First off... I have to credit this to 'RED that's ME' because she first posted it in the teen forum.
But that said, I feel it is encouragement for all and am posting it here!
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by
holding up a $20 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 the dollar bill up. He then
asked,"Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he continued, "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 this $20?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you 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 neverlose 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 who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.
You are special - Don't ever forget it.
God Bless, metal (and RED that's ME)
But that said, I feel it is encouragement for all and am posting it here!
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by
holding up a $20 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 the dollar bill up. He then
asked,"Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he continued, "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 this $20?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you 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 neverlose 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 who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.
You are special - Don't ever forget it.
God Bless, metal (and RED that's ME)
