IF by Rudyard Kipling (A Life Changing Poem)

[@ampersandtay]

I learned this 70 years ago, alas I've forgotten most. A most wonderful poem.

[@seronymus]

God bless you sir

[@kunaiflex491]

One of my favourites

[@ayazgaming180]

Are you still alive......

[@ampersandtay]

@@ayazgaming180 Yes, I've ignored Lockdown and never worn a face nappy after researching the size of the virus, and the size of the holes in masks. It's laughable. I've spent hours on medical websites which is why I feel safe as a fit 82 year old. Also an Active person on Telegram's White Rose. An organisation which, after five months had branches in the USA, the EU, the UK, and all over the world, including Australia, South Africa and other countries. Two Saturdays they had a million people marching 12 miles across London, nothing in the newspapers or TV news, and nobody cought the flu. I am very much alive aand having fun. People are either Lions or sheep.

[@ayazgaming180]

@@ampersandtay glad to hear it

[@nishantintouch]

Success and disaster.. "If you can treat those two imposters just the same.." Brilliant.

[@sayvorie]

Because the are one and the same; only different extremes. You can’t have one without the other.

[@JustJake77]

You can't have light without the dark. Hope without despair. Good without evil... This is the way of nature.... Balance is the key

[@theman946]

@@sayvorie In Mandarin, the character for disaster is also opportunity. An irrational number, if you will. Both + and -.

[@snowflakeeel]

yep that's the part where i said "whoa" out loud while listening to this. sometimes we forget how powerful the art of writing can be

[@nickolasdiamond5619]

I disagree with this line

[@TheOllyj]

My grandads favourite poem, I read it for him at his funeral. Hardest but most rewarding thing I've ever done

[@gentleasa5728]

God bless you and Grandad! Love and light Evie

[@abhijithsubash6160]

Wow That's so hard to think. But you have done really really great job

[@kellyberry4173]

WELL DONE.

[@goldenpeanuts9]

💚

[@tapasmazumdar]

At least your grand father loved you

[@s.a.adams-ford1216]

I recall my father quoting this when I was a child. A brilliant man quoting a brilliant man.

[@rickjensen2833]

The two things I remember the most mom told me; nothing ever goes the way you planned it and give me the flowers now, not on my grave.

[@doloresparra4604]

Wise mother 🌹

[@lorifenton1284]

My mom used to say “Give flowers to the living.” Miss you Mom 😘

[@cynthiadebeau4230]

This was my mom’s favorite poem... I still have it, yellowed with age, in its old frame, and now loved by me too 🙏🏻❤️

[@doloresparra4604]

@@cynthiadebeau4230 oh, what a lovely memory and tribute to your mom. 🌠

[@CAP753]

Your statement is almost as powerful as this poem.

[@mr2octavio]

I just wanted to say that this poem appeared on my feed the day I was planning the route of the coward, the loss of my own hope in myself, and now I can stop thinking about it on every second I live, I stopped drinking, stopped gaming, I said no more to my addictions. I'm studying, trying, fighting for my own place. And I won't give up I promise, but whoever runs this channel on KZbin; I just wanted to thank you. I'll for sure will never meet you and maybe this message you'll never read, but to me you're important now, and probably in years to come. You saved my life and my heart is at peace, because I am now facing my own defeat with my head up, and I'm not wearing a crown for doing so. To you, sir or madam, thank you. Edit - Jan 12: Hello everyone, I was surely not expecting my comment to gather so much attention, but I feel that I should share that I am doing way better than when I wrote this original post. I put effort into my studying, and I managed to get a scholarship, I placed effort in my body, and now I am training daily, I am not drinking at all and I wake up with energy to face off the marvel that it's a day. As Kipling will say "fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds of distance run". I may not be doing the whole sixty but it's way better than what I were two months ago, so to whoever reads this, please, I know you don't even know me, but don't give up, life has its own beauty but it for sure doesn't come in a silver plate. I hope you can at least give it another chance with a different perspective. And thank you everyone for your kind words. August-11: Just to keep you posted on how life under a new light can be blissful, what looked grim now looks grey and what looked grey now has light by itself. Be thankful for being here, despite all, you're alive, you're breathing and life can be enjoyed, YOU WILL FALL, TRIP, STUMBLE, that's a FACT, but the important thing is WHAT YOU DO after hitting the ground with your face. GET UP and keep moving, stop stagnation. I kept doing that, standing up, now I have a job, I live by myself, my own rules, I have shifted my life 180 degrees and 3 stories higher (my new apt is on the third floor, yes it's a rental but IT'S MY FLOOR), it's incredible what a daily routine and dedication to achieve your own goals can bring. Don't give up, I didn't, you can't, you're valuable. Stay safe, and be happy. Oct, 2023. This life is good, don't give up. I came across this video again because I felt I owed it a second hearing. And I stumbled upon my old comment. I'm on a way better place now.

