The document tells a story about a pencil maker speaking to a pencil before sending it out into the world. The pencil maker tells the pencil that it will be able to do great things if it allows itself to be held and used, it will experience sharpening to become better, and the most important part is what's inside. The pencil promises to remember this and go into the world understanding its purpose. The document then says we should see ourselves as the pencil, remembering what the maker said to always become our best selves.