From a Pencilmaker's Viewpoint

When he was packing them in their boxes, the pencilmaker told the pencils 5 important lessons:

first -- everything you do will always leave a mark;

second -- you can always correct the mistakes you made;

third -- what's important is what's inside you;

fourth -- in life, you will undergo painful sharpenings, which will make you a better pencil;

and the most important is,

fifth -- to be the best pencil you can be, you must allow yourself to be held & guided by the hand that holds you.