Pavin Smith's heartfelt gesture: A £4m gift to his parents
Pavin Smith is a young baseball player who has played on notable American teams. However, he has been guided by humility and gratitude from the beginning. Proof of this is his gesture on his first significant paycheck. Specially, he decided to honour his parents.
What this young athlete did can be a model for many of us. His priority was to repay his parents because, in his opinion, it was thanks to them that he achieved so much.
Pavin Smith's parents will never forget these holidays. In 2017, he received his first paycheque. It wasn’t small, as much as £4 million. It was a contractual amount since the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team from the West Division of the National League, recruited the 21-year-old.
Contrary to appearances, Pavin had no dilemma about what to do with the money. He used the entire amount to pay off his parents' mortgage, and he did it not just anytime but during Christmas.
The athlete wrote a letter to his parents
Five million dollars would have been more than enough for the young athlete to buy his own apartment, a fancy car or live a luxurious life. But instead, he chose an extraordinary gesture towards his parents. He wrote them a letter informing them he was paying off their mortgage.
Today, seven years later, Pavin Smith still plays baseball, has a beautiful wife, and recently had a baby daughter. In retrospect, it seems he has no regrets. On the contrary, he is happy with where he ended up and still appreciates everything his parents did for him.
