Price Tag

There are times where you are handed a gift, beautifully wrapped, by a person whom you expect nothing less from. You take that gift grinning really wide. You run down on your head what could it be. However, when you opened the gift, you find yourself surprised of what you have uncovered. A cheap-looking say, wall clock. Definitely something you’d never think of receiving. Well, at least not from that person. But there it is, right in front of you. Tick tock. And he’s there too. Waiting for your reaction. So you fake a smile. Of course you don’t want to be impolite. You express your gratitude in the best way you possibly can, given the circumstances. He’s pleased, thinking that you are too. You gracefully exited yourself went inside a safe room then breakdown in disgust. How could he possibly think you’d appreciate a gift like that?! Certainly you are worth more than that. He knows that, hell, he should know. But he chose instead to make you feel less than how much you are really worth.

Knowing your worth is one thing. People recognizing your worth is another. There’s no straight-line equation on how you can measure up your capabilities. It is very relative. You may be thinking you’ve accomplished enough to make you rise to a higher level but someone else thinks you’re still too raw and that you are still a few notches behind.

It takes a leap of faith to invest on someone. No one has to prove anything to anyone. Well, at least not outright. A chance must be first given. Let’s say you are given that opportunity. No matter how hard you try, you always fall short of his expectation. Or at least that’s what he makes you feel. Although you know that’s not completely true. You convince yourself that he’s doing that to push you harder – for you to maximize your potential. That it is for your own good. You allow it to happen for so long, hoping that one day he’d recognize your true worth and give you something to commensurate it. Except that you don’t see anything like that happening sometime soon. So you find yourself asking, “now what?” Surely if there’s another opportunity better than what you have now, you’ll jump right to it without hesitations.

Human nature dictates you to be in constant quest for contentment. It is said that you will only find that if everything finally falls into place. At least according to your own definition. In this karmic world we live in, it will never be a one-sided battle. Every element must be weaved together. As each person is worth something, there is always someone, hopefully, who is willing to pay for your price tag.

Sometimes all we need is reassurance. Something that would tell us that we are doing a good job. And what better way to show it is by making that someone feel her worth.