“Elegance, passion, love, discipline. Everything. Every possible adjective and adverb I could think of, I saw tonight,” Mr. Kabbas said.
Five Year Wait
After waiting five years to see Shen Yun, Mr. Kabbas was going to come with his wife. Unfortunately, she got ill, but she still persuaded him to go and enjoy the performance.“Because as I’m 76 and my health is not that great ... as human beings, we get sad and we feel depressed. When I watched what I saw tonight, it gave me new life. It made me feel good. It made me feel that there’s always hope because I’m still here,” Mr. Kabbas said.
“It takes discipline and love and compassion for each other. You just can’t walk in and be perfect. You have to work at things. You have to develop things. It takes time. And in our culture, we don’t believe in that. We want it instantaneously.”Shen Yun is dedicated to sharing 5,000 years of Chinese civilization with the world—a China before communism.
Unafraid to Speak of Tradition
Due to Shen Yun’s truthful depiction of present-day China, Shen Yun is unable to perform in China.“They were not afraid to speak about tradition and love and discipline and joy and caring for each other. They were not afraid. And in our modern world, we’re afraid, unfortunately,” he added.
Mr. Kabbas also shared his gratitude to Shen Yun for gifting him with inspiration.
“I thank them because as I sat there tonight, I became inspired again,” said Mr. Kabbas.
