A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.
He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the 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."Now, who still wants it?"
Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, we have all learned 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 the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless.
But no matter what has happened or what will happen,you will never lose your value.
Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are."
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- Posted by warmth
- Jun 9, 2008
- Comments (32)
Readers Comments
sleepytomato wrote: THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL STORY! It's interesting to see this moral in such a way - it's such straightforward and touching at the same time :) Thank you for sharing!
Babygirl wrote: Warmth, I really needed this and I want to THANK YOU, there are alot of times in our lives when we don't feel as if we have any worth not for ourselves or for those around us, but it's those that love us and stand by us through our dark moments that shine the light at the end of our dark tunnels. Thank you once again.
ieiblue wrote: hi warmth...really made me cry as I was typing my comment fot your story..know what?.. I just felt so low today.. missing my family back home...as I need to go work here in the middle east to bridge things up in the finances...apart from that.. I just felt I was a trash when my boyfriend of 10 years just dumped me a month after our wedding... I finally managed to overcome it but at times, the wave of self pity is eating me.. anyways.. the story just made me cry coz it reminds me that I'll be fine... hahahaha... sometimes, I felt being in here with you guys really make me realized am not alone.. and everything will gonna be fine... really.. thank you so much....
Aurelia wrote: Thanks Warmth for sharing this story. We are all special and important and should NEVER forget it. We've touched people's lives and don't even know it sometimes. BIG Bear HUGS to everyone. ~Aurelia
wings wrote: very inspiring. effectively uplifting.
i like the story. thanks for that. God bless your day.
i like the story. thanks for that. God bless your day.
adityap1984 wrote: Thats a very wonderful way of explaining the fact with the demo...found it very interesting...n i totally agree with the author..
Flowers wrote: A great story to remember when we are having a bad time. Thanks for sharing.
jan2008 wrote: Thanks for sharing very true and that is a beautiful story.
irongrace wrote: I will carry this story wherever i go
Shriraj wrote: That was excellent
