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The Secret Millionaire

16 March 2010 By: Marlene16 Comments

Who? Me? Not a chance.  But I welcome any millionaire who would hand me a cheque now, lol!  It just happened that I am watching a British reality show called, The Secret Millionaire. I don’t watch this show regularly and this is only my second time to watch it incidentally.  I can’t help but to be fascinated by how the real millionaires get to try a life different from what they are accustomed to.  They would leave their homes and live in a rather destitute environment.  They pretend to be new employee or something and they would do things as other workers do.  Imagine a millionaire cleaning a toilet, washing the dishes and even doing the laundry.  These things they otherwise haven’t done in their entire life.  After a couple of weeks, they would reveal their true identity and perhaps the main goal of the show is when the millionaires share a portion of their fortune to the group or individual they have worked with.  I sobbed the last time when a home for the aged that was about to shut down due to lack of budget has been saved through the help of the millionaire.

And tonight’s show is kind of dramatic.  A millionaire went to Glasgow to help some groups or individuals who have been active in different lines of activity but deprived of financial resource.  He, the millionaire, pretended to be just one of them.  He became friends to everybody and they were nice to him.  He helped a blind man who takes care of seeing eye dogs, a woman with a riding school for disabled children and a group of old folk’s home.  The first reaction when he said that he is a millionaire was “are you kidding me?” or “you run with me?”  Then came the cheque in £16K, £50K and £20K.  He promised to send them financial aid for five years and visit them as much as he could.  Isn’t it fantastic?

In hindsight, I admire these millionaires’ profound humility and generosity and I am touched by their expression of a different visions in life after the tasks.  Tonight’s millionaire said that he would be back to his normal life but he would be seeing it in another perspective.  His contact to the common people adds an interesting meaning to his life.

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About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Renz says

    17 March 2010 at 09:17

    i hope most of the millionaires are like that and I hope i become one of them…

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      18 March 2010 at 22:48

      Yay, me too. Let’s keep dreaming. 🙂

      Reply
  2. willie says

    17 March 2010 at 09:39

    Hi,

    That programme since very interesting.

    Reply
  3. willie says

    17 March 2010 at 09:40

    Sorry..spelling mistake “seems” and not “since”. Tq

    Reply
  4. Dana @ Blogging Update says

    17 March 2010 at 12:32

    We can take Bill Gates as example — as I know he donate some million dollar to many social organization regularly. I hope many millionaire will do such things.
    .-= Dana @ Blogging Update´s last blog ..My 5 Current Ways of Make Money Blogging =-.

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    • Marlene says

      18 March 2010 at 22:49

      Bill Gates is also a generous millionaire. The only difference is that he is popular but the millionaires in the show are not.

      Reply
  5. Renz says

    17 March 2010 at 13:45

    I really believe, a lot of millionaires do that because, they know that if they give, they shall receive far more abundant than they gave.
    .-= Renz´s last blog ..Why Manny Villar =-.

    Reply
  6. infopediaonlinehere says

    17 March 2010 at 20:09

    most millionaire happen by chance…hope to be one soon
    .-= infopediaonlinehere´s last blog ..Gmail Account Change Themes, Colourful Look And Feel Gmail =-.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      18 March 2010 at 22:50

      I hope I get the chance, too.

      Reply
  7. Diabetis says

    18 March 2010 at 15:08

    Hope that someone give some money for free.LOL.
    .-= Diabetis´s last blog ..Drugs are not effective for Diabetic Heart =-.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      18 March 2010 at 22:53

      And that someone is definitely not me, hahaa!

      Reply
  8. sernan says

    18 March 2010 at 23:58

    oh millionaires, they just cant seem to find a way to spend all of their money.. but this time its a good deed, millions of people around the world need some financial assistance in any way.. I hope every people no matter how rich or poor has a kind heart.

    I saw one article in the US, an old lady donated secretly her investments to her alma mater(lake forest college) after she died, all stemmed from her $180 stock she made way back 1935. Her name was Grace Groner, now she is called “Amazing Grace”.
    .-= sernan´s last blog ..An inspirational Article by Francis Kong =-.

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    • Marlene says

      21 March 2010 at 00:58

      I will share or donate secretly, too, if I’d be a millionaire.
      That’s an amazing story. She knew exactly what to do with her money and it didn’t go in vain.

      Reply
      • sernan says

        23 March 2010 at 05:39

        sama mo ako sa mga recipients ha… 🙂
        .-= sernan´s last blog ..An inspirational Article by Francis Kong =-.

        Reply
  9. Amor says

    22 March 2010 at 13:55

    I’m actually hoping that Manny P hand me a blank cheque hehe!

    This reminds me of a story about a lotto winner who ‘tested’ his friends and relatives by pretending to be sick and needs financial help. Some of them helped him and some did not. Those who did not help him even said harsh words. Nalaman nya tuloy kung sino yung mga real friends niya. Then secretly he deposited big amounts on their accounts.
    .-= Amor´s last blog ..Facebook Removes Stalker Applications =-.

    Reply

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