Old Pencil Parable

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS
JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE BOX:

1.) EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK.

2.) YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.

3.) WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.

4.) IN LIFE, YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS,
WHICH WILL ONLY MAKE YOU BETTER.

5.) TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF
TO BE HELD AND GUIDED BY THE HAND THAT HOLDS YOU.

 

 

 

 We all need to be constantly sharpened.
This parable may encourage you to know

 that you are a special person,
with unique God-given talents and abilities.
Only you can fulfill the purpose which

you were born to accomplish.
Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think

that your life is insignificant
and cannot be changed and, like the pencil,
Always remember that the most important part of

who you are, is what's inside of you.