1. It happened some time ago. I was
in an audience listening to a motivational speaker. The speaker got out his
wallet & pulled out a 500 Naira note. Holding it up, he asked, "Who wants
this 500 naira note?" Lots of hands went up. Including mine. A slow chorus
began to build as people began to shout "Me!" "Me!" I began
to wonder who the lucky one would be who the speaker would choose. And I also
secretly wondered (and I am sure others did too) why he would simply give away
500 naira. Even as the shouts of "I want it" grew louder, I noticed a
young woman running down the aisle. She ran up onto the stage, went up to the
speaker, and grabbed the five 500 naira note from his hand. "Well done,
young lady," said the speaker into the microphone. The speaker simply say
"Most of us just sit and wait for good things to happen. That's of no use.
You've got to make things happen. Make a move" 'Simply thinking about
doing something is of no use and not good enough'. Our lives are like that. We
all see opportunities around us. We all want the good things. But the problem
is we don't take action. We all want the 500 naira notes on offer. But we don't
make the move. We look at it longingly. Get up, and do something about it. Don't
worry about what other people might think. TAKE ACTION!
2. Later, the speaker got another 500
naira note and held it up for all to see, I thought I knew what's up. But he
just asked a simple question. "How much is this worth?" "Five
Hundred naira!" the crowd yelled in unison. "Right," said the
speaker. He then took the note and crumpled it into a ball and asked "How
much is it worth now?" "Five Hundred naira!" screamed the
audience. He then threw the note on the ground, stamped all over it and picked
up the note and asked one more time: "And how much is it worth now?"
"Five Hundred naira!" was the response. "I want you to remember
this," said the speaker. "Just because someone crumples it, or stamps
on it, the value of the note does not diminish. We should all be like the 500
naira note..
In our lives, there will be times
when we feel crushed, stamped over, beaten. But never let your self-worth diminish.
Just because someone chooses to crush you -- that doesn't change your worth one
bit! Don't allow your self-worth to diminish because someone says something
nasty or does something dirty to you." Never let your self-worth diminish.
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