(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa benefits its students and those who identify with its principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Many Falun Dafa practitioners in China have enjoyed support from their loved ones despite the Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing persecution. In the new year of 2024, practitioners across China and their families sent in their best wishes to Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, for a happy new year.
They thank Master Li for blessing them with good health and harmonious family relationships. The principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance have enabled them to look within when conflicts arise and think from others’ perspective. The practitioners in the families vowed to do even better the three things required of Dafa disciples in the new year, and their non-practitioner family members expressed their continued support of Falun Dafa.
A practitioner in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province shared her family’s story. She wrote,
“My daughter started practicing Falun Dafa together with me more than two decades ago, but she slacked off after she went out of town to attend college. Nonetheless, she always knew Falun Dafa is good. After Master published ‘Cultivation in Dafa is Serious,’ in 2023, she became diligent again. Her husband has also recently begun to read Dafa books.
“My 89-year-old mother-in-law was once misled by the Chinese Communist Party’s hate propaganda and opposed my practice of Falun Dafa. I treated her kindly and took good care of her. She has changed a lot in recent years. She now listens to Master Li’s audio teachings every day and is in very good health. She often commented that Master gave her good health. She even knew to remind me to recite ‘Falun Dafa is good and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ to our washer when it malfunctioned. The washer soon worked well again. Whenever my husband fell ill, my mother-in-law would also remind me to recite the auspicious phrases to him.
“Like his mother, my husband used to harbor misunderstandings about Dafa, but now he supports my practice wholeheartedly and carries a charm amulet bearing Dafa messages every day.”
An 80-year-old practitioner in Nongan County, Jilin Province has been practicing Falun Dafa for 25 years. He has no wrinkles and even grew a new tooth. People often commented that he looked like someone in his 60s. He only had two years of education as a child, but he is now able to read Dafa books fluently. During the pandemic, both he and his 11 family members were fine. He expressed appreciation for Master Li’s protection of his family.
The rest of the well-wishers included:
--- A practitioner in Dushu Village, Wei County, Hebei Province along with his 13 family members--- A practitioner in Liuhe County, Jilin Province along with his wife, child, and parent--- A family of five practitioners in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province, including husband, wife, their two daughters, and wife’s mother--- An extended family of six practitioners in Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province, including husband, wife, their child, husband’s mother, wife’s mother, and a sister-in-law--- A mother and daughter (both practitioners) in Lingyuan County, Liaoning Province--- A married couple in Dezhou City, Shandong Province and their school-age child, all of them practitioners, along with their parents--- Seven practitioners in the same family in Jiangxi Province, along with more than twenty family members--- Two families in Tonghua City, Jilin Province--- A family spanning four generations totaling more than ten members in Huainan City, Anhui Province--- A practitioner in Zhoukou City, Henan Province along with more than 30 extended family members--- A mother and daughter (both practitioners) in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province--- A mother and daughter (both practitioners) in Dezhou City, Shandong Province--- A practitioner in Peiling District, Chongqing along with her son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren--- Five practitioners in the same family in Laiyang City, Shandong Province along with three other family members--- A woman in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, her daughter and son-in-law (all three of them practitioners), along with her husband and mother-in-law--- An 80-year-old practitioner in Nongan County, Jilin Province along with his eleven family members--- A family spanning three generations totaling 11 members in Yantai City, Shandong Province--- A family of five practitioners (from a ten-year-old to a 90-year-old) in Tianjin