Guest guest Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 The story of the pencil 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!' 'That depends on how you look at things. It 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 sharpner. 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 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 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 conscious of that in your every action' Source: Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Dear Pradeep Many thanks. Can I post the story in my Share & Read portal? regards / Prafulla Gang http://www.prafulla.net " Men who never get carried away should be. " ************************************************ > > vijayadas_pradeep > Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:06:02 -0000 > > The story of the pencil - Paulo Coelho > > The story of the pencil > > 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!' > > 'That depends on how you look at things. It 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 > sharpner. 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 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 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 conscious of that in your every > action' > > Source: Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho __________ PREVENT ACCESSING DANGEROUS WEBSITES - Protect your computer with Free Web Security Guard! More information at http://www.inbox.com/wsg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Dear Pradeep Brilliant story. I am sorry for the delayed thanks. I received the mail now. My forum mails are reaching me in a very erratc manner (few mails even after 10/12 hours). May be some problem in mail batching of . regards / Prafulla Gang http://www.prafulla.net " Men who never get carried away should be. " ************************************************ > > vijayadas_pradeep > Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:06:02 -0000 > > The story of the pencil - Paulo Coelho > > The story of the pencil > > 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!' > > 'That depends on how you look at things. It 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 > sharpner. 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 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 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 conscious of that in your every > action' > > Source: Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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