The road is filled with thorns of obstacles
That will puncture your feet and make you bleed
To all the pain and suffering pay no heed
Let your blood show you the path to succeed

The road is filled with the souls of those who failed
Who will try to drag you down and under
You must fight to save your soul from being jailed
You must not give up even if there is lightning and thunder

To complete the journey you must be ready to pay the price
You must be willing to struggle and to sacrifice
On the way, no matter how many times you fail
In your quest for greatness leave behind a blazing trail

If only I had dared
To follow my visions and dreams
In my grave I would have been spared
The regret that my visions were only daydreams

If only I had the nerve
To not give up in difficult times
My life wouldn’t have taken the normal curve
And would have been marked with success lines

If only I had the mettle
To persist until I reached the goal
I wouldn’t have had to settle
For a life mediocre as a whole

If only I had been audacious
To take the path less travelled
I wouldn’t have died as a man anonymous
With dreams unfulfilled and a life failed

If only I had been bold
To fight even in the face of misfortune
My life would have been better manifold
Instead of being filled with lack of fortune

If only I had been fearless
And had conquered all my fears
My life would have been happy and boundless
Instead of ending up in a volley of tears

In the end I realized
That a life without courage is nothing
To be rich, great and immortalized
I had to be strong, fearless and daring

When others try to pull you down
In their negative talk do not drown
When people say it cannot be done
Show them you can be stopped by none

When failures shatter your dreams
When difficulties come at you in streams
Stand up and fight by all means
For giving up is not in your genes

When the road seems all dark and gloomy
Let the light from your desire burn bright
Do not let the journey fill you with fright
Persist no matter what your plight

Ignore all the shouting and the pain
Pour your heart and soul again
Do not to be chained by anything or anyone
Realize that you are the chosen one

Let go of all the doubts and proceed
Do not stop even when you bleed
To failures and misfortunes do not concede
Always remember that you are born to succeed

Do not let the miseries of the past hold you back
Do not let the past make you weak and slack
Do not let the past fill you with sadness and sorrow
Do not let the misfortunes of the past put shackles on your tomorrow

What use is all this sadness and regret
All the time lost you can never get
Do not ruin your present for the failures of the past
Enjoy the present, it might not last

The failures and misfortunes have a lesson to teach
To help you grow and extend your reach
Learn the lesson so that you do not repeat it
But do not end up in regret and do not quit

Do not let the past become a bane
All your strength from the present do not let it drain
The sun sets everyday only to rise again
Let the pain from the past add to your gain

The present is here to live fast and have a blast
Let go of all the mistakes of the past
To write a new and glorious future
If the past was a misfortune let the future be an adventure

Do not be held a prisoner of your past
Each moment spent in the past is a waste of the present
From now make sure each moment is well spent
To spend each moment not in repent but giving your hundred percent

On the journey to your dreams and goals
When you feel like quitting and giving up
When victory seems far and you are breaking up
Let courage be your guide

When you are afraid and scared
When fear crushes your body and soul
When you find no one around to console
Let courage be your guide

When you are confronted by obstacles
When you find yourself alone in your battles
Even when you find yourself in shackles
Let courage be your guide

In every moment of every day
Even when things go astray
No matter what, until you have died
Always let courage be your guide

Do not cower and run in fear
Do not wallow in pity and shed no tear
Unleash the universal energy within you
To push aside your fears and get through

Do not feel weak and helpless
For within you is strength boundless
Do not give into misery and hopelessness
Stand up and assert your mightiness

Let the fire from the depths of your soul
Burn out all your pains and adversities
Let the fire of passion from your heart
Make your life great and state of the art

Let the mighty powers within you awaken
To make you strong and not get shaken
Let theses powers unleash the fearlessness within
To bear all the difficulties with a grin

Do not go around being gloomy and sad
Know that within you is joy unbound
Know that happiness is a part of your divine soul
Without it you can never be complete and whole

When you realize and unleash the power within you
You can be whatever you choose to be
With such strength impossibility does not exist
Success and money will always be in your midst

You have abundant power within you
To make your life wealthy and glorious
To become powerful, great and victorious
To leave behind a legacy inspiratory and illustrious

Do not be afraid to dream alone
Without them life would be empty
Be ready to fight and die for them
For dreams are precious when they are your own

Do not be afraid to fight alone
A fight for something you believe in
Stand and fight against the whole world
Stand your ground and do not give in

Do not be afraid to work alone
Even when everything seems to be lost
With hope and faith in your heart
You must not give up at any cost

Do not be afraid to travel alone
When the journey is long and hard
Even when you are marred and scarred
The journey you must never discard

Do not be afraid to speak out alone
For what you believe is right
Even against force and might
You must be honest and forthright

In the end when you become just a memory
Leave behind a legacy that is inspiratory
Let the inscription read on your tombstone
Here lies a man who was not afraid to walk alone

You must give up being a humble sheep
You must stay strong and not weep
You must wake up, it’s not the time to be asleep
You must get ready as its time to take a giant leap

You must be willing to dive long and deep
You must go on even when the road is steep
All the difficulties to a side you must sweep
When you sow hard work, success you will reap

You must be willing to work long hours
You must work on and harness all your powers
You must be willing to make a lot of sacrifices
You must risk and take your chances

You must not bow down to circumstances
You must jump over all the fences
You must work even without assurances
You must not give up in the face of hindrances

You must not let your fears crush you
Within you is the strength to pull through
Do not wait for someone to come and help you
Take up the responsibility to get through

In life, to achieve, succeed and to excel
You must be ready to go through hell
No matter how high the risks or the stakes
You must be willing to do whatever it takes

I had a nice and decent job
Which helped me move along with the mob
It helped me pay the bills and get through
But I wondered if to myself I was being true

Each day was the same as yesterday
With nothing to learn and nothing to hope for
My life had become a routine chore
I had become just an ordinary guy next door

All the worries, frustrations and fears
Had become a part of my daily life
With nowhere to go and nothing to be done
I had become a rusty old gun

My days had become a bore and my life a pain
I waited for death to come and end it all
I realized my whole life had gone down the drain
My life seemed like a worthless piece of grain

I regretted if only things had been different
If I had taken a chance and not been so indifferent
If only I had listened to my heart
If only I had followed my dreams

If only I had not let fear decide things
If only I had the courage to follow my callings
If only I had taken a step with hope and faith
In grief and regret I wouldn’t have had a bathe

In the end, I realized my life had been mediocre
I had lived risk free and become a joker
I was the man who played safe
Only to realize that life was never failsafe

My crazy and fast paced life
Seemed to be full of worry and strife
Happiness had become a sacred word
Never to be experienced but only heard

Happiness had become a thing of the past
Which I had in abundance when I was a kid
All my moments of joy were shrouded in fear
As I worried that this joy and happiness will not last

To have a moment of eternal peace and bliss
To be in total harmony with the universe
I craved for a moment of pure joy
To be as happy as a small boy

To be happy and joyful, I realized
I must live fully and not merely exist
Not to let fear and worry take their toll
To fill with peace my mind, body and soul

I realized my natural state was to be happy
To experience joy and happiness unbound
Not to be held prisoner by the fears all around
In the waters of misery not to drown

I learnt that a life without joy is inanimate
That it is parched and has no value
Without joy I could not create and achieve
I wanted to be happy and not to grieve

I learnt that being happy and joyful is a choice
Pure joy will always be within my reach
I must grasp it and make it a part of my life
A moment of joy is worth more than thousand years of strife