Another Internet Legend
A motivational speaker liked to begin his presentations by holding up a $20 bill
and asking, “Who in this room would like this crisp, new $20 bill?”
Of course, every hand in the room would shoot up. Then the speaker would
crumple the bill, throw it on the floor, and step on it. Then he would ask, “Now who still
wants it?”
All the hands would naturally stay raised.
Then the speaker would smile and say, “Think about this: Nothing I did to this
money made it decrease in value. It was still worth $20 after I stepped on it. There’s a
valuable lesson here.
“Often in our lives, we are crumpled and dropped and stepped on, both by the
decisions we make and by what happens to us. You may feel worthless. But
remember, no matter what happens to you, you will never lose your value. Our worth
doesn’t come from what we look like or what’s happened to us, but from who we are.
You’re all special--you all have value. Don’t ever forget that.”
I thought it was worth saving, anyway. :)
and asking, “Who in this room would like this crisp, new $20 bill?”
Of course, every hand in the room would shoot up. Then the speaker would
crumple the bill, throw it on the floor, and step on it. Then he would ask, “Now who still
wants it?”
All the hands would naturally stay raised.
Then the speaker would smile and say, “Think about this: Nothing I did to this
money made it decrease in value. It was still worth $20 after I stepped on it. There’s a
valuable lesson here.
“Often in our lives, we are crumpled and dropped and stepped on, both by the
decisions we make and by what happens to us. You may feel worthless. But
remember, no matter what happens to you, you will never lose your value. Our worth
doesn’t come from what we look like or what’s happened to us, but from who we are.
You’re all special--you all have value. Don’t ever forget that.”
I thought it was worth saving, anyway. :)