Once upon a time, 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 didn’t seem very special. “But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!”, he said. “That depends on how you look at things”, the grandmother replied. She further said, “This pencil has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on 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 that 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, it’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.
–Third quality: The pencil always allows 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 honesty.
–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 conscious of that in your every action.
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Thanks Debi.
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Pleasure mine.. 🙏🏼😊😇👌🏼
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Beautiful post.A life altering message given using such a simple example..too good..thanks for sharing.
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Thank you dear Meena for these valuable feedback and I totally agree with you and such a simple pencil but look at the wonders it can tell us how to live our life.
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Well done.
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Thanks Michael.
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Where is that boy today? Did he use the lesson?
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Yes of course he was so nicely inspired by his grandmother he used it in his life. We all need to at some time or the other be like a Pencil.
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remarkable lesson 🙂
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Thanks Kate.
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most welcome Kamal … just off to sharpen my pencil 🙂
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Hahaha so cute and yes it is so required in our lives, Kate. Have a wonderful day dear.
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A very wise Grandma, her words are true
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Yes completely Denise and what an advice it goes for all of us too. Thanks so much dear.
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What an incredible post, Kamal! There is so much depth in this story. I must say, I was moved by this inspiring story. All I can say is that thank you for sharing such a great story, Kamal!
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Thanks so much for your kind words and valuable feedback, Monisha, the pencil taught us all the values of life. Love and light to you dear😊😊😊😊😊😊🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Values from a pencil…. interesting, Kamal! 🙂
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Thanks Indira 🙏🙏 🙏 and I agree totally with your words.
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Great message in this post.
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Yes completely everything we want of value is in the pencil. Thanks Sunith 😊😊😊😊😊
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What a profound lesson to take home from a humble pencil. 👍
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Yes absolutely true, Radhika and every value of life has this little pencil taught us. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback 😊😊😊😊😊😊
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Wow! Wonderful life lessons learnt from humble pencil! Thanks so much for sharing.
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Thanks 😊😊😊 dear Megala and I agree with your words so simple a pencil but so much of value it teaches.
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Delightful story and analogy Kamal. Write on! 🙂
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Thanks so much for your valuable feedback, Brad and so much to learn from a small ✏️ pencil 😊😊😊😊😊
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Waao… great messages 👌
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Yes absolutely true, Lavanya and so much of value to learn from a pencil. Thanks so much 😊😊😊😊😊
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Very important qualities, need to be learned even from pencil to have a meaningful life
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Yes Meenakshi and I completely agree with you from a simple pencil so many qualities of value for all of us to learn. Thanks for your valuable words.
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Great qualities to live by 🙂
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Yes absolutely true, Astrid. Thanks so much.
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Wonderful reminder Kamal
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Yes absolutely true Karen. Thanks dear.
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Wow, that’s so beautifully said. Loved it !!👌👌
Thanks for sharing, Kamal.
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Thanks so much Deepika for your feedback and from such a small pencil we have to learn values of life.
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Love the metaphor for life in there, K! Thanks for a super post, makes for wonderful morning reflection!
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Thank you so much K for your valuable words and for sure a simple pencil can teach us so much about values in life.
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Long time, no see… all OK?
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Yes Kunal su khabar u know I made very good sales of my book. I published the book and got it printed from my son’s friend and badhu self publish kidhi books does not work with publishing house they take money and not bother whether our books get sold. I had made 100 copies now printing another 100. Thanks so much for all your help and support 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Happy for you!
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Thanks 😊😊 😊😊😊
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Very creative Kamal! Your stories never disappoint, they always have insightful messages! X
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Thanks so much Marie for your kind words and these stories add so much value to our lives.
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Wonderful story Kamal.
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Thanks 😊😊 😊😊 Rupali
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Amazing
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Thanks so much 😊😊😊😊😊
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I really enjoyed this post, Kamal, especially the piece about sharpening the pencil – so true.
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Yes Robbie and we so need a sharpener and an eraser too. So much to learn from a pencil. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback 😊😊😊😊😊😊
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Oh Kamal your storied are just so wonderful, uplifting an wise.
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Thank you so much dear Bella and such a simple pencil but what amazing values it has.
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Beautiful
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Great wisdom. I will never look at a pencil the same way again. Thank you.
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Welcome 😊😊 😊 Bev and a small pencil but what amazing values that inspire us.
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Very amazing indeed. Keep up the great work that you are doing for the Lord. 🙂
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Thanks so much for your kind words, Bev.
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Great story 😍
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Thanks 😊😊 😊
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Kamal, a well conceived, poignant piece of writing… Outstanding!!
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Thanks so much for your valuable feedback, Lance. A small pencil but so much to learn.
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You’re sincerely welcome, Kamal. Absolutely!
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Welcome 😊😊 😊 Lance
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What a spot on analogy to ones character and life. I don’t think I will ever look at a pencil the same again and perhaps that’s why pencils are called #2 because God is truly number 1.
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True and I completely agree with your words. A little pencil but it does wonders. Thanks for your valuable words.
