A little boy went to his old
grandpa and asked,
"What's the value of
life?"
The grandpa gave him one
stone and said, "Find out the value of this stone, but don't sell
it."
The Orange Seller saw the
shiny stone and said, "You can take 12 oranges and give me the
stone."
The boy apologized and said
that the grandpa has asked him not to sell it.
He went ahead and found a
vegetable seller.
"What could be the value
of this stone?" he asked the vegetable seller.
The seller saw the shiny
stone and said, "Take one
sack of potatoes and give me
the stone."
The boy again apologized and
said he can't sell it.
Further ahead, he went into a jewelry shop and asked the value of the stone.
The jeweler saw the stone
under a lens and said, "I'll give you 50 million for this stone."
When the boy shook his head, the jeweler said, "Alright,alright, take 2
gold necklace, but give me the stone."
The boy explained that he
can't sell the stone.
Further ahead, the boy saw a
precious stone's shop and asked the seller the value of this stone.
When the precious stone's
seller saw the big ruby, he lay down a red cloth and put the ruby on it.
Then he walked in circles
around the ruby and bent down and touched his head in front of the ruby.
"From where did you bring this priceless ruby from?" he asked.
"Even if I sell the
whole world, and my life, I won't
be able to purchase this
priceless stone.
Stunned and confused, the boy
returned to the grandpa and told him what had happened.
"Now tell me what is the
value of life, grandpa?"
Grandpa said, "The
answers you got from the Orange Seller, the Vegetable Seller, the Jeweler &
the Precious Stone's Seller explain the value of our life...
You may be a precious stone,
even priceless, but
people will value you based
on their financial status, their level of information, their belief in you,
their motive behind entertaining you,their ambition, and their risk taking
ability.
But don't fear, you will
surely find someone who will discern your true value."
Respect yourself.
Don't sell yourself cheap.
You are Unique.
No one can Replace you!
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