14 April 2012
A well known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200 he asked 'who would like this $20?' hands started going up. He said 'I'm going to give these $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.' he proceeded to crumple up the money. He asked 'who wants this now?' Sill hands were up in the air. 'well,' he replied, 'what if I do this?' and he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. 'who still wants it now?' he asked. Still hands went into the air.
'My friends, we have all learnt a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and circumstances that come our way. We may feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or what we know, but by who we are. You are special; don't ever forget that.'
Opuss № I