How Much Are You Worth?|价值

How Much Are You Worth?

by Olivia Wycech

The value of life explained using a US$20 bill.

　　The Internet is awash with inspirational quotes and motivational stories. There is one particular story about something as simple as a US$20 bill that best illustrates the importance of value. It's about a man who began a lecture by holding up a US$20 bill. He asked a room of approximately 200 students if anybody wanted it. Naturally, everyone raised his or her hand. He told the class that he would give the bill to one of them, but he had to do something first. He crumpled the bill up. He proceeded to ask the class if anyone still wanted it, and hands still went up. The man wasn't satisfied and went on to drop it on the floor, which was quite filthy. He even ground it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up and once again presented the bill, which was crumpled, dirty, and slightly torn, to the class. He then asked once more if there was anyone that wanted it, and still, hands went up.

　　Satisfied, the man began to explain to the class that they had all learned a very valuable lesson. It didn't matter what had happened to the money, what it looked like, or where it had been. Everyone still wanted it because it had not decreased in value. It was still worth US$20. Over the course of a person's life, they are dropped, stepped on, crumpled up, and treated like dirt, which are results of the decisions they make and the circumstances present. Though we might feel worthless at times, regardless of what may have happened, we will never lose our value. The man showed those 200 students how special they were using a US$20 bill, and after reading this story, you should know how special you are, too.

价值

用一张二十元的美钞来解释人生的价值。

　　网络上充斥着激励人心的话语和励志的故事。这里有一个就像二十元美钞这么单纯的故事，可以说是阐明价值重要性的最佳例证。这个故事要从某个男子拿着一张二十元美钞开始上课讲起。他询问课堂上将近两百位的学生有没有人想要这张钞票。大家很自然地都举起了手。该男子告诉班上同学说他会将这张钞票给班上的其中一个人，但他得要先做件事。接着，他将这张钞票揉成一团。然后，他又继续问课堂上的同学还有人想要这张钞票吗，大家仍然举手说要。该男子对这个状况不太满意，于是他便接着把钞票丢到相当脏的地板上。他甚至用他的鞋子将钞票在地上碾来碾去。他把这张钞票捡起来，再把这张又皱又脏且稍微破损的钞票给全班看。然后，他再问了一次是否还有人想要，大家还是举起了手。

　　这位男子对这个结果感到很满意，便开始向全班解释，他们都学到了很宝贵的一课。就是不管这张钞票变得如何，看起来变成怎样，还是在什么地方都不重要。大家还是想要这张钞票，因为不论对它做了任何事之后还是不损其价值。它还是一张价值二十元的美钞。在一个人的生命过程中，他们会跌倒、被践踏、被压力所击倒，甚至被像粪土一样地对待，这些是他们所作的决定和环境所呈现出来的结果。虽然有时我们可能感到自己无足轻重，但不管发生了什么事，我们绝不能失去本身的价值。这名男子用一张二十元的美钞来向这两百位学生说明他们有多么独特，在看完这个故事后，你们也应该了解自己有多么特别了吧。