The one atop the tenth step, <br />Has stooped ten times to reach it. <br />The one atop the twelfth step, <br />Has stooped twelve times to reach it. <br />The one who minded stooping <br />Was happy to be on the floor. <br />The world recognizes <br />The efforts and not the merits.<br /><br />Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar.<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/efforts-and-merits/
