鉛筆的比喻

Comparison Of The Pencil

The pencil maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. “There are five 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 is, you must continue to write.”

The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.

Now replace 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 faith’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 is, you must continue to do your duties.

Allow this comparison to 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.

【助讀詞匯】

◇sharpening n. 磨快，磨尖

◇access vt. 接近

◇comparison n. 比喻

◇accomplish vt. 完成，達到，實現

◇insignificant adj. 無關緊要的，可忽略的，無意義的

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鉛筆的比喻

在把鉛筆放進盒子里之前，鉛筆制作者把他拉到一邊。“在我把你送進塵世之前，有5件事你要知道，”他告訴鉛筆，“永遠記住他們，千萬不要忘記，這樣你就可以成為最好的鉛筆。”

“第一，你只有允許自己被別人抓住才能做很多的大事。”

“第二，你將一次又一次地被削尖，這會很痛苦，但是你需要這樣才能成為更好的鉛筆。”

“第三，你要能夠更正自己可能犯的錯。”

“第四，你最重要的部分總是你的內在部分。”

“第五，你所涉足的每個表面，你都要留下痕跡。不管在什么情況下，你都要繼續寫。”

鉛筆懂了，并答應要記住，然后心中帶著自己的雄心，他被裝進了盒子里。

現在，讓你自己和這支鉛筆換個位，切記這5件事，千萬不要忘記，這樣你就可以成為一個最棒的人。

第一，你可以做很多的大事，但是你必須允許自己被信念掌握。你還必須允許別人靠近你，因為你擁有很多的天賦。

第二，因為你要經歷生活中各種各樣的問題，所以你將如同鉛筆一樣一次又一次被痛苦地削尖，但是你需要這些經歷以讓自己更強大。

第三，你要能夠更正自己可能犯的錯。

第四，你最重要的部分始終都是你的內在部分。

第五，你必須在你走過的每個表面留下自己的痕跡。不管什么情況下，你都要繼續履行你的職責。

把你自己比作鉛筆，從這個比喻你就會知道你是一個很特別的人，只有你才能完成你與生俱來的使命。

絕不要讓自己沮喪，不要認為自己的生命不重要，更不要認為自己不能改變。

【人生啟迪】的確，只要有信心，相信自己是特別的，我們就能夠做很多的大事，我們就能為這個世界創造一點什么，我們就能成為最好的那個人！