Inspirational Stories – Value of Your Life (Story # 35)

In the series of Inspirational  Stories, today we will share with you an inspirational Story – “Value of Your Life”. This inspiring story is about a father and a son. In the story, the father beautifully teaches a lesson to his son on his curiosity about the value of life. If you too feel that you don’t know what your value is, this story will make you understand that each and every one of us is a priceless treasure, and you just have to know where and how to find it. An interesting story having wroth to be in included in our series of stories.

Inspirational Stories # 35 – Value of Your Life

One day a son went to his father and asked, “What is the value of my life?”

Instead of answering, the father gave him a stone and said, “If you want to know the value of your life, take this stone and go to the market to sell it. If anyone ask you for the price, don’t say a word just raise two fingers. However do not accept any offer and bring the stone back to me.”

The boy went to the market. He looked around and suddenly an old woman approached him and asked, ”How much is this stone? I want to put it in my garden.” The boy didn’t say anything and raised two fingers, so the woman said… “Two dollars? I’ll take it.” The son got surprised, he rushed back to his father and said, “There was an old woman at the market, she wanted to give me $2 for the stone.”

The father then said, “My Son, now I want you to take this rock to the museum, and if you are asked the price, raise two fingers and don’t say a word. Once again, do not accept any offer and bring the stone back to me.” The boy took the stone then went to the museum. After a while, there was a middle aged man who approached the boy and asked for the price. The boy didn’t say a word and raised up two fingers. And the man asked, “$200 ?” The boy did not say anything once again as advised by his father. The main said, “Ok, I’ll take it! The boy was shocked and ran back home to his father, shouting and said, “Father! Father! A man in the museum wanted to buy the stone for $ 200.”

The father replied, “Ok son, the last place, I want you to take this stone is to a precious stone store. Walk inside and show it only to the owner. Don’t say a word, if he asks the price and just raise two fingers. As you did earlier do not accept any offer and bring the stone back to me.”

The son then went to the precious stone store and showed the stone to the owner. “OH MY GOD, where did you find this?” The owner asked, “This is a most precious unpolished gem, one of the most valuable in the whole world, I must have it. What price would you take for it?”

The boy didn’t say anything and raised two fingers to which the man replied, “Two million dollars?  That is a bargain, I’ll take it!” The boy couldn’t believe it .The boy not knowing what to say went breathlessly running home to his father anxiously clutching this now priceless gem, terrified that he might lose it. The boy said, “Father precious store owner wants to buy this stone for two million dollars!!!”

The father then said, “Son you have been carrying in your hands, one of the most precious objects of our people, it is truly priceless!” The father continues, “My dear son, do you now understand the value of your life? Life is all about where you put yourself. You can decide if you want to be a two dollars stone or a two million dollars stone.”

Moral of the Story – Value of Your Life

The value of your life, is much like that stone. Someone sees it having a worth of $2, others $200, and still few see two million dollars. Your true value does not change, but the way you are valued depends entirely on your environment. If you feel unappreciated or worthless, you are likely just in the wrong place. Surround yourself with people who recognize your true worth, and never settle for someone else’s discounted opinion of who you are.

Another message the story comminates is – Do not forget your individual worth or lose faith in yourself. In spite of having qualities people may ignore, criticize and discourage you to make you feel inferior. You need to understand the value you carry inside and move forward in life.

Invajy Insight

In our day-to-day lives, it is incredibly easy to let other people dictate our worth. You might be in a relationship where a partner constantly criticizes your ambitions, making you feel small. You might be working a job where a manager ignores your extra effort and treats you like you are completely replaceable. Or you might have a friend group that dismisses your ideas and always talks over you.

When you spend enough time in these environments, the natural human reaction is to internalize it and think, “I must not be good enough.” But just like the stone in the story, your actual worth hasn’t dropped at all—you are simply presenting your value to the wrong audience. You are asking for your worth at the local market when you belong in the gem store.

Stop exhausting yourself trying to convince the wrong people to see your value. If a friend, a boss, or a partner treats you like a “two-dollar stone,” pack up your time, your love, and your energy, and move. Find the partner who celebrates you, the workplace that rewards your initiative, and the friends who actually listen.

It does not matter where you come from, where you were born, or the color of your skin. You just need to put yourself at right place, not all people will understand your value or appreciate you. Your life lies in your hands, it’s up to you to make it a better.

Ask yourself today: Where are you currently placing yourself? Are you surrounded by people who see your true worth, or are you letting the wrong crowd put a discount on your life?

So that’s all from my side in this post. Over to you now, I and Invajy readers would love to hear your thoughts and learnings from this inspirational story − Value of your life. Please feel free to share them in comments section.

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