Know Thyself

In certain self help lecture in Philadelphia this incident happened:

The master entered the room full of his students carrying a dollar bill in his hand. Then suddenly he asked a question to the students,  

Who wants this dollar bill?
Several hands went up, but the lecturer said:
- Before giving it away to anyone, there’s something I must do.

He ferociously crushed it, and asked again:
- Who still wants this bill?
The hands continued raised.
- The master smiled and asked and what if I do this?

He threw it against the wall, letting it fall to the floor, kicked it, stamped in it and again held up the bill – all dirty and crumpled. He repeated the question, and the hands continued to be held high.

- You mustn’t ever forget this scene – said the lecturer. – No matter what I do with this money, it’ll still be a one dollar bill.

“Many times in our lives, we are crushed, stamped on, kicked, maltreated, offended; however, in spite of this, we are still worth the same. One should neither underestimate his real self, no matter what the condition is, the tremendous capacity to crush the difficulty with the concrete efforts is always there in every human being, because we are the dazzling spark of that eternal flame of that omniscient and omnipotent being.”