Overcoming the Challenges of the CCP Virus

(Minghui.org) I still recall when the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus first started showing up in early 2020 and then spread like wildfire across China.

It was a cold winter in northeast China, but Falun Dafa practitioners still went out to clarify the truth to the precious Chinese people face to face.

Dealing With Sickness Karma

I came down with a fever in late 2019. Even though I wore winter clothes, I was very cold, ached all over, and constantly coughed at night. But this did not stop me from going out to clarify the truth about Dafa.

I knelt in front of Master’s portrait three days before the 2020 Chinese New Year and asked Master to strengthen me. It had been 10 years since I cleaned the corridors of our apartment building before the Chinese New Year, but I hadn’t cleaned it this time due to my sickness karma.

It was an opportunity to validate the Fa, and amazingly I recovered from my fever. I cleaned the entire six floors thoroughly and sweated a lot. The neighbor on the first floor appreciated my effort and helped me pour the water.

The female police officer on the second floor was very touched after she witnessed it: “I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of all of us in the building.” A Dafa practitioner’s effort was recognized, which made her change her attitude about me.

A few days after the fever, I had symptoms of tiredness, a fast heartbeat, and weak legs. I didn’t want to eat or cook and just wanted to lie down. The symptoms were really like the ones I’d experienced when I had cancer before I began practicing Dafa. I also heard a voice, saying, “It is good to die. You should die.”

I immediately became vigilant and realized I should not act like this and admit the old forces’ arrangement. I needed to cultivate diligently and help Master rectify the Fa and save sentient beings. I struggled to get up to study the Fa, send forth righteous thoughts, and look within.

I told myself that I would never be taken advantage of by the old forces, that I had to act righteously, like a true Dafa practitioner. I forced myself to cook and eat. I did not have an appetite, but I just put food in my mouth and forced it down. My mind was strong. This went on for a week until I finally started feeling hungry when I needed food. I got very thin, which surprised another practitioner when she saw me.

Passing the Test

My city wasn’t affected much by the pandemic in February 2020, but each community still set up barriers and issued passes to strictly control entry and exit. People in the community were very frightened of the virus. A practitioner who used to clarify the truth with me told me she would not go out again since her neighbors all complained that she left the community frequently. I knew she was fearful, so I didn’t force her. I started going out alone to clarify the truth. Sometimes I was also afraid, but I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate it.

I sent righteous thoughts to clear my dimensional field before I went out every day. Then I asked Master to strengthen me. One of the security guards from the property management saw me and angrily said, “Don’t you realize I can see you when you go out every day? You have to sign your name.” Another time he yelled at me, “You can’t go out today because you went out yesterday. We won’t let you in even if you sign your name in the future.”

I went home wondering why this happened. I looked within and found two possible reasons. First, I might have been reported to the authorities for clarifying the truth in the community. I saw a police vehicle parked in front of my building for a long time, which could have been monitoring me.

Another reason was that I did not truly think of others first and only thought of the things I needed to do. The security guards’ job was not easy, and it was their responsibility to control who came in and left the community. It was also an opportunity for me to improve my xinxing. I should not be hard on them even when I went out to do the most righteous thing. I needed to change my mindset and should not let them ignorantly commit crimes against Dafa.

I went out at 6:00 the next morning. There were three people at the gate, including the one who yelled at me. I went to another person and asked politely, “Can I ask you something? I don’t understand why you did not let me out. I can correct it if I did something wrong.”

He smiled and said, “It’s okay. You can go out every day.” Then he added, “You can go out every other day according to the rules.”

The person who yelled at me before commented, “We also have our difficulties. Our superiors have said we were not strict enough at enforcing the rules.”

I later found out that there were two shifts of security guards every day, so I started to go out in the morning one day and in the afternoon the next day, so it seemed to them that I was going out every other day. I greeted them with a smile every time I went out. Even the person who yelled at me before completely changed his attitude and was friendly when letting me out.

It is indeed what Master said,

“…When disciples have ample righteous thoughtsMaster has the power to turn back the tide”(“The Master-Disciple Bond,” Hong Yin II)

Distributing Truth-Clarification Materials During the Lantern Festival

February 8, 2020, was the Lantern Festival. My city started to lock down the community on that day. An elderly practitioner and I usually distributed materials on that day, but since the community was under lockdown and this practitioner couldn’t walk fast, I decided to go out alone.

I managed to find an unguarded community and went in quickly. I asked Master to help me. I put truth-clarification materials on the door handles from one floor to the next while reciting “Falun Dafa is good.” After I finished, I heard firecrackers going off in the courtyard. I knew it was people’s knowing sides that were celebrating and congratulating me. I was completely soaked in sweat after I got home, but the joy in my heart was truly indescribable.

Clarify the Truth with Compassion

During the pandemic, I went out to clarify the truth regardless of any physical discomfort. During the few days I could not leave the community, I posted truth-clarification posters and clarified the truth within the area. I also started to study two lectures of Zhuan Falun and recite the Fa every day. My cultivation state is very good, and I have a strong sense of compassion. I am truly afraid that people may miss the opportunity to understand the truth if I do not clarify the truth well.

I spoke to a man who whispered to me that a neighbor’s child had just returned from Wuhan and told him of the tragic situation there. The child hid at home for fear that others might see him. The man agreed to quit the CCP and its youth organizations and was very grateful that I’d told him the truth about Dafa. There were also people who did not quit the CCP or did not understand the truth, but I thought that maybe they were waiting for other practitioners to save them and I did not want them to miss any opportunity to be saved. I have great compassion for all sentient beings and wish all of them could be saved.

Because the pandemic is still going on, the pace of saving sentient beings becomes more urgent. I need to cultivate more diligently to help Master rectify the Fa and fulfill my mission.