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October 22, 2004
Everyone has value
I read an interesting story in a book tonight. Bob Lenz, one of the co-authors of "Teen Power Too," used the five dollar bill as an example of human worth. He said that no matter what we say to the five dollar bill it still is worth five dollars. We can spit on it, call it names and ridicule it and it is still worth five dollars. Even if it were verbally abused and physically all crumpled up, there are very few people who would not accept the five dollar bill if it were given to them. Why? Because regardless of what happened to it, they know it is worth five dollars to them.
I like this illustration because no matter what others do to us, or say about us, each of us still has value. We should remember this for ourselves and treat others like they have value also.
Posted by carl1236 at October 22, 2004 11:59 PM