PureInsight | October 7, 2002
Tuesday
August 13, 2002
Weather: good
Nearly one month has passed, though the memory in my mind is crystal clear.
During a successful Hongfa activity, I noticed a fellow practitioner from the United States of America. She always smiled, lighting up the faces of the many passers-by who must have predestined relationships with us. When other practitioners came up short or needed help in a variety of things, she eagerly went over to help them with an engaging smile. She kept busy all the time, never taking a break. At the end of the activity, two practitioners argued over a little thing. Others of us were looking at them without saying anything. At that time, I saw her distributing fliers on the other side of the street. When people waited at a red light in their cars, she ran into the street and gave them fliers. She kept giving out fliers, which no one refused. Tears filled my eyes.
When I finally found an opportunity to talk to her, I eagerly asked her, "You are doing so well! Are all American practitioners doing as well as you are?" She answered seriously, "I have not cultivated well. You have made me feel ashamed of myself!" I was so surprised at what she said! When I asked if her husband was a practitioner as well, she said, "No, he isn't. But sometimes he helps me to improve my Xinxing." That was all she said.
I was shocked. Her purity was like a mirror and showed how far I had been from understanding. When other practitioners or everyday people praised me occasionally, or asked whether my husband supported me, I never thought of answering as she did. In answer to the first question, I might say my state of mind had improved. However, as for the second one, I never answered solely as a true Dafa disciple. Although my husband has really changed a lot compared with what he was before, complaints about him still come to my mind. How valuable her two answers were!
After hearing these brief words face to face, my world was shaken: old dirt and bad notions fell away from me and those places radiated life and brightness again. I felt intuitively: what a true cultivator! Then I realized how peaceful and quiet it is when a cultivator truly stands on the Fa, how powerful and indestructible. When a cultivator truly behaves like one, it is great, wonderful, and a significant verification of the Fa!
I kept sighing and sighing.
Sometimes I would experience difficulty with my own problems, with other practitoners and with assisting Master in Fa rectification. But the answer is actually so simple: improving one's Xinxing and cultivating oneself well. When we waste our time worrying and complaining about others, are we not losing a chance to cultivate ourselves and simply looking outside of ourselves for the cause of our problems? When we are not in the Fa, what purpose do we have? When we cultivate ourselves well without the mind of requiring something from others, we gain naturally without pursuit. Think about the American fellow practitioner who was not aware of her good influence on me, a not-so-diligent fellow cultivator. She did not even know who I was or what situation I came from. However, after working together for one day and sharing with each other just two short sentences, I was influenced a lot. It made me realize how sloppy I am sometimes in cultivating, and how natural and wonderful a true Dafa cultivator is.
Thank you, angel from a far-away place.
Translated from: http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2002/8/16/18155.html
