PRICELESS STONE - Inspirational Short Story.
.
One day a young boy asks his father what is the
value of his life. Instead of answering a father
told his son to take this rock and go sell it at a
market. If anybody asks the price raise two
fingers and don't say anything.
The boy then went to the market and a woman
ask “how much is this rock, I want to put it in my
garden?”
The boy didn't say anything and raised up two
fingers and the woman said $2? I'll take it!
And the boy went home and told his father a
woman wants to buy this rock for $2.
.
The father them said so I don't want you to take
this rock to a museum if anybody wants to buy it
don't say a word and just put up two fingers. The
boy then went to the museum and a man wanted
to buy the rock. The boy didn't say a word and
just put up two fingers and the man said $200?
I'll take it!
The boy was shocked and went running home and
told his father a man wants to buy this rock for $
200!
His father then said, son, the last place I want
you to take this rock is to a precious stone store.
Show it to the owner and don't say a word and if
he asks the price just put up two fingers.
The son then went to a precious stone store. He
showed the rock to the owner. Where did you find
this Stone! It is one of the rarest stones in the
world! I must have it! How much would you sell it
for? The boy put up two fingers and the man said
I'll take it for $200,000!
The boy not knowing what to say ran at home to
his father.
Father, there's a man that wants to buy the stone
for $200,000! His father said, “son do you know
the value of your life now?”
You see… it doesn't matter where you come from,
where you're born, the color of your skin, or how
much money you were born into. It matters where
you decide to place yourself, the people you
surround yourself with and how you choose to
carry yourself.
.
You may have lived your whole life thinking that
you were a $2 stone. You may have lived your
whole life surrounded by people that saw your
worth for only $2.
But everybody has a diamond inside them. And
we can choose to surround ourself with people
that see our value and see the diamond inside of
us. You can choose to put yourself in a market or
put yourself in a precious stone store.
.
And you
can also choose to see the value in other people.
You can help other people see the diamond inside
of them. Choose the people you surround yourself
wisely. That can make all the difference in your
life.
I love you all and I wish you all the best.