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98 year old Dobri Dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes to the city of sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.
though a well known fixture around several of the city’s churches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living instead off his monthly state pension of 80 euros.
GrantLemasters
Hey OP! Where can I find out more about this awesome man?
BloodyStupidJohnson
Surprised that no one has noticed he is Santa Claus?
virtucon
Santa DOES exist!
KathelRoo188
it's never to late to change! even little things matter.
internetismyhome
Thanks for the red circle, it wasn't for the red circle, I wouldn't know what he hell you would be talking about
stevengracie
Thank you red circle but i can see the homeless man/ the only thing that's in focus in the picture perfectly fine.
skumchiken
WWJD - probably this
Rhadamanthus
Some people just won't stop being heroes.
dreamspeak
EIGHTY EUROS. good GOD.
beffeer
Exactly. But this is the harsh reailty
blaisge
Thanks for the red circle on the first image, I won't be able to figure who he was on the pic!
Bob423
I'm really REALLY sorry about this, but I want to just hand Dobri a sock...
tyconle
Master has given Dobri a sock?! Dobri is FREE!
ohitsbelle
Things like this warm my heart.
IfYouSeek
Thank God for the red circle, I would have been so confused because of the lady in the picture.
AeonexAshaxei
Looks like Jesus never ascended to Heaven after all, he just hung around and acted like someone else all this time.
lamiatron
good deed dobrev. you're doing it right
LetsBeAloneTogether1
This is making me feel like a totally selfish person.
AwkwardOstrichGirl
This is beautiful and has also reminded me that I am not a very generous person in a number of ways.
Otterlyfierce
Yeah, I feel pretty crap about myself for not saying stuff like 'oh I haven't got the money to give to charity at the moment' :(
kissmygrits
it's never to late to change! even little things matter.
pyrobob4
If you believe in balance in all things, this is the kind of person who cancels out people like Hitler.
JasonThorn
I think he helped cancel Hitler directly through his World War 2 service.
brbabiding
he lives off of 80 euros? holy shit that's like almost 200 dollars!
GeorgiGrekov
more like 100 dollars...
trubetskoy
Living up to his name ... "Dobri Dobrev" literally means "Kind man, son of a kind man" (in Russian at least)
fuckingdance
i don't even know what to think
legacyweaver
Ditto. There is all sorts of this type of stuff on imgur, but this is the first time I'm just stunned. This man is as selfless as a saint.
kissmygrits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PjrwqA1gz8
FruitoftheLoomis
Thank you for the source, OP. Apparently only 4 other people here value fact checking though...
affenekt
stunning, such a touching story. undying respect and reverence for this man
jofftom
Thanks for sharing this link. I would not have believed this story without it.
figgingplug
thanks op, made my morning
AusPaws
And now I feel like a terrible human being.
funkjacket
Good. You are terrible.
IRejectYourRealityAndSubstituteMyOwn
Youre not, like my Nan always says, charity starts at home, be kind to people you know and help them when you can, it will make a difference
FastToTheGettingPunched
People who are truly terrible don't feel like terrible people, remember that.
PiTimesEisPie
Why? Someone else does something that can be considered admirable so you're all of a sudden a bad person?
AusPaws
Someone else shows me how petty I can be about certain things in my life that really don't matter, heh. I don't mind feeling humbled though
Kaleopolitus
All is relative. We have both heroes and villains so that the normal human can exist without fear of prosecution.
funkjacket
This is not universally admirable. If the wealthy can afford to give to a beggar, then they can give to the orphanage. Fuck church.
Kaleopolitus
Wait, how does your logic result in insulting 'church'...? did I miss something?
funkjacket
140 char limit. He puts money one place that's the gov's job to provide. The other extorts people's fear of death for their own profit.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Because of the image. Dobri donated to church. Just making connections
Kaleopolitus
...But it is his money. Or should I hold you responsible for not donating all your savings to orphanages? I mean, I can do that if you want.
mayormaynotbebatman
Faith in humanity restored.
TerrorKingA
But then I read some of the comments here and it died again.
mayormaynotbebatman
Definitely agree with you. Most of these weren't here when I first saw this. Who cares that he's donating to a church? Still a good peon.
nimaroo
I wish I could give this man a hug :(
affenekt
can we give him a group hug??
PrincessBride1
Gonna sound weird. Wish I could cook him a nice dinner & enjoy it with him. He's done so much for others, I'd like to do for him.
breezymae123
I feel the same! I would give him the clothes off my back!
Nobstrosity
Master has given dobri a sock?
aurthurallan
Came here to make that exact comment.
Nobstrosity
I honestly couldn't resist.
ilovespaghetti07
i'm gonna stop complaining now
sandibebop
Its a good sentiment :) and i agree. While I won't /stop/ complaining, when I do I'm going to think about this and re-evaluate my siutation
kcloud
I'm even going to apologize for all the complaining I've done.
PiTimesEisPie
No you're not. Don't lie to me.
ilovespaghetti07
Despite you calling me out, I appreciate your perfect grammar.
