This parable tells the story of a blind man sitting with a hat and sign asking for help. A creative publicist notices the hat only has a few coins, adds some, and rewrites the man's sign without permission. The new sign reads "Today is spring and I cannot see it", appealing to people's emotions. When the publicist returns, the hat is full. The lesson is that changing one's strategy, even without consent, can lead to better outcomes when the original approach wasn't working. Have faith that changes are for the best.

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Parable of the Pencil
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the
box. "There are 5 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, you must continue to write."
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the
box with purpose in its heart.
Now replacing 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 God'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, you must continue to do your
duties.
Allow this parable on 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.

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Change Your Strategy
One day, there was a blind man sitting on the steps
of a building with a hat by his feet and a sign that
read: "I am blind, please help".
A creative publicist was walking by him and
stopped to observe he only had a few coins in his
hat, he dropped a few more coins in his hat and
without asking for his permission took the sign,
turned it around, and wrote another announcement.
He placed the sign by his feet and left.
That afternoon the creative publicist returned by
the blind man and noticed that his hat was full of
bills and coins. The blind man recognized his
footsteps and asked if it was him who had re-
written his sign and he wanted to know what did he
write on it? The publicist responded: "Nothing that
was not true, I just rewrote your sign differently".
He smiled and went on his way.
The blind man never knew but his new sign `read:
"TODAY IS SPRING AND I CANNOT SEE
IT".
Change your strategy when something does not go
your way and you'll see it will probably be for the
best. Have faith that every change is best for our
lives.