Mistakes are the best teachers

Life isn’t simply a bed of roses; nor a humble basket of happiness

The day one is born starts his race-fight with the outside world.

Life is a joyful self-learning experience as one moves ahead

The road that lies before to venture out and see the world.

Mistakes are the wrong paths individuals are bound to take

When the road forks and leaves several choices to make.

Mistakes are not crimes that deserve harsh sentences

Rather they open up opportunities to change pathways.

A good friend is one who lends a supporting hand

During a testing time that makes his comrade feel good.

One who mocks at us when by mistake we trip over

Cannot be a true friend as circumstances reveal one’s character.

Rejections during testing moments in life are just God sent

For they remove from our lives individuals that are unpleasant.

Like a lighthouse guiding a cruise ship lost in troubled waters

Or a tinge of light on the other side of the tunnel rousing a walker

A determined hiker sees a mistake as a signal to pause and ponder

Before resuming his exploration as a renewed traveler.