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Eccentric Billionaire Alki David Leaves World for Monastery

Alki DavidAlki David, the billionaire owner of FilmOn said that he will leave the material world behind to become a monk and dedicate his life to Jesus.

“I was born in an Orthodox family and grew up being an altar boy back in Greece,” said the businessman, actor and online personality.

After his teen years David says he was so disappointed with the world that he decided to do pranks to discover the limits of society.

“But now I realize it’s time to try to save the world not make fun at it, ” admits the man who once orchestrated a fake assisted suicide live on camera. “I have accepted God’s existence and I want to ask for forgiveness.”

In 2010, David had also announced a one million dollar reward for the citizen who would streak in front of President Obama.

The unconventional billionaire and FilmOn owner who now wants to repent, says that he will give half of his wealth to his wife and kids. “The other half will be donated to ‘Saint Efstratios’ the Greek-Orthodox monastery on the Greek island of Spetses that I’ll be calling home next week.” David’s wealth has been estimated at $1.7 billion.

“You know at some point you get tired of having fun and being the bad boy. I’ve seen everything to realize how meaningless we are, and no money can change the human condition,” says David who has booked a one-way ticket to Greece for April 4.

The man who used to fly with his private jet said that he already wants to cut down on his lifestyle because he no longer gets pleasure from material things.

“My mindset has changed, I already am a simple man, a changed man, and I always was wondering how it is to fly economy, so yes for the first time in my life I booked a ticket.”

Earlier in the week David had posted on facebook a naked photo of his wife with another naked woman, something that he says was “the last sin he wanted to commit,” before dedicating his life to God.

“I know it may sound strange to people coming from somebody like me, but I like extremes. I got so deep into the material world and enjoyed it all, but I now I want to go as deep into God’s world. People who know me understand that this is the only way for me to go full circle in life.”

While David is used to expensive toys like a private jet or a Ferrari, Orthodox monks usually live in remote monasteries and lead very simple lives of fast, prayer and celibacy. But who knows, Alki David has always surprised us!

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