[@sunnyone4]

Stay strong, my friend, also reach out to people who can help you 💕

[@MillaCanDoAnything]

Hope it all works out for you, best of luck 🤗

[@irenebent7351]

Keep studying and improving your life. Always try to see things from the other person 's point of view. Be always kind, honest and truthful not just to others but to yourself. There's a bright new world out there waiting for you to embrace it. YOU can and will make a difference ..Keep up the good work.

[@rovian9]

Anybody can fool the whole world, but himself. To be really honest with ourselves is a huge achievement. A man who can defeat his addictions, can defeat anything.

[@karenf9137]

Frenchie, my friend, I'm so glad you didn't give in. Don't EVER give in! I once was in a bad place myself, but I resisted that pain. Now, years later, I grow more determined with each passing day to get up again, and again, and again no matter what anyone throws my way. We get but one life, and if you live 90 years and only know a few moments of happiness, it's worth the wait. Life is good.

[@kashishadwani9731]

"And never breathe a word about your loss " Now this is something I'm going to take back with my soul for long ...

[@adriandurlej9266]

Probably the most difficult part of the poem to really live. Feels like it would take a lifetime to really achieve

[@ayush4143]

If you can heap all your winnings on a turn of pitch and toss and lose and never sigh a word about your loss!

[@LeviAckerman-bb6zz]

It clearly tells us to " not become prideful of what you have because it will all come to an end when you reach your death " . Rudyard used simple words to say a line this big . It's truly incredible.

[@baliwarrior]

@@ayush4143 yours is the world and everything that's in it!

[@ayush4143]

@@baliwarrior and which is more , you 'll be a man! My son!

[@sebdavies1610]

I read this poem at my father's funeral today, and this video really helped me practice and prepare for that moment. I've been reciting the words along with the reader whilst listening to this every morning the last couple of weeks, trying to get the right tempo and learn most of it off by heart. All went well when it was my time to stand up and do it myself, so thank you for this and your other videos which have helped me through difficult times.

[@Metal00m]

My Dad read this at my Grandad's funeral. I remember it. I've never seen my Father so close to tears. I know I cried

[@BonniesMontage]

If you get recommended this video by KZbin, you have found a gem.

[@prachiagnihotri2650]

Indeed

[@vishaldeshbhratar4252]

Agree ✌️😇

[@metamii]

The gem found me

[@priyankaghosh2948]

This was also in our English literature syllabus in school.

[@simonet9441]

Yes I agree a rare gem

[@kevingbergiste7372]

This narrator has one of the most captivating voices I’ve ever heard

[@robertmcgivern565]

He's not reading this poem, he's tearing to it bits all the while sounding like the original harbinger of doom, listen again for the emphasis. .

[@teatonaz]

His voice reminds me of Peter Coyote.

[@StephenJackson1958]

His voice is gorgeous, yes: like Orson Welles with an extra pouring of cream and brandy. I want to hear him do more poetry.

