It's an intriguing story. At one seminar, a famous speaker did not utter a single opening statement, but held aloft a hundred-dollar bill. In the face of the hundreds of delegates present who looked at each other, the speaker asked loudly, "Who wants this hundred dollars?" As soon as the words fell, one hand scrambled to raise it above his head. It seems that everyone wants this hundred dollars.
The orator turned sharply and continued, "I do intend to give this hundred dollars to one of you." But before that, allow me to do one thing. The crowd looked at the orator's face and wondered what medicine he wanted to sell in his gourd. The orator kneaded the structured hundred dollars back and forth, then looked around and asked, "Now, who wants this hundred dollars?" Some were stunned, some were slightly indignant, and some still raised their hands above their heads.
The orator saw this and said, "So, what if I do this?" He threw the banknote on the ground, stomped on it with hatred, and crushed the banknote continuously with the soles of his feet. Then he picked it up, unfolded the dirty and crumpled banknote, and once again asked aloud, "Who wants it now?" The stunned people became indignant, the slightly indignant people became more indignant, and fewer and fewer people raised their hands, but there were still a few people in the crowd who stubbornly raised their hands above their heads in full view of everyone.
No one knows what will happen next. It is time, the orator said triumphantly, "Friends, you have taken a very meaningful lesson. You see, no matter what I do with this hundred dollars, there are always people who want it. Because of what? Because it's still worth a hundred dollars, it's not devalued because I kneaded it and stepped on it. Isn't it? Then the crowd came back to God.
The orator began to express the deep meaning of his doing so: "On the road of life, we will be knocked down countless times by our own mistakes or the adversities we encounter, and even crushed to pieces. At that time, we often feel that we are worthless and have nothing. But, as we all saw just now, a hundred dollars is a hundred dollars. Whatever happens, whatever is about to happen, remember this hundred dollars, and you will never lose your value. Therefore, we must be confident, and we must firmly believe in the value of our lives. Our value depends on ourselves! You are unique – never forget that! As soon as the speaker's voice dropped, there was a thunderous applause from the audience.
A hundred dollar bill. What a wonderful metaphor for life! This is reminiscent of a Western adage: "Wherever you go, a pound is still equal to sixteen ounces." ”
Everyone is a world, a unique world, a wonderful world. This is where his meaning and value lie, and this is also the basis for his self-confidence in facing life. We say that self-confidence not only comes from external success, but also depends on a person's belief in a value of his own existence. Life is about the meaning you give it, not being defined by others.
Remember: a hundred dollars is a hundred dollars! You are the only one.
A small story of nurturing the heart every day, harvesting a piece of growth every day.