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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 the $20 dollar bill up. 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", he said, "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.... and
especially to those who love you.
The worth of our lives comes not in what we do
or whom we know, but by WHO WE ARE.
"You are special - Don't EVER forget it."
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