Despite his physical limitations, he was able to live life without limits. He can play golf, soccer and he has scuba dive, swim, horse ride, surf (surfing real waves) and sky dive! In Singapore, he went to the RWS sea aquarium and and swam with the sharks.
But more than his achievements, it's his positive attitude towards life that inspires people. He has a huge charming smile, full of confidence. He joked about his lack of limbs, defusing the situation. You really have to google him and watch his video to see how amazing he is.
Knowing that he was coming to Singapore, we bought the tickets on the first night. Being cheapos, we bought the cheapest tickets at $33 each. We later found out that all 5000 tickets were sold in 5 days. The most expensive was sold at $148, if I remember correctly.
The venue was at The Star, the Building besides buona vista mrt. The hall was amazing, being able to accommodate 5000 people. The building was also well designed, with a lot of considerations about the crowd traffic. I didn't have to queue for toilet after the event as there were so many cubicles!
Hearing Nick Vujcic, allows us to catch a glimpse of him as an individual. We know his story well as we bought the books. But nothing beats seeing the actual person and seeing him recounting his stories, and how his faith saved him.
One quote which we remembered clearly is: "The strength we have today was build on the pain of yesterday". Indeed, we have been through much trials... But we know that God is with us. This knowledge allows us to be reassured that these trials won't beat us down, and we can be a stronger person to do God's will.
There was an extremely short Q&A session where someone asked about how to motivate a youth who has lost interest in studying. Nick answered that the current youth generation believes in YOLO (you-only-live-once). With that YOLO attitude, they then only prioritise on enjoying themselves. School, to them becomes only a burden as they see no point in studying when everyone dies. He then suggest that youths need to realize how much they have, and how much they can contribute to the less fortunate (orphans, cancer patients, etc). A lot of times, he has seen youths being inspired by those less fortunate as they fight hard in their life.
Though he did talk very little about his Christian faith, we could tell that his faith in God prompted him to answer the question in that manner. As we Christians believe in a greater Being, a greater Purpose, we want to live life in accordance to God's will. Knowing that life has meaning can change our perspective towards our trials and tribulations.
In the final section, the host invited Jason Chee (the navy personnel who lost his legs and left hand in an accident) and Aisha (an ex SEA games medalist who lost all her limbs due to infection). I think that they intended to give the 2 Singaporeans hope for a better future through nick as a role model.
God has shown us how He can use a man without limbs mightily, to inspire millions of people. Praise be to God!
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