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Learn the Lessons of a Pencil

Creator: @MidwesternCalmSeeker

Look at a real pencil, or the image below, after reading the following. Learn the lessons the pencil has for your life. 

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  • It has a short life, yet it can make a significant mark, just like you. 
  • It is not a pen. Its mistakes can be corrected with effort, but it often means standing the pencil on its head. Neither its mistakes nor its achievements are permanent. 
  • For the pencil – like you – what is inside, not outside, is responsible for its mark. 
  • The pencil needs to be ground down and sharpened regularly, so don’t despise the sharpening that you must undergo. Often humility can be difficult and unpleasant, but if you let your selfishness and pride go on and on, you will end up dull, and nobody will understand what you’re writing. 

Congratulations! You have completed the path to humility!