The most beautiful voice on earth. “I am the master of my fate. I am the Captain of my soul.”
@trampolinemaster113 жыл бұрын
I got that tattooed on my leg last month. The greatest poem ever
@suzanne38611 ай бұрын
No, Richard Burton had that.
@Chitownsfinesthoops6 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman can recite anything and it sounds noble
@LarryjB533 жыл бұрын
Helps when the material is this good.
@mrparlanejxtra3 жыл бұрын
Ain't that God-damned right?
@michaeldavis91903 жыл бұрын
As Zefrank says, Morgan Freeman could narrate you having explosive diarrhea and make it sound like a beautiful thing.
@williambertoldi8933 жыл бұрын
I wish He could have helped recite my report card when I was a child
@warrenwintrode36983 жыл бұрын
Side of cereal box
@normadesmond60174 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!!!!!!!! One of the most beautiful voices ever.
@JohnDoe-gk8oy3 жыл бұрын
00000000
@scottrackley44573 жыл бұрын
Yeah, right up there with Mr. J.E. Jones
@IntrepidClown2 жыл бұрын
“Magical moment in the history of this show” Greatest tribute to the most iconic actor of our times.
@aysoodaagh40004 жыл бұрын
BY WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.
@michaelbishop91573 жыл бұрын
he got it slightly wrong but it was still beautiful
@MinorityDoc3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@DreamJeanne11113 жыл бұрын
He did take some poetic license, but I believe it is intentional as nd he has preferred saying that way to himself for years. He says it the same way in a music/ nature video on KZbin. Plus, Morgan Freeman does not stumble over a script he has memorized. Of that I am quite sure.
@Shyamazha2 жыл бұрын
This poem sums me up
@aet58073 ай бұрын
He was doing it off the top of his head, it’s not like he knew to rehearse it. What an actor.
@itmademesignup95088 жыл бұрын
At first, I thought Mr. Freeman got it wrong, but then his voice and delivery made me realize William Ernest Henley got it wrong.
@JeremiahFernandez8 жыл бұрын
You, sir, must be fun at parties.
@Mrcookiej088 жыл бұрын
Roland Hawken I'm pretty sure they were joking...........
@edpjunior8 жыл бұрын
Just good old levity. I doubt he truly meant to comment on WEH's talent.
@0ldar6 жыл бұрын
This thread has done wonders for Autism Awareness.
@enjomathew26 жыл бұрын
Roland Hawken cut some slack here, the kid was just joking of course!
@BlaiseTighe8 жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite poem! Standing up on principal when everyone is against you, facing a challenge that may not be conquerable, having everything broken but your sperit. It's a sentiment that most could probably sympathize with, but ever since hearing this poem as a kid, I understood it completely and decided then that I will not be a victim, I will not let them take my sperit without taking my life and I will face any challenge with a smile and a determination that can not be broken down. I think that this poem is one of the core elements of who I am today and I'm proud of that.
@sergiogarcia43472 жыл бұрын
Amen brother, that is what i feel as well. if you are going through hell keep going!!
@oracleofcecilian526211 ай бұрын
Well said my friend. Well said. One of the adopted principles of my life. Isaiah 43:2. God's Blessings.
@jonnightrain7 жыл бұрын
This was a poem given to me by a friend when after a motorcycle accident I was damaged beyond repair but unbeaten, surely got me to accept my life and push on. Morior Invictus.
@SurfsideRick7 жыл бұрын
Most of us can only imagine how one's life can be forever changed in the blink of an eye. All the best to you, Jonathan.
@jonnightrain7 жыл бұрын
rixmix76 Indeed, we are mortal! How it made me a better man! Thanks for the positive vibes Rixmix76.
@Alexanderortiz995 жыл бұрын
Eve3n as my life may be torn asunder, I will always see the best in a person out in rough seas. We are all on the same boat, even though we are on different levels.
