PureInsight | June 23, 2008
[PureInsight.org] Two recent incidents reminded me to do better as a practitioner.
My daughter is in the first grade and she is very naughty. One day, she
argued with her mother and said she was as stupid as a pig. Then, her
teeth had some problems and a blister developed on her gums. I did not
pay much attention to it. Recently, she argued with her mother and
again said she was as stupid as a pig. Soon afterwards, another blister
appeared on her gums, this time on the other side of her mouth. The two
blisters were just like the two long, protruding teeth of a pig. I
immediately realized it was because of her bad words towards her
mother. Therefore, I reminded her to be respectful towards heaven and
earth, parents, as well as other people. I felt I did not fulfill my
responsibility well in educating her.
My wife also reads Dafa books. However, she does not spend much time
organizing things. For example, she put her underwear in various places
and sometimes changed clothes in front of me. I felt uneasy and
remembered that in ancient China, a couple would admire and respect
each other. As Dafa practitioners, shouldn't we also meet this basic
standard? Sometimes I said my wife was as stupid as a pig, and by doing
that I was not being respectful towards her. This is just one example;
there are many other aspects of not doing well in this regard.
A couple years prior to 2004, I worked for three years wholeheartedly
for my employer. He also knew my loyalty. Later for various reasons, I
had to quit that job and start my own business. My old boss regretted
this and came to talk with me. He only expressed his sympathy about the
hardship I had encountered in starting my own business, but he did not
clearly invite me back. At that time, I thought, if you clearly invite
me, I will go back; otherwise I will not, since I have my dignity. In
the end, he did not clearly invite me back. So, I ran my own business
selling construction materials. Soon afterwards, I accidentally met a
practitioner in the same profession. With his help and my hard work,
now my yearly income is equivalent to three or five times my previous
annual salary. In addition, my workload for the entire year is about
what it used to for only one month in the past. Now I have plenty of
time for Fa study and Dafa projects. Back then, it seemed that I did
not go back to my previous employer simply because I was waiting for
him to invite me back. At that time, I did not know what would happen
in the future. Now, this experience may remind us that as a Dafa
practitioner, we also should have our dignity.
I have studied the Fa for a long time but did not have a clear
understanding of this till today. Now I have a further understanding of
"he is full of great aspirations while minding minor details" ("Sage," Essentials for Further Advancement).
Above are some of my personal understandings. I hope that by following
the Fa, fellow practitioners can handle situations in life more
rationally.
Translated from: http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2008/6/15/53327.html
