Flawed and (Still) Worthy.

Are You Worthy?

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 worthy one of you but first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple the 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, 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 is 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 not worthy. 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 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.

Finding Your Own Value As a Worthy Person

This story reminds us that our self-worth isn't tied to external factors. It's an intrinsic quality that remains constant despite life's challenges. Just like the crumpled bill, we may face setbacks and hardships, but our inherent value never diminishes.

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