"What you've never had, you never miss."
Those are the words lottery winner Violet Large said after giving away all of her $11.5 million winnings, reports Patricia Brooks Arenburg of the Chronicle Herald.
The 78-year-old Nova Scotia resident and her husband, Allen, bought a lottery ticket and won. But rather than go on a spending spree, the couple gave away every last penny of the winnings to family, but mostly they gave it to charities, including the local fire department, churches, cemeteries, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and hospitals.
Mrs. Large, who is recovering from cancer, said the money was "a big headache." The couple lives modestly and said they just didn't need anything. With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought this story was an amazing testimony of not just generosity but of a couple who truly understands what's important in life.
Valid point brought up by someone I work with...if they didn't want it, why did they play in the first place? I mean, still fab they did it but if it's "a big headache" then why did they try for it?
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