Idle mind is a cunning devil,
Avoid idleness with great will,
Work is the best healing pill,
Your mind, you must drill.
What is the result of idleness?
Result is nothing but madness,
Your body's power, you harness,
Always have toiling awareness.
In the absence of a useful activity,
Mind surely suffers from debility,
Body and mind must have mobility,
Then only can be acquired ability.
Prosperity, a hard-worker produces,
To follow him, his action induces,
To work hard, he who flatly refuses,
Suffers surely in life very huge losses.
Please work with real pride,
God will be ever at your side,
Your talents, don't at all hide,
To use them, wisely decide.
Working hard if you truly practice,
Before you, all will bend their knees,
There will be inflow of sacred Rupees,
You will sleep in bed with holy peace.
A lazy man is a damn fool,
He rusts badly his tool,
He follows laziness as a rule,
He always fails in world-school.
If you take the risk,
By being very brisk,
You can do any task,
Which others may ask.
Let duty be happily done,
Win the faith of every human,
Regard work as a useful fun,
Away from you poverty will run.
Apply your whole heart,
Confidently learn an art,
Let yours be the best part,
God loves your being smart.
M V Venkataraman