We all need to be constantly sharpened. This parable may encourage us to know that we are special individuals, with unique talents & abilities. Only a particular individual or person can fulfill the purpose for which he / she was born to accomplish. Therefore, never allow yourself to get discouraged & think that your life is insignificant & that you cannot make any change and, like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are is what’s inside of you & not how you appear to yourself and others on the outside.