"People who have setbacks and trouble often emerge with values and priorities that
are higher and nobler, more sensitivity and understanding of the difficulties of others,
and a new appreciation of how much people mean to them." – Bernard Brunstang

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A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 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 the dollar bill up.

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 all
crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you 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 in God’s eyes. To Him, dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still
priceless to Him.

[Author unknown]