[@robertmcgivern565]

@@themusicbook8679 Arby had a lipsp

[@lifeloverlorijean]

I agree. Very powerful voice.

[@LoneWolf-cy6vd]

"If" concentrates on patience more than anything. It's the key to success and getting through hardships.

[@maryannmartinez5385]

But you

[@sophiasophia3261]

Thank you!

[@pranavjayachandran5636]

I have started to do such quite a videos. Please check it out and suggest me how to improve

[@TheMelwin25]

Hope u luke this version too kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJXbeplrgcSkmMU

[@hybridgoth]

Patience is only really required till the aforementioned virtues are met. A greater focus on responsibility is required after.

[@DeeDeex007o]

THE GREATEST POEM EVER WRITTEN!!!!!!! IF "If you can keep your head when all 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 lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the 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 breathe 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 there 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 you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving 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!"

[@mugishasfamilychannel685]

Thank you

[@LJcollins754]

An Excellent heartfelt poem...

[@Fido-vm9zi]

I do love this poem.

[@RDayal-qr6ip]

This should be recited daily in schools so children learn to face challenges which grow with age.

[@Siyoseful]

Good point, but... Would children understand it?

[@ericwalker6546]

Over time they would understand it. If they saw it every day.

[@IDMYM8]

@@ericwalker6546 we used to have daily prayers throughout 10 years in my school but most of us don't even remember what the prayer was despite reciting it everyday, let alone having any understanding of mere 2 lines. They will only like to understand it if they try, someone discuss about it seriously, or if it becomes a point of interest (popular). TL;DR: Power, Strength, Understanding only comes to those who seek.

[@ericwalker6546]

@@IDMYM8 the lord did say he was going to remove the restraints and let them believe what tickles there ears. He has removed the restrictions of the family. Restraints of government and soon the restraints of the church. So that they will believe the lie...

[@IDMYM8]

@@ericwalker6546 wtf do you even mean by that :/

[@bucksteingold4334]

I have carried this poem in my wallet for over ten years now. God bless.

[@user-tm8wy1hx7n]

Blessed will be the person who picks your pocket. 😃

[@JOSHUAloves1]

Outstanding brother.

[@extra2ab]

👌👌👌👌

[@walteer2560]

Wow 🤩

[@tejasbachhav3921]

brother...I am from 3 years ..doing the same. I am like the alter ego of this poem :)

[@Grey_fox12]

One of the greatest poems ever. I have a framed copy of it. Going to hang it in the first home I buy.

[@light-yi2me]

grey_fox what a great idea! I’m going to do just the same! 🙏🏻

[@chaosdweller]

Hell yeah

[@abhishekprajapat415]

I will to the same too. Thanks for the idea

[@zid2five268]

Me too, it’s on my wall.

[@jahanarafaizal2023]

Best wishes. Let all your dream come true.

[@jeffcooper53]

This poem was given to me by my mother when I graduated 5th grade. I didnt understand it then, but as I got older and began to understand the words and the meaning of the poem, I've tried to live my life by the words of this poem. It has been the one constant source of inspiration all my life. I've passed this poem down to my 2 sons, with the hope that one day it will help them as much as it has helped me.

[@ginasilva1862]

"If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch..." 👌

[@voices4oppressed]

Haha I see it hit you tone too didn't it honey😊😁🤝🤝

[@ginasilva1862]

@@voices4oppressed... Hi... The phrase that I highlighted is, in my own opinion, the most profound in the whole "poem". Such as the best virtue... Humility/modesty.

[@voices4oppressed]

@@ginasilva1862 oh yes obviously! It's natural in humans to admire and love the humble... to see a person of so much power but walk so humble, or to see a king helping a lowly peasant, or a lowly small person standing against a tyrant ruler or a famously skilled warrior sacrificing himself to save an innocent. These are what humans deemed most worthy in the heart... To do noble deeds beyond the courage of the ordinary man!

