Who's Awesome ?... You are Awesome

Who's Awesome ?... You are Awesome

A young man went to see a wise man, and asked him:

’I have come seeking advice, for I am tormented by feelings of worthlessness and no longer wish to live. Everyone tells me that I am a failure and a fool. I beg you, Master, help me!’

The wise man and took off a small ring with a beautiful gem from his finger.

’Take my horse and go to the market square! I urgently need to sell this ring in order to pay off a debt. Try to get a decent price for it, and do not settle for anything less than one gold coin! Go right now, and come back as quick as you can!’

The young man took the ring and galloped off. When he arrived at the market square, he showed it to the various traders, who at first examined it with close interest. But no sooner had they heard that it would sell only in exchange for gold than they completely lost interest. 
Some of the traders laughed openly at the boy, others simply turned away. 
Only one aged merchant was decent enough to explain to him that a gold coin was too high a price to pay for such a ring, and that he was more likely to be offered only copper, or at best, possibly silver.

When he heard these words, the youth became very upset, for he remembered the wise man’s instruction not to accept anything less than gold. Feeling depressed by his failure, he returned to see the wise man.

’Master, I was unable to carry out your request’, he said. ’At best I would have been able to get a couple of silver coins, but you told me not to agree to anything less than gold! But they told me that this ring isn’t worth much.’

The wise man smiled - "Ride over to the jeweler and find out what his price is. Only don’t sell it to him, regardless of what he offers you! Instead, come back to me.

The young man once more leapt up on to the horse and set off to see the jeweller. The latter examined the ring through a magnifying glass for a long time, then weighed it on a set of tiny scales. Finally, he turned to the youth and said:

’Tell your master that right now I can’t give him more than 58 gold coins for it. But if he gives me some time, I will buy the ring for 70.’

’70 gold coins?!’ exclaimed the youth. He laughed, thanked the jeweller and rushed back at full speed to the wise man.

When the wise man heard the story, he told the animated young man -
You are like the ring. The more time you spend among those who devalue you, the more depressed you feel. Depression makes you want to give up on life.

The moment you move towards those who value you, your mood changes. You become happy and want to enjoy the fruits of life.

The choice is always in your hand. 
Stop wasting your time wandering in the place where people have no love for you!!

Chandan Malaker

Empowering Healthcare and Healthtech Brands with Strategic, Tech-Enabled Marketing

8 年

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