@jmjones78973 жыл бұрын
@@jonnightrain Hail. Invictus
@marymclaughlin58902 жыл бұрын
Morgans voice is amazing and so powerful like god made it to read that poem. Beautiful ❤️❤️
@AstroShamanicCreativeCoaching3 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of this clip. I quote this poem all the time to my students and clients in energy work. So good.
@panyoporter70952 жыл бұрын
Morgan never fails to move me. First time I have heard this poem and I have a feeling it has come just at the right time in my life.
@dj41234 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to hear from Morgan. A good and caring man. His sensitivity and depth is amazing.
@Inspivated4 жыл бұрын
He's amazing
@debbieking35753 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman is my favorite Actor and can recite anything or read anything and make it sound like no one can.
@alanfournier30713 жыл бұрын
God i miss Charlie Rose. The world is a much sadder place without him.
@genefoad9146 Жыл бұрын
Sublime words spoken by one of the Worlds greatest actors! Awesome.
@dotdoughty55043 жыл бұрын
Love. His. Voice. I could listen to him. All day. Wonderful. Actor.
@celestebenamara6606 Жыл бұрын
Mr. Morgan Freeman. you are A NATIONAL TREASURE. Much Love and Blessings.
@rachelshelley47794 жыл бұрын
What many do not know is that as a teenager William Henley lost his leg to TB and nearly lost the other leg in his early 20s. After recovering from a series of surgeries, he wrote Invictus. THAT is amazing. Despite his poor health and the loss of one leg and nearly losing his other, he still found strength to live his life. Never waste a tragedy.
@danielw58503 жыл бұрын
I was once the Chairman of Governors to a small Church School, in London. One ordinary day, about 9 years ago, Morgan Freeman visited for an hour and read stories to the classes of 5 & 6 year-olds: no press, no publicity, no fuss and then he was gone; I suspected, then, that he had the measure of "Celebrity Culture"!
@doberman1ism8 жыл бұрын
Words that I have greatly admired and carried within me throughout my life.
@Alexanderortiz995 жыл бұрын
Here here.
7 жыл бұрын
Henley had a very difficult life.. Which challenged him many times.. Almost died in Tuberculosis before he was 20, Wrote this poem while he was at the Hospital.. Survived and got a daughter that died at 5, named Rose. He never gave the poem the name ”Invictus”. He named it : To R. T. H. B. - A dedication to Robert Thomas Hamilton Bruce (1846-1899). The company that released the book 1888, gave it the title Invictus. That Henley was an agnostic is no secret. And so was Lord Byron and Percy Shelley.. Great Poem!
@compowwoo65515 жыл бұрын
This post got me to research William Ernest Henley, and I thank you for it.
@donnycar7 жыл бұрын
Havent even watch the poen but this man is awesome one of the most inspirational men ever
@rattar76402 жыл бұрын
Invictus by William Ernest Henley and If by Rudyard Kipling has kept me going through the years.
@Maurice755 ай бұрын
If you can dream-and not make dreams your master;
@mikegolf23222 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this
@VeeeeryyyFaaaastSlooooth10 жыл бұрын
My ears came, my soul fainted.
@laylamanjarrez78837 жыл бұрын
peterkray lol
@TheCLEVERRUSE6 жыл бұрын
Wow
@royalandrosey6 жыл бұрын
I love passionate moments like this in life
@rayflynn51193 жыл бұрын
You can better understand the power of the poem when you know Henley's back story. His father died when he was young. Raised in poverty. His lower leg was amputated in his youth. He was in the hospital at risk of losing his other leg... He grew to be a big, gregarious, bearded, peg leg man who was full of life. By the way, Henley was the inspiration for the character Long John Silver according to Robert Louis Stevenson.
@serolog23 жыл бұрын
Brilliant - thank you for the lead: "In a letter to Henley after the publication of Treasure Island, Stevenson wrote: "I will now make a confession. It was the sight of your maimed strength and masterfulness that begot Long John Silver...the idea of the maimed man, ruling and dreaded by the sound, was entirely taken from you".
@mikekleanthous70233 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this input!
