Parable of the Pencil

Parable of the Pencil (Author Unknown) 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 any mistakes you might make. Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside. And 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. The Message This weeks message lies purely in the story itself. Replacing the place of the pencil with you. Always remember and never forget them, and you will become the best person you can be. Let this story encourage you to know that you are a special person and only you can fulfil the purpose to which you were born to accomplish. Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot make a change. You are far more powerful than you can imagine and just by being alive has every opportunity to make a positive change in the world, whatever your choice allow it to leave a positive mark. May you have an awesome week. Darren Zwiers The Quote: How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. ~ Anne Frank