The Pencil.

 I had hoped to clear up my paint space and the little room I have in the house where I sit to do any preliminary drawing I want to do. I got the little room cleared and looking ready for whatever next project I might begin. I did not get out to the paint space for two reasons. 

First it was very heavy rain and windy and I did not want to transport materials from the house to there and the other way round in the rain. I may still manage because I am writing in the late afternoon and it is beginning  to fair. 

The second reason I am so far behind is because I sat and sorted through all of my pencils. Now I can hear you say surely that does not take very long. If I tell you I have a large assortment of pencils, pastel, watercolour, inktense ,graphite and on and on well over 500 different pencils. I sharpened them all. and put them in their proper places. 

This reminded me of the story of the pancil maker. 

This reminds me of the story of the pencil maker and his pencils. 

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting it 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."



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



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 ourselves.  

We must always remember the same things, never forget, and we will become the best persons we can be. 



One: "We will be able to do many great things, but only if we allow ourselves to be held in some guiding hand. And allow other human beings to access us for the many gifts we  possess.

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Two: "We will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but we need it to become a stronger person." 



Three: "We will be able to correct any mistakes we might make. "



Four: "The most important part of us will always be what's on the inside.

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Five: "On every surface we walk through, you must leave our mark. No matter what the situation, we must continue to leave good marks."

Allow this parable on the pencil to encourage you to know that you are a special person and only you can fulfill 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.
 

Have a marvelous day.  Go forth and make a mark.