The Art of

"Giving".
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How many of us can preach and give freely what we have or owned without asking for anything in return? Not many perhaps.

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I've been observing people around, watching and studying their behavior based on certain situation and occasion. The result - Yes, there's still a few minority of such unique and selfless people in our society. Just have to stop, think and look carefully. Many of us have not pause to "smell" the flowers actually

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Microsoft founder billionaire Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are both advocaters of society-giving. Although they live a life of privilege and power, Bill and Melinda Gates have been working together to give much of their wealth away.

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates have said that billionaires ought to give away most of their wealth to charitable causes, and that they may find themselves enjoying doing so.

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The world’s richest man has led by example, donating a large chunk of his US$40 billion ($58 billion) fortune to fight poverty and disease, via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic powerhouse. He believes that the rich should give away majority of their fortunes as while they will enjoy the effect; their children would be better off, and the world would be better off as well.

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Mr Gates is a great believer "that great wealth should go from the richest to the poorest”. One such powerful man who has heeded the advice is investment whiz Warren Buffett, the world’s second-richest man. In 2006, the close friend of Mr Gates once said that he would leave a good part of his estimated US$37 billion wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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The gesture of both the world's top 2 richest man really sets me in deep thinking of the reasons behind their intent.
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Haven't one ever wonder why we, a commoner cannot even contribute in giving something back to the society other than the richest themselves, who have already done so and led by example?
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