Worth

Bizarre, simply bizarre. A concept so simple yet so broad that when I straddle my legs around the idea they shake from exasperation. My brain collapses in mush most nights from the thoughts that boil repeatedly until nothing of substance stands in the brew pot of my mind anymore. Sleep swiftly follows- but tonight this thought of worth could not seem to simmer down. So I'm up- writing this nonsense to try to yield it from my heavy head so it might lay slightly lightly on my pillowcase.

Pennies, dimes, dollar bills; Stocks, lives, and the risk of thrills... What is it worth? Is it worth it? What am I worth, and also- am I worth it? Depreciation occurs from time to dime. There are single moments in my history that I can recall my own stocks rising and crashing in their worth within the universe, or at least in personal venue.

Rendering something desirable, useful, or of value.

What makes anything worth what it is? Is it ultimately our own personal perspective?

If you see a penny on the ground- let's say head's up, for our luck driven onlookers- do you expel the energy to bend down, and pick it up? Some would say "Yes, a penny earned is a penny gained." Others would feel like it was a waste of energy for just one single penny that in our day in age is hardly worth anything. Now if it's a quarter...? The stakes go up- because more people find more worth in quarters than pennies.

With risk, relationships, and people the waters get muddled. Everyone has their own opinion of the worth of anything that is being presented- and if they feel different from you in these opinions how could you even plead a case to them? You can string your views together making a net in your defense to try to catch them- but at the end of the day they still might swim free of your efforts.

These thoughts have all been provoked from two statements:
"I'm not worth your time..." & "You're worth more than I could ever give you."

Is it fair or reasonable that any person can try to make the ultimate judgement on what your value of their worth in your life is?