古董手表浪琴                

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An old man said to his son on his 90th birthday: “This is a commemorative watch your grandfather gave me. It is almost 200 years old. Before I give it to you, please go to the watch shop on Third Street. Go to the watchmaker and tell him you want to sell this watch and ask him how valuable this watch is.”

The son came back and told his father disdainfully: “The watchmaker said that since this watch is too old, it can only be worth 5 dollars as a souvenir watch.”

His father said: “Now go to the coffee shop on Sixth Street and ask the same question.” The son returned a short while later and said with a smile: “The coffee shop is willing to spend 20 dollars to buy it as a decoration for the shop.”

The old man said: “Now go to the Jiade Antique Store and ask them how much the watch is worth.” The son ran back out. When he returned, he told his father: “Dad, I was so surprised! The antique dealer is willing to buy this watch for $120,000, and he is willing to talk to you personally about it at any time.”

His father said: “Next, go to the museum and ask the curator how valuable the watch is, and tell him that I want to sell this watch.” This time, the son came back looking pale and frightened and stammered to his old father: “The museum is willing to buy this watch for $1.8 million U.S. dollars. They said that they would be willing to speak with you about it as soon as you are willing to sell it.”

The old father said, “I want you to know that only in the right place can things be valued appropriately.”

We should also value life in the same way. Do not put yourself in the wrong position, or you will be perceived as worthless. Know where your values lie, and don’t let yourself get stuck in a place where you don’t fit in.

Reference: https://www.dongchedi.com/ugc/article/1651778714705932

真正的價值

有一位老父親，他在九十歲生日時對兒子說：這是您祖父送給我的紀念手錶，已將近200年的歷史了。在我傳給您之前，你可以先幫我去第三街的手錶店，告訴他：我要賣掉這表，問看看這只表能有多少”價值。

兒子走了回來，然後很不屑的告訴父親說：製表師傅說了：因為這表太老舊了，只能值5美元當紀念表。

父親再說：你再去第六街的咖啡店問看看。兒子又走了回來，然後笑著說：咖啡店願意花20美元買下它當店內的擺飾品。

父親再說：你可以去佳德古董商行問看看，後來兒子沿路衝著跑回來，喘著氣注意的說，爸爸，古董商願意用12萬美元買下這只表，他們願意親自找您來談，任何時候都可以。

父親又說：你再去博物館找館長問看看，說我想出售這隻手表。這次兒子麵無血色驚嚇著走了回來，非常結巴的對他老父親說：“博物館他們願意以一百八十萬美元買下這只表，只要您肯，他們隨時可以再談。

老父親說：“我想讓你知道，只有在正確的地方，才會產生出正確的價值。

人生也要以正確的方式，珍視自己的價值，不要把自己放在錯誤的地方，否則你將一文不值。要知道你的價值在那裡，不要讓自己停留在不適合的地方。 

参考：https://www.dongchedi.com/ugc/article/1651778714705932