A Chronic Tracheitis Patient Life Is Turned Around

The period in 1999 when I was diagnosed with chronic tracheitis was a really very difficult period for me. I felt so awful and went to see all sorts of doctors and specialists, who told me they had never seen a disease such as mine.

I saw a Chinese newspaper called The Epoch Times. At the time I didn't know much about Falun Gong and I was also affected by the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda on the Internet, so I viewed Falun Dafa as a bad thing. There were some articles in the paper that talked about the magnificent healing effects that Falun Gong had on serious illnesses. After reading this, I wanted to try Falun Gong to heal my pain and illness. After I started practising, I finally realised that it was wrong to learn Falun Dafa for those purposes, but our great Teacher is benevolent to all beings.

Then in October of 2004, I had one of the most fortunate and unforgettable days of my life. I got in touch with a local Falun Gong volunteer assistant, Mr. Wang, and told him over the phone that I wanted to study Falun Gong and that I wanted to heal my illness through the practise. That afternoon, Mr. Wang sent me the Falun Gong book Zhuan Falun. I read the entire book that week, and I felt better. When I read that genuine practitioners should give up all human desires and attachments to become better people, I decided I wanted to cultivate.

I attended the Falun Dafa Conference held in New York this past May and learnt more about Falun Dafa. I now firmly believe that Falun Dafa is the righteous and fundamental law. Especially after I saw Teacher--he is so kind and so great. I smoked for several decades and could not stop smoking, though I had tried many times. After studying the Falun Gong teachings, I found that Teacher does not approve of those who practise Falun Gong smoking but does not say that smokers cannot come to learn Falun Dafa.

Most smokers know that the first few days after quitting smoking are the most difficult and uncomfortable. But my experience was not the same as before. After I came back from New York, after smoking just once, I had a strange feeling, and the taste changed. I think Teacher helped me just like I read about in Zhuan Falun. I now realise that Teacher Li is helping me because I'm so far behind in my practise. I have genuinely experienced Teacher's compassion. I have not smoked for a month and a half, and my illness has also healed.

I began to study Teacher's lectures on the Falun Gong teachings everyday after I came back from New York. I realised how profound Falun Dafa is and that the characteristic of the universe is Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. In the future, I will try my best to strictly improve my moral character and be a good practitioner.