A Retired Farmer in China: "Now I Really Believe in the Divine"

I am a 70 year-old farmer, and I live in Henan Province, China. In 2001 I fell very sick after suffering from a stroke and hemiparalysis. When my niece heard this, she came to see me. She urged me to learn Falun Gong, or if I read and say "Falun Dafa is good," "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good," I could also achieve a good effect. I just dismissed such ideas as make believe and carried on as usual.

Throughout my whole lifetime (having been poisoned by the evil Chinese Communist Party and their putrid propaganda), I didn't believe in gods, I didn't burn incense or kowtow either. I didn't believe one could become healthy just after saying something or by adjusting their method of thinking. I thought only hospitals could treat illnesses and in my mind, it was useless to think about trying anything else.

I went to a hospital that specialised in the treatment of strokes, and stayed there for six months. In the end, my condition had stabilised, but I was not cured. As an elderly farmer, I could not continue to afford to stay in a hospital like this! The medical expenses were very expensive. I had already spent over 10,000 yuan, and would fall into serious debt if I stayed any longer. I thought I would go home to slowly recover from my illness. Having taken some medicines, I went home. Several days later, I went to the hospital for inspections, a chemical examination, infusion, and to pick up some more medicine. After five years of continuing the hospital visits and taking the medicines, I did not see any improvement.

Last year, as each day passed I became steadily worse, feeling that my life was hopeless. I felt death was approaching me, and that I could pass away at any time. I felt despaired and hopeless. Hearing that I was going to die, my niece came to see me again. Again she urged me to say "Falun Dafa is good" and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good." She said, "Only Falun Dafa can save you. Our Master teaches that Falun Dafa is the only hope for all sentient beings be saved. Don't be stubborn any more. After all this suffering what are you afraid of? Just try whatever means you can, as long as it can cure your sickness. Don't think too much." Filled with pain and despair, I listened to her words, and thought: "Yes, why not give it a try. Saying the words can't hurt." So, I promised to do as she recommended.

She gave me a life-saving card, on which it was written: "Falun Dafa is good," "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good." On the back, it was written: "Sincerely read: Falun Dafa is good, be happy and believe that all illnesses are gone; think that Falun Dafa is good, be free from natural and man-made disasters."

That day, I memorised all these words. Each day I thought about these words. On the first day, I didn't feel as uncomfortable as before. I started to have hope in life, and felt more relaxed each day. I felt very happy too.

When my niece came to see me again, my appearance had completely changed. I was in good spirits, and no longer felt ill. I said, "Thank you so much. It's you who has given me this second life." My niece said: "Don't thank me. I don't have that capability. It is the benevolent compassion of Falun Dafa's founder, Master Li Hongzhi, it is he who is giving the people of the world a chance of salvation. As long as you believe in Falun Dafa, He blesses you. Dafa saves people with predestined relationships. This means that you have the predestined relationship with Dafa and that you are predestined to be saved by Dafa. You should thank Master Li Hongzhi and Falun Dafa for saving you." After having heard what she said, I understood and said at once: "Thank-you Master Li Hongzhi and thank-you Falun Dafa for saving me." I repeated this three times.

Since then, I really do believe that there are gods. I had lived for 70 years, but had never seen or heard about such miraculous things. It was the first time since my birth that I had heard and felt the existence of gods. I felt extremely lucky. It was an amazing event, something that is hard to encounter in millions upon millions of years. Yet I had encountered it. I felt deeply grateful towards heaven and earth, for Falun Dafa and for Master Li.

One day, a neighbour fell ill. I thought: Falun Dafa is so good. I must tell him too so he could be saved also. This would be doing a good deed, so why not? So I went to speak to him. I did not know what I would say, but I found as I spoke to him that the words came easily and fluently. Thus I realised that the promotion of Falun Gong manifests wisdom.

Now my spouse has also improved and ditched all her old, bad habits. Falun Dafa has brought good luck to our whole family. We have all enjoyed the happiness of Falun Dafa. Thanks to Master Li Hongzhi again and His Falun Dafa, which saves all beings!