ERASERS IN OUR LIVES The pencils and the eraser An imaginary conversation between a pencil and an eraser “I am sorry” said the pencil to the eraser. “what-ever for?” asked the eraser. “I am sorry because u get hurt because of me,” continued the pencil. “Every time I make a mistake u r there to erase it. And every time u make one of my mistakes vanish, u lose a bit of ur self. U become smaller and smaller. And a bit dirty too. “You shouldn’t really worry,” responded the eraser. “I was meant to help u whenever u made a mistake and I am happy doing my job. And I know one day I’ll be gone and u will find someone else to do my job. While I am around, I take pride in knowing I did my bit to help erase ur mistakes. Keep writing.” If we think about it, we will probably recognize that our teachers were the erasers in our lives. We were the pencils, sharp and colourful. And every time we made a mistake the teachers were there to correct us. They gave a bit of themselves- so that we could emerge looking just a bit better. On this great day let us spare a thought for those selfless human beings who made a difference to our lives. Let us thank all those teachers who happily got a little dirtier to keep us clean, who didn’t mind losing a bit of themselves to make our work error free. And who were happy to fade away and watch our work with pride as we moved on to newer world.. The pencils might get all the glory, but it’s the erasers who made it all possible. We would all do well to remember those lessons. Never be afraid of making mistakes, there will always be an eraser at hand…. And yes, as a Teachers’ day special, do yourself a favour. Pick up a pencil and send a message to an old teacher to thank her or him for being that wonderful eraser in your life. You will do that, won’t u???
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:25:54 +0000
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