Drum Player Shares His Journey From Battling Health Issues to Becoming Positive and Energetic After Practicing Falun Dafa
An energetic member of the Tianguo Marching Band has attended many community events in Australia and overseas. Though his drum weighs 20 pounds, he looks confident and at ease as he marches in the front line of the band.
However, he was not always this full of energy. Years ago, he was burdened with multiple health issues, including a herniated disc in his lower back. The back problem made him so weak that he had trouble lifting a shopping bag and he needed to rest while walking up stairs.
Sickness and Pain
He was plagued by a host of digestive issues, including gastritis, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), duodenal bulb ulcer, and stomach cramps. He carried medicine with him wherever he went.
Gastrointestinal bleeding occasionally left him in a coma, and he was hospitalized many times so he could have transfusions.
For many years, he did not know the feeling of hunger, except for sudden, extreme pain, he had to eat very often, even when he was not hungry. This caused weight gain and he became obese. Stomach aches would wake him in the middle of the night, and he had to sleep on his stomach to minimize the pain. This, however, led to chronic neck problems.
The most problematic issue was a herniated disc in his lower back. He visited many doctors, including some who specialized in Chinese medicine, in a quest for healing. They would relieve some of his pain, but were unable to cure it.
He often wondered why he had to suffer like he did, but nobody could give him an answer. In the end, he had no choice but to stop thinking about it and just continue with his difficult life as best he could.
Back on Track
One day in 2004, He came across a Falun Dafa booth during an exhibition at Macquarie University near his home. Having heard and read a lot of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) propaganda against the practice, he was curious to find out more. “When I thought about this, however, I found that a lot of fear arose in me. I know how evil the communist party (CCP) is”
He picked up some printed materials and a DVD and when he got home, he read them and realized that Falun Dafa has been wronged by the CCP. With the goal of improving his health, he learned some of the exercise movements, but did not understand the importance of reading the books and applying the teachings of Falun Dafa in his daily life. He gradually stopped doing the exercises and forgot all about it.
Time passed quickly. In 2014, out of boredom, He decided to learn more about Falun Dafa. He downloaded Zhuan Falun, the main teachings of Falun Dafa, from the internet. Several paragraphs into reading the book, he found that it made a lot of sense. “The book talked about how to be a better person and it was easy to understand,” he explained. “It was very enlightening and showed me a path toward letting go of attachments to material interest.”
After reading through the book once, He was very excited. “It is about cultivation practice; namely, about returning to your origin. I'd always thought about this in the past and was happy to find that other people were thinking in the same way.”
In the beginning, he continued playing video games or killing time online as usual, but after a while, he found that doing those things was just a waste of time. Instead, reading Zhuan Falun and other Dafa books was more meaningful and productive. “The teachings are very profound and Master Li (the founder) explains things clearly, which solved many questions I had,” he said. “I knew this was something I had been waiting for,” he explained. “I feel so fortunate because my life is no longer like a ship without a rudder.”
Looking back at his life, he said it had led him to think more about the purpose of life. “There were many difficulties in life and sometimes it was as if there was no road ahead. But in fact, it was a time to reflect on the more important topics, such as where we came from and where we are headed,” he said. That is why I am so grateful to Master Li.”
Health Improves
Doing the exercises was not easy, and due to his herniated disc. But understanding how precious Falun Dafa is, he did not give up and studied the teachings at home while doing the exercises and meditation.
As he continued to do the exercises as best he could while applying Falun Dafa's principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, He found that his body was purified as described in Zhuan Falun.
His lower back, improved dramatically. “It’s unbelievable—your back is much stronger than before,” his friends commented in surprise. Within six months, his herniated disc and other health issues had also disappeared.
As a member of the Tianguo Marching Band, he travels all over Australia and even to other continents. “I never thought I would be healthy like this,” he said. “It’s beyond a dream.”
Seeing the tremendous changes in him, his wife and son both became Falun Dafa practitioners as well. His wife’s physical condition also improved, which she credits to the practice of Falun Dafa. She also joined the Marching Band as a means to share the beauty of Falun Dafa.
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Reference: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2020/9/23/186902.html