Know the Game of Life

A rich man built up a stadium,

In a ground to play every game.

On the day of inauguration,

There was a big congregation.

It was a show of football match

A pleasure for them to watch

Both the teams played well

Kicking forward the football.

The rich man's father,

An illiterate old villager,

Who was the chief guest

Kept his face in utter disgust.

At the end he asked his son

Why each player wasn't given

A ball each to avoid their run

Between goals for that ball one?

A sorry figure, his son kept

At his father, a man ignorant

Of the rules of the game,

What a shame to his name?

Yes, knowledge is essential

For anyone to enjoy the thrill

Lest, in the game of life, he will

Be like a two legged bull.

~ Rajaram Ramachandran~