One woman. One man. 3 legs. 3 arms. Astonishing beauty.
Ma Li has only one arm. Zhai Xiaowei has one leg. They dance into the holes in people's lives. In the wordlessness of their dance, libraries of the soul open and volumes of unutterable wisdom fly off the shelves. A knowing comes forward.
We all know this. We recognize the feeling of brokenness. We know what we do not have, will never have. We know that all the pieces in the world are not whole, not complete. We know that we have needed, and that we still need.
In the dance, we see aching need and see that it can be as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. We are dumbstruck by the transformative power of the human heart.
Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei. Who are they?
Ma Li was a promising 19 year old professional ballerina when she lost her right arm in a car accident in 1996. Her handsome boy friend walked away from her. She tried to kill herself, but was saved by her parents.
Zhai Xiaowei lost his leg in a tractor accident when he was 4, and had never danced until less than two years before this video was made.
Giving credit where it is due, this is from a blog I follow: Time's Fool. Touching subject, beautifully expressed, don't you agree?
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