People often ask me to share an experience where I could really see the heart of what Merpati Putih martial arts and Vibravision® are all about.
There’s one that really comes to mind. The gentleman that actually formed the foundation in Indonesia for VibraVision®, his name is Irzal Chaniago and this guy was absolutely amazing.
He gave me one of the best pieces of advice for our journey and for life in general.
In this particular story, we were to give a demonstration for the superintendent and the management of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. The demonstrations were going to be driving and fighting and doing different techniques out on the grass. As we were waiting for the demonstration next to a pavilion, there was this group of young ladies that were walking down the street accompanied by a teacher. These ladies were very blind, but they also had additional disabilities. Some of them were physically disabled in some way or another, and all of them had some type of mental condition as well. These ladies were walking by as we were waiting next to this pavilion, and all of a sudden, one of these young ladies begins to point at Mas Irzal and starts making some really loud sounds. She couldn’t actually speak full sentences, but she just started pointing and looking at him, gesturing to go over to where we were. So we came over to meet them.
The three ladies were blind, but they were able to see so deeply through something else.
They latched on to Mas Irzal, and they would not let him go. All three of them were crying and making such loud noises. It was as if they were stuck to a magnet. As if they had found their mother after being separated for their whole lives. I don’t understand it. It was absolutely wild and crazy, and all I can say is that I was overcome with the deepest emotion looking at this scene. Complete strangers that were what people at that time considered to be not fully able, and yet they could see something in him. It was as if they could see all of the love and the attention and the contribution that he had made and had come all the way across the world to demonstrate. They had no idea that what we were here to do was to change people’s lives.
They had no idea, but they picked up on something deep inside. I was totally blown away. I could not believe it and at that point, I knew I had to get behind this. I had to dedicate my life to this. There are so many stories, but that was one that I just figured would be really fun to share because I’ve never experienced anything like it before. It’s definitely made a very deep mark in my spirit, and in my soul for what Vibravision® can bring to the world. That it doesn’t take eyes or full function in any capacity to see how amazing people that practice Vibravision® influence the world.
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