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Saturday, July 30, 2011
Secret Millionaire
every friday, somehow or rather, when i switch on the TV around 9pm, i'm usually on the BBC knowledge channel . well, its usually on that channel because before that, i'll be watching Top Gear which is from BBC. but thats not the point, for a couple of weeks now i've been watching this series of episodes called Secret Millionaires.
well, Secret Millionaires is basically a show where on each episode, a Millionaire is taken out from his confortable home, multiple credit cards, luxury cars and many other stuff and live in a city in the USA for 1 week where people are living in poverty and he/she is supposed to help go around looking for people & organisations to help people out. and at the end of that week, he will write a cheque of X amount of dollars to bless the people or organisation.
and so last night's episode was about this Millionaire staying in Las Vegas and he was tasked to live in a certain part of the USA for 6 days and he had to help various people and organisations and at the end of it, bless them with a cheque.
to cut the long story shot, he met various individuals who shared with him about how hard is it to make ends meet in the city and even caring for their children. he volunteered in 2 organisations which gave young students a place to study and learn in a healthy enviornment. the last place he volunteered at was this group of people who clear the rubbish that people dump around the city. and basically the whole episodes shows a little glimps of how tough life it.
so at the end of his 6 days, when it was time for him to leave, he went back to the 3 different groups of people. he gave a cheque of $10 000 to a mother and son to help finance in their centre's facilities and also to provide food for the students. he then gave a cheque of $20 000 to the organisation that help clear the dumpsters. but now only that, he also bought equipment which will help the volunteers in clearing the rubbish easier.. like brooms, a lawn mower, and many more, which honestly i thought was a much practical way of giving back to them.
and the last organisation was for a basketball club. this coach, who is already in his late 50s or early 60s, wants to retire already but can't bare to leave the students who are learning basketball. and bear in mind that these students come from broken families, their parent(s) don't have enough money to give them and stuff.. so the millionaire gave the organisation a cheque of $75 000 and then to that coach $25 000.
well i guess with this short summary of whats going on. you might think, well, this millionaire is only here to give money and then after 6 days go back to his comfy home what. but i think we should also consider that, its because of that this millionaire has done, has opened doors for the various people he has blessed. through that generous amount of money they were able to afford more children in to their centres to teach and guide them and not let them wonder off in the streets which might turn them into gangsters and what not. and through this amount and resources they can clear the rubbish with more convenience. and through this amount, people can go to high school, followed by college and then even get a decent job there after.
the world we live in is messed up.. we need to have a heart of compassion.
