Monday’s show. Wow. Everybody in Monday’s audience got a brand new Pontic G6 fully loaded, with OnStar and the works. It was an invitation-only audience apparently culled from letters and videos from people showing their beat-up old junkers.
There also was a young woman who had left home at 13 because of an abusive father. She has lived in foster homes, with relatives, and on the street, taking upon herself the initiative to be the first female in her family ever to get a high school diploma. And she did it with a high grade point average. Now, at 20, she is struggling to attend a local community college in Los Angeles. She is cheerful and grateful for what little she has, but she is lonely and has no money to spare for things like clothes and haircuts. She wrote Oprah asking for a makeover. She got that — from one of the world’s most famous models — along with a $10,000 designer wardrobe. Oh, and a scholarship for full tuition, books, and room and board at any university in the world that she chooses.
Finally, a concerned neighbor wrote in that the couple down the street from her, who have been caring for foster children with remarkable TLC for years (and I mean the real problem kids — abused, rejected, neglected) might be evicted from their home because the owner had to sell. Long story short, Oprah bought them the house, gave it $30,000 in renovations, and refurnished it top to bottom with everything from new appliances to laptop computers for every child.
What an angel this woman is.
That kind of happy just can’t be faked.