Thank You Falun Dafa

Mr. Zhuang Fushun is 82 years old and lives in Hengshan Town, Xinzhu County, Taiwan. Mr. Zhuang lost his father when he was very young and was very poor throughout his life. Mr. Zhuang used to work doing manual labor to make a living. He has always maintained a diligent and thrifty lifesyle. He was once injured by an axe, and this injury persisted throughout his adult life. When Mr. Zhuang became older he had pains in his chest every day and it was hard for him to breathe. He was forced to rely on medication to relieve this pain. He also suffered from a fist-sized tumor on the back of his left knee and it was very hard for him to walk.

Mr. Zhuang tried Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and some other traditional therapies to relieve his pain. Even though he suffered, he was not interested in Falun Gong when his daughter-in-law and grandsons first introduced it to him.

His wife, Mrs. Zhuang, also developed a deformed knee. The swelling was so severe that Mrs. Zhuang could hardly walk. Her family had planned a hip replacement for her, but Mrs. Zhuang instead began to practice Falun Gong. While her grandsons were teaching her, Mr. Zhuang said, "This is too simple. Can it work without working up a sweat? Seems to me it would be more effective to do hard labor in the fields."

Listening to his grandson's recommendations, however, Mr. Zhuang also decided to give it a try. He began to learn the first set of exercises. Two weeks later, his chest pain was gone and he could breathe easily. This greatly increased Mr. Zhuang's confidence, and he stopped taking any pain medications.

Mrs. Zhuang's joint swelling diminished, and she totally recovered. Her hip surgery was canceled.

Shortly after Mr. Zhuang started to practice, he suddenly felt his entire body was very light while he sat in meditation on the floor. It was as if he was floating in the air. This happened to him twice. Sometimes when he was lying in bed before going to sleep he could see a colorful Falun (law wheel) rotating on the ceiling. Twice in the morning he saw a giant Buddha sitting in the guest room, but then it disappeared when he wanted to look at it more closely. Such miracles made Mr. Zhuang exclaim, "Falun Dafa is so good."

A bigger surprise came on the 58th day of his practice. Mr. Zhuang noticed that the fist-sized tumor on the back of his left knee had shrunk to the size of a little finger and it was no longer painful to touch it. Mr. Zhuang now realized the miracle of Falun Dafa, so he became more diligent in doing the five sets of exercises every day. When they could not go to sleep at night, the Zhuangs often got up and did the sitting meditation. In the past they could only do the single leg cross. Now they can do the double leg cross for more than two hours.

The Zhuangs' daughter-in-law is a teacher. In order to assist with their study of the Falun Gong teachings, she taught them to read Zhuan Falun every day. At the beginning, each line took several days and one page took about a month. Mr. Zhuang is very determined in cultivation. He first wrote down the words he could not recognize and then asked his son or daughter-in-law when they returned from work. Sometimes they could not wait that long and asked a retired teacher who lived nearby. Because of his diligence Mr. Zhuang read all of Zhuan Falun in just over six months. He can now finish reading Zhuan Falun once every several days.

Mr. Zhuang warm-heartedly introduced Falun Dafa to his neighbors by sharing his own experiences. Mr. Zhuang no longer has any illnesses after practicing for more than five years. He is rosy- faced, open-minded, and able to walk lightly. Mr. Zhuang said that he used to feel bad seeing groups of people walking easily when hiking or climbing the hills because he was elderly and could not walk so well. He now finds he can easily catch up with the other hikers. He is very grateful to his Teacher, Mr. Li Hongzhi for introducing Falun Dafa to us. Not only are his illnesses gone, but he has become younger in many ways.

Whenever friends and relatives visit, Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang are always very excited to share their cultivation experiences.