By a Falun Dafa practitioner from Washington D.C., USA

(Clearwisdom.net) A year ago when I arrived in the United States, a Falun Dafa practitioner unexpectedly told me that practicing Falun Gong is very good. At the time, I was deeply influenced by the Chinese Communist Party’s media, as were many people. Out of curiosity and with a strong attachment to helping my husband quit drinking, I decided to learn the five sets of exercises. I did this with the encouragement and help of my husband, who tried his best to drive me to a practice site.

As for my husband’s drinking problem, just as Master said in Zhuan Falun, "…and others have drunk so much they’ve gotten alcohol poisoning. If there’s no alcohol they don’t even want to eat, and they can’t get by without a drink."(English version in 2003) Though my husband knew the consequences of long-term alcohol addiction, he also believed that it was a hereditary disease. He tried to quit drinking again and again, but he just couldn’t live without drinking. He’d been to a rehabilitation center for one-month treatments several times, but he was always the same when he returned.

So I practiced the exercises and read Zhuan Falun. With the help of practitioners I attended an experience-sharing conference and distributed fliers. The practitioners encouraged me, showed me, and reminded me. Because of their efforts, I wasn’t left behind, but I hadn’t yet put down my attachments. I often thought, "When will my husband read Zhuan Falun? " Or, "When will he learn the Falun Dafa exercises, so he can awaken from his nightmare?" I even said sadly in front of other practitioners, "Falun Dafa has created so many wonders, how come it still hasn’t solved my husband’s problem?" During that time my husband lost confidence in normal therapy. I therefore grasped at every opportunity to help him accept Falun Dafa. I told him that only Falun Dafa could save him. I copied well-written sentences from the Minghui website, read to him from Zhuan Falun, and played Dafa music for him. Afterwards, he read some stories from practitioners.

I thought I’d done what I should, but my husband still hadn’t prioritized Fa-study and practicing the exercises. My heart was so tired, but more importantly, I finally awakened to my own strong attachment. I told another practitioner, "I’ll spend every day of mine well. I won’t wonder when he’ll study the Fa or practice the exercises. I’ll study the Fa well and practice well myself."

Later, my husband, who was still under the influence of alcohol, sincerely asked me to read Zhuan Falun to him (English version, he doesn’t speak Chinese). Strangely, he corrected me when I read something incorrectly again and again. In the beginning, in order to increase his interest, I selected which parts to read to him. He realized what I was doing, and strictly pointed out that I shouldn’t do that. This happened a month before my husband quit drinking and recovered. At the time, my husband’s body showed the strongest reaction to having alcohol. He drove to the emergency room for help, and they gave him an IV to counter the alcohol. Now it’s been more than two months since my husband decided to quit drinking completely.

This is truly a case of "one person obtains Dafa and the whole family benefits!" I want to express my gratitude for the wonder of Falun Dafa! Thanks to Master for saving every person who can still be saved. I also want to thank all the Falun Dafa practitioners who’ve helped me since I started to practice Falun Dafa one year ago. This situation has shown me that improving xinxing is so important.

Posting date: 11/29/2006
Original article date: 11/29/2006
Category: Personal Cultivation
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/11/14/142400.html

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