[@sheminjose5481]

Bruh this is way too underated 😫underrated church ambient kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKTae3efrt6dqpI

[@Steveirwin4477]

I don't get it

[@amanialsoquar5073]

Truthfully, there's nothing more soothing and desirable than a young man being called "My Son!" By a wise old man...

[@soslothful]

I've always thought it condescending.

[@jbdbean242]

@@soslothful What a shame, such a great wealth of experience you've missed! Your attitude is your own worst enemy.

[@soslothful]

@@jbdbean242 You misunderstand my comment. I'm not dismissing the content of the poem, only the use of, "my son" which is spoken with an air of superiority, even condescension. Rather like your final sentence appears to convey.

[@BeKindandNice]

@@soslothful it probably depends on the situation and who is using the term and what manner they are directing it towards you. If they mean it in a friendly fashion it is different than when they are being condescending 👍

[@soslothful]

@@BeKindandNice Perhaps. In my experience it is always spoken from with an air on superiority and belittlement. In my workplace a similar thing is said in a failed and fatuous effort to be funny or cute. Middle age adults greeting another middle aged adult as, "young man" "young lady" and "youngster." Can more stupidity be spoken? These greetings are given to by and to adults in their 50s! Were I to say something so inane, so utterly vacuous I'd pray for my tongue to rot out of my mouth!

[@sayetka]

At 18 years old this poem inspired the whole rest of my life.

[@JohnVKaravitis]

That's all it took? Really?

[@sayetka]

@@JohnVKaravitis...for some reason that poem hit me like a ton of bricks during my idealistic youth. And 43 years later it still does. I gave it to both my sons when they graduated high school.

[@rajarshibarman334]

@@JohnVKaravitis c'mon mate don't patronize others' experiences.

[@damienengel9393]

Im 18 and i just saw this poem for the first time, instantly printed it and now im placing it on my wall by the desk

[@sayetka]

@@damienengel9393 Your'e off to a great start!! I wish you all the best in life!! :))

[@MrCogito8]

This is the poem I keep coming back to time and again for past 30 years. Now, it's picking up two lines and keeping it on your desk for a week has become a ritual. Very inspiring indeed!

[@cooldude2106]

I am in worst phase of my life , i am just 20 and stuck in cycle of failures . I start my every day with this poem . It shows me the path i need to walk on. Edit - Finally a year after this comment and thank you for all your good wishes . I had a little win . I cleared one level of my exams after trying for 2 yrs and now i can start my articleship . Still love this poem very much.

[@Jeeettttttt]

You are not the only one, dear person. :)

[@shaishvi9365]

dont go with flow.. change that flow

[@thereoncewasalimerickwriter]

At 20, you have not failed. You may have made mistakes, but that is part of learning, part of life. And, sorry to say, at 20 this is probably not the worst phse of your life.

[@cooldude2106]

@@thereoncewasalimerickwriter yeah i know thats why now working hard

[@reshmithampy]

Same dude

[@cathymarshall366]

We had to memorize this poem in High School in 1970 by orders of our English teacher and I managed to learn it and then speak it out.I hated doing it and I dont know why really but I did and passed.Yrs and yrs later now that Im older and wiser it makes sense of old fashioned values that I can appreciate - even tho Im not a man. Thank you.

[@unconcernedbeast9190]

My life would have been good if I had heard this poem when I was a kid. My country hates Western poetry

[@elisabethragan2964]

i liked it since a small girl - there was music to it by Rodger Whittier my dad played, I thought you know ? that’s some good insight, even as a girl...

[@arushijain2051]

Although we all know 'man' refers to all human beings here.. I feel Poets should've written it in that sense only; gender neutral words that don't make us adjust something each time in our brains. Wonderful poem tho.

[@cathymarshall366]

@@arushijain2051 In most cases I do think the term "Man" means Mankind but in this poem I dont feel that.But its Ok.

