twenty dollars

A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill.
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In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?"
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Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you. But first, let me do this."
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He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.
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"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
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He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"
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Still the hands went into the air.
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"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson.
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No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
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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.
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We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.
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Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you.
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The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but in who we are.
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You are special; don't ever forget it."