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A Well-Kept Secret
Every once in a while, you hear a story that truly amazes you. It makes you wonder. And it makes you think.
Here is a story that everyone is talking about. Someone in the city has been donating money to help fund Seniors' Homes. But nobody knows who it is.
Twenty years ago, when the first donation arrived, it seemed a bit out of the ordinary because it wasn't common to donate that much money -over one thousand yuan. The administrative office tried to contact the person who named himself Yan Huang. But they found out that the address and the name provided did not exist. It seemed that this person simply wished to keep his or her donation quiet.
Then a few months later, another anonymous donation arrived, sent from another post office. And then, another.
After many years of receiving the donations, the whole town was curious to discover the identity of the person behind these acts of kindness. Was this person rich or poor?
What motivated him? Why not come forward and be honoured for what he was doing? A journalist even wrote an article in the local newspaper with the headline: Where are you, Yan Huang?
The search continued for many months without results. In the end, the office received a phone call from somebody saying that the person only did what anyone should do. Helping others is worth spending after all, and please stop looking for him. He did not want to make a name for himself, or to be recognized for what he did.
So the Seniors’ Home office accepted the fact that they could never know the person's true identity. When a second article in the local newspaper revealed the result of the search, people were deeply moved and inspired.
Following in his footsteps, many people have started donating some of their own money to help those with less. It has become part of their lives.