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My Experience During the Earthquake
By a practitioner from Sichuan Province, China
(Clearwisdom.net) I was in Shuangliu Town, Chengdu City when the
earthquake struck in Sichuan Province on May 12. I had just talked to and helped
a friend quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated
organizations, and she then invited me to her home. When we arrived at her
residential building, we heard the rumble of the earthquake all around us. My friend was scared and tried to run. I grabbed her and said, "Don't
run that way! The alley is too long, you can't make it. Follow me quickly and
say, 'Falun Dafa is good' and ask for help from the Teacher of Falun Dafa. Only
my Teacher can save us from this imminent danger. Follow me and say it, and we
will be all right." I stayed very calm. I have Dafa in my heart and I firmly believe that Teacher
protects me when I am in danger, and I had no doubt that I would be fine. At the
same time, I looked after my friend, who had just quit the CCP. I told her to
come with me and she would be safe. I said, "Let's go to an open
area." I remembered there was a big garden nearby. Holding her hand, we ran
to the garden. The ground was shaking violently, and it was like we were walking
on a swaying bridge. When we reached the garden, there were many people there. I
knew it was time to save them. I told the people around me not to be scared, to
say "Falun Dafa is good," and we would be protected. Soon, several
people began to say "Falun Dafa is good" with me. I then thought about my friends and relatives. Though most of them had
already quit the CCP, would they know to say "Falun Dafa is good" at
this moment? I tried to call them on my cellphone, but there was no signal. Not
knowing how to reach them, I became anxious, and my heart started to beat
rapidly. Then I heard Teacher's voice, "...good or evil comes from a person's spontaneous thought..."
(Lecture Four, from Zhuan Falun) "...just by having your heart unaffected you will be able to handle
all situations." ("Eliminate Your Last Attachment(s)" from Essentials
for Further Advancement II) I immediately realized how dangerous my attachment was! I am a Dafa disciple.
Why was I at such a loss? A disciple's one thought will bring about different
results. In the presence of the big disaster, it is time to show a Dafa
disciple's mighty virtue, and it is also a test to see how well we cultivate.
Teacher and the Fa are with us, and I will follow our Teacher's arrangement. As
a Dafa disciple, I should always think about how to save sentient beings, and
never forget my responsibilities, following Teacher's Fa in all kinds of
situations. Especially in cases of life and death, saving people is our top
priority. The old forces are destroying lives and are competing with us, and I
must do my best. I walked toward my residential area. On the way, I clarified the
truth to people and kept sending forth righteous thoughts, eliminating all
the evil elements persecuting sentient beings, asking Teacher for strength and
protection. Outside of my residential area is a big lawn, and many people were gathering
there. I saw my grandson's classmate and his family. I quickly walked to them
and told the mother, "You should sincerely say 'Falun Dafa is good,' and
you will be protected." She gave me a light smile and walked away, totally
ignoring me. I felt very awkward and uncomfortable, and thought, "I came to
talk with you before I even found my own family. Why do you have such an
attitude?" I did not want to talk any more, and felt disappointed with
these people. But soon, I rectified on my thoughts. I must save people, as this is the top
priority at this moment. I cannot let any human attachments affect me. Just
then, my daughter drove over and stopped her car next to me. She had brought a
box of bottled water. I asked my grandson to give one to his classmate.
Hopefully I will have a chance to clarify the truth to the classmate's family
next time. My city was not at the center of the earthquake, but the damage was still
heavy. Many people suffered various losses. Some people's homes were damaged,
some were hit by things that fell from their roofs, and some even died jumping
from buildings to escape. In my home, no one was hurt and no property was lost.
Our entertainment center is just 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) thick, with a glass
frame and a round-shaped clock hanging up there. The set up seemed elegant but
fragile. After the earthquake, it was totally fine and hadn't even moved a
little. A glass tea cup fell to the floor from a table, but it was not broken.
Three buildings in my residential area cracked, but the building my home is in
was unaffected. During the disaster, the practitioners were very calm, not flustered or
scared. Every practitioner was thinking of how to save people. During the
earthquake, many people witnessed the miracle of Dafa. After the earthquake,
practitioners began working harder then ever to clarify the truth to save
people, and more and more people have quit the CCP.
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