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.
this was the story my mother recited to me and my sister at bedtime [which was weird coz moms eyes always shut more earlier than mine!]
actually what really happened was one day i asked mom what should i do if a friend of mine completely ignores me for no damn reason?
she initially glared at me and then pepped me to tell her the whole thing
so i began......
a year ago i had made an amazing friend....we used to talk for hours on whatsapp and even on the phone...it was mutually enriching too and we both learned and supported each other through all our ups and downs....atleast i did! it was such a beautiful bond that i never wanted it to go away...
both of us were equally caring and concerned for ones well being but of course never leaving an opportunity to tease each other.....
but recently all of that suddenly stopped.....we all go thru such phases...dont we?
i kept on sending the messages....but the other never bothered to even reply back...gradually not wanting to seem desperate [ we all have that feeling where we feel we are giving more into the friendship than the other ...i had the same] i decided to nt make myself stoop more low and very heavy heartedly called off my communication strings!... and now " the extra busy" person did nt even try once to contact me back ......i tell u ...these expectations hurt the most...[ LESSON OF LIFE....JUST GIVE AS IF ITS UR LAST DAY...WITHOUT ANY EXPECTATION]
so now.....its like 2 strangers with a cherishable past.....
and mom i feel really sad sometimes....after a busy tiring day when i go to sleep ...i think where did i went wrong?...but then the next morning i begin my day as if nothing happened....and this was a conflicting situation.....which is now driving me mad
"princess.....remind me to tell u a story at bedtime:"
"umm...alright"
and then she told me this story and said " baby, when people unintentionally hurt u and have no plans on coming back....dont stoop low for their time....MAINTAIN UR VALUE AS THAT OF THE DOLLAR NOTE.....always remember....keep ur door open for those who want to leave and those who want to return...but blocking ur door with one person is not right princess..."
" but then u miss the person badly...so badly that u tend to block the door...its easier said than done" i complained
" i understand baby but ITS YOU who needs to put in the effort...be it friending...working or wanting a desirable object or person ....everything starts with U ....its very hard on ur heart initially but with time the pain fades....DONT FORGET STAY STRONG"
"thanks mom.....really"
" night sweetheart....sleep tight"
HOPE....some of u would have gotten the solution to such problems....get over..move on...life is too short to keep the heart aching!
so KEEP SMILING and
KEEP LOVING UR MOM :) [ ofcourse thats different we argue more......hahahaaa]
