Remain Kind in Times of Difficulty

(Minghui.org) People today are bent solely on profit and gain. Despite the decline in moral standards, Falun Dafa practitioners strive to improve themselves based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Their efforts have been recognized by their colleagues, quietly helping people to see through the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda.

I would like to share my cultivation experiences on how I have demonstrated to people the goodness of Dafa.

Taking Care of Children

I started practicing Dafa in 1997, and the persecution of Falun Gong began two years later. At the end of 2000, I was illegally given one year of forced labor for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong in Beijing. By the time I was released, I had lost my job. Since I was a preschool teacher, I started my own kindergarten in my home. Through word of mouth, five children were signed up right away.

The regulations at that time capped the monthly fees at 70 yuan per child, which included daytime supervision and two meals. Despite the modest stipend, I prepared delicious food for the children every day. One day, a child’s grandfather came to pick him up at dinnertime. Seeing what was being served, he marveled, “You feed these kids really well. No wonder ours did not want to eat dinner at home. He claimed that he ate at kindergarten and was full.” Although I made little profit given the cost of food, I was happy to see the children eating well and thriving under my care.

Not only did I entertain the children with stories and games, I also taught them to recite Hong Yin and sing songs written for Dafa practitioners. When a child had trouble settling down for a nap after lunch, I read Dafa books to him.

Every child that came to my kindergarten was predestined. I treated everyone with the kindness that I learned as a Dafa practitioner and took care of them like I was their own mother.

One parent sent his son to my kindergarten because of my good reputation. The boy had leukemia and often suffered from nosebleeds. The liability involved in taking care of such a child was high, but as a Dafa practitioner, I devoted myself to giving him the best possible care. Over the course of several years, this boy only had one minor nosebleed at my school. He thrived in the positive environment of my kindergarten. His parents praised Dafa, saying Dafa was good, and they happily accepted the precious book Zhuan Falun when I offered it to them. By following the principles of a Dafa practitioner, I lived up to the trust the parents put in me.

After sending his child to my kindergarten, another parent said, “Teacher, our child used to have health problems at several kindergartens. He did not get sick here. He loves to go to your school every day.” This parent recommended that his cousins send their daughter to my school even though there was a kindergarten near their home.

I had to close the kindergarten when my former employer called me back to work. Later, the parent of the child with leukemia pleaded with me to reopen the kindergarten. He said that his son got sick again in another kindergarten and was in the hospital. He told me, “Dafa practitioners are good people.” I told him that was the beauty of Dafa.

Relatives Blessed by Dafa

I visit my mother every afternoon. One cold, snowy day in the winter of 2011, I suddenly wanted to see her in the morning. When I got to her house, the door was locked. I went to a neighbor that my mother often visited. The neighbor was actually calling me as I arrived. She said that my mother had fallen down outside. She took my mother to her home and my mother was lying in her bed. She had vomited a lot of blood. I asked my mother to sincerely recite, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” that it would make her feel better.

The hospital was nearly two hours away. On the way there, I kept reciting the auspicious phrases with my mother. As soon as we arrived, my mother was taken to get a CT scan. She vomited blood again during the exam and thought that her day had come.

I comforted her, saying, “Mom, only Master can save you. Just believe in Dafa and everything will be fine.” My mother nodded. According to the CT scan, my mother had a crack on her forehead as a result of hitting the back of her head on the ground. For a woman in her 70s, one can imagine how serious an injury like that could be. But my mother was hospitalized only for 13 days.

My mother is 84 now and in good health. She does not look her age. She listens to Master’s lectures every day. It was Dafa that blessed my mother and gave her good luck in times of trouble.

In 2013, my father-in-law suffered a stroke and ended up in the hospital. When we got to the hospital, I asked him to sincerely recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”

He often recited the phrases even after he was discharged. When we talked on the phone, the first thing he would say was “Falun Dafa is good.” He is 86 now and in glowing health. His stride is steady and his mind is clear.

Master said, “Every person is family to me.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Meeting with Asia-Pacific Practitioners,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume VI). So Master’s family is also my family. I hope that no one misses this unprecedented opportunity for cultivation and can be saved when Dafa is widely spread.