Pure Heart of Children

(Clearwisdom.net)

When I first started to practice Falun Gong, I thought that my two sons (one is five years old and the other is seven) were too young to practice or study the Fa. As time passed and I reflected on this thought, to my surprise I found that my children study the Fa better than I do because they do not have any interference from everyday people's notions learned in human society.

My husband doesn't practice Falun Gong and often prevents me from teaching our children about Falun Gong. The children and I finally found a time to study the Fa without any interference - during the twenty minutes that I drive them to and from school. We enjoy our time studying the Fa together. When they are quiet, I play the tapes of Teacher's lectures. If they are too active to pay attention, I tell them stories and usually conclude with Teacher's lessons on the subject. Day by day, we improve through this regular study of the Fa.

When I feel depressed during a tribulation, the children sometimes say, "You did not keep 'Forbearance" in your heart," or sometimes they just come over and silently and gently pat me on my shoulder. Every time, at such moments, my bad feelings fade away. The children and I encourage and care for each other in the ways of cultivation. One time when they saw that their father was angry at me because I went to do some work for Dafa, the seven-year-old son said with deep feeling, "I'd better marry a girl who also practices Falun Gong," while my five-year-old son said, "I don't want to get married, I want to go back home, our real home." Another time when I felt confused about Fa validation and how it should be done, my son told me, "We are students during Fa-rectification - we must do the righteous thing." Isn't this a lesson for me? They are helping me with all their efforts.

I have one thought I would like to share with my fellow practitioners: do not think your children are too young or mischevious to study the Fa. They have come to us because they were chosen to be with us before they were reincarnated. They depend on us to help them to realize their destiny. We must honor our responsibilities to them.
Chinese version available at http://minghui.cc/mh/articles/2001/11/13/19558.html

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