In his song "All Falls Down", Kanye West says, "The prettiest people do the ugliest things, For the road to riches and diamond rings". As I sit and reflect on this line, its reality stings like a scorpion in the desert.
Isn't it amazing that everyone takes issue with the idea of attaching a price to themselves, but the truth is that everything and everyone has a price. What is important to realize is that it doesn't matter that you have a price, it matters what your price and product is.
There are some people that I know, who would sell their soul for a piece of gold, while for others this could only be the opening bid.
We price ourselves daily. We work for salaries and accept to be paid only what we think we are worth. We enter relationships only with those that we feel are worthy of our time and affection. The underlying principle to self-pricing is really just self respect, self esteem and morality.
Self Respect means that we choose to only do what will allow us to look in the mirror thereafter. Of course there are different levels and standards, and no two persons need agree on this.
Self Esteem means that we choose to do what we want to because it is truly what we want and not what we feel will please someone else. This is often hard for most people because of the pressure to keep up with our friends.
Morality allows us to make decisions that will not be a thorn in our conscience. This is innate and can really only be appreciated on a personal level.
Notwithstanding everything, at the end of the day we must keep in mind that the price of rice in Africa is not the same as the price of rice in Japan, even though the quality of the product may be the same.
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