I've been forgetting to blog about my diversity event, which explains why I'm just now getting to blogging about 'The Real Dirt of Farmer John.' All in all, the presentation was a little different but I think it was meant to be for the sake of diversity. Right off the bat you can see that 'Farmer John,' is a not quite what people would call 'normal.' The event consisted mainly of the showing of a video and then a little bit more in depth narrative by John himself afterwards. The video that was showed depicted Farmer John and how he has grown as both a farmer and person since purchasing the family farm and all the obstacles he had to overcome to be successful.
From what I took out of the presentation, Farmer John has always been a pretty welcoming guy, so much so that he invited anyone who needed a place to stay to come to his farm. The kind of people that made the other people of the community look down at him and judge him unfairly. That was the real first taste of diversity and it really showed how negatively some people can react to a person who is different or out of the ordinary according their own definition. It was amazing to me to see how low he got in terms of financial stability and security for his future and then how he overcame it, it's a true testament to where hard work can get you. While he may be a little off the wall or different, I walked away from the presentation respecting Farmer John because he never gave up and continued doing what he wanted to do.
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