@basseyedetjr90543 жыл бұрын
Grateful for your input
@laurablalock88502 жыл бұрын
Imagine going through that without the pain control we have today, the physical therapy, the prosthetics, the decent wheelchairs, the laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act. And thinking you will lose the other leg too. He wrote that poem as an act of defiance against fate, which left his head bloody but unbowed.
@theresaamick2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such a fantastic backstory. I find things like this all the time such as the most fascinating to me - the relationship between Carl Jung with relation to his coined term ‘synchronicity’ with Einstein - his fascination with how the Theory of Relativity possibly could explain his ideas on seeming purposeful chance. Also Jung’s favorite writing (& author Lewis Caroll who wrote Jabberwocky) was Through the Looking Glass - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland when the White Queen says: The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday--but never jam to-day.' 'It MUST come sometimes to "jam to-day,"' Alice objected. 'No, it can't,' said the Queen. ' It's jam every OTHER day: to-day isn't any OTHER day, you know.' 'I don't understand you,' said Alice. 'It's dreadfully confusing!' 'That's the effect of living backwards,' the Queen said kindly: 'it always makes one a little giddy at first--' 'Living backwards!' Alice repeated in great astonishment. 'I never heard of such a thing!' '--but there's one great advantage in it, that one's memory works both ways.' ‘I'm sure MINE only works one way,' Alice remarked. 'I can't remember things before they happen.' 'It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,' the Queen remarked.
@iAMKhristianWithaK2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely phenomenal poem and with the modern day Henley spirit in Morgan Freeman is unmatched in its Glory and I forever am aware of these reminders I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE AND THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL....for that I am eternally Grateful to be aware of.... Namaste dear friends May all be well and Prosperous in all endeavors 🖖🖖🖖🙏💙😌
@Ignorethisuk6 жыл бұрын
I still get a cold shiver from the power of this poem, and more so from Freeman’s smile as he recites it, you can see the sleepless nights and the doubt that these words guided him through.
@kateadamson42302 жыл бұрын
🙏
@jamesd95236 жыл бұрын
Love this poem, absolutely brilliant words with such meaning. As an Englishman they resonate so much with the values/mentality I have. Such a good way to live your life, the words of this poem are am inspiration to everyone - wherever you're from. Love it!
@paigeevanhouten30526 жыл бұрын
Pretty amazing. I love this man. Yeah-Papa-Mentor-Teacher. I knew him since Electric Company
@wbdrugstrat3 жыл бұрын
To unlike this video one must be an absolute lunatic. This was incredible. I did not expect to be so pumped with courage so late into the night. That was beautiful.
@jimcharnoske96144 жыл бұрын
Awesome Poem. I Actually Got Goosebumps Both During and After Morgan Freeman Recited It :).
@scottrackley44573 жыл бұрын
Mr. Freeman could recite the menu at Applebee's and I'd listen to it
@sicksideworldwide15992 жыл бұрын
Grounding and totally humbling words 🥰
@minahan93153 жыл бұрын
Made me tear
@IJDon8 жыл бұрын
Complete magic, humility and power. Charlie Rose is also an incredibly sincere guy. Wonderful. Inspired.
@chris2302304 жыл бұрын
That didn't age well.
@IJDon4 жыл бұрын
Chris Welburn - true...!
@giovanna7223 жыл бұрын
@@chris230230 No.
@johnmcternan41574 ай бұрын
Well.....🤣
@dennylesser882711 ай бұрын
Morgan Freeman is naturally a genius at his craft and everything he attempts is a master piece.
