Parable Of The Pencil - Pencil story

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

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

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 you. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but you'll need it to become a stronger person.

Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.

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

And Five: On every surface you walk through, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to do your duties.



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.



Source: Indianchild.com

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Wedding Invitations

Browsing on the net, I happen to catch a glimpse of an article by yahoo titled Wedding Gift Sparks Epic Text Battle: Is Marriage Etiquette Dead? I read on and tried to understand what is it all about. It made me realize one thing : LOVE is dead in this marriage.

Is a wedding a way to earn money or to share a happy moment to family and friends? Maybe it was like that originally. The new generation has changed, perhaps the whole essence of what is a wedding? There were different views expressed in this article, some defending the brides and some sided with the giver. There are two sides of this story as always it is. The giver and the receiver.

As a receiver, the bride plans a wedding, elaborately and extravagantly for her dream wedding. As a bride, I want it to be the best day of my life and that should be okay. The bride has a right to execute according to how she wants her wedding day.  She would be in charge of how much to spend and where to get the money; where to seize the moment and how to convey the message of a wonderful wedding in her  heart. This is very normal for a bride to be...

However, let's look at the other part of the wedding. Who is going to be there? Who would I want to be there? Who should be in my wedding? If a bride believes that a wedding is something to share, then it would be easy because it would be simple and quick. But if the bride thinks a wedding is something that she rely on for her future life, then it has to be grand and expects from her guest list a gift that will take care of her future married life.

The giver on the other hand prepares for the excitement of this wedding. In fact, sometimes the giver would spend a fortune to keep up with the crowd. As a giver, it is important to understand if the bride is close or not. Is she a family member? Is she a good friend or an acquaintance?  The closeness of their relationships matter to the giver. That is normal for any giver unless he or she has a lot to spend and splash on for no reason.

The giver not knowing what to expect, tries their best to find something fun, good and appropriate for the bride and groom. It is hard for a give to know exactly what the couple wants or expect unless stated in the invitation card. It is not easy for a giver who wants to give the best for the couple at an affordable price. Something worth remembering and yet not pricey. Something pricey if the invited quest can afford but without memorable attachment to it would be easy. It all depends on what kind of a person is the giver.  

My thoughts tried to understand what went wrong in this wedding, supposed to be the best day of the couple's life, uniting into one.

Maybe, I should be upfront on my next wedding invitation when sending the RSVP and remember to ask " What is your expectation? Are you inviting me to share your blissful day or you expect me to take care of your future by paying my plate?". It seemed absurd but honestly, it will clear up my mind to make a good decision - whether I can afford such invitation or not.

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The Horse and The Goat

There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat…..

One day, the horse became ill. So he called the veterinarian, who said:

"Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days.

I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.

Nearby, the goat listened closely to their conversation.

The next day, they gave the horse the medicine and left.

The goat approached the horse and said: “Be strong, my friend.

Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!”

On the second day, they again gave the horse the medicine and left.

The goat came back and said: "Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die!

Come on, I'll help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three..."

On the third day, they came to give the horse the medicine and the vet said:

"Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise,

the virus might spread and infect the other horses".

After they left, the goat approached the horse and said: "Listen pal, it's now or never!

Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great!

Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on...... Fantastic! Run, run more!

Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion...!!!"

All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting:

It's a miracle! My horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let's kill the goat!!!!

The Lesson:

Sometimes, nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen. 

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STUNNING STORY ABOUT DESTINY

World wants to know about Boynton couple's fairy tale beginnings at Disney

If Sleeping Beauty recounted over and over again how she met her prince in the woods "quite by accident," her dinner guests might roll their eyes and groan.

But unlike the love story in Sleeping Beauty, the story of Alex and Donna Voutsinas' meeting is a true Disney fairy tale worth retelling. The Boynton Beach couple has been telling it to their friends for the eight years they've been married, but only now is it starting to spread beyond family lore - and across the world over the Internet.

A week before the Voutsinases were to be married in March 2002, they were sifting through old photos to create a slideshow for their reception when Donna held up a Polaroid of her at age 5. She and her two brothers were at the Magic Kingdom, posing with a Disney character. Her family had just moved to Florida from New York's Long Island and the 1980 trip was their first to Disney.

But Alex found something familiar in that picture, too. In the background, to the left, was a man he immediately recognized. It was his father, Tony, pushing a young boy in a stroller. A boy Alex thought looked too much like his own baby pictures.

Alex grabbed the photo and raced to his mother's house, where they sifted through hundreds of old photos until they came to a set from their trip to Disney in 1980. The family had been living in Montreal at the time, and it was also Alex's first visit to Disney. In all the photos, Tony and Alex, 3 at the time, are dressed just as they are in Donna's print.

Twenty-two years before they were married, Alex Voutsinas and Donna Balzano were captured in the same image at Disney World .

It's a small world, after all.

"I believe everybody crosses paths at one time or another, but to have it documented like we did just blew my mind," Alex said. The story had been something to amuse visiting friends. But when a friend suggest Alex post the photo and story on Facebook on May 30, the fairy tale was sprinkled with pixie dust. One friend shared it with another, and then another.

Inside of a week, CNN.com had posted it on front page of its website. The story on Yahoo.com already has more than 3 million views. Calls came in from Canadian press, the BBC and the major network morning shows. CBS's The Early Show, NBC's Today Show and ABC's Good Morning America all are clamoring to be the first national outlet to have the kismet couple.

Good Morning America, whose parent company is Disney, hinted their meeting might make for the perfect fairy tale ending. "We did this just for fun," Voutsinas said, "but if I can take my kids to Disney, I'm going to jump at the opportunity."

Alex and Donna didn't meet until 1995, when she took a job at the Voutsinas' Ramada Hotel franchise. They married, had three boys, and they love going to Disney still. But now, when they get home, they carefully study all the little girls in the background of their pictures.

"Maybe their future wives are in the background," Alex said. "You never know."


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