Bruce Lee described his approach to martial arts as "having no limitation as limitation". In Taekwondo, one of the basic tenets is "Indomitable Spirit" - which I define as having the heart to do the right thing, even if it might kill you.
In this video, we see a man in a wheelchair who embodies these concepts. His spirit was too strong to accept what he saw happening, and he stopped it - wheelchair be damned!
In this video, we see a man in a wheelchair who embodies these concepts. His spirit was too strong to accept what he saw happening, and he stopped it - wheelchair be damned!
It is interesting that other patrons were in the store at the same time, and A) did not even seem to react until Larry already had the guy, and B) seemed entirely perplexed about what to to to help. In their case, the flesh was strong but the spirit seemed lacking!
Thank God that people like Larry still exist - people who are prepared to do the right thing despite physical limits or personal risk.
We all want to believe we would rise to this level in such a situation. How would YOU react?
Thank God that people like Larry still exist - people who are prepared to do the right thing despite physical limits or personal risk.
We all want to believe we would rise to this level in such a situation. How would YOU react?
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