Saniniu Laizer, a Tanzanian miner, became a millionaire overnight. At age 52, he never thought this would happen to him, ever!

Tanzanite is a rare stone found only in Tanzania

Tanzanite is one of the precious stones of the Earth and according to a Tanzanian geologist, its supply can be fully completed within 20 years.

Found only in Northern Tanzania, the stone is widely valued for its various shades such as: red, green, purple and blue and is especially used to make jewelry.

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Mr. Laizer found the stones while in the mine and determined that they weighed 9.2 kg and 5.8kg, respectively. By the time of its discovery, the heaviest Tanzanian stone ever discovered weighed only 3.3 kg. The two Laizer stones combined together weighed over 33 kg.

The lucky miner found himself rich with $ 3.4 million almost overnight.

What she decided to do with the money

While such a large amount of money is attractive and opens a door of opportunity for personal projects, Laizer had various plans in mind. In fact, money would not change his lifestyle. Instead, he wants to invest in his community.

"I want to build a mall and a school. I want to build this school near my home," Laizer said. "There are a lot of poor people around who can't afford to take their kids to school."

"I'm not educated but I like that things are run in a professional way. So I would like my children to run the business professionally. � - Saniniu Laizer told the BBC.

Surrender can be more helpful

Laizerâ??s selfless decision to give to his community is inspiring. It would be simple to take a more selfish path and use the money for our own purposes. But Laizer knows he too is part of the community that wants to be exalted and help. We all thrive when we help each other.