became immense. Since our son was away, he suggested we hire help, but my husband and I decided to handle the work ourselves. When harvesting peanuts, I worked straight through until 4:30 p.m. without a break. Afterward I rushed to pick up my seven-year-old grandson from school, feed our 30 sheep, and cook dinner. By the time the harvest ended, my back pain was excruciating, and my frozen shoulder was also agonizing, making sleep impossible.
My son took me to the hospital, where the doctor said that surgery was the only option. I refused the operation. After returning home, I spent 7,000-yuan on medication over seven months, but there was no improvement. Feeling completely hopeless, I often visited my cousin to pour out my troubles.
When my cousin said if I used to practice something, I replied, “I used to practice Falun Dafa.”
She said, “Then you should practice it again.”
Suddenly, it dawned on me that Master was using an ordinary person to give me a hint. Master was still looking after me! I saw a way forward.
I began studying the . Just as I resolved to resume practicing, an 80-year-old fellow practitioner who lived nearby brought me the videotape of Master teaching the exercises, and I began to do them. While doing the second standing exercise, I couldn’t lift my right arm by itself and had to use my left hand to support it. The pain was so intense that I broke into a heavy sweat, completely soaking my clothes.
On the third day, the fellow practitioner’s daughter brought me Master’s lectures from various regions, Minghui Weekly, and other materials. From then on, I studied the Fa and practiced the exercises every day. On the fourth day, while doing the second exercise, I was able to raise my right arm into position. After finishing the exercises, I looked at Master’s picture in the book and affirmed my determination to cultivate diligently.
After that, I did the exercises diligently, yet my lower back pain persisted. Seeking answers, I turned to Minghui Weekly and gained a new understanding. I learned to look inward and discovered that I harbored many human attachments—irritability, impatience, resentment, and a tendency to look down on my husband. I decided to eliminate all such negative mindsets and attachments. By studying the Fa, practicing the exercises, and looking inward every day, I recovered from the back pain, and both my nephritis and frozen shoulder also disappeared.
I apologized to my husband. He came to accept Dafa, withdrew from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations, and choose a bright future.
I understand that as long as we are steadfast in our cultivation, unafraid of hardship, maintain strong righteous thoughts, and have faith in Master and the Fa, we can overcome any tribulation.
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