THE CRUMPLED $100 BILL
A story of self-worth
Once upon a time, there was a creative arts teacher who at the beginning of every school year would stand up in front of her students holding a crisp $100 bill.
She would say to them,
“Students, put your hands up if you want this money.”
Every hand in the room goes up, to which the teacher says,
“I am going to give this money to someone here, but first, let me do this…”
She would then take the $100 bill and crumple it up into a tiny ball within her hands, and then ask the students, “Who still wants it?”
All hands stay up.
The teacher then drops the bill on the floor, stomps and grinds it into the ground, and picks it back up. “How about now?” she asks again.
All hands stay up.
“Class, I hope you see the lesson here. It didn’t matter what I did to this money, you still wanted it in the end because its value stayed the same. Even with its creases and dirtiness, it’s still worth $100.”
The teacher continues,
“This is true with all of us. There will be similar times in your life when you are dropped, bruised, and soiled. Yet no matter what happens, you NEVER lose your value.”
ALWAYS REMEMBER…
Life’s hardships are inevitable and at some point we will all be put through “the ringer”. Don’t let these challenges and setbacks alter your feelings of self-worth. You will ALWAYS be enough. You will ALWAYS have something unique and special to offer the world.
