A Middle School Student's Experience

Hi Master Li! Hi all!

I am a 13 years old. After my mother attended the New York City Falun Dafa experience sharing conference in March 1999, she gave me the book called "Zhuan Falun," and hoped that I could practice with her. At this time, I had begun going to the group practice often but didn't pay much attention on studying the Fa. In July 1999, I attended the nine-day Falun Dafa workshop with my parents. After that, I really started to practice Falun Dafa. Although I was very not making diligent advancement and had a low xinxing, just few days later, my asthma symptom, which has been treated by a qigong Master before, had reappeared. My parents told me "Master Li is beginning to clean my body." That was also what I thought. The symptom was gone within a few days. The same thing recurred two more times, and it is completely gone right now. My mother and I want every one we know to get the Fa. We tell them about Falun Dafa and the place of group practice and group study when it is suitable. We have downloaded the English version of "Zhuan Falun" on diskettes and gave them to some friends who cannot access the Internet. They were all very happy for it. But I didn't do a good job on Dafa promotion. For example, one day my ESL teacher asked us to tell who is the most important person in our native country and I said "Master Li," but the other two Chinese students said some things not good about Falun Dafa. I tried to tell them the truth of Falun Dafa, but it was useless. I was kind of upset, especially thinking that they were not good. But Master Li taught us when anything comes up, we should look inside of ourselves. I figured out it was because I didn't do everything in accordance to Zhen Shan Ren and had a little bit of the attachment to competition. I begin to try to get rid of this attachment after that. One time I was promoting Dafa to two Chinese people and some new problems came up. I thought I had understood every thing they asked, but I was not able to answer their questions. I think it is because I need to pay more attention to Fa study. As a result, I started to study Fa every day.

I can only speak and write a few simple English sentences in the first few months I came to the US. My grades in school were not good. I wanted to show others that Falun Dafa practitioners could do a great job in every field, so I studied hard, and now my grades for all courses are A's. I have chosen Radio class in school this year. The point of this class is to get a Ham Radio Amateur License. There were only two test sessions to get the license in that semester. However, the first test session is on the same day as the Dafa promotion activity for Oriental Cherry Festival 2000 at Washington DC. Obviously, I could only attend one of the two events and my Mom let me make the decision. I thought many cultivators could put down anything for Dafa, so why not the little license for me. So I went to D.C and gave up taking the test.

I used to have a bad temper and would be angry over just a small thing. After practice, I recognized that this is also an attachment and it could hurt the feelings of others. I tried hard to correct this, and now I am much more patient and have a much better attitude. When my mom is angry, I am not only patient, but also talk to her gently.

My family is not prosperous. I usually can't buy what I want to. When I see some of my friend buying good toys or traveling around the world, I feel very sad and think that we are so unlucky. After practice Falun Dafa, I gradually understand those are what ordinary people pursue, and are not for a practitioner. We are the luckiest one because we are practicing Falun Dafa. I now consider it as a good opportunity to improve my xinxing.

One day when I was playing skateboard with some other kids, I had a little bit of the attachment of showing off. Then I bumped my head on the ground. At that time, an idea came into my mind "some practitioners who are struck by cars are still safe and sound, so I would be all right too." But when I touched my head, I felt a Ping-Pong ball sized knob. It was aching and bleeding a little bit. I was uncertain if I was all right. Also, I was afraid of looking like a fool afterwards. I used some alcohol and some ointment. I wasn't sure that I did not need any medicine until others told me to eat some tablets. I think this was used to show me I should get rid of the attachment of showing off. That night I read Master Li's new article: Towards Consummation. I thought I was still far away from understanding the Fa from within the Fa and I really needed to study more of the Fa in the limited time available. I totally stopped worrying about my head by this time and it was healed within three days.

I used to like to play video and computer games and watch TV. Those things made it hard for me to get into tranquility. I recognized those are the attachments I should discard, so right now I don't play video games any more, and don't watch TV very often. My mom even told me that "our cable is useless right now." My reading speed is relatively slow, so I would listen to Master Li's lecture tapes.

I began to diligent progress during the summer break, practice the five sets of exercises every day, and study the Fa one hour per day. I usually practice and study with adults at the group study. Because I am the last kid to obtain Dafa in our area, I should make more diligent progress to catch up with others. I will make more diligent progress, and get rid of all attachments as soon as possible, and improve my xin xing.

Thank you.