Jimmy Donaldson, a YouTuber with the world’s largest number of subscribers, presented a miracle to 1,000 blind people who are in danger of blindness.
Jimmy, who runs the YouTube channel “Mr. Beast” with 130 million subscribers, recently sponsored eye surgery for 1,000 blind people around the world in collaboration with a non-profit organization “SEE International.” As a result, it is showing a new world to the disabled who were in danger of blindness, and even presenting a happy and warm heart despite the gloomy economic situation.Jeff Levenson, an ophthalmologist who collaborated with Jimmy, is a doctor who has been working on the Gift of Sight project for more than 20 years to help uninsured patients who have been blind due to cataracts. He explained to Jimmy that half of the blind people in the world can find their eyesight in 10 minutes of surgery.
“I was shocked that hundreds of millions of people had cataracts or went blind around the world and planned the project,” Levenson said. “Honestly, I almost hung up at first because I didn’t know Mr. Beast.” “Fortunately, I was able to do such a good job because I didn’t do that.”The video shows a number of people who have regained their eyesight and gained a new life through this project.When asked what he wanted to see after the surgery, the middle-aged man, who answered “son,” saw his son standing in front of him after the surgery and hugged him silently and impressed him.Charlie, who worked as a cashier and made a living, lost his job when he lost his sight and couldn’t count his change. Jimmy complains that visually impaired people lose not only their eyesight but also their lives.
Charlie’s surgery was successful, and he shed tears with a $10,000 donation.Jimmy’s sponsorship was not limited to surgery. Some low-income people were given cash or what they needed.Geramaiya, who was born blind in his right eye but overcame it and passed the university, gave him a scholarship of $50,000. He also gave a new Tesla car to Satchel, who said he couldn’t drive due to poor eyesight. He also gave $100,000 in donations to Levenson, who helped operate in the United States. Jimmy said he will travel to △ Mexico △ Honduras △ Indonesia △ Vietnam △ Brazil △ Kenya △ Jamaica to sponsor eye ops for blind people in each country.
In response, netizens around the world responded, “I feel warm to the soul,” “It must have been the happiest moment for the blind,” and “I look forward to good influence in the future.”
JENNIFER KIM
ASIA JOURNAL