@stephencavuoti60142 жыл бұрын
Dang man love you Morgan Freeman you’re one of the best actors love all your movies and all the GOD documentaries !🙏🙏
@glebkachur80333 жыл бұрын
man, love this poem. learnt this one for our poetry recital competition. so powerful... also it's "i have not winced nor cried aloud", "looms but the horror of the shade","how charged with punishments the scroll"
@SurfsideRick10 жыл бұрын
I learned this poem in high school in the 70's and it had a deep affect on me so I committed it to memory. Now, 40 years later, I still reflect on it from time-to-time. That said, Freeman says "I thank whatever god there may be" instead of "I thank whatever gods may be," as it was written. This is a subtle shift, but can change the interpretation, as many feel that Henley was an atheist because of his not recognizing "God," but "gods." Being the "captain of one's own fate" would also suggest this view. However, by Freeman saying "whatever GOD there may be" seems to suggest that he is recognizing a single, unifying creator...perhaps the God of Abraham, instead of just some mish-mash of pagan gods. Anyway, just a thought.
@HeavenlyProphecy9 жыл бұрын
I agree. The Gods bit had me skeptical otherwise a very motivating poem
@gergemini29939 жыл бұрын
you exactly right...Henley is cited as atheist. also Morgan says "faith" as opposed to"chance". as that a mistake or intentional? :)
@JustAnotherGamertag8 жыл бұрын
+rixmix76 It is absolutely clear that WEH was an atheist/or agnostic. The entire poem is exactly about that, how if there is a god, it gave him the capacity to captain his own souls fate-and he practically says in the poem that beyond all this lies simply the "horror of the shade" meaning no light, meaning no heaven.
@SurfsideRick8 жыл бұрын
+ZombieKilla Agreed. I suggested that Henley was an atheist. My comment was to how Freeman altered it.
@bestofhumans47158 жыл бұрын
+rixmix76 It is an accurate and cogent thought. Luckily, we know that Freeman is an agnostic and adamant rejecter of religion. I don't think the alteration was intentional.
@IyaPatsyOriginalEgunlady7 жыл бұрын
My grandfather's favorite poem passed down through generations
@shirleyware21503 жыл бұрын
💚💚💚💚 much much respect for Morgan Freeman!!!
@user-qt1bq5bw6i Жыл бұрын
'I am the Master of my own fate, I am the Captain of my soul'
@CymruEmergencyResponder6 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman and the way he says the word ‘I’ is wonderful.
@MakaiMauka3 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman is is a treasure
@whipsinthecar8 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS POEM AND I AM SO GLAD THAT MORGAN FREEMAN RECITED IT, THANK YOU!!!
@shirleyAllenonthespotcaterer6 жыл бұрын
I love Morgan Freeman and I love the poem Invictus, but he got a few things wrong! He still made it sound very sexy.
@TastemyAtrocity3 жыл бұрын
That gave me chills. I imagine that back in Shakespearean days, what it meant to be a skilled actor was for someone to be able to make the audience understand a poem. I get it now 😌
@suziescarberry63714 жыл бұрын
I love Morgan Freeman.
@sianwatters74213 жыл бұрын
Oh my, what a poem! What a personality. Recited with great feeling. I loved it!
@freedomwarrior52414 жыл бұрын
Love this man and this poem!
@mistyfalin544510 ай бұрын
❤beatiful
@mikeg31843 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@skreebot5 жыл бұрын
His voice is just so powerful
@jeffbaxter87703 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, thank you Morgan.
@evelynoconnor30622 жыл бұрын
À truly marvellous rendering of Invictus by the FOREVER GREAT ARTIST AND ACTOR, MORGAN FREEMAN---- LOVE ❤️ Evelyn O'Connor
@mariettewarris79234 жыл бұрын
Oh, how I love and adore Morgan Friedman!
@sandranaylor23483 жыл бұрын
He has such a glorious voice
@SheyD782 жыл бұрын
I've no idea who Charlie Rose is but damn does Morgan Freeman sound great reciting just about anything. From his closing speech in the Shawshank Redemption, to this, to just about anything else, that voice is just so wholesome, making you feel like everything is right, or could be if you're strong enough. He's one of a kind.
@MultiMegarockstar6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Morgan Freeman. Beautiful beyond words.
