The smart people are the ones, <br />Who learn from other people’s mistakes, <br />The innocents are the ones, <br />Who become the victims to teach others the lessons, <br /> <br />Some people may call themselves as daring, <br />Actually they are the fools, reluctant in learning and protecting, <br />The new businessmen after retirement, <br />The new businessmen after graduation, <br /> <br />The new businessmen after someone’s ill advice, <br />Always fail and that is the reason, <br />Only One out of ten businesses survives after ten years. <br />Learning from people’s experience is the best lesson, <br /> <br />One should not avoid and ignore, <br />If they don’t want to lose their sleep, <br />Half done business and half hearted love, <br />Half destroyed enmity and partial involvement in any work, <br />Will destroy our peace suddenly, when we are unprepared, <br />As the flame developed from the half doused camp fire.<br /><br />veeraiyah subbulakshmi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-half-doused-camp-fire/