Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 priceless! Hope it comes through. Love Ardie > >Reply-To: rolsonnd@... >To: undisclosed-recipients: ; >Subject: [Fwd: Fw: A $20 Bill] >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:44:03 -0500 > >Isn't this interesting. Heard this on food for thought Tuesday over the >radio and here again I get on the computer and it's here, too. Albert >is right when he says they get allot of their food for thought from the >attachments on the computer. Like it when Albert comes up with his own >ideas for the Radio. Bev _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Twenty-Dollar Bill > > > > > > A well-known speaker started off his seminar > > by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, > > > > "Who would like this $20 bill?" > > > > Hands started going up. > > > > He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you > > > > but first, let me do this. > > > > He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. > > > > He then asked, "Who still wants it?" > > > > Still the hands were up in the air. > > > > Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" > > > > And he dropped it on the ground > > > > and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. > > > > He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. > > > > "Now, who still wants it?" > > > > Still the hands went into the air. > > > > My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. > > > > No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it > > > > because it did not decrease in value. > > > > It was still worth $20. > > > > Many times in our lives, > > > > we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt > > > > by the decisions we make and > > > > the circumstances that come our way. > > > > We feel as though we are worthless. > > > > But no matter what has happened or > > > > what will happen, you will never lose your value. > > > > Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, > > > > you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. > > > > The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we > > > > know, > > > > but by WHO WE ARE. > > > > You are special- Don't EVER forget it." > > > > If you do not pass this on, you may never know the > > > > lives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to, > > > > or the hope that it can bring. > > > > Count your blessings, not your problems. > > > > And remember: amateurs built the ark ... > > > Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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