In class this week, Sal told us a story of a man named Julio Diaz that was mugged one night. This man did not even put up a fight, he just stood there and gave the kid, who had a knife, the thing that he wanted; the mugger wanted his wallet. After giving him his wallet, Julio offered the mugger his jacket since it was cold and the jacket was really warm. After offering the jacket away, he offered to take the guy out to dinner. The mugger decided to go with him and they ended up eating together. After eating, Julio told the mugger that he would have to pay though since he took his wallet; so, with that, Julio said that he would pay if the mugger gave him his wallet back along with the knife. This mugging story ended with a happy ending.
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This is a story of a mugging gone good. This shows how someone can shape society to their likings if they try hard enough. Not only did Julio probably change someones mind but he also did also saved other people by taking to knife off of the streets. This lesson and story go along great with what we learned last week about Aikido. Only in this situation, Julio Diaz used his energy to control this persons (the muggers) mind. He acted off of the muggers bad energy and turned it to good energy in a few simple steps.
I think it was a brave thing to do and it could have prevented someone else getting mugged or even stabbed. It does make a positive difference in someones life.
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