A little boy once went to his grandpa and asked, "What's the value of life?"
Grandpa gave him a stone and said, "Find out the value of this stone, but don't sell it"
Boy took the stone to an Orange Seller and asked him what its cost would be.
Orange Seller saw the shiny stone and said, "You can take 12 oranges for that stone."
Boy apologized and said that grandpa has asked him not to sell it.
He went ahead and found a vegetable seller and asked, "What could be the value of this stone?"
Seller saw the shiny stone and said, "Take one sack of potatoes and give me the stone."
Boy again apologized and said he can't sell it.
Further ahead, he went into a jewellery shop and asked the value of the stone.
The jeweler saw the stone under a lens and said, "I'll give you 1 million for this stone."
When the boy shook his head, the jeweler said, "Alright, alright, take two 24 karat gold necklaces, but give me the stone."
Boy explained that he can't sell the stone.
Further ahead, boy saw a precious stone's shop and asked seller the value of this stone.
When precious stone's seller saw the big ruby, he lay down a red cloth and put ruby on it. Then he walked in circles around the ruby; bent down and touched his head in front of the ruby. "From where did you bring this priceless ruby from?" he asked.
"Even if I sell the whole world, and my life, I won't be able to purchase this priceless stone."
Stunned and confused, the boy returned to grandpa and told him what had happened.
"Now tell me what is the value of life, grandpa?"
Grandpa said, "The answers you got from the Orange Seller, the Vegetable Seller, the Jeweler & the Precious Stone's Seller explain the value of our life...
You may be a precious stone, even priceless; but people will value you based on their financial status, their level of information, their belief in you, their motive behind entertaining you, their ambition, and their risk taking ability. But don't fear, you will surely find someone who will discern your true value."
You are Unique.
Disclaimer: '#Forwarded' label refers to stories and anecdotes send to me by friends or the ones I came across in net. I neither know the source of these stories nor its correctness. Being said that, I like the story and truly believe that readers will get inspiration/ motivation from these articles
Grandpa gave him a stone and said, "Find out the value of this stone, but don't sell it"
Boy took the stone to an Orange Seller and asked him what its cost would be.
Orange Seller saw the shiny stone and said, "You can take 12 oranges for that stone."
Boy apologized and said that grandpa has asked him not to sell it.
He went ahead and found a vegetable seller and asked, "What could be the value of this stone?"
Seller saw the shiny stone and said, "Take one sack of potatoes and give me the stone."
Boy again apologized and said he can't sell it.
Further ahead, he went into a jewellery shop and asked the value of the stone.
The jeweler saw the stone under a lens and said, "I'll give you 1 million for this stone."
When the boy shook his head, the jeweler said, "Alright, alright, take two 24 karat gold necklaces, but give me the stone."
Boy explained that he can't sell the stone.
Further ahead, boy saw a precious stone's shop and asked seller the value of this stone.
When precious stone's seller saw the big ruby, he lay down a red cloth and put ruby on it. Then he walked in circles around the ruby; bent down and touched his head in front of the ruby. "From where did you bring this priceless ruby from?" he asked.
"Even if I sell the whole world, and my life, I won't be able to purchase this priceless stone."
Stunned and confused, the boy returned to grandpa and told him what had happened.
"Now tell me what is the value of life, grandpa?"
Grandpa said, "The answers you got from the Orange Seller, the Vegetable Seller, the Jeweler & the Precious Stone's Seller explain the value of our life...
You may be a precious stone, even priceless; but people will value you based on their financial status, their level of information, their belief in you, their motive behind entertaining you, their ambition, and their risk taking ability. But don't fear, you will surely find someone who will discern your true value."
You are Unique.
Disclaimer: '#Forwarded' label refers to stories and anecdotes send to me by friends or the ones I came across in net. I neither know the source of these stories nor its correctness. Being said that, I like the story and truly believe that readers will get inspiration/ motivation from these articles
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