Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), British novelist and poet, was born in Bombay, India. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Representative works include "The Jungle Book", "The Brave Captain", "Kim", etc. His works are deeply influenced by Indian culture and embody the concept of the integration of Eastern and Western cultures.
? If "If" (1895) is a motivational poem. This poem was written by Kipling, the Nobel Prize winner for literature, to his 12-year-old son, expressing his love for the beautiful things. Future expectations. Let’s enjoy it together.
If
? By Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when al about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting ,
Or being led about, don't deal in lines,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream---and not make dreams your master
If you can drink---and not make thoughts your aim
If you can meet mith Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fooly
Or watch th things you gave your Life to, broken
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when ther is nothing in you
Except the Will which? says to them:Hold on!
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you
if all men count with yo,but none too much;
If you can fill the urforgiving minute
With sixty seconds'worth of distance run
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it
And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!
If
If everyone is confused,
You should be calm and composed instead of following what others say;
If you are suspected by everyone,
You can be confident as usual without arguing in vain;
If you have a dream,
and you can not lose yourself;
If you are thoughtful,
you will not go crazy;
if you can keep your emotions in mind during success,
and have the courage to chew after disasters Bitter fruit;
If you see the beauty you pursue shattered into a pile of rubble,
Don’t give up;
If you work hard,
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Now that you have achieved success,
for a new goal,
you still take the risk,
even if your fame comes to nothing;
< p>If you talk to the villagers without showing humility,Take a walk with the prince without showing flattery;
If the love of others cannot influence you,
If you can be outstandingly independent in the company of anyone;
If confused harassment cannot shake your will,
When you can wait until you feel calm before answering... …
Then, your cultivation will be as broad as heaven and earth,
And you will be a real man, my son!
[Appreciation]
? This poem explains from the perspective of a father how a person can grow into a real MAN, as well as the sense of responsibility and excellent qualities required in the growth process. , which has a very good motivating effect on us in real life. The poem has four stanzas (stanza), each stanza has 8 lines. Each stanza of poetry follows the rhythm of ABBABAB and has a neat form. The poet uses rhetorical techniques such as parallelism, metaphor, and exaggeration. In the last sentence of the poem, "And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!" It reflects the poet's good expectations for his son and the younger generation.
If you can pursue dreams without being enslaved by dreams,
If you can think without thinking as the goal,
Then the earth and its Everything belongs to you.