Bill Gates On Leaving Behind A Legacy That’s Stronger Than Divorce

Can you guess that it’s been a year since the world went into shock when Melinda Gates and Bill Gates announced that they were divorcing after 27 years of what seemed to the world like the perfect marriage.

At the time, there were stories of unfaithfulness, and, of course, those related to Bill Gates’ role as a billionaire managing hundreds of workers.

A year later and the former richest man in the world is opening up about what it’s like and how he’s moving on from it. But mostly, it’s fighting dangerous diseases that gets the 66-year-old going.

Bill Gates – On Being Single And Combatting The Next Pandemic

As a billionaire with three amazing children and a steady partner with whom he has built the greatest philanthropic foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates had it all: a happy marriage, beautiful children, riches, a brilliant mind and fame.

He had donated billions in his mission to rid the world of polio and malaria, and while he’s still working hard towards that goal, he’s missing one thing: his steady partner.

While he believes fighting the world’s persisting pandemic diseases and stopping millions of deaths can be a reality, he’s set a realistic timeline for the accomplishment. He knows it’s not a sprint, and he’s not above predicting the rise of more pandemics.

Bill Gates’ – Relationship With Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Explained

When stories started emerging that Bill Gates spent time with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a man Melinda formerly called “evil personified”, and that he may have cheated on his wife, the world started seeing the billionaire through a broader spectrum.

Melinda refused to personally acknowledge that her husband had cheated on her during a CBS interview, instead she called for the journalists to ask him whether he cheated.

Later on, Bill would go on to issue a statement apologizing for having met and given Epstein a platform to hide behind. “At the time, I didn’t realise that by having those meetings it would be seen as giving him credibility,” Bill Gates said. “You’re almost saying, ‘I forgive that type of behaviour,’ or something. So clearly the way it’s seen, I made a huge mistake not understanding that.”

However, since it became public that his marriage was in a rocky place, Bill said that he’s currently focused his energy on beating Covid. When it comes to his personal life, he confessed that he’s “grieving the same way Melinda is”.

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