A Story of an Old Watch and Self-Worth

A Story of an Old Watch and Self-Worth

A father, before he died, called on his son: “This is the watch your grandfather gave me. It is more than 200 years old. Before I give it to you go to the watch shop and tell him I want to sell it, and ask how much he'd offer”.

 

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The son went and came back to tell his father: "The jeweller offers $5 because it's old and has a lot of scratches.”

The father then asked his son to ask again at the coffee shop.

The son went and came back and said: “The cafe owner also offers $5, father.”

The father then said: “Go to the museum and show the curator the watch”. 
The son went and came back happily. “They offered me a million bucks for this piece.”

The father said: 
“I wanted to let you know that the right place values your value in a way right. 
Don't put yourself in the wrong place and get angry if you get treated like trash. 
Those who knows your value are the ones who appreciate you. 
Don't ever stay in a place that doesn't suit you.
Know your worth. You could be worth a lot, 
but if you’re in the wrong place you won’t shine."

[Notes. There are versions of this story on the Internet [since 2019] --no originators' names.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_watches for story of real old watches.

**To complete the moral of this story – one should note that a watch is used to tacitly remind us of the 'time' aspect. So it asks us to consider ‘if we are out-of-place-and-time’ ;-)   ]