Lessons In My Life Poem by Qiniso Mogale

Life is not a bed of roses
Life is full of excruciating pain
There are no guarantees
In life one thing is for sure;
Nothing is for sure!
There are times when everything we do seems to in vain
Times when even prayers seem not to go beyond the ceiling
Times when tears of sorrow keep falling.

In life only the tough survive
Only those made of sterner stuff survive
As one grows old some mistakes become fatal
Yes, some mistakes become lethal
As people we often hide from the truth
But the truth always finds us out
We hurt those we love the most
We are hurt by those who love us the most.

We waste precious time on useless things
We harbor grudges
All this time life passes us by
Until such a time when we have to bid life goodbye
We leave this earth not having realized our destinies
That is why the gravesites are the richest places.

Often we lead empty lives
We try to fill life with earthly riches
We try to fill life with success
We endeavour to lead comfortable lives
But none of these meet our deepest needs
Many fail to realise that all they need is Jesus Christ