You probably have heard me mentioning Jau-Fu 昭富 several times in my blog-stories. Jau-Fu 昭富 had appeared in my stories at Tou-Chung 頭城 Farm of the I-Lan 宜蘭 county in January, 2009; in my stories at Nan-Joung 南庄 trip at Miao-Li 苖粟 county in February; and most recently at Jiao-Fun 九份 and Chien-Keng 深坑 at Taipei County and at 5-17 rally in Taipei city. He was also in the group of an organic farm learning tour sponsored by NCHU in September of 2008.
If you just talk to Jau-Fu as an ordinary friend, you will find Jau-Fu is an interesting person. He is curious on almost everything. Something he knew about while other people did not know, he would patiently explain to you. On the other hand, if there are things he did not know about it he will ask around to find answers. If you talk to him with depth, you will find out he is also a chemist who is applying chemistry in his kitchen. He makes vinegar and yogurt in his kitchen. When I was in his place, he would ask me to taste his products and gave him feedback on his home-made products.
What is so special about him is that beneath the surface of cheerfulness he has 'handicap' that an ordinary person like you and I may feel powerless and depressed. What is the handicap? His eye vision is close to the level of legally blind. Several years ago, he had a retina detachment problem that he had completely lost the vision of one eye. He now relies on the vision of the other eye which is slightly better in vision but is not 'great'.
Despite his handicap, you don't see any sign of depression or loss of any joy of life in his daily life. If you interact with him, you will find him cheerful, humorous, and very up-beat. You will find him enjoying every moment of life and do not miss any opportunity to learn new things. Here is an example. Because he cannot read whatever on a computer screen, he had tried many methods so that he still can go on 'google-search' to find new information. Those methods include to use a huge computer screen as big as a TV screen, then with a magnifying glass to read on the screen. The latest method which he had demonstrated to me was a software that can read the screen to him so that he can hear the information. Except with few glitches, this method works very well for him. He even used this method to learn the exact 'free-style-swimming-method' from the web. By the way, he is swimming every day. In this way, he is more diligent than his daughter who needs to be nudged to exercise.
Who is Jau-Fu 昭富? He is Meeilei's brother. Actually, he is my brother-in-law. But he is also a good friend and a very interesting friend. I write his story here because he is an inspiration to many of us. He will come to Taichung this weekend to participate in another organic farm learning tour sponsored by NCHU.
The attached picture was taken at the water fall of Pau-Ju-Lung 炮子崙 of Chien-Keng 深坑 .
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