Hi, this is JR.
Today, however, I’m sadly here to talk about devastating news that you most likely have heard of already.
The director of the documentary看見台灣 齊柏林 has passed away in a helicopter crash while filming for the sequel in Hualien on the 10th this month.
I’m personally truly sad about this
because we’ve lost someone who was, in terms of environmental awareness, so dedicated to make this world a better place.
And It was never just about Taiwan.
While 齊柏林 was filming for the sequel he actually scouted in different places such as New Zealand, Malaysia and China, etc.
It was always about raising awareness of environmental protection.
People who knew him describe him as a very warm, bighearted person who never used mean words against other people.
齊柏林 sacrificed a lot to pursue this dream,
not just for himself, but on behalf of everyone.
To make the first documentary, he quit his job as a civil servant 3 years right before he could have got a lifetime pension.
He mortgaged his house, he borrowed money from his friends.
Just to make sure that this documentary was going to happen.
And his efforts paid off.
In addition to winning a golden horse award, I think what mattered to him most was that
the public was truly shocked by the images he’s shown in these documentaries,
and people were galvanized to step up and take more concrete measures to help protect the environment.
He was fully aware of the risk of aerial photography,
but he just couldn’t live with the poor, inferior quality of using drones.
He had to do it himself.
Referring to the life-and-death moments he encountered in air, he wrote..
So when you think about it.
There are so many people out there talking about love Taiwan.
But there’s so few people really out there trying to make a difference, really trying to put down-to-earth effort into changing reality.
Yet 齊柏林 was one of those people.
And knowing that he’s not with us anymore is really… you know, gets me really beaten up.
It’s such a great loss.
So what do you think?
How can we bring out more people like director 齊柏林?
People who are willing to make the sacrifice and make an influence..
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Love. Peace.