 The Story Of The Pencil-Paolo Choelho
a boy was watching his grandmother write a letter.
at one point, he asked:
'are you writing a story about what we've done?is it a story about me?'
his grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:
'i am writing about you,actually,but more important than the words is the pencil i'm using.i hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.'
intrigued,the boy looked at the pencil.it didnt seem very special.
'but its just like any pencil i've ever seen!'
'that depends on how you look at things.it has five qualities which,if u manage to hang on to them,will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.
'first quality:you are capable of great things,but you must never forget there is a hand guiding your steps.we call that hand God, and he always guides us according to his will.
'second quality: now and then,i have to stop writing and use a sharpener.that makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards,he's much sharper.so you,too,must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows,because they will make u a better person.
'third quality:the pencil always allow us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. this means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.
'fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior,but the graphite inside.so always pay attention to what is happening inside you.
'finally,the pencil's fifth quality: it always leaves a mark.in just the same way,you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark,so try to be concious of that in your every action'.
this is an excerpt from the book 'like the flowing river' by paolo coelho. its a collection of short stories and this is one of my fav...i'll post another fav of mine next time. please read and contemplate on what i've painstakingly typed in this entry. copy it and then print it out, forward it to your friends, anything.... coz i think these words can sometimes make a difference in someone's life....thank you paolo, for that inspirational piece....hee.... | 
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