My god-daughter Angharad has just graduated with a Masters from university (proud god-father) and this reminds me of a story I was told by my dad when I graduated.
A father said to his son “You have graduated with first class degree, congratulations.
Here is a car I bought many years ago. It is pretty old now. But before I give it to you, take it to the used car showroom and tell them I want to sell it and see how much they offer you for it.”
The son went to the used car showroom returned to his father and said, “They offered me £1,000 because the said it looks pretty worn out.”
The father said, now “Take it to the pawn shop.” The son went to the pawn shop, returned to his father and said, “The pawn shop offered only £100 because it is an old car.”
The father asked his son to go to a car club now and show them the car. The son then took the car to the club, returned and told his father,” Some people in the club offered £100,000 for it because “it’s an iconic car and sought by many collectors.”
Now the father said this to his son,
“The right place values you the right way,” If you are not valued, do not be angry, it means you are in the wrong place. Those who know your value are those who appreciate you… never stay in a place where no one sees your value.
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