Words and Music: Randall Effner

Vocals: Randall and Sara Effner

Guitar: Randall Effner

Harmonica: Henry Clay



Up to now our songs have focused primarily on exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in China and chronicling the noble, non-violent resistance of the practitioners to that persecution. This is the most urgent task, as people are suffering torture and death every day for their faith under the despotic rule of the Chinese Communist Party. But in emphasizing the persecution, we have neglected to inform people about an important reason 70 to 100 million Chinese people started practicing Falun Gong before the persecution: its tremendous ability to heal illness and promote mental and spiritual well-being.



We came upon the story of Hulia in the book Life and Hope Renewed: The Healing Power of Falun Dafa. It tells how a native American woman living in the mountains of Peru--about as far away from China as one can get--is introduced to the practice by her son, who gave her a copy of the book Falun Gong. Then, like millions of others both in China and in every corner of the world, she experienced a healing miracle and a new life.



Lyrics:



In the mountains of Peru, there is a place well known

As the Lost City of the Incas, built out of solid stone,

Here the native woman Hulia lived and raised four sons,

Cultivating barren land, her work was never done.





One by one her sons grew up, and had to move away

They could not make it on the land, much to her dismay

Hulia's health declined a bit with every passing year

Her back was bowed, her eyes were dim, she could no longer hear





Chorus:

Life is hard, she said,

But life is grand

In the midst of pain and suffering

We come to understand

We understand.







Then one day she saw a man come walking very fast

She realized her youngest son had come back home at last

She rejoiced to see his face with such a healthy glow

He'd been sickly when he left, so many years ago





“With this book,” he said to her, “My life's been renewed

And I believe with all my heart, it can do the same for you

Treasure what the Teacher says and you will come to see

Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance is the key”





Something stirred in Hulia's heart, a tear fell from her eye

She held the book close to her chest and looked up at the sky

She tried to move her lips to speak but no words ever came

She sensed the life she'd always known would never be the same.





Chorus:

Life is hard, she said

But life is grand

In the midst of pain and suffering,

We come to understand

We understand





Hulia was delighted after eighty years of toil

To cultivate her character and find it fertile soil

She marveled at the mysteries that the book explained

First her vision was restored then she could hear again!





Now in her room a photograph is hanging on the wall

Hulia stands there every day and looks at it a while,

She thinks of all the wondrous things that have come to be

Then nods her head and softly says, "Thank you, Master Li."





"Thank you, Teacher, thank you, that's all that I can say

I try to be deserving of all you do for me each day

I hear the children playing now, and the songbirds up on high

You've given me for free what gold and silver cannot buy.





Chorus:

Life is hard, she said

But life is grand

In the midst of pain and suffering,

We come to understand,

We understand.



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關鍵字:  Hulia   of   the   Mountains