08-04-2005, 08:06 PM
A well-known speaker started off one of his seminars by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He continued, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this." He proceeded to crumple up the $20 and 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 the $20 on the ground and started grinding it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it back up, now crumpled and dirty and asked, "Now, who still wants it?" Again, the hands went up in the air.
The speaker proceeded, "My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't 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. You are special, don't ever forget it."
Count your blessings, not your problems.
Remember: amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic!
Have an absolutely wonderful evening people across the world.
Ciao Shan
The speaker proceeded, "My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't 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. You are special, don't ever forget it."
Count your blessings, not your problems.
Remember: amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic!
Have an absolutely wonderful evening people across the world.
Ciao Shan