Family and Friends Have Benefited from Dafa

(Minghui.org) I am 80 years old this year, yet people say I look like I’m in my 60s. My teeth are good, I enjoy my food, and I walk with energy—walking beyond five or six bus stops never tires me. I have no illnesses and have not taken a single pill in 12 years. Everything I have today comes from practicing Falun Dafa, and I am grateful for it.

In 2012, I met a practitioner who was working as a nanny at a relative’s home. Despite my relatives’ objections, I secretly accepted the Dafa book the practitioner handed me. That was the moment I connected with Dafa.

I used to suffer from severe cervical osteoarthritis and synovitis (inflammation of the joints), and every October I developed a cough that would last until the following March or April. After I began practicing Falun Dafa, I followed the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and all my ailments gradually disappeared. Following Master Li’s teachings, I worked to be a good person, someone who puts others first.

I’d like to share how my family and friends have benefited from Dafa as evidence of Dafa’s great and extraordinary nature.

What surprised me most was that my daughter also started practicing Dafa. She used to chase after fame and fortune, and loved food and entertainment. In my eyes, she had never done anything truly right. Once, when I was doing the Dafa exercises, she did them with me for a while. Afterward, she said that the skin on her face felt smoother, and doing the exercises seemed to beautify her complexion.

My daughter began to practice Falun Dafa in 2017. Over time, I saw how much she had truly changed. Her health issues disappeared, and her entire perspective on life had transformed. She understood the true purpose of life, no longer pursued fame and fortune, was able to let go of loss and gain, and began to think of others. She even set up her own Dafa materials production site and took me with her to distribute truth-clarification materials in high-rise buildings.

Under her influence, our Fa-study group began memorizing the Fa. We have now memorized Zhuan Falun four times, and Hong Yin through to Hong Yin IV. To validate the greatness of Dafa, you need to know that another practitioner and I are both 80 years old and that another practitioner is illiterate.

Because my daughter visits the Minghui website every day and downloads Minghui broadcasts for other practitioners, we have been able to keep up with the progress of Fa-rectification and have benefited greatly. She often reminded herself, “In this chaotic world, I must walk a righteous path and advance [in cultivation] against the current.”

My sister used to live in another province. When we got together one year, she had several ailments. One was severe gastroptosis, which caused her great suffering. She was over 5 feet, 6 inches tall but weighed barely 80 pounds. I suggested that she do the exercises and study the Fa with me. She did, but she didn’t take it seriously. After she returned home, she practiced on and off. In 2020, she decided to settle near me, saying there was a cultivation environment here. After joining a Fa-study group, she changed tremendously. Her illnesses vanished, her weight climbed to 160 pounds, and she became more easygoing. She said, “I will cultivate Dafa forever—to the very end.”

Before my husband retired, he was a university professor and was indoctrinated by the Chinese Communist Party, which made him quite stubborn. However, after seeing the dramatic physical and mental changes in me after I started cultivating, he always supported my practice. At the age 79, his right upper eyelid started to droop until it covered his eyeball, which meant he could no longer see out of that eye. The hospital diagnosed him with myasthenia gravis, an incurable disease. He was given injections and medication at the hospital, but nothing helped. He later tried acupuncture, but still saw no improvement. He became very worried about it.

I repeatedly urged him to do the exercises with me, but he refused, saying he couldn’t endure hardship. Then one day, he suddenly said, “Since science can’t cure me, I’ll turn to gods for help. Nothing to lose.”

During the first seven days of practicing, his right eye improved by the day. By the eighth day, his eyelid had completely returned to normal. I told him, “It is Master who saved you. This is the extraordinary and miraculous power of Falun Dafa.”

Whenever I clarified the truth to my relatives and someone spoke disrespectfully about Dafa, my husband firmly warned them, “You may not believe in gods, but you must not disrespect them.”

One year, a friend and I went to the beach. Feeling in high spirits, I suggested that we hold hands and jump up with the waves. While we were having fun, a wave suddenly crashed over us. My head went underwater, and I couldn’t touch the ground even though we were in shallow water. I swallowed two large mouthfuls of seawater and tried to stand up, but I couldn’t. I still clung tightly to my friend’s hand. I felt breathless, and a fear of death swept over me. Suddenly I remembered, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I eagerly recited this in my mind. Instantly, a force lifted me up, and I was able to stand. Looking around, I saw only my friend’s ponytail above the water. I grabbed her and pulled her up. Back on shore, our hearts still pounding and in a panic, we spoke about what had just happened. I understood that Master had saved us.

Last September, I met an 80-year-old man while I was out talking to people about Falun Dafa. He said he had leukemia, but, due to family difficulties, he could no longer afford treatment and had lost all hope. He was simply waiting to die. I told him there was a remedy that could help ease his condition. I told him about Dafa and helped him withdraw from the Party’s organizations. I also asked him to recite, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness–Compassion–Forbearance is good,” every day. I gave him an audio player with Master’s lectures on it as a gift.

In May this year, I ran into him again. He told me his platelet count had risen from 50 to 250—completely normal. He said he wanted to read Dafa books. I was overjoyed when I heard that and hurried home to get him one. When I gave it to him, I reminded him, “This is a heavenly book. Treasure it, store it carefully, and wash your hands before you read it.” He thanked me, but I corrected him, “Don’t thank me. It was Dafa’s Master who saved you. You should thank Master Li!”

After so many years of cultivation, my family has truly realized the extraordinary nature of Dafa and Master’s immense compassion. We understand the true purpose of human life. Falun Dafa not only brings people health, it elevates their moral character, inspires kindness, stabilizes society, and blesses all beings. Especially in today’s chaotic world, Dafa is like the dawn, bringing light and hope and uplifting us. I hope every predestined person can walk the path of returning to their true selves.

This is the first time I have ever submitted an article to Minghui.org. My writing may fall short, so please kindly point out anything not in line with the Fa.