[@julie5978]

@@unconcernedbeast9190 what country is that?

[@vidyeshwarprasad6895]

"If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same.. " SUPERB!! There cannot be a profounder philosophy of dealing with the highs n lows of life.. of maintaining equanimity in joys n sorrows. Thanks for the upload!

[@ericwalker6546]

So true reminds me of Micah and the lesson of balance in our lives.

[@Ethan-lb9hf]

such is the philosophy of Taoism my friend

[@infoeducardo6915]

Sukh dukhe same kritva labhalabho jayajayo Tato yudhhaya yujasva naivam papamavapsyasi Bhagwat Gita 2.38

[@vidyeshwarprasad6895]

@@infoeducardo6915 Brilliant! The core philosophy of maintaining equanimity in ups n downs is alike in all the belief systems.🙏

[@vidyeshwarprasad6895]

@@Ethan-lb9hf Absolutely right.🙏

[@whoisharo4689]

This is amazing. It basically says that if you can suck it up and do all these things which seemingly, endlessly bear no triumph or relief over and over, the world is yours and you can face anything.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

However my life goes from this point on, however short or long it may be, here’s three minutes that were well worth my time.

[@Ludifant]

If you make that true for every consecutive three minutes, regardless of the outcome...

[@googs1354]

Same

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

Beautifully said

[@graham3368]

My son turned 18 yesterday I sent him this poem . I have always loved this poem , now he likes it , I just wish my father done the same for me...

[@actuallyakash9259]

Was there KZbin or red frost motivation at your father's time? Just wondering

[@_yojanaregmi]

Your father raised you to be the person you are now. They have done enough whatever they can they did it. Never ever demand more from people who have already done for you. Repay them back and live a happy life. That is what we all deserve. 😊

[@karlk9316]

Forgive and rejoice. Most in this world live spiritually at lower levels of consciousness with increasingly few living at the next higher level. Perhaps roughly 20% of fathers would think to share such a poem with their son. Kipling's work is written at a high level of consciousness, probably beyond reason to love.

[@frednegus7017]

If you wish your father had sent this poem to you then you did not find the message in the poem.

[@IDMYM8]

@@_yojanaregmi I am waiting to repay my father who haven't came back from the store from decades... :/

[@robertwilson123]

This poem is a Titan in the ranks of poetry and a Colossus in all the advice you can ever give a person.... distilled in its purest perfect form.

[@marielamorassutti4729]

Really

[@bernardoheusi6146]

Damn man run or Kratos will kill you

[@jennyrose9454]

Titan is my fave, and Rossetti

[@dedoffful]

Described it perfectly!!

[@haviduck]

this has kept me alive. the unattainable demands of this beautiful beautiful wish for a son. thank you world for giving us mountains like kipling. he makes sense of a world i no longer recognize

[@guidedmeditationrelieflred9833]

*My Dad, May God Rest His Soul, RIP, Literally lived his life by this poem. He would recite the poem verbatim It and encourage his grandchildren to learn it and live by it. The poem, IF, was read at his funeral service by his grandson.*

[@coinoclast2910]

is his grandson olly hodges, by chance?

[@guidedmeditationrelieflred9833]

@@coinoclast2910 NO my Dad in San Francisco, Bay Area and group in Lousiana.

[@cafepoem189]

Kipling wrote the poem in 1910 as a father's wish for his 12 year old son. 5 years later his only son died during WWI.

[@Spiritryptamine]

I learned about this poem two years ago, and I told my father about it. He told me exactly this. I believe there is a lesson to be learned from it. Imagine being a father and writing such a powerful poem, scraping up what you've learned to give direction to your son... only for it to become so suddenly insignificant. It fucking breaks my heart.