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Nice could you pls follow back. Pls pls pls
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Oh for sure 👍👍👍👍 will do that Calum. Thanks so much 😊😊😊
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I should be the one saying that.
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thank you for dropping by simply beautiful which led me here. the Pencil is such a beautiful analogy of life. thank you, again. 🙂
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words, Lola. A small pencil but what great qualities. Thanks so much for your valuable feedback
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Kamal, impressive post!
Lessons of life through such simple words.
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Thanks so much dear Deeksha for your valuable feedback and such a simple pencil but what values we learn from it.
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Could you pls give me some likes ?
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You know Calum it is completely k even if you do not receive likes from many bloggers, commenting on the work done by bloggers they will appreciate your work too and that will take your blogging forward. I have completed almost four years in blogging and I can vouch that we are not happy with many likes but giving support and appreciation of each and every bloggers work. So it is completely k, keep on writing and you will definitely get likes as well as comments.
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Oh okay. Thank you sooo much for this precious advice. You da best.
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Welcome Calum and keep on blogging.
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Thanks you too
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A perfect analogy of the pencil to life’s teaching moments…from now on I will remember to use the pencil well!
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Yes and same here too, Zaza. Such a simple pencil but what inspiring qualities it has. Thanks so much for your valuable words.
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Everything created perfectly for us…
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For sure dear Zaza.
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Wow…well stated and true. What a is powerful and beautifully expressive life lesson. Well done!!!
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Yes absolutely true, Yonnie 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 and such a simple pencil but such profound qualities to imbibe. Thanks so much dear for your valuable feedback.
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Kamal you are certainly welcome, it was a joy to read. 😊🙏
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Thanks so much dear Yonnie and could u do something about your blog I can’t read anything.😊😊😊😊😊😊
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What do you mean.
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Means I can’t see your blog at all. It says this does not exist.
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That is odd, thanks for letting me know. That’s weird. I will check it out when I get home.
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Yes u need to check out your blog.
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You are welcome.
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Beautiful post Kamal, thank you 😇🙂❤️
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Welcome always Margaret. Have a nice day.
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You too kamal.
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A great story, my dear friend Kamal 🙂
It is also said that we should think twice before we release any word of our mouth – because words are like traces: they can make us happy, untouched and even sad, they leave a taste in us as an echo into our mouth…
From heart to heart
Didi
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Yes they sure can leave a mark on anyone and such a simple pencil but what amazing and valuable qualities for all of us to understand. Thank you so much for your valuable inputs always. From heart to heart too.
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Yes, my dear friend, such an understanding should enter our heart, then we should really treat us as brothers and sisters in Him.
True love is needed everywhere, may it go around the globe.
With warm greetings
Didi
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words. We r all one in our Soul 🙏🙏❤️🙏 and all r brothers and sisters in Him. Love is the link to everything. Thanks so much for your kind words.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
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Love and everything will added onto you… 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Didi
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Thanks dear and same to you too. Much love and light to you always 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
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nice thought…..beautiful story
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Thank you so much for your kind words.
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Love it, Kamal. This little analogy’s a gem. Were you the boy, or the grandmother? 😉
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Thanks for your valuable feedback and I can be both as one can always learn from elders and sometimes as children we too can show our elders a little values.
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Such wonderful wisdom, so lovingly told ❤
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Thanks so much and yes a small pencil but so much values to learn.
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What a beautiful and inspirational story.
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Thanks so much for your kind words 😊😊😊😊😊
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What a beautiful piece.What you have written isn’t something we don’t know.They are beautiful life advises often written and heard.But the way you have written is what makes it special.Lessons crafted into a beautiful story.Easy to understand and hard to forget.
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Thanks so much for your valuable feedback and yes life lessons to learn from a simple ✏️ pencil. 😊😊😊😊😊😊
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I told someone this once and I got throw in a mental institution, needless to say, the folks who orchestrated the situation are no longer a part of my life… Everything we do impacts the world therefore use caution. Caution has indeed saved my life a time or two.
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Hmmm for sure 👍 👍 can understand what you must have gone through. Truth is not taken in it’s true ways that is the only problem with humans.
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I couldn’t help but smile the entire time while reading it!
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Thanks so much and just see such a little pencil but what valuable qualities it has. 😊😊😊😊😊
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Exactly. This shows that we can learn something from anything and everything.
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Yes absolutely Isha and why not.
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Thank you so much bro will definitely do so.
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Such a wise story! I never knew we were so much like pencils. I’d want to be one with a big eraser. Ha. Great post!
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Thanks 😊 😊😊 and why not we all have these attributes but have forgotten on the way.
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I want to be like that ✏️ . Beautiful piece dear.
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Thanks for your kind words.
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Great metaphor. As for the last one… you might enjoy this essay about the lasting impact of our actions. Even mechanical ripples last a long time, but another human can multiply the input given a hundred fold so that the effect of any action can increase over time. Individual decisions can actually impact the evolution of the species as well.
https://petersironwood.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/ripples/
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Thanks Peter for your valuable feedback. Will definitely have a look at your post too.
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