@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导IwassixwhenIhadthefirstchancetolearnwhatpatiencemeans.Mygrandmothergavemeamagicboxasabirthdaypresent,whichneitherofusknewwouldbecomeagiftforlife.Ibecameobsessedwithmagic,andat20,Ibecameanamateurdovemagician.ThisactofmagicrequiresthatItrainmydovestositandwaitinsidemyclothing.Asayoungmagician,Iwasalwaysinarushtomakethemappear,butmyteachertoldmethesecrettothesuccessofthismagicalactistomakemydovesappearonlyafterthey'vewaitedpatientlyinmytuxedo.Ithastobeamindfulkindofpatience,thekindthattookmesomeyearstomaster.WhenlifetookmetoShanghaisevenyearsago,themindfulpatienceIlearnedbecamealmostimpossibletopractice.InChina,whereeveryoneandeverythingisinahurry,youneedtooutperformover1.3billionotherpeopletobuildabetterlife.Youhackthesystem,bendtherules,circumventtheboundaries.Itisthesamewhenitcomestofood...exceptthatwhenitcomestofood,impatiencecanhavedireconsequences.Inthehastetogrowmore,sellmore,4,000yearsofagricultureinacountryofrichnaturalresourcesisspoiledbytheoveruseofchemicalsandpesticides.In2016,theChinesegovernmentrevealedhalfamillionfoodsafetyviolationsinjustninemonths.Alarmingly,oneineveryfourdiabeticsintheworldnowcomesfromChina.Thestoriesaroundfoodarescaryandsomewhatoverwhelming,andItoldmyselfit'stimetobringamindfulpatienceintotheimpatience.WhenIsaymindfulpatience,Idon'tmeantheabilitytowait.Imeanknowinghowtoactwhilewaiting.Andso,whileIwaitforthedaywhenasustainablefoodsystembecomesarealityinChina,IlaunchedoneofChina'sfirstonlinefarmersmarkettobringlocal,organicallygrownproducetofamilies.Whenwewentlive,18monthsago,thefoodwecouldsellthenwassomewhatdismal.Wehadnofruitandhardlyanymeattosell,asnonethatwassenttothelabpassedourzerotolerancetesttowardspesticides,chemicals,antibioticsandhormones.Itoldourveryanxiousemployeesthatwewouldnotgiveupuntilwe'vemeteverylocalfarmerinChina.Today,wesupply240typesofproducefrom57localfarmers.Afteralmostoneyearofsearching,wefinallyfoundchemical-freebananasgrowninthebackyardsofvillagersonHainanIsland.AndonlytwohoursawayfromShanghai,onanislandthatevenGoogleMapsdoesnothavecoordinatesfor,wefoundaplacewherecowseatgrassandroamfreeunderthebluesky.Wealsoworkhardonlogistics.Wedeliverourcustomers'ordersinasfastasthreehoursonelectricvehicles,andweusebiodegradable,reusableboxestominimizeourenvironmentalfootprint.Ihavenodoubtthatourofferingswillcontinuetogrow,butitwilltaketime,andIknowalotmorepeopleareneededtoshapethefutureofgoodfood.Solastyear,IfoundedChina'sfirstfoodtechacceleratorandVCplatformtohelpstart-upstoshapethefutureofgoodfoodthewaytheywant,bethatthroughusingedibleinsectsasamoresustainablesourceofproteinorusingessentialoilstokeepfoodfreshforlonger.