[@SagarsAudioHub]

🙂❤️ Never lose hopes

[@forsak3th]

But in those last moments, if these words were not spoken, could he have met death so well? Death comes for us all. Some run a long race and some run a short race. It isn't about how long the race is but how you run it. I like to think that this helped his son face the life he was given. His words do not lose their meaning because his son's race was short.

[@felixobinna7048]

tragic but still inspirational

[@Spiritryptamine]

@@forsak3th I don't know man. Nothing can replace the love of a father, that's for sure. But the loss the father suffered from, it's indeed tragic and, dare I say, unecessary. It puts life into perspective in a terrible way.

[@dallasdien]

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same”

[@malayamigo]

They're sus

[@kayhaych05]

i cried at that line

[@dallasdien]

@@gwendyfrary1807. Wow. 4 mos have passed. Better late than never. Thank you kindly for that lovely, lovely expression. It’s difficult to find a response. There could be many. Suffice it to say, in introspection I find continual lack. For which I am grateful. Thank you gwendy frary.

[@Sepplable]

They inscribed this line over the tunnel from the locker room at the center court in Wimbledon for a reason...

[@eileenbowman2037]

I cant believe i lived a majority of my life thinking poetry wasnt for me only to realize that its only one that speaks to the soul... I guess better now than never

[@SaltAndGracePoetry]

Poetry can be very powerful!

[@Moti-v82024]

Poetry comes for you at the right time. Never too early nor too late.

[@luvslogistics1725]

Every word is so deep and worth contemplating. I’ve lived this poem, as a military officer, and it resonates with me.

[@mango11119]

Thank u for ur service

[@MissCap93]

Thank you for your service!!🇺🇸

[@jewelzbyjen1]

So Beautifully said....

[@jewelzbyjen1]

Truly...wisdom...Soul Stirring ..Blessing

[@luvslogistics1725]

@@jewelzbyjen1 thank you

[@egverlander]

I wish I could have shared this with my son before he left this world at the tender age of 33 years.

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

Passing my condolences to you, sir. You did your best to raise him

[@1973jamie1]

May God give you comfort with such a terrible loss

[@SamTonikian]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@suryateja176]

I want my morning alarm saying just "wake up" in this voice and I'm sorted for the whole day.

[@nirmalapaul6150]

Ha haaa

[@T.R.U.T.H..]

That's doable :)

[@punarnavamalhotra6433]

You can download a mp3 version of this poem. Then use it as an alarm ringtone if you’re using an android, it’s easily sorted

[@punarnavamalhotra6433]

Not same as ‘wake up’ but you get to listen to this poetry. So it’s a good thing :)

[@mz6367]

As an Arab poetry is an important part of our culture and for a long period of time I thought it`s impossible to find a poem in foreign language especially English ,so this poem will be in my head whenever I think about a poem in English .

[@comedancing]

I totally agree. 👍

[@colinmerritt7645]

Oh, we have plenty of poetry. You've found one of the all-time greats though.

[@chronoris6249]

Isn't poetry haram?

[@Char444]

​@@chronoris6249No it isn't. Search about Arabic poetry

[@dorndy1]

Poetry often makes me feel cheated by language barriers, even when they're translated something is often lost.

[@dinasf3718]

I had to memorize this poem when I misbehaved in class as a kid in elementary school. I was sent out of class for timeout and I was told I can't come back in till I had it memorized and can recite it in front of the class. Never forgot it since and I have had it hung up in my office for every job I have held for the past 20+yrs. It is an all time favorite.

[@limitededition3712]

This is how I fell in love with poetry, 40 years ago. And I still read it at least once a week. And I have it framed 👌

[@themuslimview]

Great idea about framing it. I'll do that for me and kids to read it everyday

[@bgmes5148]

I feel that King Mufasa is giving me advice this Christmas.

