King Diane was born in a very poor but beautiful village in northern Thailand. People are only busy for two months a year: one month to sow rice and one month to harvest rice.

The rest of the time is fishing and chatting, and life is very simple.

In this environment, Jon

Jin Dynasty grew from a carefree child to a teenage diaosi. The young people in the village all went to big cities to pursue "success". Jon couldn't sit still and went to Bangkok as a "drifter".

Confucius said that knowledge changes fate. With the help of Thai monks, Jon, who had accumulated some knowledge, came to Bangkok to study in a law school. Unfortunately, he became a scum-he was too poor and spent a lot of time doing odd jobs outside the school.

After being a scum of the school, Jon became an angry youth again: he was squeezed into a big room with dozens of people when doing odd jobs, and he could only eat a bowl of Thai noodle soup or fried rice for a meal. He served food in restaurants, looked at doors in hotels and handed out leaflets in the street, except for being a shemale. Tired like a dog every day, Jon is more and more confused-

What kind of life is this? I've had enough!

In this way, after seven years in Bangkok, Jon returned to his hometown and started a new life about 50 kilometers north of Chiang Mai. He never thought that this choice would change his life.

Jon reclaimed a wasteland and built a one-and-a-half-acre vegetable garden, with fruits and vegetables constantly throughout the year; And dug two fish ponds. A family of five can catch fish at any time of the year. If you can't finish eating, give it to your neighbors. If you can't finish eating, sell it.

What makes him most happy is that he has returned to his busy childhood of only two months a year: planting rice for one month and harvesting rice for one month. He collects four tons of rice a year, but his family can't eat half a ton a year, and the rest can't be sold.

In the spring, I went to Qiu Lai to be with Bloom. Jon had a good time. At this time, he heard that the best student in his class stayed in Bangkok and bought a house, but he was in debt for 30 years.

The news almost frightened Jon: it's a good thing I didn't stay in town. Scum like me can't buy a house for 300 years!

"It takes only one night for a mouse to dig a hole, but it takes two days for a bird to build a nest. Why do humans spend half their lives building houses? Compared with animals, are humans advanced or retarded? "

After careful consideration, he decided to build his own house!

At this time, Jon has enough land and time, but he still has no money. But it doesn't matter, he taught himself the technology of building a house with adobe, and worked for two hours from 5 am to 7 am every day. In less than three months, the house was built.

Since then, Jon has built at least one house every year. Now he has built more than a dozen houses on his farm, each of which is a manor house. Every night, he has to consider where to spend the night.

After building the house, Jon became interested in decoration again. Egged on by several friends who are engaged in art, he created a unique bathroom-gradually, Jon's adobe building skills became famous, and the scale of the farm became larger and larger. He simply established his own farm brand: Pun Pun Organic Farm. Many people come to learn from the scriptures. Jon, who once hated going to school the most, became a teacher, preaching and giving lessons to solve doubts, and reclaiming land for farming. Students, remember not to use any pesticides and fertilizers ... not only the villagers nearby, but also the studious young people from Holland and America. They can't worship Jon's organic life concept and adobe building skills. There are too many people to solve the problem of eating. Jon unexpectedly opened two organic restaurants and set up his own Thai farm. People are here to discuss health preservation and enjoy organic food. Others practiced yoga in Jon's self-built house, accompanied by flowers outside the window-at this moment, Thai farmers ushered in a transnational love. Among a group of friends from Europe and America, Jon attracted Peggy Riente from Colorado with unique charm. They got married, and then there was the crystallization of love. This once-scum diaosi now has a foreign daughter-in-law and mixed-race-is there such an inspirational and bizarre story in the suburbs of Chiang Mai? Thai TV stations can't sit still. Let's interview this Thai Oba! Jon, who has a vast world and great achievements, has also attracted the attention of international scholars. Josh Kearns of the University of Colorado came to ask how to make charcoal with traditional materials.

Later, Jon received an invitation from the famous TED conference. The American daughter-in-law told him that you should practice your English well and don't lose face on the international stage.

So, the Thai farmer published in fluent English, "Life should be simple, why live so hard?" , won the laughter and applause, but finally left people with long-term reflection and silence-

Thai farmers speak English so well, what reason do we have to watch Chinese subtitles? )

Now, on the basis of Jon's farm, a "utopia" with more than 30 members has been formed, half of whom are Thais, mainly Jon's relatives; The other half are westerners. They not only live an idyllic life with Jon, eat organic vegetables, but also work for Jon's organic restaurant.

Jon got along well in a big city, became a community leader in another place, and became a winner in life.

We grow vegetables and farmland here, study organic plants, promote the concept of self-sufficiency and sustainable life, and devote ourselves to local environmental protection.

Jon likes to think about life in the field now:

I can have today's life thanks to listening to my heart!