Category: Personal Reflections and Diary

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A lot of people talk. But few of them walk in the footsteps of Jesus. He humbles me every time I read about him. TRANSLATION FOLLOWS:

—“You might have seen these photos on the Internet. But you might not know the background story of “The Grandfather of Good” (Grandfather Dobri).

He is from the Bulgarian village, and rumored to be 100 years old. (Unlikely but a charming thought anyway)

Over the years he has been collecting funds for the restoration of churches across Bulgaria.

Grandpa Dobri doesn’t use a single penny of the money he collects for himself. Instead he lives on a pension of 100 euros per month, as well as non-cash handouts in the form of fruits and breads.

In 2010, during the filming of a documentary film about Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of the Bulgarian TV journalist he made a shocking discovery, examining the ecclesiastical archives: the most generous private donation ever to receive Cathedral – 40 million euros – was made by an old beggar, grandfather Dobri. (The amount isn’t right, I think. the number 70k euros is stuck in my head from previous articles.)

Grandfather Dobri also helps many others – for example, he paid the utility bills for an orphanage that was on the verge of losing its heat and light. In addition, he helps the homeless. But we’ll never know, about the other good deeds of Grandfather Dobri, because he never speaks about them.”—

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