(Clearwisdom.net) I am 74 years old and started to practice Falun Gong in 2004. The story of how I began is a little unusual.
When I was 34, my husband passed away, leaving behind 5 children. I brought them up enduring all kinds of hardship. However, one son and one daughter successively died of cancer. The suffering of losing my beloved children drove me crazy. I didn't want to live in this world anymore, so I kept attempting suicide, but never succeeded.
In the summer of 2004, one of my relatives, who sympathized with my miserable experience, took me to see a well-known fortune teller. As soon as she saw me, the fortune teller told me, "You won't die. You used to be an imperial concubine of 18-19 years of age in the Tang Dynasty. During a fight between concubines, when another concubine hanged herself, you cursed her instead of saving her from her death. So in this life, your family members passed away before you so that you could experience this pain. This is the debt you owed. Now, you are suffering. You want to leave this world? How can that be allowed? Now, you have almost paid back all of your karma. Go back to practice gong." I was a little confused and asked her, "What kind of gong should I practice?" She said, "Falun Gong!" I had several neighbors who were practitioners of Falun Gong, who once advised me to practice Falun Gong, but I couldn't do it, since I missed my son and daughter so much that I could not do anything. On this day, my predestined relationship had come.
However, when I got home, all of my sons and daughters were opposed to my plan of practicing Falun Gong, since they could get in trouble because of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. I said that I have never lived for myself. Now, I want to live a life for my true self!
I began to study the Fa that Teacher has taught and to do the exercises. I became clearer and clearer on the meaning of life. I also felt the purification of my body and mind. I am energetic and keep smiling all day. After witnessing the change in me, my family members are now supportive.
I obtained the Fa so late and in old age. I feel that the time is too tight for me to not do the three things well. I will keep righteous thoughts at all times and won't let go of this invaluable predestined relationship.
November 4, 2006