One day, a little monk came to me and asked the Zen master, "Master, what is the greatest value of my life?" The Zen master said, "You go to the back garden and move a big stone and take it to the vegetable market to sell, if someone asks for a price, don't speak, just stretch out two fingers; if he bargains with you, don't sell it, take it back, Master tells you, what is the greatest value of your life." ”

Early the next morning, the little monk took a big stone and went to the vegetable market to sell it. The vegetable market was full of people and people were very curious, and a housewife came over and asked, "How much do you sell for stones?" The monk stretched out two fingers, and the housewife said, "2 yuan?" The monk shook her head, and the housewife said, "So it's 20 yuan?" Okay, okay! I just took it back and pressed the sauerkraut. The little monk heard: "My mother, someone actually paid 20 yuan to buy a worthless stone!

So, the little monk didn't sell it, and went to see the master happily: "Master, today there is a housewife who is willing to pay 20 yuan to buy my stone. Master, can you tell me now what is the greatest value of my life?" The Zen master said, "Well, don't worry, you can take this stone to the museum early tomorrow morning, and if someone asks for the price, you still stick out two fingers; if you make a counter-offer, don't sell it, take it back and we'll talk about it." ”

The next morning, in the museum, a group of curious people watched, whispering: "What is the value of an ordinary stone in a museum?" "Since this stone is in a museum, it must have its value, but we don't know it yet." At this time, a person rushed out of the crowd and shouted at the little monk: "Little monk, how much do you sell this stone?" The little monk did not make a sound, stretched out two fingers, and the man said: "200 yuan?" The little monk shook his head, and the man said: "2000 yuan is 2000 yuan, just now I want to use it to carve a statue of a god." When the little monk heard this, he took a step back and was very surprised!

He still followed the master's instructions, carried the stone back to the mountain, and went to see the master: "Master, someone wants to pay 2,000 yuan to buy me this stone today, and this time you will always tell me, what is the greatest value of my life, right?" The Zen master laughed and said, "You will take this stone to the antique store tomorrow to sell, and if someone makes a counteroffer as usual, you will take it back." This time, the master will definitely tell you what is the greatest value of your life. ”

Early in the morning of the third day, the little monk came to the antique shop with the big stone in his arms, and there were still some people watching, and some people talking: "What kind of stone is this? Where was it unearthed? What dynasty is it used for?" Finally, a person came over and asked the price: "Little monk, how much do you sell this stone?" The little monk was still silent and stretched out two fingers. "20,000 yuan?" The little monk opened his eyes wide, opened his mouth wide, and shouted in surprise: "Ah?!" The guest thought that his bid was too low, and the little monk was angry, and immediately corrected him: "No! No! I said wrong, I want to give you 200,000 yuan!" "200,000 yuan!" When the little monk heard this, he immediately picked up the stone, rushed back to the mountain to see the master, and said breathlessly: "Master, master, now we are developed, today's donor bid 200,000 yuan to buy our stone!" Now you can always tell me, what is the greatest value of my life, right?"

The Zen master touched the little monk's head and said lovingly: "Child, the greatest value of your life is like this stone, if you put yourself in the vegetable market, you will only be worth 20 yuan; if you put yourself in the museum, you will be worth 2,000 yuan; if you put yourself in the antique shop, you will be worth 200,000 yuan!"

Does this story inspire you to think about your own life? How will you position your life? What kind of life auction house are you going to put yourself in for auction? What kind of life stage are you looking for for yourself?

I'm not afraid that others will look down on you, but I'm afraid that you will look down on yourself. Who's to say you're worthless? Unless you put yourself in the mud like a broken rock, no one can define your life in any way. The path you choose will determine what kind of life you have.