'Skinny' the Pencil

At the wake of dawn On a cold winter morning, the Pencil Maker was giving the final touches to what was gonna be his last pencil. "this one is going to be special, what can i do to make him be the best of em all" he wondered. He decided to call him skinny for he was as 'skinny' a pencil you could ever see. With One last cut, the pencil maker was done and then he said "there skinny....you are all ready to go out into this world", but before you go i got something to tell you come with me" and took him aside.

said the Pencil Maker "Now before putting you into the box and send you out into the world There are few things you need to know,always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be".

"what are those things dad" asked skinny

"i will tell you my son" said the pencil maker, "the first thing is, You have the potential to do great things, the things that you dream of,but,you can do them only if you let yourself to be held in Someone else's hand".

"You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, Don't worry,it is for your own good. withstand it and it will only make you a better that what you already are.".

"Three: Not everybody gets this chance but you will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."

"Four: Never forget that the most important part of you,is and will always be what's inside you."

"And Five: You may be used on any surface, some might be hard, some might be soft, some might be colorful, others may be a dull old white, but whatever you are used on, you must always leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write and never give up."

Skinny understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in his heart.

Now its your turn to understand and promise to remember this parable on Skinny the pencil.