It’s always great to hear stories about those who are blessed with incredible wealth help those in need. Recent news revealed that martial arts star Chow Yun-Fat announced that he will be donating his whopping $714 million fortune to charity.

Though Chow is best known for his roles in movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, he grew up in humble origins on Lamma Island in Hong Kong. His mother was a cleaner and vegetable farmer while his father worked on an oil tanker, and every morning, Chow would wake up at dawn to help his mom sell herbal jelly and Hakka tea-pudding. Then, in the afternoon, Chow would be sent off to work in the fields.

When Chow was 10 years-old, his family moved to Kowloon, and he left school at 17 to find any job that could. In the years that followed, Chow worked as a bellboy, postman, camera salesman, and taxi driver. It was only after college that his life turned around.

On a whim, Chow auditioned for a television acting job and became a famous heartthrob on various soap operas. Though he has since amassed a massive $714 million fortune, Chow only spends $100 a month on himself and donates the rest of his money to charity.

“The money’s not mine,” he said. “I’m only keeping it safe for the time being.”

Chow buys second-hand clothes and rides public transport to get around, which is very unusual for a wealthy person, but he has never forgotten his roots.

“My dream is to be a happy and normal person,” he said. “The hardest thing in life is not about how much money you earn, but how to keep a peaceful mindset and live the rest of your life in a simple and carefree manner.”

We need more people in the world like Chow Yun-Fat!