A well-know speaker started on his seminar（研讨会） by holding up a $20 bill in the room of 200.
He asked,who would like this $20 bill. Hands started going up. He said, "I'm going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple（弄皱） the $20 note up.
He then asked, "who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground, and started to ground into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now, 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 want 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 circumstances that come away. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what happened, or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finally creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worst of your lives comes not in what we do, or who we know, but by who we are. You are special. Don't ever forget it.
相关单词：crumple
crumple解释：v.把...弄皱，满是皱痕，压碎，崩溃
crumple例句：
Take care not to crumple your dress by packing it carelessly.当心不要因收放粗心压纵你的衣服。
The wall was likely to crumple up at any time.墙随时可能坍掉。
相关单词：crumpled
crumpled解释：adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
crumpled例句：
She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。
相关单词：creased
creased解释：（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴
creased例句：
You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。
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