KNOW UR Value.... !
A well-known
speaker started off his public speech in a strange manner – by holding up a
Rupee 1000 Note !! Holding up the Note high in the air in one of his
hands, he addressed the eagerly looking curious audience, "Who would like this Rupee 1000
Note?"
With great cheers almost all of them raised their hands
with the shout, "I want
it", "I want it" !! He said, "Oh! that's nice. Well, I
am going to give this Note to one of you... But, first let me do
this." Then, he crumpled the Note in his hands vigorously & now
showed the awkwardly wrinkled 1000 Rupee Note by holding up high in his
hand.
He then asked, "Who still wants
it?"
The same hands went up in the air
this time too.
"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 like a mad man. It seemed he is deriving great
merriment in his unusual act. He picked it up, now all crumpled and
dirty. It was so smudgy that no one could recognise it now as a 1000 Rupee
Note. "Now who
still wants it?" Strangly, now also, all the hands were up in
the air with equal cheers & spirit.
Now he addressed his audience
with great feeling.
"My friends," said he, "You have all learned a very
valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to this valuable Rupee Note,
all of you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still
worth the same - Rs.1000/-.
Many times in our lives, we are
dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt of shame & insult by the
decisions we make and the circumstances that come in 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. In the eyes of God, you are the same "most precious
jewel of His".
You are
special. Don't ever forget it ! Never let yesterday's disappointments
overshadow tomorrow's dreams.
"VALUE
HAS A VALUE ONLY IF ITS VALUE IS VALUED
!"