The Quest for Character - A Gold Is A Gold

Someone reminded me this some time ago and I felt a small tug in my heart to post it here...

(maybe you would think that the writer of this blog is out of his mind)

A gold is a gold? Yeah right, so?

But the value of that statement increases immensely when we add this word: "wherever"

Wherever a gold is, it is still a gold.

In a beautiful jewelry box...
In a rubbish bin...
In the shape of a ring...
In its original..unsightly form...

or in an earthen vessel...

it's still a gold...and it is wanted (especially now when US dollar is disappointing)*.

All of us want to be wanted. All of us need to be needed. In extreme cases, there is a syndrome called ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in some children (or maybe adults too?) where they always create problems in order to be the center of attention.

But there is a much better way in order to be wanted...needed, go and shine like gold.

Sometimes we change ourselves for the better because circumstances force us or incentives pull us.

But if we are "gold", we do not wait for circumstances or incentives. We change because we want to shine - because that is who we are and that is what we do.

My mentee asked me, what is the benefit of self betterment if nobody notices that or nobody rewards us for that?

I said if that is the case, then consider yourself as a gold in a rubbish bin. Your value is not determined by where you are but by who you really are. The gold is still a gold - shining in the rubbish bin as bright as in a jewel casket. So keep on shining, brighter and brighter, no matter where you are. Surely other people will find your value and you will be taken away and glorified.

And in the end, if really nobody cares, the Guy upstairs does.

Keep on shining...be wanted...be valuable...

* This statement is not supposed to be considered as investment advice. The author is not responsible for the loss generated from gold investment undertaken based on this statement. Nevertheless, the author requires a sizable share of gain should the investment based on this statement prove to be profitable.