(Clearwisdom.net) My mother is 89 years old. She started to cultivate in Falun Dafa in 1997. From the first day of her cultivation, she insisted on going to the practice site to attend the group exercises and group Fa-study. Because she was illiterate, she could only listen to other practitioners read while studying the Fa. In this way, she practiced all year round, rain or shine. She was in a good mood every day.
Since July 20, 1999, Falun Gong has been brutally persecuted and the practice sites were forced to close. Suddenly my mother did not have the cultivation environment. She could not understand, and wondered, "Falun Dafa teaches us Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and asks us to be good people. Why are we not allowed to practice such a great cultivation way?" Yet no matter what happened, she did not give up cultivating Falun Gong. She persisted in practicing the exercises at home. But since she was illiterate, she could not read Zhuan Falun or other Falun Dafa books. She could only listen to Teacher's Fa lectures on audio tapes.
In the summer of 2002, my mother came to live in my home. I said to her, "It would be best if you could study Zhuan Falun by yourself." She said, "I am old and illiterate. It is too difficult for me to be able to read the entire book." I encouraged her, "As long as you have the confidence, you can do it. Teacher said in Zhuan Falun that 'when it's hard to endure, try to endure it.' Please give it a try." After hearing my suggestion, my mother really started to read Zhuan Falun seriously. She wore her reading glasses and read from morning until night. When she came across words that she did not know, she would ask me repeatedly after I came home from work. Later, she moved in with my sister. Then, when she saw words she did not know, she asked her granddaughter. Two years ago, she could basically read Zhuan Falun on her own. Now she can read Zhuan Falun fluently.
My mother studies the Fa very sincerely. Every time, before she studies the Fa, she always washes her hands, sits respectfully, and then holds the Falun Dafa book with both hands to study. Dafa frequently shows her the magnificence of the Fa. She often tells me that every word in Zhuan Falun is glittering, and sometimes she even feels that it is very dazzling.
Last summer, my mother came to live with me. She had her menstrual period. It was really surprising. All of the Falun Gong practitioners know that Teacher adjusted her body and pushed her body toward a younger state. Since then, she told us that she can walk very easily and she feels like she is young again. Once I went to the Summer Palace with her. She climbed the tower on the top of a mountain in the park via the back of the mountain. The back of the mountain has many tall and steep stone stairs from the bottom all the way to the top. My mother, a nearly 90-year-old woman, can easily climb up the steep steps. Many tourists on the trail looked at her in surprise. It was also beyond my expectations, since my mother's legs frequently hurt before and she had to rest a while after just a short walk.
Since mother has started to cultivate Falun Dafa, my siblings and I have also felt much relieved. We don't need to worry about her health. We don't need to take her to the hospital. She has been very healthy since she started practicing Falun Gong. She does not take any nutritional supplements, not even calcium tablets.
My mother fully understands that Falun Dafa brought her a healthy body and mind. She also wants to share her good fortune and happiness with her relatives and friends. She often sends Falun Dafa materials to her old friends and tells them to recite, "Falun Dafa is good" and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good" frequently, since it will benefit their entire family.
Falun Dafa is good! Only those who have truly cultivated the Fa can fully experience the magnificence and greatness of Falun Dafa. I wish that all the sons and daughters in the world could truly understand Falun Dafa and understand the truth of Falun Gong. This is good not only for themselves, but also good for their family. I hope that everyone will benefit from Falun Dafa and have a bright future.
