A Dime Survives in Washington
IllustrationStory★★★★When Arkansas Senator David Pryor was a teenager, he worked as a Congressional page. He loved the job so much he vowed to return someday as a member of Congress. To reinforce his goal, he hid a dime in a crack behind a statue in the Capitol, with the intention of retrieving it when he succeeded. Fifteen years later, as a newly elected member of the House of Representatives, he retrieved the dime. Pryor said this proves two things. One, that dreams in youth should never be underestimated, and two, that they don’t clean the capitol very much.
The point
A young man's persistent childhood dream of serving in Congress, symbolized by a hidden dime, came true 15 years later—proving that dreams matter and persistence prevails.
Scripture
Proverbs 23:7Hebrews 11:1Proverbs 27:12
Audience
AdultsYouth
Tone
Inspiring · Hopeful · Humorous
To tell aloud
under a minute · 98 words