I have spent decades accumulating wealth, believing that money could protect me from every misfortune. Yet, in the end, it
could not protect me from loneliness, regret, or death.
That is why I made my decision.
I want you to visit the foundation and meet the people whose lives it supports. Then, and only then, decide whether you still believe that money is the most important thing in the world.
There is one more thing you should know.
The fortune I left to the foundation is not the only inheritance you will receive.
If you complete the year and fulfill my final request, the lawyer will give you another document.
That document contains the truth about something I never had the courage to tell you while I was alive.”
I stopped reading.
What truth could he possibly have hidden from me?
The following morning, I went to the foundation.
I expected to find a luxurious building filled with employees. Instead, I found a modest home where elderly people lived and children received food, education, and care.
