John Farrand: a True Humanitarian!

A Rather Touching story written by John Farrand's Wife, Giselle.

Seems he is now a humanitarian! The original article is Very Long so you can either click here to view the actual web site, or we can save you some reading, by quoting some interesting passages such as the following:

"I had already taken a major step in creating a whole new life for myself. Funny how it happens when you're ready. At forty-one I had finally met the man I had been looking for all my life. John Farrand was everything I had always dreamed of. We fell deeply in love.

"And although he was older than I and had accomplished a great deal more; running three major companies, having had five children and three grandchildren, we were in very much the same place. When we first met John said he too was hoping to become less involved in corporate life and more involved in really living.

"He had no idea how soon he would have that opportunity. Shortly after we married, John very abruptly, from one night to the next, left his job after nearly twenty years. Overnight John was no longer President and Chief Executive of the major film industry giant he built into the signature brand it is today.

"It was a difficult move and affected him deeply. It was the first time he had been out of work in forty years. John found himself feeling he had little to contribute without his corporate title. He was definitely soul-searching. After two decades you can give everything to a job, to your employees, to your craft, only to leave it feeling empty. I guess we were both forced to really delve into the mystery of what makes a life truly meaningful.

(Odd how he "LEFT His Job OVERNIGHT":-)

But wait; there's more!

"It's amazing how the universe works. If John had still been CEO of his company, he would never have had the time to devote to his son as he had now.

"And he never would have experienced the depth of his ability to love and stand strong for his children who now needed him more than ever. No one, least of all John, would ever have imagined that leaving his title and position after nearly twenty years as he did, would turn out to be the biggest blessing that it was.

(It does confirm the Fiji thing:-):

"John thinks little about his former business and I have much less interest in whether I rise and fall in a fickle industry. We've actually just bought a new home in Fiji that has coconut trees, papaya trees, pineapples and limes and lemons on the property. A bit of a stretch for us right now? Absolutely. Did we care? Absolutely not. With all the spirit of a child running free we said, 'What the heck. Let's live.'"

"Our Story" will be completed sometime this summer.

by Giselle Fernandez-Farrand

NOW for the Best Part: Wedding Photos!

Have you ever seen such a self promoting web site??

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