Dolly Parton a business manager, a wealthy lady and a great philanthropist

Maybe her best lifetime contributions!

I have to admit I was not aware of this side of her long career!

P.S. I just learnt that Dolly Parton died about within one year of her husband Carl Dean (died at age 83? Born 1942?) with whom she was married for over 60 years.

"Dolly Gave Away More Than She Kept

Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at 80, built a $450 million fortune from a childhood in a one-room Tennessee cabin. By some estimates, she gave away even more, roughly $500 million.

Her defining deal was one she turned down. In 1974, Elvis Presley’s manager demanded half the publishing rights to I Will Always Love You. “Something in my heart says, don’t do that,” she later recalled. Whitney Houston’s 1992 cover of that song earned Parton an estimated $20 million.

She kept her name on the rest of her business, too: half of Dollywood, her Tennessee theme park empire, and a 3,000-song catalog valued at $120 million.

Her philanthropy was lifelong, and much of the giving went through her Dollywood Foundation, established in 1988. Its Imagination Library, a tribute to her father, who never learned to read, has mailed more than 330 million free books to children."

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Dolly Parton in 1970 (Source)

Would you donate your body to science?

Food for thought! Generally, not a bad idea! However, there are some ethical questions. What about organ harvesting! What about having you die instead of treating your, because your are a body donor? Or bad actors taking advantage of your intent to donate?

I bet in a few years from now, body donations may not be very important anymore to medicine and clinical research thanks to advances in biology and AI.

38% of American Jews believe in life after death, but 83% of US Christians do, study finds

Amazing stuff!

"... That share was lower than the 83% of U.S. Christians who believe in life after death, as well as the 58% of Israeli Jews who say there is an afterlife. ...

Unlike in some Christian denominations where a belief in the afterlife is an organizing idea, Judaism has no single doctrine about what happens after death. Still, the idea that ultimately the dead will be resurrected by God is a core aspect of classical rabbinic theology embraced by Orthodox Jews, who make up a larger share of Jews in Israel than in the United States. ..."

38% of American Jews believe in life after death, study finds - Jewish Telegraphic Agency "About half of American Jews, and nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews, said animals can have spirits."

Believing in Spirits and Life After Death Is Common Around the World "Younger people are just as likely as older people to hold some spiritual beliefs"

Elderly ‘coffin club’ in New Zealand

Recommendable! There are many ways to kill time! 😊

What Will Happen to Your Digital Belongings When You Die? with Palki Sharma

Recommendable! What will happen to my blog in my afterlife? Let me ponder in the yonder!

The New Digital Afterlife Industry

Food for thought! Immortality in the digital age! Afterlife without stone masonry a la pyramids.

The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry - IEEE Spectrum These companies could use your data to bring you back—without your consent

What happens when we die? Scientists might have an answer with Molly Gambhir

Recommendable! Nothing really new, but more confirmation of things going on in the brain at time of death. Again a tunnel of light or deep feelings of love were mentioned.