Today we are going to reveal the secret of a magician's talent not his tricks. Ladies
and gentlemen, we are glad to present you the untold story of Shin Lim, one of the most
talented magicians the world has ever seen. In his childhood, Shin was dreaming of becoming
a world-wide pianist. When he was 9, he joined a school of music for children. He spent 7
years of a heavy training on piano. Sometime he trained for 20 hours per day.
By age 15, he felt a severe pain in his wrist, so he went to the doctor and received the
biggest shock in his life. The doctor told him that he was suffering from an incurable
chronic disease in his wrist, and advised him not to put much stress in order not to
worsen the whole arm. Shin realized that he would never be able to play piano ever again.
He was so frustrated, and felt like his whole years of practicing went for nothing.
t that time, his older brother intervened and gave him a life changing advice. He recommended
him to start learning some magic tricks as a way of alleviating sadness. Shin took his
brother's advice and started digging in the internet. Day after day, he found himself
into magic tricks and began to apply some of what he had learned in front of his family.
He was a genius and was able to create unimaginable tricks using only cards. He embraced the encouragement
he received and put that into action by sharing some of his tricks on the internet. In a short
period of time, his videos obtained significant views, and put him on the ladder of fame.
Because of that, he received many invitations to take part in the world's best magic competition.
Shin tried his best to crush the competition, but he could only get the 6th place. He
wasn't satisfied of the result and felt brokenhearted and was about to quit the art of magic. Only
before he made up his mind, he received a call from an agent demanding him to perform
magic in China. He agreed immediately and managed to present remarkable shows in many
Chinese cities. After those shows, he became popular and received plenty of offers to perform
his magic. One day, he received an offer to join an American
talent competition. If he could win it he would get one million dollars. He practiced
day and night to be fully prepared for that huge competition. But something unexpectedly
bad happened, he mistakenly broke two of his fingers while practicing a complicated trick.
Doctors told him that his fingers need several months to heal and that wasn't great news
at all. Shin, sadly, had to declare his withdrawal from the competition.
"Most of my magic is with my hands, so I had to cancel everything. It was devastating.
I felt like my career was over" Shin explained. Despite the seriousness of his injury, Shin
refused to give up, and was determined to get better under an extensive therapy. In
six months, he was able to practice magic again, and after three years of that, he decided
to join the American talent competition again. In the show, he exhibited some captivating
tricks that stunned the judges and the audience alike. Other competitors were annoyed of him
because they couldn't keep up. Even Penn Jillette expressed that feeling when he told him : " I
like you man, but I'm a little disturbed, when people see me in the street, they always
ask about you". It was crystal clear that Shin Lim was uniquely
exceptional in the show, the thing that helped him reaching the finals and then winning the
American Got Talent show along with the one-million-dollar prize. Some tried to ask him about the secret
of his magic tricks, but he always refused to answer. He said: " The beauty of the trick
lies in its mystery". Now, his estimated net wealth is five million
dollars comes from the magic shows he performs around the globe. He proposed to his girlfriend
in public, and currently they live happily in Las Vegas where he is still performing
magic. He always say: " I'm just a simple teenager
who learned magic through the internet, my goal is to retrieve respect of card magic"