What kind of retirement do you want? 27 years of volunteer Xu s father went up the mountain to protect his life
What kind of retirement do you want? Can you sleep until you wake up naturally every day? Or are you traveling around the mountains and rivers?
For this question, Xu Chaochang, the chairman of the Yilan Branch of the Wilderness Protection Association called "Xu Dad", had thought about it 12 years before his retirement. Xu's father accidentally read a post in the book "Siyuan's Oral Times": "The best entertainment activity in the 21st century is volunteering", which made him decide to start his volunteer life before he retired.
Xu, who is 70 years old, has 27 years of volunteer experience. He is not involved in the volunteer service project from life-saving to environmental conservation, which makes him famous in Yilan and makes his retirement life more busy than when he is working. But he didn't care at all, but instead said with a smile, "I enjoy it very much, and I'm busy!"What kind of courier is that makes Xu's father so passionate about being a volunteer and willing to devote himself to environmental conservation without any worries. No matter how busy he is, he doesn't feel tired? This will start from his class at Air University.
Who likes to be a new father Xu originally worked as a public administrative staff member at the school and upholds the spirit of living until old age. He applied to Aerial University for further study. "The teacher at that time said that if you want to make life like a rainbow, you should have a second life and do different things at different stages of life."
This simple sentence inspired him to plan his second life and want to find a job outside of his job. By chance, he saw another sentence while flipping through the book: "The best entertainment activity in the 21st century is to be a volunteer." This sentence comes from the book "Siyuan and the Oral Times" by Xu Renxiu, founder of the Wilderness Protection Association.
Xu's father was deeply influenced by these two sentences before and after, so he actively registered as a volunteer in the Wilderness Protection Association. At that time, it was 1982 years in the Republic of China, and he did not retire from his job position. In addition, he also registered as a volunteer in the National Forest Interpretation and Propaganda in Taiping Mountain and a volunteer in the Lifeline Association.
Sentence in the sentence, he not only learns to discuss with the people who seek help, but also understands the humanistic history of Taiping Mountain National Forest Park, and also pays attention to the relevant issues of natural ecology and environmental conservation along with the Wilderness Protection Association.
have not yet retired. They have to take care of themselves and work, and also volunteer to serve as volunteers. Are they not tired? Xu's father admitted that it was not simple, but he also humorously compared it: "If you want to get married and not get along, you will miss that stupidity; if you want to wait until you retire, you may give up because you cannot change your mind immediately."
Relive this stupidity, Xu's father continued to join different volunteers, including: Yilan Superintendent, Yilan County Government Police Department and Youth Team, Dongshan River Ecological Green Boat Park, Renshan Botanical Garden, Luodong Water Resource Recycling Center, Luodong Sports Park, etc.
This made Xu's father quickly become a volunteer who was living around the world after retirement in 1994. At that time, he was only 52 years old, and he was considered a "young man" among retired people. He often wore a top hat, a windshirt, a pair of waterproof hiking shoes, and then a camera, and then went to "take the job".
Because he has great love for volunteer service, he not only has to have too many awards, but the Republic of China won the "National Volunteer Service Award for Excellence in the Excellence of National Volunteer Service" in 101, which is the highest honor in the volunteer industry.
However, it influenced Xu's father's deepest and far-reaching volunteer service, and was also volunteering in the Wild Protection Association. The Wild Protection Association established the Yilan Branch in 1991. Xu’s father is an important department of the branch and has taken over the post of the branch in recent years.
Why has the deepest influence? Xu's father said that people should be responsible for the environment where they are located. For example, when he and his friends walked along the Beisheng Highway, they returned to Yilan from Taoyuan Lala Mountain, walking along the clear mountain, and at the same time, they promoted the concept of "Leave No Trace" to local residents and tourists passing by, reducing environmental persecution.
What is "Wuhan Mountain Forest Sports"? Xu's father explained that this is the policy of the Forestry Bureau, calling on people to reduce the activities and behaviors of attacking, achieve a physical experience of getting closer to the mountains and forests, and love this beautiful island in Taiwan.
There are seven standards for the Wuhen Forest, including: sufficient planning and preparation in advance, walking in an affordable location, appropriate garbage maintenance environment, maintaining the original appearance of the environment, reducing the impact of fire on the environment, respecting wild plants, and considering other users.
Since most people go to the mountains to hike for a day, Xu's father simplified the seven major criteria into 8 words: light dressing, simple food, slow walking, and quiet.
Bfa Xu's example: if you want to take lunch to the mountain, you should use the simplest packaging for lunch, preferably a reusable plastic box, and take it home to clean it before use; if you use a plastic bag, you should take it home and abandon it. In addition, hiking should be calm and not irritating, and do not interfere with the work and schedule of animals. "And the first priority is to be safe when going outdoors. Don't wear high heels to go up the mountain."
Disappointing the garbage in the mountain to cultivate vitality"It's a pity that the people need more education to cultivate 'ecology'." Xu's father sighed that garbage is often slaughtered by tourists on the slopes of the mountain road or under the cliffs. For example, when you go to Lala Mountain, you will get 10 large bags of garbage back. "The most common garbage I see is the drink bottle and cigarette stalk. ”
How to cultivate "ecology"? Xu's father said that they were accustomed to sharing the car on the way back after going up the mountain, recalling what they saw, heard and learned along the way that day, and finally reflecting and reviewing.
In addition, the Wilderness Protection Association will also take the initiative to contact primary and secondary schools in China, sending volunteers to the campus to teach, so that "biology" can be cultivated from primary school.
Xu's father not only advocated the development of Wuhenshan Forest with his partners in the Wilderness Protection Association, but also paid close attention to the conservation issues across Taiwan. For example, they had responded to the national environmental protection group and opposed the development of Guoguang Petrochemical in the wetland area of Changhua; or launched a referendum on Taoyuan Datan Algae Reef, refusing to build a new natural gas receiving station in CNPC, which is currently in the bureau.
To promote environmental protection, we are willing to fight against supervision"We are very sincere in our advocacy for environmental protection, which is more vigorous and more powerful than the government." Xu's father said bluntly that if morals say that they cannot prevent employees from developing, they will launch a joint campaign, investigate and inform the people. "We often laugh at ourselves as a group of people who are ridiculous and wild."
This also means that volunteers of the Wilderness Protection Association must go up and down to the mountains and seas in order to promote environmental protection, unlike ordinary volunteers who just stay in the same place. "Luckily, we are very enthusiastic, otherwise it will be time-consuming and cost-effective."
Dad Xu's current life is that he is volunteering seven days a week. Although he is busy, he is also very busy. "Each forest has its own nature." He emphasized that everything you do after retirement is good, and life is the most important thing. He would also occasionally schedule vacations, and he would give up his volunteer work to travel, relax his body and mind, and find more good teaching materials for environmental conservation.
Chat and Interactive Hiking. When will Dad Xu become a volunteer? He smiled and said, "When someone asks me to stop appearing again." He said that being a volunteer is also a way to nourish himself, because the mind has a fixed rhythm of life, and can often chat and interact with others, climb mountains and hikes, which will help mature people maintain physical and mental health.Facing his retirement life, Xu's father gave him a high score. He believed that life is long or short. As long as there is no financial difficulties, it is recommended to retire early and start a second life under economic permission. "He is more able to laugh in his mind, and he no longer has to care about other people's evaluations, and life is more relaxed!"
