You have something special to offer

I am concerned with the teens in our county. It seems this suicide trend is just that, a trend toward destruction.  This little note is worthy of publication.

A pastor was asked to speak to an audience of 150 teens.  He pulled out a crisp $20 bill and asked, “Who wants this $20 bill?”

 All 150 teens nodded.

 He said, “I am going to give this money to someone, but first....” He then proceeded to crumple up the bill and asked the crowd again if anyone wanted it.

 All 150 hands went up in the air.

 The pastor then dropped the money on the floor and stomped all over it. Again, he raised it in the air to show the crowd. The money was filthy. “Does anyone want it now?”

 Every hand went up again.

 His message was simple. No matter what he did to ruin the money, people still wanted it because its value remained the same. It was still worth $20.

 His sermon was short. “Life will beat you up to the point where you feel helpless, inadequate, worthless. You will deal with bad circumstances and make bad choices that must be dealt with later. However, no matter what you go through, your value will remain the same. You have something special to offer that no one can take away from you.” 

Harvey Seidel