My favorite story(revised)

I was a boy who thought life was pointless.You could often hear me complaining to my father“What is the meaning of life?”My father would always look at me with loving eyes,but never answer directly.

One day my father accidentally found an ordinary stone.He handed to me curving a smile and said“Tomorrow,take the stone to school and pretend you want to trade it for something else.But no matter what anyone is willing to trade.Do not swap it.”
Surprised and a little confused, not knowing what my father meant,I just did as he told me.

The moment I entered the hustling classroom,I saw one of my classmates staring at my stone curiously.Without hesitating,he approached me and said in an eager tone“What is that?”Hearing his inquiring words,the rest of my classmates suddenly packed around me like sardines.“It is a stone!”I said sheepishly.“It looks amazing!Can I swap something with it?I offer a toy car!”Although I craved the toy car,father's words came to my mind.So I just shook my head firmly“How about some candies!"another boy yelled.I shook my head,either.After that,they offered a lot of things,varying from appealing slingshots to some delicious apples.All of a sudden,a wave of shock hit me,I couldn't believe this normal stone could be so valuable to swap so many things!What I yearned to do next was to rush home and exclaimed the good news to my father.

“My classmates all wanted to swap it!”I said in ecstasy the moment I saw my father.“But why?”.He squatted down,holding my hand and said softly“Everyone and everything has its unique value in different contexts.No matter how ordinary you think you are,as long as you cherish yourself and believe in your uniqueness,you are always the best!”

From that day on,there is a strong power in myself,never ebbing away from me.It is called confidence.