Jonathan Epps, 22, who has about $35,000 in student debt, described it as a "tremendous blessing," which he called the kindest, most generous thing he'd ever witnessed. In addition to his own $90,000 debt, he said his mum took out a loan to help get him through school. "All her serving, all her giving was not in vain," he admitted when asked what Smith's gift meant to his family. He told CNN: "When you have to service debt, the choices about what you can go do in the world are constrained. "(Smith's gift) gives them the liberty to follow their dreams, their passions."

Source: Daily Mirror May 19, 2019 21:11 UTC