(Minghui.org) I am 75 years old and I have been practicing Falun Dafa for 19 years. During the past 16 years of persecution, I have undergone many tests. Thanks to Master's protection and strengthening me, I have managed to endure the tribulations.
Clarifying the Truth at a Detention Center
I was looking after my three-year-old granddaughter who had a high fever on January 31, 2002. Officers from the 610 Office, the Political and Legal Commission, the police department and security personnel from my workplace came and took me to a detention center, leaving my granddaughter alone.
Other practitioners and I told inmates about Falun Dafa and the persecution. Our words and behavior gradually changed the environment. The guards and inmates started to understand the truth and some started to practice the Falun Dafa exercises with us.
One inmate on death row offered to make copies of Zhuan Falun. She worked quickly and her writing was neat. When she was copying the book for the fourth time, she cried when she saw Master's photo. She had killed her husband's mistress. She said that she would not have committed such a terrible crime if she had learned about Falun Dafa earlier. She believed that it was too late for her to cultivate because of her crime. She begged Master to give her a Falun so that she could cultivate in her next lifetime.
Another inmate later told me that she her sentence was reduced twice even though she had not appealed. The inmate exclaimed that Dafa was amazing.
Handcuffs Opened Automatically
I was arrested nine times due to my attachments.
I found a lump on my body while in a detention center in March 2005. It was later diagnosed as a malignant tumor. They did not release me because I refused to recite the prison rules or cooperate with the guards.
A month later, the doctor said that I might have only five or six months to live. Not wanting to be blamed for my death, detention center officials notified my family that they should take me home.
After I was released, I practiced the exercises, studied the Fa and clarified the truth diligently. I did not feel uncomfortable at all.
A group of plainclothes officers broke into my home on May 19, 2009. They took me to the detention center--I did not even have time to put on my shoes. They wrote a medical report about me without giving me the required examination and then charged me with a fabricated crime. They sent me to the Xinxiang Women's Prison without going through any legal procedures.
I had righteous thoughts in my mind all the time, and I refused to do any labor. I recited “On Dafa” and Master's other works, or I sent forth righteous thoughts.
I was in the prison for almost a year and was not able to practice the exercises or read Master's writings. This was a big loss for me. I silently said to Master that I wanted to do the exercises in the morning.
Several days later I was taken out of the camp for medical treatment. I knew this was arranged by Master. They handcuffed me, and I shouted “I will forever be a Dafa practitioner!” and “Falun Dafa is good!”
The handcuffs opened by themselves when I passed through the prison gate. The guards in the car smiled at each other and took back the handcuffs.
One month later I was released.
Clarifying the Truth to Staff in the Legal System
Practitioners do not have any enemies. The persecutors are also to be saved. I should treat them with compassion. I clarified the truth to the 610 Office agents, the police and the petition office staff when I tried to get back my belongings that the police had confiscated when I was arrested.
At first, they were rude and castigated me. Some tried to avoid me. Each department tried to shift responsibility. I kept calm and was patient. They directed me to various departments. I clarified the truth wherever I went.
At times, there were many people waiting in lines to be seen by officials. I told them how I had benefited from practicing Falun Gong, how the Tiananmen Self-immolation was fabricated and why people should quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I did this for two months.
I also clarified the truth to a staff member at the Appeals Office. I told him the story about quitting the CCP and urged him to do so. He smiled at me but did not say anything. I taught him to read “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good”. He smiled and counted the words on his fingers.
He returned a DVD recorder and a television to me. He walked me outside, and I asked him if he still remembered the nine words. He smiled, counted on his fingers and said “Falun Dafa is good,” “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” He asked me if he had remembered correctly. He then told me that I should be careful for my safety.
Though we suffer during tribulations and conflicts, Master has borne more hardships for us. I shall cultivate diligently and do the three things well.
