Some time ago, an elderly man in Australia who was nearly 80 years old asked people for help through the media, hoping to hire a middle-aged couple to live with him at a relatively low price and occasionally take care of themselves.
The other requirements are simple, just be able to survive on a desert island.
Because the old man is currently living on a desert island with a dog and two plastic models, he has lived for 25 years.
The modern Robinson, known as David Glasheen, is 78 years old and lives on a small island in Australia called the Cape York Peninsula.
Don't look at the old man who is living in tatters now, in the 1980s, he was a well-known local millionaire.
Grassin first worked in the food industry and later moved to consulting.
Through this job, he earned his first pot of gold in his life, and then joined his brother in a private toy company, eventually becoming the chairman of the company, and in the company's heyday, he was worth more than 10 million Australian dollars.
Then, the stock market crashed and Grassin's company became worthless.
In the following period, Grassin lost everything, his wife and children left him, and he was confiscated of his house when he could not pay the debt...
Grassin was confused, and suddenly he had nothing and he lost the direction of his life.
Fortunately, he did not go on to be unlucky all the time.
Just when he was born loveless, he met a woman.
The lady confessed to him that she was willing to abandon everything, even if she went to the desert island, to be with him.
(Grasin's female friend)
Grassin suddenly knew what he wanted to do.
He grew up on the water, and if he moved to live on the island, he would have enough ability to ensure his life.
If life is numbing today, why not go to a place where no one is there and live the most natural life?
But first, Grassin needs to find a way to get the right to live on an island.
He approached investors and came up with a plan to build a resort on the island. After surveying the Cape York Peninsula, Grassin and investors said they would build a 16-bedroom beachfront resort here.
Believing in Grassin's plan, the developer paid for the island and rented it to Grassin for free for 46 years.
But Grassin had no intention of completing the contract, he just needed a legal residency on the island.
After getting the permission, he moved to the island with his girlfriend and a suitcase.
Inside the suitcase were three shirts, two pairs of shorts, a swimsuit, a flashlight, several books, a can of paprika and toothpaste toothbrushes.
There is a beach hut built during World War II on the island, where Grassin and his girlfriend live.
It wasn't long before the woman bore Grassin a baby.
But she realized that such an environment was not suitable for the growth of children, so she broke up with Grassin and returned to the city with her children.
From then on, Grassin began a life of being alone on the island.
Grassin, 78, has a list of necessities for him to enjoy an isolated life.
Including solar energy, routers, tons of books... and two plastic models.
Once a year, he would return to the city for a week, buy all his necessities, and find someone to take a boat home.
Then send some home-brewed beer to thank the crew who sent him home.
Grassin would collect rainwater to drink, while the ocean would provide him with all the protein he needed.
In addition, he collects berries such as coconuts, cherries, and plums.
Grassin says he's like living in Jurassic Park.
Since coming to the desert island, Grassin had never thought of returning to the city, and he was so lonely on this uninhabited island, and everything that happened in the world had nothing to do with him. Even the entire COVID-19 pandemic is just news reports on the Internet for him...
Of course, living on a desert island is not all fun, and there are many dangers in it.
What Grassin fears most is a crocodile named Boxhead, which is larger and more aggressive than the other crocodiles, and will come to the island from time to time.
Every time he saw it, Grassin had to hide far away.
The other is the poisonous snake, he once had two dogs, but one of them was bitten to death by the snake.
But what is more troublesome is actually the issue of residency.
The developers let Grassin live on the island because grassin promised to develop a tourist resort.
Now, 25 years later, the resort hasn't even seen a shadow.
So the shareholders of that year decided to sell the island and drive away Grassin.
The court also said that Grassin did not build the resort according to the contract, so it was illegal to live on the island.
But Grassin did not go, even if he lived illegally, he would stay on the island.
But now, Grassin is really old.
He said:
"I'm not 18 years old, and when you're 80, you start to rust. If one day I fall, or even break my leg, I won't be able to work. So it's better to find more people to live on the island with me. ”
And he has blood clots, and while the dog is a good companion for him, he really can't handle these problems.
Today, Grassin has not found a neighbor who is willing to live with him on a desert island.
But he said he would not leave the island where he had lived for 25 years and return to the city no matter what.
To this day, the old man still lives there, hiding from the pressures of modern life...
PS：
Finally, I would like to attach a "Tips for a Former Millionaire on a Desert Island" summarized by Grassin:
If you also want to go to live on an uninhabited desert island, what do you need to prepare?
1. Make sure you have an adequate supply of fresh water
2, there is a backup generator, whether it is with fuel or solar energy
3. Prepare a medical kit and a set of basic repair tools
4. Fishing requires fishing gear and nets
5, if there is not enough food, prepare dry food and canned food
6, maintain personal hygiene, it is best to bring some soap, toothpaste and toilet paper
7. Books and board games with a sense of relief
8, you can buy a family beer brewing kit, so that there is wine to drink
9. Prepare a pair of spare glasses (reading glasses)
10, prepare some silver coins, money may come in handy, maybe it can appreciate
11, it is best to have a partner. I'm looking for a pretty lady, but my two plastic models are not bad at the moment...