You are valuable

“May God have mercy on the one who knows his own value.”

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What happens that a person easily and energetically watches over his piety? Tell me dear friends. He is a jewel, has understood this and doesn’t want to lose this jewel. This is the result of seeing his own goodness. A part of self-awareness is seeing your value. You are valuable.
Half of self-awareness is seeing one's own goodness. If for example, one knows that there is a precious jewel worth billions in his bag, he will hold his bag tightly. If one passes by him, he will hold his bag tightly like this. But if there is nothing in it, he will carry it comfortably like this. You’ll become vigilant. Piety means being vigilant.
Who becomes pious? One who knows that he is a valuable jewel. He will be vigilant of his ears and eyes. Why do you think some people are vigilant of their tongue [and words]? Who becomes pious? One who knows he is a valuable jewel. The students of the late Ayatollah Qazi used to say, “We noticed that a part of the late Qazi’s tongue was different in color from the rest. It was red and burnt. We wanted to ask him about it; we were shy to ask. But we asked, ‘Why is your tongue like this?’ He replied, ‘I kept a stone on my tongue for more than twenty years. I usually kept it so that when I wanted to talk, this stone would stop me from talking. In this way, I remembered to control what I say and would think about what I want to say.’” Well, if you keep a stone on your tongue for twenty years, your tongue will become different!
This is piety and being vigilant. [One might say,] “Isn’t that hard? You’re making life hard!” No, it’s easy. One does this energetically too. What happens that a person easily and energetically watches over his piety? Tell me dear friends. He is a jewel, has understood this and doesn’t want to lose this jewel. This is the result of him seeing his good points. A part of self-awareness is seeing your value. You are valuable. The Commander of the Faithful (as) said, “May God have mercy on the one who knows his own value.”
If you have a diamond in your bag or in your pocket that’s worth a hundred billion, and you and your family are poor, when you are going along, you won’t get tired of holding this diamond, of paying attention to it, or of the cramping of your muscles during this trip at all! You will hold it very tightly! You will be careful of others thinking they may be a thief! You won’t sleep on the train or bus at all. [You’ll say,] “No, no, I shouldn’t sleep.” You’re energetic. After getting home, you will do a couple of somersaults too! [Someone says,] “But you’re exhausted.” [You’ll say,] “I have a jewel and have plans for it. Move aside!”
See how good you are. You’ll be vigilant. What else can I say? This is why a person is very regretful on the Day of Judgment. This day is called the “Day of Intense Regret” [in the Qur’an]. Who becomes pious? One who knows he is a valuable jewel does.