The Lesson of the Pencil

I received this in an e-mail today – and couldn’t help but be find a striking truth in it. Enjoy!

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS :
 
 
1.) EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK..
 
2.) YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.
 
3..) WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.
 
4.) IN LIFE , YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS,
    WHICH WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON.
 
5.) TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF
to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.