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...then Hardy had met the love of his life, his muse and the woman who transformed his dreams into marketable realities. She hated him at first. ?I was dating Jet Skiers at the time,? Cynthia Hardy, a nonnative, says with a laugh. But she too was looking for something more meaningful in Bali and eventually fell under the spell of John's vision for a more perfect world?a world in which beauty and luxury could be a solution, not just a commodity. It is her ability to pluck the pearls from John's million-ideas-a-minute...
...Hardy revolution begins at lunch. Every day more than 700 factory workers dine on fresh organic food raised on the factory grounds. It's a commitment that Cynthia Hardy takes seriously. ?We took a stand on giving our people a really good meal. It nourishes them and gives them energy. It benefits them, and that benefits us,? she says. ?That's the definition of sustainability,? says John. ?We don't want to burn through our workers just because we know we can get more. In the end that doesn't make sense...
...That's what I love about how we make our jewelry,? says Cynthia Hardy. ?You have these wonderful craftspeople descended from artisans who worked for the kings of Bali hundreds of years ago sitting down with ceramic polymer from Liechtenstein. It's 21st century technology combined with the craftsmanship and talents of the 19th century...
...terrible bombings in Bali that took 202 lives, and 11 days after another bombing that rattled the Balinese people's already shaky confidence, the Hardys discussed how they were helping their adopted home. ?At first I thought about raising money to build a hospital,? says Cynthia. ?But John said that we could do a better job looking after our own workers. So that's where we started...
Hugh died last week while visiting Paris with his wife Anne and daughter Sandy. We offer them and his three other children--Cynthia, Bettina and Edwin--and his seven grandchildren our deepest condolences. Hugh did many things well in journalism, always with modesty and grace, but his most lasting legacy was his ability to see Presidents as people first, vulnerable and human...