Through Cultivation in Dafa, a Girl with Rickets Becomes Erect and Graceful

As Told by Feng Mei, Written by Gui Lian

06/13/2002

(Clearwisdom.net) I was born in the Northeast of China, in the countryside. I was born with heart disease, asthma and many other illnesses; I spent a great deal of time in hospitals. Since the hospitals could provide no healing benefits, my parents tried other means of healing, including having monks and sorcerers treat my ailments. However, my health continued to deteriorate. At five years of age, I got rickets. Going to school seemed to be an impossible dream.

As time went on, my parents grew quite weary of me. My relatives said I came to 'collect bills' (a traditional Chinese expression related to the belief in reincarnation; if a child was born with disease that exhausted the parents' resources, it was assumed that the parents were in debt to that child from previous lives, and that the child came to balance the situation in this life). My tears of disappointment and loneliness flowed continually. When I was seven, I was hospitalized, in critical condition. The money my father earned, as a mason, was far from able to cover the medical expenses, and he was heavily in debt. One day, a doctor declared me hopeless, and asked my father to prepare for my funeral. On the way home, my father, carrying me on his back, approached a bridge. He said to himself: " Since she is going to die, why don't I drop her into the river?" He heaved a sigh and reproached himself: "But she is my daughter, so she should die in our home." After returning home, however, I miraculously recovered.

In October of 1992, when I was 9, I was once again in critical condition. My parents said to me: "You'd better die by yourself! After you die, we'll be freed, and you will also be freed from pain. Since you are disabled right now, you will suffer even more if you grow up." Heart-broken though I was, I knew that there was no reason for me to live in the world anymore. So I went with effort to a deserted well and jumped into it. When I was in the well, I was afloat without sinking, as if someone was supporting me. A kind-hearted neighbor pulled me out of the well. Later I begged my parents: "Let me survive! Others may live for 100 years: I only ask for 40 years." My parents turned their backs on me without saying a word.

Fortunately, when I was 16, I attained Dafa, and my life was transformed. The first time I heard the three words, "Falun Gong," I was stunned, and a feeling of excitement and joy filled my heart. I thought to myself, "Since I am going to die shortly anyway, I'll try my best to learn this 'Gong' as well as I can".

In the process of my practicing Falun Gong, my cheeks turned rosy; I became capable of reading, and went through the book, Zhuan Falun, by myself. Gradually and imperceptibly, at first, my back straightened, and all of my illnesses disappeared. I became a beautiful young girl. My life transformations shocked all who knew me, and became a hot topic of conversation among them. Many people witnessed the power of Dafa through my changes.

In 2000, the local police station arrested and tortured me twice, to try to force me to quit cultivating in Dafa. I told them: " I should have died twice. It's Dafa that has saved my life. I would have no hesitation risking my life to guard Dafa. I'll practice Dafa resolutely, even if you should beat me to death!"

I just hope to tell all kind-hearted people through my experiences that my teacher of Falun Dafa has saved so many people who were as desperate as I once was! He has rejuvenated so many lives! Falun Dafa is the Universal Truth, and can only benefit society and its individuals, and has never done any harm.

Editor's note:

1. Feng Mei currently holds a job, and uses the 100 Yuan she earns every month to help prepare Dafa truth clarification materials, in order to help more people who are deceived by the lies from Chinese government propaganda understand the truth of Dafa, and be saved.
2. According to Chinese law, even though it's illegal for parents to force their daughter to commit suicide,it is not a rare situation to see in China. Especially in the rural areas, parents still value boys over girls. Also, due to the cruel birth control policy enforced by the Chinese government, many baby girls have been abandoned, or even killed by their parents. Peasants in China get no assistance from the government for their medical expenses, and most of them are not covered by any kind of medical insurance. A peasant with serious illness can often only wait to recover by himself, or die.

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