An Inspirational Story Worth Sharing

A Twenty Dollar Bill

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 20 dollar note up.
He then asked. “Who still wants it?” Still the
hands were up in the air.

“Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” 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, 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
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 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.”

– Author Unknown

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