Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 > >----> >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 who we > > > > > >know, but by WHO WE ARE. You are special - Don't EVER > > >forget it." > > > > > >Count your blessings, not your problems. Never be > > >afraid to try > > > > > >something new. If you do not pass this on, you may > > >never know the > > > > > >lives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to, or > > >the hope that > > > > > >it can bring. And remember..... Amateurs built the ark. > > > > > >Professionals built the Titanic. _______________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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