“I do think there must be some kind of interaction between your living life and the life that goes on from here. ~ Keanu Reeves Karen Salmansohn’s thought that the deepest pain often empowers you to grow into your highest self surely holds true for Keanu Reeves. His life story has been tragic from the early childhood. His father, a drug dealer, left his family when Keanu was only three years old and cut all contacts with him when Keanu was 13. As a child, Keanu frequently moved around the world with his mother, and lived with various stepfathers. His academic development was challenged by dyslexia and he even got expelled from high school for being unmannered. In 1993, he faced the death of his good friend, River Phoenix, from a drug overdose at only 23 years of age. In December 1999, Keanu’s then-girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, gave birth to a stillborn daughter in the eight month of pregnancy, and died herself in a car accident in April 2001. The disturbing events left a deep mark on Keanu, well-summarized in a notorious Keanu is Sad or Sad Keanu meme being spread on internet forums. But Keanu has never let his horrible fate come between his will to endure and make a difference in the world. One of his most prominent personal traits is disinterest in money. He lives in a flat instead of in a luxurious Hollywood mansion and can easily be spotted reading a newspaper on a subway. He doesnt have bodyguards and he doesnt wear fancy clothes. Concern for ordinary people leads him to sharing $20000 with the crew members who work at his film shoots so they can pay off their debts. But even if the life circumstances are not urgent, Keanu occasionally treats them to breakfasts and lunches or surprises them with Harley-Davidsons. His generosity extends so far that he gave $80 million of his Matrix salary away to the special-effects team and costume designers who worked on the trilogy, as he believes they are the ones who deserve all the credit. Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what Ive already made for the next few centuries. Of course Keanu also never forgets those who are closest to him. When his elder sister was diagnosed with leukemia, Keanu put entire film shoots on hold to become her caretaker, making her meals, preparing her medication and visiting her in the hospital. Upon her successful recovery, he donated millions to the hospital that was treating her so they could advance their leukemia research. amazers.org/blog/the-simple-act-of-paying-attention-can-take-you-a-long-way
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:34:12 +0000
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