The Hundred Rupee Note

Thought for the week:

A story that somebody sent me years ago, popped into my vision as I was going through some old stuff yesterday.
It's worth sharing.

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a hundred rupee note. In the room, there were about 200 people. He asked: "Who would like this hundred rupee note?

Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this 100 rupee note to one of you but first, let me do this.
He proceeded to crumple up the note.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he  said, "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 says it's good enough, who wants it?"

Still the hands went into the air.

Then he said

"My friends, we 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 a hundred rupees.

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."