A Thought <br />Leads to, <br />A Desire. <br /> <br />A Desire, <br />Leads to, <br />An Action. <br /> <br />An Action, <br />Leads to, <br />A Habit. <br /> <br />A Habit, <br />Leads to, <br />A Character. <br /> <br />A Character, <br />Leads to, <br />A Destiny. <br /> <br />A bad thought, <br />Nip it, <br />At its bud. <br /> <br />A good thought, <br />Nurture it, <br />As I said. <br /> <br />Your thought of a drink, <br />Kindles a desire, <br />For a peg. <br /> <br />Your desire for a peg, <br />Takes you, <br />To the bar. <br /> <br />Your visit to the bar, <br />Leads you, <br />Drink a peg. <br /> <br />Your first peg in the bar, <br />Makes you, <br />A habitual visitor. <br /> <br />Your character, <br />As a regular visitor, <br />Names you, a drunkard. <br /> <br />As a drunkard you're, <br />The day isn't far, <br />For your rest in the grave. <br /> <br />A thought of the Lord, <br />Creates a desire, <br />To see Jesus. <br /> <br />A desire to see Jesus, <br />Leads you, <br />To the nearest Church. <br /> <br />Your visit to the Church, <br />Makes you, <br />A habitual visitor. <br /> <br />Your habitual visit to the Church, <br />Converts you, <br />A devotee of the Lord. <br /> <br />You're, as a servant of the Lord, <br />Destined to His abode, <br />On the day of judgment. <br /> <br />Now, you know the recipe, <br />Of your own destiny, <br />To keep you ever happy.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-recipe-for-a-good-destiny/
