Pencil: I’m sorry
Eraser: For what? You didn’t do anything wrong.
Pencil: I’m sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you’re always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.
Eraser: That’s true. But I don’t really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I’ll be gone and you’ll replace me with a new one, I’m actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad.
I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational.
Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They’re always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way, they get hurt, and become smaller / older, and eventually pass on.
Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad. All my life, I’ve been the pencil.
And it pains me to see the eraser that is my parents getting smaller and smaller each day. For I know that one day, all that I’m left with would be eraser shavings and memories of what I used to have.
Moral: We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.
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(They planted , we ate and we grow they eat ),
l am not quietly sure of the translation from Arabic proverbs
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Best regards
Talal
Hi Sara!
Your collection is superb!
Totally agree with Kale & Sara >>
Truly Parents & Employees are both like Erasers; whereas Children & Employers are like Pencils .
I have already sent this true comparison to all my kids.
Keep sending such nice moral touching anecdotes.
Cheers!
Dr.TJ
Thank You Dr. TJ ๐
The greatest gift I ever had came from God I call him dad
Yeah mom and dad are truly God’s gifts, Praise be to God for all the favors He has bestowed upon us ๐
good morning sara
it is right we dont know the value of some thing until it goes
it is very nice i will make a copy and tell my children
Good morning. That would be great. Please do share them with your children ๐
Parents are also like candles. They help children enjoy life in light but getting exhausted every moment. When the wax is finished they are replaced with a new one.
thank you Sara
You are welcome, Dina ๐
I beg to differ on your likening PARENTS to ERASERS and CHILDREN as PENCILS.
I would rather go for;
EMPLOYERS as PENCILS and EMPLOYEES as ERASERS.
Reason: Staffers work their lives out in Companies and get replaced after they are spent and retired.
keep up the great work Sara, thank you for making me laugh and learn.