“Fantastic. Very beautiful [and] inspiring,” Mr. Rickards said happily. Their artistry is “absolutely fantastic.”
“That was very good, very well done,” Mr. Rickards shared. “His philosophy was the further you go [forward,] the more you go back, which is so true.”
Mr. Rickards appreciated the spiritual element of the performance and Shen Yun’s singer, whose song explored the deeper meanings of life.
“Very beautiful. That’s what we need in this world right now. A lot more [kindness] everywhere,” he expressed, adding that although cultures and ethnicities differ around the world, people fundamentally share the same values.
Traditional Chinese culture “is a very different culture for me, but we’re all the same, we just say things differently…so, why are we arguing?”
The message he took away from Shen Yun is to “make sure what we do every day is to help other people.”
“I think that’s the whole point of being alive—it’s not necessarily making more money, trying to get ahead—but …making sure that you help other people. Life is sacred.”
Mr. Rickards said he will definitely be recommending Shen Yun to his friends and family. “I would say you’ve got to go see this show at least once,” he said emphatically.