@MythicalFactory6 жыл бұрын
What a voice, awesome
@miljenkorebernisak53853 жыл бұрын
Great actor. Great MAN Morgan Freeman💖
@paigeevanhouten30526 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Morgan Freeman-at the tender age of 5. I still am. B
@dorinc60333 жыл бұрын
Missing Charlie
@annmc83923 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman is one of the best, a real gentleman.
@cstreet069 жыл бұрын
No matter what.... there is always someone who will criticize and take something positive and uplifting and subject it to negativity... Get a life people....Morgan Freeman already has one.....
@apenza43044 жыл бұрын
Invictus was also one ofJohn Lewis’s favorite poem.
@ulfibonkers32059 ай бұрын
I could listen to him forever
@davidharrison66156 жыл бұрын
i wish i could meet this man . a great human being .
@trappy99945 жыл бұрын
Dude..... DUDE. Loved this poem before but now it's even better.
@zebbocaster9 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir.
@summerjoy13524 жыл бұрын
Hearing this made me cry.
@mikehughes49692 жыл бұрын
My first exposure to Morgan Freeman was way back in the 70's as Easy Reader. I was blown away by him. The way he talked, the way he dressed, everything. As far as I was concerned, he was the epitome, the essence, the definition of cool. 50 years later, my opinion hasn't changed one little bit.
@MAGICFLY023 жыл бұрын
My favorite poem.
@Abhaykk19944 жыл бұрын
There are two poems, that came to my mind when it was muddled with fear and self doubt. These poems got me thinking positively about life again. The first one is Invictus by William Henley and the other is Road not taken by Robert Frost.
@najjee22 жыл бұрын
My two favourite poems
@TS-ur7lm6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@memyselfi37486 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman, you can recite the alphabet or a commercial and I sit spellbound. Thank you for sharing this side of you.
@mistyfalin5445 Жыл бұрын
My soul is not for sale Is it nature, versus nurture, I miss you momma, you to dad, more than words could ever convey Amen
@sunnyd41257 ай бұрын
Such eloquence, Mr. Freeman.
@globaloperator31983 жыл бұрын
And here speaks a great man and everyone should listen
@devastationofmankind34953 жыл бұрын
Is this kinds of poems that had literally saved people's lifes...
@milkywaykid34409 жыл бұрын
who doesn't like this?? 21 people, haters gonna hate.
@Inspivated4 жыл бұрын
This is the best poem ever
@arlettamurray66773 жыл бұрын
marvellous!
@NoPrisoners76 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@thomasstokes2886 жыл бұрын
Chills. I've got chills.
@MrSurfer9992 жыл бұрын
Sublime! Beyond words!
@willwinn85594 жыл бұрын
One amazing man . Thank you Mr. Freeman .😎👍
@cupofteawithpoetry2 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@B4TMAN20153 жыл бұрын
You can tell he knew that one day he would need this and was so exited for it
@juulcy3 жыл бұрын
Moves me to tears
@davidmitchell1543 жыл бұрын
There are times in life that one may question oneself, do not be afraid of the darkness, tomorrow shall bring a new day, and with it the promise once more of hope. Hope is what makes us human after all. To you all that struggle, know that I struggle too, the path is never easy, but light comes after dark, and love above all conquers all.
@neanea79923 жыл бұрын
I love love love love love love love love love love love cannot cannot say enough of love for Morgan Freeman the legend I have got the find so Bible he reads from it him and the one with James Earl Jones another Legend I love them gentleman dearly two true Legends two of my all-time all-time all-time favorite people actors human beings
@The_Vincening4 жыл бұрын
I would love to hear Mr. Freedman recite Kipling's " If".
@APHriican-Born-Soldiier3 жыл бұрын
Or “The test of a man” by author- Unknown
@lisanester33383 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤
@mikesamolsky471911 ай бұрын
What a great actor and man
@puru3977 жыл бұрын
The words are wrong in some places but .the voice and delivery are excellent...
@ericbeltrami27186 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr.Freeman
@GetReal5212 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman is amazing and honorable. Charlie Rose turned out to be ...