Who would like this crisp 20 dollar bill? — All students say yes.
I’m gonna give it to one of you, but first let me do this. (Crumples it up.)
Who still wants it? — Everyone says yes.
Walks around desk and drops the bill onto the floor and steps on it. — Who wants it now? - Everyone says yes.
My dear students, I just showed you a very important lesson. No matter what I did with this money, you still wanted it because it never lost its worth. It’s still worth 20 dollars.
Well, there are many times in our lives when we feel like life has crumbled us up and ground us into the dirt. You may make some poor decisions, or have to deal with some bad circumstances, and sometimes life’s gonna make us feel worthless. But no matter what has happened, no matter what will happen, you never lose your worth, you never lose your value. Don’t ever forget that.
