Simple Verse- 22. What Did The Pencil Say?

The lean and lanky man Dressed in blue from head to foot With a sharp pointed nose entered the class And addressed a group of vibrant kids “Good morning, little ones Do you know who I am? ” The children said in chorus “You are a pencil, simple as that” With a serious air, the pencil said “From me you have to learn some lessons” The children craned their necks to hear What the pencil had to tell them. “Like me you are capable of great things But never forget, there is a hand guiding you Know it is the hand of God…. Always allow yourself to be used by Him” The children nodded their heads in agreement And he continued; with a question “When I become blunt What do you generally do with me? ” “We sharpen you with a cutter” “YES, you never know how much of pain I have to suffer then” They had never thought about it And they showed a grieving face! “Don’t worry, it makes me sharper You should thus endure pain To grow better and sharper” Abruptly he asked them; “If I go wrong what do you do? ” They looked face to face And one of them blurted out; “We take an eraser to rub you” “Exactly…! So learn that someone Correcting you is not as bad as you think. Always allow yourself to be corrected” Now he paused and steadied up Asking them to look at him closely “In me you can see a wooden exterior Which you chip away now and then But the lead rod inside me You care never to destroy. Now remember, it is the interior That matters more than the exterior” Taking a deep breath he concluded “Each time you use me, I leave a mark So learn to leave your own mark In whatever you do” The children, deeply moved by the sermon With burgeoning enthusiasm Stood up in unison and clapped their hands!