An advice from a mother to her children

My children..
Let me remind you that
life is no easy path, no bed of roses or
crystal staircase either
It has bumps along the way or
tacks in it..
and maybe long tall grasses that might scratch and bleed you
or sometimes boards torn up and places with no carpet..bare
but.. all the time you should be wallking,climbing..
reaching landings..
and turning corners..
sometimes there are dark tunnels..with no light at all
Dont turn back or set on the step or fall down..
keep going ..keep climbing..
keep reaching.
Failure???
well my children,
You have failed many times before
You fell down the first time you tried to walk.
You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim.
You fell down from your first bike
but always remember
Failure is part and parcel of success

Along..did you able to hit all your balls and get most home runs in your games of criket?
You did not...but you manage to be a state player..

Angah...remember you were too scared to enter the inter-brigade Musabaqah Al-Quran..but after a few trainings you manage to compete well.

Ifah..you almost couldnt make it into your school gymrama team but your persistence and strong determination managed to convince your teacher and you were chosen later....

Ijat..the big baby in the family..you once failed to be the MC for the school assembly,you were dismissed in the middle of the ceremony..but later after a few trials you manage to become one..

My children..you should not worry about failure
but worry about the opportunity you miss when you dont even give a try..
Life for me is no crystal staircase either or green green pasture
For momy too has failed before
not once but many many times
But until now.. momy could still stand...
tall and strong...