(Minghui.org) It was almost Chinese New Year when the pandemic lockdown began, and most people had time off from work. Three other practitioners and I invited several former practitioners for a gathering.
We played some truth-clarification videos about Falun Dafa on a big screen T.V., then patiently explained the meaning of the videos to the former practitioners. We also let go of our prejudice and human thoughts and overlooked the wrong things these practitioners had done. All we wanted was to help them to come back, because they were once Master Li Hongzhi’s disciples.
When we watched “The Eternal Psalm” (《永恒的诗篇》), one paragraph particularly moved some of these former practitioners: “... So they came to the human world one after another, and before parting, they exhorted each other: When the Fa-rectification begins and Dafa is spreading, if anyone is lost in the human world, they must wake him up and tell him the way home.”
We then recited several of Master Li’s shorter lectures. These practitioners were deeply moved, and even their facial expressions and the tone of their voices changed.
We later enjoyed a New Year’s meal together and recalled the good times when Master began teaching Dafa in China. The former practitioners forgot about the pandemic, and said that they would cherish the opportunity given by Master and catch up in cultivation. They wanted to join in on reaching out to save people.
One of the former practitioners said he attended Master’s lectures in person five times. Although I heard a lot of negative things about him from other practitioners, I pushed aside all these negative thoughts and asked him what it was like to attend Master’s teachings in those early years.
Our discussion brought back his cherished memories. He then ran home and brought back the old Dafa book he hadn’t touched for years, as well as the entrance tickets and student IDs from when he attended Master’s lectures. He even showed us a photo of Master with the attendees. The photo brought tears to our eyes. I laminated the precious photo, tickets, and IDs for him.
He had not visited the Minghui website for years due to a computer problem. He asked if we could reinstall his computer. He also asked for amulets with sayings about Falun Dafa so he could give them to his coworkers.
A former female practitioner used to practice Dafa with her two sisters. Her younger sister, still a practitioner, asked us to encourage her two older sisters to resume practicing. We prepared lunch and invited them. When this former practitioner came, as soon as she saw her sister, she turned around to leave. Her younger sister called out, “Sister! If today is the last day that we will be in this human world, are you going to leave like this?” She turned back.
After lunch, I chatted with her for a long time. I patiently listened to her complaints. I then talked about topics such as divine culture and reincarnation, and gradually mentioned Dafa. Although she was not actively practicing, she still believed in Dafa. She told me how she overcame several tribulations when she was ill or got hit by a car, by remembering to say, “Falun Dafa is good,” and it really worked! I also reminded her of when she was making truth-clarification materials, and Udumbara flowers appeared on her door. I encouraged her not to miss this precious opportunity.
As we chatted, I saw her eyes begin to shine. She recalled the time when she was making truth-clarification materials. She said she would go home and read Zhuan Falun and urge her family members to do so as well.
I reinstalled her computer and downloaded Master’s new lecture videos, as well as some truth-clarification videos and articles for her. For the next few days, she joined our group Fa study every day until she had to travel to another town.
Not Giving Up on Former Young Practitioners
Many local practitioners’ children used to practice with their parents. Due to the persecution, some practitioners were arrested or forced to leave home for years. When they returned home, their children were adults and had given up practicing Dafa. Some of them had become withdrawn and had low self-esteem.
Many practitioners had trouble communicating with their adult children. Some could not even mention Falun Dafa to them. Whenever I visited these families, I paid extra attention to these former young practitioners. I chatted with them in the way they thought was fashionable and passed along some digital content about Dafa. I wanted them to understand practitioners’ sacrifices and regain the pride they once had in being a practitioner.
One young man who gave up practicing long ago and whose parents were practitioners with low social status, was depressed. He lost his job and his girlfriend broke up with him because he was poor. His father often quoted an old saying: “Descendants will have their own fortune and happiness so parents should not worry for and toil for them.” The young man asked his mother, “Does anyone still care about me?” His mother did not know how to respond, so she approached me.
I thought that the time for the young man had come. I remembered that the Minghui website reported many true stories of people who were blessed after reciting “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” So I suggested that the young man’s mother tell him how wonderful Falun Dafa is and encourage him to recite the phrases.
The mother later told me that within a week of reciting, “Falun Dafa is good,” her son got three job interviews. He accepted a job with a good company. And three years later, he was able to buy a house and a car. One of his former high school teachers then introduced a girl to him. The girl’s family liked him so much that they arranged everything and paid for the wedding.
The day before his wedding, his father reminded him to remember that his good fortune came from Dafa. The young man knelt in front Master portrait and thanked Him.
A female practitioner was a single mother. She brought her teenage daughter to my home. The girl was very rebellious and was the leader of her school gang. She smoked, dated boys, and organized group fights at her school. When her mother forbade her to date at such a young age, she refused to go to school.
Her mother and I decided to urge her to read Zhuan Falun. During the summer vacation, her mother and I took turns spending time with the girl. I read the Fa with her and showed her some movies from the Minghui and Zhengjian websites. She also helped me make truth-clarification materials. I sometimes brought her to my work and found a quiet place for her to do her homework.
After she read Zhuan Falun several times, the girl’s behavior improved a lot. Before her high school entrance exam, I reminded her mother to continue to read the Fa with her and recite “Falun Dafa is good!” She did well on the exam. Her teachers and relatives were surprised she passed the exam because they all thought she was hopeless.
I thank Master for his compassionate mercy in helping these former practitioners!
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