I was watching the screen and scrolling the mouse. After a little while, a picture jumped out. It shows a girl smiling on the street. "You look slimmer than last time I saw you, Danielle." I thought to myself. Then I smiled too because her smile was so sweet - like the sunshine in the early summer, warm, harmony in peace. At this time, her image slowly emerged together with the one in my memory. She always reminds me the happiest time in my life.

In my life, I can absolutely say that Danielle is the person who practices Falun Dafa (have great influence on me too) and is my best friend as well as who has affected my disposition, my future and even and my view towards the world.

Ever since I was little, I have been a best friend with Danielle for about 14 years. During that time period, we spent each day together. In another word, it meant that we had the same childhood full of joys and memories. She always stayed as a quiet, girlish shameful, and kind-hearted person. However, on the other hand, I always acted as a mischievous imp. Nobody could believe that we could be the best friends because of our absolute contradictory temperament. But the wheel of life gave me the chance and let us stayed as the closest friends. She was so kind that every time I was bullying other kids she cried much louder than them because she was worried about them. She always said "They may be hurt because you keep on kicking their legs!" The thing was, I would stop every time after she interceded for them. Because it made me feel guilty whenever I saw her in tears. It surprised me that after about a few years she changed me. Then I did not brawl with other children anymore. Instead, we spent much time together reading the books and discussing all kinds of questions in life. I cannot describe how she changed me but she really did. I think this the first thing she affected me ------ my disposition.

If it is realized that the effects from her on my disposition is perceptual then I can say the effects from her on my lifestyle are rational. Her parents got divorced when Danielle was very young. After then she lived with her father all alone. Her dad was such a wonderful father that he did not remarry for nine years. He spent all his leisure time to take care of and educate her to be a good person. But there is always something that the father cannot do for the daughter -- she would feel lonely and wanting to have a mother at the times when she saw other families were so bright together. I was hoping to help her so eagerly. However, I could not, because nobody could take that place instead of a mother in a young's life. But she surprised me again by joining the young volunteer service program, which helps the penniless families to find new, jobs and solicit contributions for the orphans. She used to tell me that "I believe in Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance of Falun Dafa. Everything must happen for a reason. I behave a practitioner's way to upgrade myself to a higher level. And from constantly search inner-self, I have come to my conscience that even though I could not have an integrate family I hope other people could be better than they are now. Every time when I see that they are so happy, I am happy." She applied the three principal of Falun Dafa well in her daily life. And as for me, under her influence I joined the young volunteer service program too. I was really proud of being friends with such a wonderful person. She covered up all the longings for her mother and tried her best to help the people who could be better. At that time, she really guided me on how to be sturdy and faced the adversities in my life. In that way, we worked for the young volunteer service program for 3years. In addition, I almost began to practice Falun Dafa after we read several books about Falun Dafa. I thought about the reason why Danielle acted so peacefully and elegant. I even believed that if I started to practice Dafa, the power of Dafa could change me to the one that just like both Danielle and her father.

Danielle went to America in early 1998. She stayed there with her mom. I felt terrible at first. But there was something even more terrible happened later. In my mind, sometimes the destiny unfortunately afflicts the kindhearted people. The evil crackdown started on July 1999. On that day, the Chinese government arrested Danielle's father for practicing Falun Dafa (also called as Falun Gong). Chinese government gave the name of "cult" to Falun Dafa-a higher level of Qi Gong practice which wide--spread in mainland of China and all over the world for the past eight years. The government made illegal for anyone to practicing Fa Lun Da Fa. And the harsh punishment was used toward the practitioners group. Because Danielle's father was one of four key contact persons of Falun Dafa, he was detained without telling his family relatives and put in jail a few months later. Fortunately at the same time Danielle was in America with her mother so it was safe for her. But she was so worried about her father who has stood right behind her for nine years whenever she needed help.

How much love and sadness could be in her heart! Maybe she would not see her dearest father anymore. How cruel for her to struggle between her trusted Dafa, father and her own country! How merciless the thing could be! My heart was bleeding because I know deeply in my heart that Falun Dafa was not like the Chinese government had told its people at all. But she had no idea about what she could do for her dear father. She even did not know where her dear father was jailed. I still remembered the night she called me. She shouted and cried, asked if we knew anything about her father. What could I say? I did not know. I tried to comfort her but I knew that was useless. However I still hoped that she could recover from the huge sadness and she did not disappoint me. She gathered herself up and suffered the huge sadness to appeal the people from all over the world to rescue the practicers who were arrested and tortured in Chinese jails. Till now she is still enthusiastically working hard for them. She told me: "How come that the killing and tortures towards Falun Dafa practitioners still going on? There were so many people lost their lives for the truth. But we should remember this: They could put the punishment on us, they could hurt our bodies, but the heart of the practitioners would never change¡K Even they have been detained, tortured, but yet they are unshakeable." From her I found so many things I can learn. I know I will always respect Dafa no matter what the government had said and respect her believes. A big part of my bravery, patience and kindhearted comes from her.

Because of the politics reasons she could not come back to China anymore and I could not get in touch with her. Suddenly I lost my best friend. Without her I felt that I could not breath. From then on I did not speak to anybody even my parents. After graduated from high school I stayed at home everyday without doing anything at that time -- my world was dark. Finally, she brought the light back! One night she called me. You could not image how existing I was. From then on we could chat online and I told her my recently situation. After heard my words she told me: "Don't be sad and lonely. My dear friend, here is my suggestion. Though I could not come back to China you can come to America!" Her words changed my life and even my future, with her encouragement I strived really hard on my English. Sometimes she helped me on the newest idioms and I also found a job in a foreign bar to practice my oral. After one year's endeavor I got the 550 TOEFL score. But because the American visa was so hard to get at that time, I applied the Canadian visa first. That's the reason why I am here now. After all, this is a big success for meeting Danielle again and this is how Falun Dafa did change her life and then she changed my life. I really want to thank her because if it was not for her, I wouldn't be here today. She is not only my best friend but also a wonderful role model for me. Plus, I always tell people about Falun Dafa. Because by doing so, she will get to reach more people to know the truth. That is my way of helping her.
"Ring¡K¡K" the telephone brings me back to the reality. I pick up the phone "hi, it is me! How are you doing recently?" Hah, here she comes again, my friend, and a practitioner; I support you with all my heart.
I know right now, I am having the important time in my life. I have many more chances than back in China. Sometimes the life is hard and unpredictable, but that love towards life makes me strong.