PiTimesEisPie
I strive for perfection. Generally I fall short, but striving should be good enough.
daegon789
You are doing well in your pursuit so far, my good sir.
vi683a
Just today he will
ARainbowInTheDark
If every person in the world does this, this would be a better world. Unluckily most of us are selfish bastards, RESPECT to this man.
nicklacross
if every person in the world did this we would die because he was a lazy mooch who spent all his money on churches and kids with no parents.
iliketosaysomethingandthenjustbanana
if every person did this,we'd still have the same problem.we need to fix the base of the problem, which is the exploitation of the 3rd world
StuckInBetweeen
Wait til you have to support yourself on ur own, pay off debts, and feed a family. Sometimes the world just doesn't work that way.
ARainbowInTheDark
And if it's just feeding a family, is ok, but what happens when kids say: Daddy I want an iPad?, No sweety, we just have money for an iPod
StuckInBetweeen
That depends on your parenting skills, I'm 18 so I can't say much about that... I'm just realizing the pain of student debts.
ARainbowInTheDark
You make the world work in the way you want. Maybe for you donating, adopting people or animals was never a priority,for some others it is
StuckInBetweeen
You're getting me wrong, making implications. Morally I'd be more than happy to help people out, financially I might not be able to.
StuckInBetweeen
Some people can't afford to no mater hoe much they want to.
surelyijest
To the orphanages, sure...but I see no value in him giving that money to churches. And they should feel ashamed accepting it.
ARainbowInTheDark
Some churches do good in their communities and give hope to people. I hope those ones are good. (I'm atheist)
Pimsen
You do know that it does not have to be based on a religious reason, and that it could be for cultural ones too, right ?
surelyijest
I thought of that, yes. European buildings of worship have cultural merit. Still...I think it requires a balance. Those with the least >
Pimsen
How would you balance how much a person wants to donate to his/her cultural inheritage? It wasnt forced on him, he did it voluntarily.
surelyijest
shouldn't be the ones propping up cultural sites. It should be the wealthy. But...that's more of an ideal than a truth.
PiTimesEisPie
I disagree. Balance is the key to all things. While donating is all well and good, being selfless is a bad way to run an economy.
ARainbowInTheDark
Here we're not talking about being completely selfless, just about living with what you need and some more things and share the rest
funkjacket
"If only everyone was giving." Found the teenager
ARainbowInTheDark
If only everybody was like The Little Prince
ItchyPoophole
Why is he/she thinking about philosophy when they should be masturbating or doing drugs?!? Honestly...
Chillbert
The ones with the least want to help the most, while the ones with the most want to help the least.
TheColorOfThisPenIsBLUE
Well this is extremely wrong. Kevin Durant less than a week ago donated a million dollars to Red Cross. Rich people give more than you think
cvsprinter
Rockefeller? Carnegie? Vanderbilt? Ever heard of them?
Chillbert
I wasn't saying it is always true.
Anononononon
Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, JD Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie.
cvsprinter
Bill Gates ring a bell?
Snarknado4
that's just plain untrue. i think you're basing your claim on this one anecdotal evidence
Chillbert
I am not saying that it is always the case.
livebackwards
I'm so tired of this class warfare that demonizes the rich. *hires mentally disabled guide so his family can skip the lines at Disneyland*
BreadToasterToast
Your comment, i like it.
FerricGuy
the only flaw in your logic here is that you do not become one of those with the most by giving it all away
theeffwerd
Beautiful words. Only those who have experienced misery know how it feels like.
Muffincloud
Bill Gates. What do you have to say to THAT? huh? huh? wannafightaboutit?
Were
google his name + depopulation! educate yourself before you repeat the brainwashing media!
danzafan37
Mike Milken, the Robin Hood ball, etc. Many, many people with money are extremely generous.
papasmurf1118
Bill Gates is a great exception no doubt. However I think there's evidence that says that more well off people tend to be more selfish
Muffincloud
Did you know that 61% of people in the 35% tax bracket have asked for higher taxes? Wealth does not equal selfishness.
faceface
Warren Buffet as well.
ThatDudeRightThere
Sadly, that's only one man. The majority of reach people still act as Chillbert describes.
ysrock
Source?
IGuessINeedACleverUsername
It's not always like that you know. Many rich people give. Many poor people hoard. Reward the goodness of anyone :)
Chillbert
I totally agree
legacyweaver
I hoard money because I have a goal and I don't make enough to give it away. I just try to do something nice now and then in other ways.
Yumbledore
Makes you wonder what happens along the way.
pancreas
While that's a nice, victimizing statement, I'd be willing to bet that Bill Gates has helped 100 times more than this man has.
TransverseHomoclinicPoint
Maybe even 1000, 10,000 or 100,000. He's been doing a lot of good in the world. Warren Buffet too.
theeffwerd
I'd love to see Gates donating every dollar he makes and live off of 80 euros a month. In a house like that and be as in need as this man
rumandbass
100 eh? :p
Chillbert
I didn't mean to say it as a sweeping statement like it's always true. I'm just saying that seems to be true in many cases.
StandishIII
fuck u bitch lmao ur a f@g
pancreas
Fair enough