Mother Teresa of Calcutta once said: " I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

This is a longstanding issue of debate in philosophy. 'Being the pencil' illustrates the transition phase from a felt-sense of inadequacy to a felt-sense of competence,that could in an exaggerating manner reach the state of a complex feeling of being superior to others.That is when the professor says"You're not the pencil".It is the moment where the conflict heightens between the professor and the student .You're not the pencil , I am the pencil". Some things could be inherently destructive ,such as this kind of competiton, which simply means that one person can succeed only if others fail. To the professor I say there you might have forgotten that there is a 'pen' as well and among pens Pelikan, Parker, Lamy, Kaweco, Sailor, Waterman and more. So why do you stick to the pencil?!? There is a myriad of writing instruments out there, sticking to the 'pencil' doesn't help you see the variety of tools in hand. P.S Proud of your question ,your answers still need some improvement though! ;)

Why not? We are the pencil :))

OH, I remembered my schooldays. I'm sure I have heard this conversation. "Is this a pen?" "Yes, it is." "Is that a pen, too?" "No, he is John." Must be a kind of philosophical question.

what's the meaning of "pencil" here ? still couldn't understand