{"id":130139,"date":"2024-10-30T20:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/detsko-katche\/molivot-i-gumata-za-brishenje\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T19:23:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:23:43","slug":"the-pencil-and-the-eraser","status":"publish","type":"detsko_katche","link":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/en\/detsko-katche\/the-pencil-and-the-eraser\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pencil and the Eraser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/molivot-i-gumata.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-130068\"><\/p>\n<p>The eraser asked the pencil:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 How are you, my friend?<\/p>\n<p>The pencil replied angrily:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 I\u2019m not your friend. I hate you.<\/p>\n<p>The eraser, surprised and saddened, asked:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Why?<\/p>\n<p>The pencil replied:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Because you erase what I write.<\/p>\n<p>The eraser said:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 I only erase mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>The pencil asked:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 And why do you do that?<\/p>\n<p>The eraser replied:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 I\u2019m an eraser; that\u2019s my job.<\/p>\n<p>The pencil retorted:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 That\u2019s not a job!<\/p>\n<p>The eraser continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 My job is just as useful as yours.<\/p>\n<p>The pencil said harshly:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 You\u2019re wrong and arrogant because the one who writes is better than the one who erases.<\/p>\n<p>The eraser replied:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Removing what is wrong is just as important as writing what is right.<\/p>\n<p>The pencil fell silent for a moment, then said sadly:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 But I see that every day you\u2019re getting smaller.<\/p>\n<p>The eraser responded:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 That\u2019s because each time I erase a mistake, I sacrifice a part of myself.<\/p>\n<p>The pencil, with a rough voice, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 I also feel shorter than before.<\/p>\n<p>The eraser comforted it, saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 We can\u2019t do good for others unless we\u2019re willing to sacrifice a part of ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Then, looking kindly at the pencil, the eraser asked:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Do you still hate me?<\/p>\n<p>The pencil smiled and replied:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 How could I hate you when you sacrifice so much?!<\/p>\n<p>Every day, you wake up with one day less left in your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you can\u2019t be a pencil writing happiness for others, be a good eraser that erases their mistakes and sorrows, sowing hope and optimism in their souls, reminding them that the future is beautiful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Always be grateful and selfless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":130070,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"tags":[3831],"class_list":["post-130139","detsko_katche","type-detsko_katche","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-samopozhrtvuvanost-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/detsko_katche\/130139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/detsko_katche"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/detsko_katche"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigorski.org.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}