know your worth!

A father gave an old car to his daughter for her graduation, a 1948 Buick Roadmaster, an old classic. The daughter despised his choice but accepted the gift.

After a couple of days, he said, "Babygirl, go sell the car." Surprised by this, she said, "You just gave her the car, dad." He assured her that it was okay and that she could buy a new one with the money.

She went to a nearby car dealership and asked for the price of the car. The dealer told her that the car was aged and that he would only give her 5,000$. 

She came back home and told her father the price she got. He said, 'Go and try the secondhand car dealership uptown.'

She went to the secondhand car dealership and showed them the car. The dealer saw it and said, 'This is an outdated car. I will only give you 500$ for this car.' The girl came back and told her dad the price. The father took some time and said, 'Why don't you go and be a member of the car enthusiast group in the local town? Maybe you will get a good price there.'

She found a group with some research, joined the group, made friends, and settled in quickly. After a few months, she brought the car to the group and asked how much it would sell. To her surprise, she received offers of up to 100,000$ from different people. She left the place eager to tell the good news to her father. She got home, without sitting, and said, 'Dad, you would not believe the price I got offered!'  His face brightened, 'how much did they say?' The daughter jumping with joy, told him she got offered up to 100,000$. Astonished by the offer, he said, 'Sell it!'

There is a catch to the story. We are like the 1948 Buick Roadmaster. Our value could vary depending on where or with whom we are. The people around us will usually try to determine our values, label us or put a price tag on us. On our part, we have the choice to settle for the price they give us, or we could move on to look for a better price. The father repeatedly told the daughter to try a different place to get a better price, and she eventually found one.

We usually dwell in places where we are less valued or, even worse, a place we are not valued at all. We settle for people that degrade the value we have for ourselves. Through time, we accept the price people give us as our price. Fear of loneliness and isolation settles us for something below our worth.

Like the daughter who did not settle for a less price, we should never settle for less. We should know our worth and seek people and environments that appreciate it. Until then, never settle for less, and know your worth.  

      Be all you can be.✌

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