The Value of Your Life

The Value of Your Life (and others)

Little Big Man  Chief Dan George Gratitude Speech

One day a son goes to his father and asks "Father, what is the value of my life?"

The father gives him a stone and says "If you want to know the value of your life, take this stone to the market. If anyone asks the price... Don't say a word, simply raise up 2 fingers.

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The boy does as his father says and goes to the market. He wanders around and then suddenly, an old woman approaches him and says "How much is this stone?"

The boy doesn't say a word but raises 2 fingers. The woman says "2 dollars? I'll take it!" The son is surprised and runs back to his father saying "Father, there was an old woman at the market. She wanted to give me 2 dollars for the stone."

Then the father replies, "The next place I want you to go is the museum, and if anyone asks the price, don't say a word. Just raise 2 fingers." So the son takes the stone and goes to the museum. After about 20 minutes a middle aged man approaches the boy. He says to the boy "Much is this stone?" The boy doesn't say a word and raises 2 fingers. "200 dollars? I'll take it!" says the man.

Surprised again the boy runs home to his father and says, "Father, a man at the museum wanted to buy the stone for 200 dollars." The father replied, "Ok son, the last place I want you to take the stone is a precious stone shop. Walk inside with the stone and if anyone asks the price, don't say a word. Just raise 2 fingers."

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So the son runs off to the precious stone store. After finding it and walking inside he sees an old man behind the counter. And as the old man sees the stone, he jumps up and screams "Oh my god! You have the stone I've been searching for all my life! What do you want for it? How much is it?" The boy doesn't say a word and raises up 2 fingers. "200, 000 dollars? I'll take it!" says the old man

The boy can't believe it. He jumps up and runs to his father. "Father, the old man at the precious stone store wanted to give me 200,000 dollars for the stone." The father said, "You see son? Do you understand the value of your life? Life is all about where you place yourself. You can decide to be a 2 dollar stone or a 200,000 dollar stone. There are some people who love you and for whom you are everything. And some people will just use you as a commodity. For them, you will be worth nothing. So it is up to you, my son, to decide the value of your life."

Enjoy

© 2020 MU-Peter Shimon