Master Li Saved Me from the Edge of Death

I am a farmer from Wei County, Hebei Province. Before I began to practice Falun Gong, I suffered from health problems from head to toe. I had chronic pain all over my body. In addition, I suffered from lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, gallstones, bronchitis, arthralgia, and numbness in my arms, hands and feet. My family spent a fortune and took me to see all kinds of doctors, and we tried all kinds of medicines. However, my health didn't improve. I was not able to work, and I became a burden for the family. Everyone was concerned about my health, and I created a lot of trouble for my family members.

One day, a Falun Dafa practitioner in our village suggested to me that I practice Falun Gong. He told me that Falun Gong taught people to be good, can improve one's moral standard, and could have miraculous effects in improving one's health. However, I had been poisoned by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) propaganda against Falun Gong and refused to listen to his kind advice.

Some time later, my lumbar disc pain became very severe, so I had a CT scan at the county hospital. The doctor found my third and fourth lumbar discs prolapsed, and the fifth and the sixth lumbar discs pulled inward, thus seriously impacting my bowel movements and I would not be able to defecate. The doctor said I must be put in traction immediately. So, I stayed in traction for two weeks.

Before I had even finished the traction, my gallstones became worse. Ultrasonic exams showed that the gallstones were as big as 2.5 to 18 mm in diameter. The bile duct was dilated and the doctor urged me to have immediate surgery. I could not afford it any more, and left the hospital without the gallstone surgery. I had to stop the traction also. As a farmer living on planting and selling grain, how could I afford such surgeries? I had no choice but to go back home.

After I went home, I followed the doctors' advice, and I could only stay in bed and take medication every day.

All the problems that I suffered cost a fortune to treat, which I could not afford. I didn't die, but I couldn't live comfortably either. I stayed in bed every day, stared at the ceiling, and cried. The mental pain was even worse than the physical pain. With elderly parents and young children, how would I live the rest of my life with a big family? Every day was long for me.

It was August 3, 2004. I was in bed feeling sorry for myself. It suddenly came to my mind that a Dafa practitioner had previously suggested to me that I practice Falun Gong. I thought how nice it would be if he could come to see me. Three days later, he came to visit me again. I asked if he could bring me the book that he had mentioned before. He immediately brought the book to me, and I began to read it right away. In three of four days, I read Zhuan Falun from cover to cover. I felt that I had completely understood everything: the Master of Falun Gong teaches people to be good, and it's not at all like the CCP's lies had me believe.

I read the book and couldn't put it down. I understood this principle. Master Li said:
"For example, if a bottle filled with dirty things is sealed tightly and thrown into water, it will sink all the way to the bottom. You pour out some of its dirty contents. The more you empty the bottle, the higher it will float in the water. If it is emptied entirely, it will float on the surface completely." (Zhuan Falun).

The more I read the book, the more I wanted to read it. I felt more and more energetic and no longer needed to take any medicine. So I threw away all the prescriptions for lumbar disc herniation and gallstones and began to practice Falun Gong.

On the 12th day after I started to practice Falun Gong, every health problem that I have suffered before was completely gone. I felt so high-spirited that I could do any work, and was full of energy every day. My family witnessed the miraculous power of Dafa. Since then, I have total faith in Master Li. I am determined to follow Master Li all the way to the end.

When I went out, others asked me, "Didn't the doctor tell you to stay in bed for a few months? How did you recover so quickly?" I said, "I got well by practicing Falun Gong. Come practice it yourself!" They all said, "It really does help to practice Falun Gong!" I said, "As long as you truly cultivate, Master Li will take care of you!" Some of them also began to practice Falun Gong.