Clarifying the truth Through Benevolent Actions: The Cultivation Story of a Woman from the Chinese Countryside

It was in the fall of 1996 that I started cultivating in Falun Dafa. Since then I have cared little about selfish loss and gain.

One day in the summer of 1997, when I was riding on a bicycle there was some water on the road, which caused me to fall from my bicycle and I was then hit by a truck. I was thrown 4 to 5 metres away. At the time I did not feel the slightest fear. I got up, checked myself and found everything was in good order, except that my new bicycle was damaged. I didn't find fault with the driver, not even writing down his license plate number. Instead I took my bicycle to get fixed. After I got home, my husband complained, "It's fine that you didn't find fault with him because you weren’t injured, but our new bicycle was damaged. You should have asked him to buy you a new one." I said to him lightly, "He didn't do it on purpose, so just let it go."

In the fall of 1998, I was again riding on a bicycle, and this time I was hit by a motorcycle going at a very fast speed. I was thrown 5 metres and the front wheel of my bicycle was damaged beyond repair. The onlookers all asked the motorcyclist to take me to the hospital. I kept saying, "It's no problem," but I had difficulty walking due to great pain in my legs. He then took me home. As soon as we got to the door, my legs felt fine. The motorcyclist was preparing for his wedding, so I just let him go. He offered to have my bicycle fixed, but this time my husband told him, "We have an old wheel; don't worry, we'll replace it ourselves." The motorcyclist couldn't believe that such a potential disaster turned out to be nothing, didn't interfere with his wedding, and didn't cost him a penny. He'll realize in the future that this was all because of Dafa.

Through these two escapes from danger, I felt firsthand Teacher's mercy and the mighty power of Dafa. After the persecution started, I still kept practising and wasn't afraid of others knowing it.

One day I was exchanging noodles for 10 Chinese jins (1 Chinese jin equals to 500 grams) of corn. Because our corn was a little damp and thus added weight, I wanted to give him 4 extra jins. I said, "Our corn is pretty damp, how about I give you 4 extra jins." He knew that this was a very favourable deal and said, "Sure, sure. It's so nice of you!" I said, "I'm a Falun Gong practitioner." He immediately looked around and asked in a very low voice, "How do you dare to keep practising?" I said, "Teacher told me to be a good person, a noble person, and to consider others first in doing everything. Why shouldn't I practise?" I proceeded to tell him about the relationship between loss and gain, and the principles of doing good deeds and valuing virtue. After learning of this, he wanted to give me an extra handful of noodles, but I didn't accept it. Then he said, "If you don't take it, then I will have taken advantage of you." I was very happy for him for his change in thinking.

Another day I went to a neighbouring village to buy corn seeds, and after getting home I found that they had mistakenly given me 39 Yuan (200 Yuan is the average monthly income for an rural worker in China) more than they should have in change. Early the next morning, while it was still sleeting, I went to their home to return the money. The couple said, "Thank you, thank you! This would've been our profit for several days. You're truly kind-hearted." I told them, "Don't thank me. You should thank my Teacher. I am a Falun Gong practitioner." Hearing this, some bystanders chimed in. One said, "Oh, even though it is forbidden, Falun Gong practitioners are truly good!" Another said, "In this country, good things are forbidden, and bad things are allowed to run amuck. They only say terrible things about Falun Gong, it's really out of control." I then promoted Dafa and clarified the facts to them. I started from how I benefited from Falun Dafa both physically and spiritually, to how the staged Tiananmen "Self-immolation" was fabricated to stir up hatred against Falun Gong, and explained the facts to them one by one. They all nodded and agreed. I also told them about some principles to live by. His wife immediately said, "I also want to practise Falun Gong."