Elderly Falun Gong Practitioner from Taiwan Appears Twenty Years Younger

1. Plagued by Sickness before Cultivating In Falun Gong

Mrs. Lai is 76 years old and has practised Falun Dafa for three years. Every time I see her, I notice significant differences in her. I discovered that her appearance is becoming more youthful day by day together with her high spirit. It's very difficult for people to believe that three years ago she was plagued by sickness, debt, and that she wanted to commit suicide.

Mrs. Lai has suffered a lot during her life. She worked all her life, and by the time she grew old she suffered from various diseases. The most severe were heart disease, vertebra deformation, degenerating arthritis, and osteoporosis. Since midlife, she wore belt-like braces to protect and support her lower back and knees. Without them she couldn't even stand.

After Mrs. Lai's daughter started practising Falun Gong, she introduced it to her mother. Mrs. Lai initially refused to try it, saying that she was too old, her body was no good, and that she couldn't read. Soon afterwards, she was taken advantage of by someone running a scam and she not only lost all of her savings, but she ended up a few million dollars in debt (in Taiwan currency). She was very upset and cried all day. Her depression worsened and she considered committing suicide on numerous occasions. Seeing how her mother was suffering, Mrs. Lai's daughter continued telling her about Falun Dafa. She told her cultivation stories and read to her from Zhuan Falun [Turning the Law Wheel, the principle teachings of Falun Gong]. At first, Mrs. Lai didn't listen to any of it because of she was too depressed. Yet, her daughter persevered. One day, while reading Mrs. Lai the first paragraph in "Loss and Gain" in Lecture 4, Mrs. Lai said, "This phrase is wonderful." The more she listened the more sense it made to her. Mrs. Lai kept commenting on how the principles made sense. Her daughter, seeing that Mrs. Lai was interested, encouraged her to practice.

After listening to her daughter read the entire book, although she didn't completely understand the principles, Mrs. Lai decided to practice Falun Gong.

2. Conquering Handicap and Illiteracy; Striving forward and Studying the Teachings of Falun Gong Diligently

Mrs. Lai's knees had been deformed for many years, making walking far or prolonged sitting very difficult. After hearing many Falun Gong practitioners' miraculous cultivation stories of having their sicknesses healed, Mrs. Lai became very confident. She thought that she should practice the Falun Gong exercises for as long as possible, and would practice every minute she could. Practitioners encouraged her to come to the practice sites. She had a weak body, but she would last until the exercises finished. The physical pain made her want to cry every time she practised. This went on for a month.

After a few months, all of her sicknesses vanished. Her skin became smooth and her freckles disappeared.

Mrs. Lai only had a few years of Japanese education. She didn't know any Chinese. She went to sessions to read the teachings of Falun Gong so as to listen to others read. But everyone read in Mandarin, and she couldn't understand. However, she was very focused. When she read Zhuan Falun she would read in Mandarin as well as Japanese. One day she started to think that this was not a good idea, and it was disrespectful toward Dafa. Teacher Li uses Mandarin, so she wanted to learn Mandarin. She diligently studied the Fa [universal principle, the teachings of Falun Gong]. Within a few months she was able to read about 70 to 80 percent of Zhuan Falun. Never in her life could Mrs. Lai imagine herself reading at her age. She felt that Teacher, [referring to the founder of Falun Gong], was very compassionate.

3. Introducing People to Falun Dafa While Volunteering in the Library

Mrs. Lai would go to the library to study the Fa in her free time. She would also promote Dafa and give out materials there.

Once, two students seeing Mrs. Lai read without her glasses became curious and asked her, "How old are you? How do you read without glasses?" Their mother was in her 50's yet she couldn't read without her glasses. Mrs. Lai said, "I am in my 70's." The students were speechless because Mrs. Lai looked like she was only 50. Mrs. Lai continued, "I practice Falun Gong, so my sight gets clearer the more I read this book." The two students immediately bought a copy of Zhuan Falun from a bookstore, and later came to the park to practice the Falun Gong exercises.

Group Practice in Zhongzheng Memorial Hall	Mrs. Lai Volunteers in a Taiwanese City Library	Falun Dafa 12th Anniversary Exercise Performance at the Mother's Day Gathering in Taidayuan

Mrs. Lai benefited both mentally and physically from practising Falun Dafa, and she felt that since her health improved, she should go and help others. Because she frequently visits the library, she noticed a leaflet the library posted saying they were seeking volunteers. She signed up and helped organise the books there. She is quite busy, but placing books in hundreds of languages and in thousands of categories didn't make her frustrated and want to quit. What's more amazing is the fact that Mrs. Lai understands the languages and never puts them in the wrong sections. Many people thought she was a retired teacher who knows a lot. Mrs. Lai took this chance to introduce people to Falun Dafa, saying that all her abilities came from Falun Dafa. Many became interested because they liked what Mrs. Lai said about Falun Gong.

4. Making Phone Calls to Tell the Truth about the Persecution

Knowing that the persecution in China was severe, and the media was controlled to defame Falun Gong, Lai saved all her phone cards that her son gave her so she could call people in China to tell them the truth about the persecution.

Mrs. Lai's Mandarin isn't fluent, so she would say very simple things: "Don't believe everything you see on TV," "Falun Gong is very good," "I welcome you to Taiwan." Some people from mainland China were very curious about why Mrs. Lai would call them, so she would reply, "Many Taiwanese people have become very healthy after practising Falun Gong. Your TV lies to you." Some people from China were moved and felt that Falun Gong practitioners from Taiwan were very friendly. A farmer's wife was very happy to receive Mrs. Lai's call. She said that they were very poor and life was hard. Mrs. Lai told her that she was scammed and lost her life-savings, and she is now broke as well, but since practising Falun Gong she has become healthy and happy. The farmer's wife thought Mrs. Lai was a very young woman because she felt that Ms. Lai's voice was young and kind. Mrs. Lai shocked her by saying that she is in her 70's. She then understood that Falun Gong must be very good.