The Story of the Pencil

The Story of the Pencil. By Paulo Coelho. Mugot, Ma. Jimleth S. 11- Einstein Mr. Albert Velasco Week 5-6.

A BOY WAS WATCHING HIS GRANDMOTHER WRITE A LETTER. AT ONE POINT HE ASKED: 'ARE you WRITING A STORY ABOUT WHAT WEVE DONE? IS IT STORY ABOUT ME?'.

HIS GRANDMOTHER STOPPED WRITING HER LETTER AND SAID TO HER GRANDSON:.

‘I AM WRITING ABOUT YOU, ACTUALLY, BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE WORDS IS THE PENCIL I’M USING. I HOPE YOU WILL BE LIKE THIS PENCIL WHEN YOU GROW UP.’.

INTRIGUED, THE BOY LOOKED AT THE PENCIL. IT DIDN’T SEEM VERY SPECIAL..

‘FIRST QUALITY: YOU ARE CAPABLE OF GREAT THINGS, BUT YOU MUST NEVER FORGET THAT THERE IS A HAND GUIDING YOUR STEPS. WE CALL THAT HAND GOD, AND HE ALWAYS GUIDES US ACCORDING TO HIS WILL.’.

‘SECOND QUALITY: NOW AND THEN, I HAVE TO STOP WRITING AND USE A SHARPNER. THAT MAKES THE PENCIL SUFFER A LITTLE,.

THIRD QUALITY: THE PENCIL ALWAYS ALLOWS US TO USE AN ERASER TO RUB OUT ANY MISTAKES. THIS MEANS THAT CORRECTING SOMETHING WE DID IS NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING; IT HELPS TO KEEP US ON THE ROAD TO JUSTICE..

‘FOURTH QUALITY: WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN A PENCIL IS NOT ITS WOODEN EXTERIOR, BUT THE GRAPHITE INSIDE..

‘FINALLY, THE PENCIL’S FIFTH QUALITY: IT ALWAYS LEAVES A MARK. IN JUST THE SAME WAY, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT EVERYTHING YOU DO IN LIFE WILL LEAVE A MARK, SO TRY TO BE CONSCIOUS OF THAT IN YOUR EVERY ACTION’.

AND THAT’S HOW MY FATHER TELLS ME WHAT MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT TO HIM TO BE WHEN HE GROW UP..

ALL CHARACTERS AND SCENES THAT INCLUDED IN THIS VIDEO ARE BELONG TO THE AUTHOR OF MY FAVORITE WEBTOON (WEBTOONS ARE WEBCOMICS. THEY ARE BEING READ ON MOBILES.) ‘YOUR SMILE IS A TRAP’, BY AENGO (THE AUTHOR ) ..