I had stumbled upon Madam Goh Kah Keow’s story last week and my heart really went out to her, so much so that I had actually written in to the reporter to find out more about her situation and how some of us could help her.
Working as a cleaner for the best part of 60 years, Madam Goh managed to accumulate an astonishing sum of $400,000. Unfortunately, she was tricked by five con artists from China after they took advantage of her initial kindness. In the end, her entire life savings was lost in a single day. And according to the reporter, none of the amount was recovered even after two of the con artists were nabbed.
I can only imagine her anguish when the incident happened late last year. Even a person learning to practise Stoicism like me would probably be upset for at least a week if I had lost my ......