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By Brother Initiate Huang, Melbourne, Australia |
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I
am a fellow initiate who was initiated in Beijing,
Mainland China. Not long after being initiated, I came to Melbourne, Australia.
Having Master take care of me all the way, even though things might not have
been smooth in the beginning, the results have been all perfect. So I especially
write this letter to express my gratitude to Master for Her loving care.
At
Beijing International Airport, about to leave China, I was unable to get a boarding
pass as the flight attendant told me that my ticket was unconfirmed. I felt
anxious, so I immediately recited the Holy Names and prayed to Master for help.
Finally the flight attendant said that there was an available seat and I could
now get a boarding pass. I was very happy. In fact, that was only the beginning
of Master's ingenious arrangements.
When
the airplane arrived at Shanghai, the passenger next to me alighted. When passengers
boarded again, a Mr. Zhang from Shanghai sat in the seat next to me. Since my
ticket was unconfirmed, I did not get the vegetarian food I had ordered. So
at meal time, I did not get a proper meal. Mr. Zhang felt curious about it and
asked me why I was on a vegetarian diet. At that moment, I was able to introduce
Master's teachings to him.
Since
this was my first trip to Australia, no one would be at the airport to meet
me. I took out the News magazine, which had the address of the one and only
vegetarian restaurant in Melbourne, and asked Mr. Zhang how to get there, to
find our fellow initiates. After reading the address, Mr. Zhang said that he
originally lived in that house and later sold it to our fellow initiates to
open a vegetarian restaurant. So he actually knew these fellow initiates. Therefore,
after we arrived at the airport, he gave me a ride to the place. Shortly afterwards,
sister Liu from Beijing gave me a ride to my friend's place. Everything worked
out perfectly.
When
I think about what had happened, I feel that it was truly inconceivable. There
are millions of people in Melbourne and there were hundreds of seats on the
airplane, but Mr. Zhang and I coincidentally boarded on the same day and sat
next to each other. If it was not Master's great power, then who else could
make such an ingenious arrangement?
Before
I left home, I did not pray to Master, but She still took good care of me. This
highlights what Master has said, "Sometimes you don't pray to the Master, but
when the Master helps you, don't refuse it."
After
I arrived in Melbourne, I faced the problem of looking for a job. Normally,
it's very difficult for a newcomer to find a job in my profession, even after
months. I was trained in traditional Chinese medicine in Mainland China, so
one would expect it would be even more difficult for me to get a job in a Western
pharmaceutical company. At that time, I remembered what Master had said, "If
your request is reasonable, the Master will definitely help you." So I prayed
to Master to help me find a job.
On
the same day, I found the telephone number of a pharmaceutical company in the
telephone book. So trying my luck, I called the company for a job. That was
my first job-search telephone call and I immediately got an interview. At the
time of the interview, the company manager said that there was no vacancy, but
that he would try to figure out what work I could do for him. Later it was arranged
for me to work in the laboratory. The pay was good. Wow! I found a job in only
ten days. That was truly incredible! I knew that Master had helped me by squeezing
me into the company.
Since
my work was in Sydney, the next thing was to look for a place to live. There
were no apartments near my work, and all the houses were big with expensive
rents. So on my first day, I lived with my manager; on the second day, I lived
with a Chinese colleague; and on the third day, I had to live in a hotel. That
night I looked at newspaper ads and found a place with a rent two to four times
cheaper than the one near my work. I was very happy about it. Then I opened
the News magazine and saw the question and answer section from a Paris group
meditation. It was entitled "A Master Is One's Friend Through Life And Death."
At that time, I was very touched and kept crying out in my heart, "Thank You,
Master! Thank You, Master!"
The
next day, after work, I took a taxi to my new home, but the taxi stopped after
only a few minutes of driving. I asked the driver why and he said that we had
arrived. I suddenly realized that the place was only a short walk from my work!
After
arriving in Australia, I have had many such incidents. I cannot express how
grateful I am to Master even with hundreds and thousands of words. The only
thing that I can do is to practice diligently and work through my karma in order
to repay Her for Her holy love!
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