Value of Person

Once, in a country, there lived a famous wise man. One day, there was a young man came and said, "I do not understand why people such as you dressed very simply. Not in this day and age it's important to dress well, not only for appearance but also for other reasons?"The wise man just smiled and took off his ring from one finger, and said, "Young man, I'll answer your question, but first do this one thing: take this ring and go to market across the street is, can you sell it for a piece of gold? "After seeing the wise man a dirty ring, the young man instantly became hesitant. "A piece of gold? Well ... I'm not sure this ring can be sold at high prices.""Try it, young man. Who knows, it could be."The young man immediately went to the market. He offers the ring to the seller of cloth, vegetable sellers, butchers, fishmongers, and other merchants. Apparently there is no one wants to pay for a piece of gold. Finally, the boy came back to the residence of the teacher and told her in a weak voice, "No one dares more than a piece of silver." With a wise smile on his face, the wise man said, "Now go back to the Gold Shop in this way. Show this ring to the owner or seller of gold. Do not mention the price of your offer! Anyway, just listen to the price they will offer to ring."Then, go to the store the young man who mentioned the teacher and returned with a different expression. He then said excitedly, "Master, traders in the market did not know the price of this ring. The gold sellers bid on this ring a thousand pieces of gold, a thousand times the offer traders in the market!The wise man just smiled and said softly, "That's the answer to your question, young man. One can not be judged only from the clothes alone. Traders in the market to give you such a small value, but in contrast to gold sellers today."