Hello my beautiful readers ! I have not been regular on my blog of late. Probably because I had been too lazy to write about anything. Meanwhile I
had been reading a lot, contemporaries and classics.
I'm currently reading " Like the Flowing River" by Paulo Coelho. I never knew I had a latent penchant for philosophy. The book is mostly about the author's thoughts and reflections on life. I must admit that his profound knowledge in philosophy and spirituality has left me astounded. I don't think I could relate to a book any better.
Here's a small chapter I would like to share.It's called "The Story of the Pencil ". I still remember the day when our English teacher had read out the chapter to us at school and I had goosebumps because it had touched me so deeply.Here it goes.
The Story of The Pencil~Paulo Coelho
A child was watching how grandmother writing a letter. At some point, he asked her:
-Are you writing a story about us? Is it a story about me?
His grandmother stopped writing, smiled and said to her grandson:
-I am writing a story about you. However, what is more important than the word i am using, is the pencil i am writing it with. Someday, when you grow up, i really hope you become like it.
The intrigued boy looked at the pencil but saw nothing special about it.
-It is just like any other pencil i have ever seen, said to his grandmother.
-Well, it all depends on how you see things. The pencil has five qualities, which if you manage to obtain, will make you a person always at peace with the world.
First quality: you are capable of achieving great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand «God», and He always guides you according to His will.
Second quality: every now and then, i have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, it s much sharper. So you too, must learn to bear some pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.
Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes we make. You should realize that correcting something you did wrong is not necessarily a bad thing. It s important for keeping you on the road to justice.
Fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite on the inside. So you should always pay attention to what is happening inside you.
Finally, the pencil s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. In the same way, you should know that everything you do in your life, will leave a mark. So try to be conscious of that in your every action.
I'm currently reading " Like the Flowing River" by Paulo Coelho. I never knew I had a latent penchant for philosophy. The book is mostly about the author's thoughts and reflections on life. I must admit that his profound knowledge in philosophy and spirituality has left me astounded. I don't think I could relate to a book any better.
Here's a small chapter I would like to share.It's called "The Story of the Pencil ". I still remember the day when our English teacher had read out the chapter to us at school and I had goosebumps because it had touched me so deeply.Here it goes.
The Story of The Pencil~Paulo Coelho
A child was watching how grandmother writing a letter. At some point, he asked her:
-Are you writing a story about us? Is it a story about me?
His grandmother stopped writing, smiled and said to her grandson:
-I am writing a story about you. However, what is more important than the word i am using, is the pencil i am writing it with. Someday, when you grow up, i really hope you become like it.
The intrigued boy looked at the pencil but saw nothing special about it.
-It is just like any other pencil i have ever seen, said to his grandmother.
-Well, it all depends on how you see things. The pencil has five qualities, which if you manage to obtain, will make you a person always at peace with the world.
First quality: you are capable of achieving great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand «God», and He always guides you according to His will.
Second quality: every now and then, i have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, it s much sharper. So you too, must learn to bear some pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.
Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes we make. You should realize that correcting something you did wrong is not necessarily a bad thing. It s important for keeping you on the road to justice.
Fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite on the inside. So you should always pay attention to what is happening inside you.
Finally, the pencil s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. In the same way, you should know that everything you do in your life, will leave a mark. So try to be conscious of that in your every action.
I guess we all need these simple reminders every now and then in order
to be able to jive to the rhythm of life. And Paulo Coelho does it very
well indeed!
