Well, get back to the topic.
L : Lanna Wisdom Conservation School
I am talking about 'The willpower of Chatchawarn Thongdeelert of the Lanna Wisdom Conservation School'. Pior to his current roles as the founder of the Lanna Wisdom Conservation School and the director of Social Management College, Chachawarn developed the relevant experiences that lead him to this path of life. During his aducational years at the Faculty of Law, Thammasart University, he was the main activist. He went to a slum to teach children and joined charitable camps in suburban areas during his semester breaks. Since then, he has learnt about the plight and problems of needy people. In 1980, he became a full-time volunteer contributing to social works where most of the time he worked together with monks and villagers. He also learnt religious teachings, languages and culture whilke working for society. Eventually, he shunned the chaos of metropolitan Bangkok city and re-settled his life in serene Chiang Mai on 2 October 1982.
In 1996, when the Thai economy grew 11%, Chiang Mai was being promoted as an industrial province. Nobody cared much about local wisdoms. The majority of people desired to live their lives the ways Japanese, Korean, Singaporean and Americans do, which he felt pity for. He began to realize that culture and local wisdoms are the major issue to care for. However, it was hard to persuadeyoung people to share this interest in conserving their cultures and educate them aboutits significance.
"Conserving culture or local wisdom is not an activity that last only 4 days per year. It should be performed spontaneously." This was said by Phra Buddhajanawaraporn, the abbot of Wat Chedi Luang, who granted 2-rai of land on Rattanakosin road to Chatchawan for building the school.
M: Mankind not only in Chaing Mai but all who concern about culture and the earth!!
God blesses us, mankind, with abundant natural resources which can be utilized without charge, but we have been using these resources without much awareness, and have not recognized their value. Accordingly, social movements to improve this lack of awareness have been initiated and stepped up.
Some people consider local wisdom as an out-of-date or old-fashioned issue. These people do not realize that local wisdom is embedded in our lives. As long as we have to live with dependence on nature, soils and water, forest and other living creatures, local wisdom will always be a part of our lives. The modern world has separated people far from nature and stimulated them to destroy it. We, who used to live in dependence with nature, have become unacquainted with nature and other surrounding people. We live our life surrounded with high competition and struggle for a better opportunity.
To date, more people care about conserving culture and natures and I hope more in the next future.
Have a good day all mankind.
