Welcome, my friend, to the world br Of sorrow br Strife is your way and life br Your school. br You’ll find two teachers br Both pain and love. br Pain will teach you forbearance br And love, selflessness br With the sweat of your face, br Must you live. br With sorrow must you br Pass your life br You will find no eternal life br Nor will your short life br Heavenly br Death is a bitter necessity br Dust thou art and to dust br Will thou return? br Strife is short and will last br Only as long as you live br But another life br You will have br The choice to live that in pain br Or eternal happiness br Is yours to make. br A sincere well-wisher br br P.S.