Stories About My Co-worker Who Doesn't Practise But Whom Supports Falun Gong

I recently met a new co-worker. After he learnt that I practise Falun Gong, he told me that he came from the countryside, and all his family members including his parents, four brothers and their wives all practise Falun Gong. He and his wife are the only two in his family who do not practise. Many of his relatives also practise, and more than half of the farmers in his village practise.

Through our conversation, I got to see a perception of Falun Gong from a non-practitioners standpoint. He had read the various Falun Dafa books and practised the exercises for ten days. But later he gave up practising because of the negative behaviour of some practitioners. Yet he recognises the benefits that Falun Gong has brought to his family. His mother used to be a heavy smoker and was not very healthy. After practising Falun Gong, she became very healthy and looks like she is in her fifties when she is actually in her seventies. His two sisters-in-law used to be very selfish, but now they care about and look out for others. His family became so harmonious that even the neighbourhood recognised the change, and he was also very happy about it. His eldest brother was arrested a year ago for distributing factual materials about Falun Dafa and the truth behind the wicked persecution. Because his brother was very firm in the practise, he did not suffer severe persecution. Instead, he would reveal the truth to everyone in the prison. The prison police even updated his family about his brother's situation. The police also said that they knew Falun Gong is good, but they could not change the instructions given to them from higher authorities. My co-worker recognised the power of Falun Dafa through his family members.

He pays close attention to Falun Gong. He's even read every one of Master's new articles, and all the Falun Dafa related materials he's come across. When other co-workers have made negative comments about Falun Dafa, he has clarified the facts to them. For example, he would explain what really happened on "April 25", 1999. Falun Gong practitioners were not besieging Zhongnanhai, but trying to appeal to the State Council Appeals Office, to tell the government that they were being treated unfairly.

This co-worker often reminds his family members, "You still have lots of attachments, that even I, a non-practitioner, can see. You should not stop at your current level, though I have seen you make lots of progress. I know the requirements of Falun Dafa are very strict, and I hope you all do well."

When explaining why he gave up practising, my co-worker said he did not read Zhuan Falun a lot, and could not forget the wrong path his family members experienced early on in their practise. He said he understood the truth in Zhuan Falun, and he kept all of Master's articles.

I took the opportunity to tell him that he has a great base for cultivation, as he could clearly see the truth even when his practising family members enlightened along a wrong path. He agrees with everything Master said and with what Falun Dafa practitioners have told him. I remind him to not miss the precious opportunity to restart his practise.

He often reminds his family members to pay attention to security issues when they are taking part in activities to let more people know the facts, and also reminds them about how they must perform their responsibilities well in ordinary life, including paying attention to family responsibilities. He once had to talk to a practitioner's spouse to gain the spouse's support and to help this practitioner pass a certain character test.

A non-practitioner has done so much for Falun Dafa. This made me realise the power of the practise and the teachings, the compassion of Master and the importance of doing well as a practitioner. We practitioners, including me and this co-worker's family members, should all do even better than he, to truly be worthy of Master's benevolent salvation.