“Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.”
One of the most successful and charitable Hollywood stars with a life of struggle since childhood days, Keanu Reeves happen to be an inspiration for the mass. The Matrix star’s life has been full of trial and hardship, but with every challenge, he emerged stronger.
In an inspiring Facebook post, Keanu gives a sneak peek into the sad story of his life. The post reads that many people who know him actually don’t know his real story.
Only when he was three, his father leave them. He attended 4 different high schools and had to struggle with a condition called dyslexia, Which made his education quite challenging. Later he had to leave his studies without even finishing his diploma. At the age of 23, he lost his closest pal River Phoenix due to a drug overdose. In 1998, he met his love, Jennifer Syme. They were in much love with each other and in 1999, Jennifer was pregnant with their daughter.
Unfortunately, after only 8 months, their child was born stillborn. This ruined his life which also led to the end of their relationship. After eighteen months, Jennifer died in a car mishap. Keanu said that since then he avoided serious relationships and having kids. His younger sister had leukemia. And when she got cured, he donated 70% of his profit from the film Matrix to the healthcare units where leukemia treatment is offered.
A very humane by heart, Keanu Reeves said that the last thing that he cares about is money and his actions proved that pretty well every time.
He happens to be one of the only Hollywood stars without a Mansion. With no bodyguards and no penchant to wear fancy clothes, he’s a man so humble at heart. Though he’s worth about $100 million, he yet rides the subway and enjoys it very much. His life and the belief that he held is that even amidst several tragedies, a stellar person thrives. Keanu firmly believes and says that no matter what is happening in your life, you can overcome to make this life worthy of living.
He is an amazing actor and a known celebrity but he is also an awesome person in real life. The way he has overcome the tragedies of life and has the zeal to move forward; he’s an inspiration to many and teaches how to love better.
In 1999, Keanu Reeves earned popularity for his role in the innovative science fiction film, The Matrix.
At the box office, the movie earned about $463.5 million and got nominations, and won 4 Academy Awards. Though Matrix has a happy storyline, the life of its star is not the same. There are some people who hide a lot behind their faces, but their eyes always speak about the turbulence they go through and the way they deal with and overcome it.
The 53 years old, Keanu’s life is a book of tragic episodes that you cannot expect from someone who’s a known celebrity. But life is such, unpredictable and uncertain. And living with full mirth and gaiety is what the life of this amazing Hollywood star teaches. His positivity helped him into an inspiring persona and an inspiration for many.
In 2006, Reeves told Parade Magazine, “Grief changes shape, but it never ends.” It’s a lesson that we’ll all likely learn.
Even with those tragedies of life, Reeves continues to move forward in life.
He has starred in several blockbusters and is a rich man in the world, but the losses in his life and the pain he went through have changed his outlook on money. He’s quite popular in Hollywood as one of the most charitable actors.
In 2003, Keanu told Hello! Magazine: “Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries.”
Post The Matrix success and its sequels, Reeves gave $80 million of his $114 million earnings to the special effects and makeup crew of the films.
He also took pay cuts on the movies like The Replacements and The Devil’s Advocates so that stars like Gene Hackman and Al Pacino could be part of the film while maintaining everything within the desired budget.
His kindness has a matchless aura. Redditor Kahi made the following comment about the Sad Keanu meme: “A family friend builds movie sets, doesn’t design, is one of the poor dudes that just builds. Anyways he worked on the set for the Matrix and Keanu heard about the family trouble he was having and gave him a $20,000 Christmas bonus to help him out.
Keanu is genuinely one of the rarest of the people on a set who wants to know everyone’s names, would convey a simple hello and mean it, and also would converse with them like peers do and not anybody below him.
Knowing his life and reading about him gives goosebumps. Indeed amidst all the tragedies, he proved himself as a stellar person who could thrive stronger.
There’s also a belief among his fans that Keanu is immortal. His fans say that he closely resembles Paul Mounet, a French actor of the 19th century, and yet so youthful the actor appears in his 50s.
To mention, Keanu Reeves has been always been the target of stalker invasions. Twice he had to get his female stalkers arrested.
Keanu also has a private cancer foundation that helps several children’s hospitals. He also supports PETA, the SickKids Foundation, and Stands Up To Cancer.
The life of Keanu Reeves is really inspiring. And his thoughts and positive approach toward life give inspiration to many.
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Ajay Rathod
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