Knowing your worth

My dad has a beautiful garden. Recently he and my mother were travelling so often to visit kids and go to Egypt that the weeds had grown a bit too much. My mother suggested he get a helper so that my dad could focus on the gardening versus the weeding. So my dad found a young high school boy who happened to also play in the high school band. My dad in determining how much to pay asked the young boy how much he wanted and the boy said I will think about it. My dad suggested $10/hour and the young man came back and said how about $8/hour. My dad in his kindness and generosity insisted he take the $10/hour. Faithfully the young man came several days and for a few hours after his band practice and meticulously weeded the garden. After several days and a super job, it was time to pay. He had worked 6 hours and said "just pay me $50". My dad said oh no we had an agreement and proceeded to pay him at the $10/hour rate plus an extra amount for a garden bag that the boy had brought from his home. Now as simple as this story seems, the moral of the story is know your worth and help others realize their worth.