By Yu Lizhu from Taiwan

(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Lin Shi is a respectable, humorous, hale and hearty man. It seems unbelievable that he once was very sick, had a bad temper, and was helpless to change his lot.

Lin Shi couldn't help shed tears as he recalled the times when he had suffered badly from his sickness. The spurs that had grown on his stiff shoulder, vertebra, and ribs made his body tilt to one side. He was often in a dilemma when he had sudden leg convulsions before reaching his destination while outside on a trip. The varicosity on his legs revealed his suffering. His gastric ulcers often prompted him to decline dining together with his relatives or friends. He suffered from ingrown eyelashes, which he had for a long time. He often had to wipe his eyelids until they became swollen and the skin broke out from his watery eyes. Although his eyes were operated on, his condition did not improve.

Lin Shi said, "During that time, I was like a medicine cabinet filled with different kinds of Chinese and Western medicines. I put my hopes on different kinds of secret health recipes to improve my health and not to burden my children; although the pain was restrained from the medication, the illness was not eliminated from the root. I suffered a lot physically and mentally."

Gradually, Lin Shi started to doubt the meaning of life. Nothing pleased him and he developed a liking to pick on people. His loss of appetite made him very thin. All of this reversed after he started to practice Falun Dafa.

A day that Lin Shi will never forget is November 12, 2000, when he became a Falun Dafa practitioner. He greatly cherished this chance to obtain Falun Dafa at such an elderly age. He wakes up at 4:20 a.m. every morning to study the teachings of Falun Dafa and practice the exercises. He comes early and is never late or absent.

Lin Shi did not know how to read. He listened to the audio tapes of the "9 Day Lectures in Guangzhou" in Cantonese everyday. When practitioners read the lectures of Zhuan Falun in Mandarin, he listened attentively and repeated along while the group reads out loud without any impatience. Now, he can read the entire book.

Lin Shi studies the Fa, practice the exercises everyday, focuses his mind to be righteous and disciplines himself with the high standards of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." He has changed to be a completely new person. Four months after obtaining the practice, his legs no longer suffered convulsions. He completely recovered from the gastric ulcers and was able to eat many kinds of food. He no longer had to wear the glasses for light sensitivity. The big patch of dark spots on his forehead disappeared. His swarthy and coarse skin gradually has become light and smooth. The physical pain gradually decreased and his complexion has become healthy looking. His view is completely changed and a serene heart replaced his impatience . He also has stopped swearing at people.

One day, Lin Shi slipped while walking along a bridge. He hit a stone and injured his foot. He twisted his foot and the entire leg started to swell, turning a purple color. He thought to himself,

"It's already late, let me sleep first, I will review the situation tomorrow and make a decision."

To his surprise, he woke up at midnight and found out that only his toes were left swollen and purple. He realized that this probably happened because his resistance and immunity had improved drastically as the result of practicing Falun Dafa.

Recently, Lin Shi went to the Longevity Club to visit his old friends whom he had not seen for a long time. He was shocked when he saw his old friends holding a cane and needing their children's help to walk. His friends looked very old and had difficulty walking. Lin Shi himself looks younger than his actual age and rides his bicycle or motorcycle when he needs to go out. With Lin Shi's determination in truly practicing Falun Dafa, he became sturdy as a stone.

Growing vegetables and gardening are Lin Shi's favorite hobbies besides studying the teachings of Falun Dafa and practicing the exercises. He said, "It's very pleasant that we have fruits to pick when my grandchildren come home." When discussing his grandchildren, Lin Shi's face glows with love. Grandfather no longer likes to swear and his miserable days are over.

After visiting home and seeing her father's change, his second daughter became a Falun Dafa practitioner. The eldest son and the second son practiced from before, and it is now truly a happy family of practitioners

August 1, 2005

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/8/2/107544.html