Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Pencil

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.
"There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone's hand.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil.

Three: You will be able to correct mistakes you will make.

Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside.

Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark.
No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.


The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.

Now replacing the place of the pencil with You ...

Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.

  • You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.

  • You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.

  • You will be able to correct mistakes you might make or grow through them.

  • The most important part of you will always be what's on the inside.

  • On every surface you walk, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to serve God in everything.



By understanding and remembering, let us proceed with our life on this earth having a meaningful purpose in our heart and a relationship with God daily.


-- Author Unknown

3 comments :

Matt said...

This is pretty cool! Where did you find it?? If ya don't mind tellin. :) Btw Hope ya have a great night an a better day tomorrow! :)

Carolyn said...

Brittany when you don't blog I feel unmotivated to blog as well, so like blog and stuff.

Brittany said...

Matthew ~ It's called the Parable of the Pencil. I saw it somewhere last week and thought it was really neat, so I googled it. Never thought of a pencil that way before but it's a good comparison! :)

Carolyn ~ I'm SO sorry! So many distractions this week, a lack of sleep being one of them, but I'm gonna try to get better about this :)

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