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Mother and Son Learn Falun Gong after Desperate Struggle
By a Falun Gong practitioner in China
(Clearwisdom.net) In 2004, I suffered from a lower back injury that kept
me bedridden for a long time, and I could not work. My mother, who is in her
70s, was in an even worse condition. She had pulmonary heart disease and
gastritis, among other health problems. She had to take all kinds of medicines
for many years. My mother and I live together. The weather in the north of China
is very cold in the winter. We had to fetch water from a well and this simple
task became very hard for us. Poverty and poor health pushed us towards despair.
My only elder sister was very sad when she saw her younger brother and mother in
such misery. She said to me, "You are so young, you must see a
doctor." At that time we did not have any money. After a painful mental
struggle with myself, I went out to borrow money from several people and finally
went to a hospital. The doctors said that I had a disk protrusion along with
spinal canal stenosis and hyperosteogeny. They also told me that my problem was
serious, and that if I delayed treatment, I would need surgery. They said that
my symptoms would stay with me for the rest of my life, and even surgery was not
a complete cure. After that I went out to seek all kinds of treatments: Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Western medicine, acupuncture, massage therapy, worship of spirits,
and fortune telling advice, etc. Every day my mother knelt down to kowtow to all
kinds of spirits and deities. With time passing by, all the efforts proved
fruitless. On New Year's Day 2005, while other families were happily celebrating, mother
and I were suffering in extreme pain. I felt hopelessness. In the spring, people began to work in the fields. Our neighbors saw our
situation and felt quite sympathetic. Someone gave us some Falun Gong
truth-clarification materials and a small Falun Dafa card. At that
time, my mind was deeply polluted by the communist propaganda after watching the
lies on CCTV. I didn't even look at the materials. I only accepted the materials
because I didn't want to appear rude to my neighbor. Several days later, a Falun
Gong practitioner came to visit us. She told me how she benefited from
practicing Falun Gong. Her story touched me, so I began to read the Faun Gong
materials that my neighbor had given me. I also silently recited, "Falun
Dafa is Great" and "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance." In less than
ten days, a miracle happened. My lower back pain vanished and my body felt
completely energized. Such a wonderful cultivation practice! I rushed to this practitioner's home
and told them my story. All the family members practice Falun Gong and they were
all very happy for me. On that day, I became a Falun Gong practitioner. At the beginning, I was so eager to study the Fa that I forgot
about my mother. But she saw my change. She went to the practitioner's home and
asked, "Can I be a Falun Gong practitioner too?" "Of
course," the practitioner said. Mother said, "I have nothing. Can I
still be one?" "No problem." said the practitioner. My mother was
so happy. She then kept telling people, "The Teacher of Falun Gong is such
a wonderful person. I was poor, sick and old, and I cannot read. But he still
accepted me as a practitioner. Where could one find such a good Teacher?"
She was in tears when she said those words. Mother and I found such a wonderful
practice when we were in despair. We are truly fortunate. After listening to Teacher's lectures several times, mother began to clean up
our home environment. In the past, mother practiced all kinds of qigong, and she
also worshiped all kinds of spirits. She has now cleared them all out. My mother learned how to send forth righteous thoughts and is very serious
about it. Every day at the designated time, she reads out the word "Mie"
(extinction, eliminate) with a strong power. Mother is illiterate, but she loves
Zhuan Falun very much. She often holds the book in her arms.
She says, "This book is my dearest treasure." One night my mother felt sleepy, but she also worried that she might miss
sending forth righteous thoughts at midnight. She had a mental struggle.
Although she said that she should not go to sleep, she fell asleep anyway.
Suddenly, a sound woke her up. She immediately checked the time, and it was
11:50 p.m. Mother was very happy, and she put her palms together and walked
barefooted in the room and shouted, "Falun Dafa is great!" After five
minutes, she sat down to send forth righteous thoughts. During this time, our
house was filled with red illuminating light. The neighbors saw our change. In less than two months, we looked completely
different. In the past, mother could not even walk a few steps outside of our
home without feeling tired. Now she can walk fast with her back straight, and
even younger people cannot catch up with her. She tells everyone about Falun
Gong's amazing power. She also reminds me to behave according to the standard of
a practitioner. She says, "Teacher cured you so you can stand up now. Your
health is for promoting Dafa, not for making money and taking care of your
mother." I remember her words in my heart. Inspired by our change, several neighbors, my mother's sister, father's
sister, and father's sister-in-law all began practicing Falun Gong. Now our Fa-study
group has more and more people. Every day we study the Fa, practice the
exercises, and clarify the truth. It is very harmonious. The special feeling is
beyond language. We will never forget this amazing gift from our Teacher. We will give our
best efforts to do the three things well. We deeply realize that the
purpose of our lives is for validating Dafa. We Falun Gong practitioners are the
most fortunate people in the world. The enormous favor bestowed by Teacher
cannot be described by words of any language. July 6, 2005 |