Diamonds Are Forever
The value of a diamond is not determined by what people use it for but by what it
is made up of. Whatever you use a diamond for will not affect its value. You
can drop a diamond in mud but it will still be a diamond. A diamond carries its
own value and doesn't allow other people or situations to determine it. A wise
person knows how best to use a diamond in hand but a fool may decide to use it
for anything, even dropping it in a gutter, and still it will not cease to be a
diamond. Like the diamond, anyone who knows how much he or she is valued does
not struggle to get people to value them and would not also allow situations
and challenges to keep them down, simply because they know how much they are
worth or valued.
Self-value is an important virtue any human being can acquire and should
acquire. When you know your value you don't care how people value you because
you know what they are missing by devaluing you. In short, you know what you
are worth and therefore no one or any situation determines your value or your
worth.
Many people have allowed others to define to them their value or worth. That is
why a person may condemn themselves if, for instance, he or she fails to
qualify for a job, gain admission to a particular institution, or fails a
particular test. Such a person may become dejected, confused and hopeless
because he or she doesn't know how much she or he is worth.
The opposite of this kind of person is one who knows how much he or she is
worth, and always imagines a new start when faced with challenges. For such a
person challenges cannot keep him or her down, like the diamond they still know
their value even when dropped in the mud. In their mind he or she knows that
they are a great person with a lot of potential and of great use and therefore
needed somewhere.
Self-valuing does not come by chance. You must work at it and never forget that
you are the only one who knows your worth. The way you treat yourself gives
others the idea of your worth. It is therefore important to know your worth.
The road to self-value or valuing oneself begins with loving yourself. Many
people can give out love to others but only few people can really love and
appreciate themselves. Learning to love yourself is
the greatest love of all. This does not mean being selfish, that is not the
issue. You are a person and as such you deserve good things in life so treat
yourself well. When you have much love for yourself
you build a strong internal pillar of love and this will keep you going when
outside love (love from others) vanishes. Take time to say good things about
yourself to yourself. Don't blame or hurt yourself so much when things go
wrong, and don't forget to praise yourself for every little success, and
congratulate yourself for you deserve it.
Knowing yourself is an important step to self-valuing. Many of us know history
about some great people but the unfortunate thing is that we don't really know
anything about ourselves. The great men and women became an example to us
because they knew who they were. It takes only people who know who they are to
make an impact; in effect you cannot make any positive impact here on this
earth if you do not know who you are. Get into yourself and know the potentials
and gifts you possess and begin to develop and use them.
Remember also to sincerely appreciate the unique gifts of others and praise
them if need be. In doing this you will also will begin to appreciate God for
whom he has made you to be and never forget to thank God for your life because
your life matters to him and to this world.
~ Author Unknown ~
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind,
and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.And
the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
(Mark 12:30-31)”