[@tahwsisiht]

If you listen to it with an open mind, you will be surprised of its wisdom. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6qsqKafoc2Ula8

[@jbell9179]

😁

[@RANDOMLIFEMESSAGES]

@Liam Lucas G. Labiaga ❣️

[@coachhumanlife4084]

he is

[@coachhumanlife4084]

@@tahwsisiht yup

[@monicas2539]

I listened to this poem many, many times, and the poem helps me stand a little taller .. each time I listen...thanks to a very special friend that I will always cherish.

[@Diana-gt1rv]

I totally agree with this absolutely beautiful time. Hold on, be patient, humble and always greatful for what you have and everything will be fine.

[@gentleasa5728]

I believe he is showing how important balance is in ones life. Love and light Evie

[@jhavajoe3792]

When my whole world collapsed, I sought out this poem. Every little bit helps to heal. It is one of the greatest poems I've ever read.

[@cassandra6199]

This was one of the first poems I had to learn in school. I can still quote it by heart and it is still inspirational.

[@joaopedrooliveira3045]

I read this poem a few days ago under the influence of Italo Marsili. Well, today I'm 25 years old and I am a Brazilian man. Therefore, just like most men in this country, I didn't have father for influence my personality or character. But I have values that my mom and my relatives gave me. I consider this poem one of the greatest poems ever and a roadmap to life. My advice to young men is: Work, serve, be strong and don't piss off. God bless your week, month, year and life. Be strong. Be grateful.

[@stormfield9431]

Greetings from NYC. I like the "road map to life " statement. In the end, Character is all that matters if one cares about their human legacy. Be good, Do good and hurt no one while living your best life (perhaps not as eloquent as Mr Kipling, Lol). Gratitude in all things big and small, humility, and benevolence. I wish you Joao Perdro, all good things.

[@joaopedrooliveira3045]

@@stormfield9431 ​ @joseph gravina thanks for your words, bro. Always be good. No matter the circumstance. I wish all good things for you too.

[@neoanderson4840]

Well am sure you will be a good one when u becomes one , all the best 👍

[@joaopedrooliveira3045]

@Wheremypeople-at well, that's basically it. Many mothers in my country are "single mother".

[@joaopedrooliveira3045]

@@neoanderson4840 tks. I wish the same for you.

[@napoleonbonaparte4410]

A copy of this poem is hanged on my reception area more than 30 thirty years after I stumbled upon this gem of a message!

[@farragirl3671]

Almost in tears, this poem reminds me of a very special high school teacher of mine. Mr Petty recited it so eloquently, it was put in our year book, beside his picture, and t was read at his funeral as well 🥰🥰

[@riosanto-rm1qc]

This is the most amazing and humble poem I’ve ever heard., No room for bragging, blaming, impatience, lying, hating, self doubting, and learning how to start all over again if failed. Not affecting yourself during good or bad times. Treating all the person equally. Having the same virtue regardless of the underlying situation. So much to learn !!

[@squidsword0]

The fact that this poem lives on one hundred years after its conception serves as a testament to how powerful it is.

[@annabasug3920]

My English Teacher made me read this poem in class when i was just 14 years old and i didn't understand the meaning. I didn't even thought it's this deep. Now, I got to understand it my own.

[@SagarsAudioHub]

Life teaches us and makes us able to understand ...

[@ayush4143]

Same with me dear! With every passing experience some line of this poem strikes in head and explains itself!

[@jacksongerald882]

Hello Ana how are you doing?

[@Arjun-eb1yc]

I learned it as a kid too, I agree that it goes over our heads as kids.

[@soslothful]

The poem addresses little, if anything, meaningful to a 14 year old.

[@jasonb.4501]

My grandfather shared this poem with my father, and my father shared this to me and my siblings. This has become part of his legacy and I will share this one day with my kids. I’ve been trying to live my life this way for the past 20 years and I’m a better man because of it. If you’re searching for meaning or in a dark place, live your life one day at a time by these worlds and you’ll create a better future for your family and loved ones

[@linoea1013]

This is a poem we should pass on to our future generations, this poem is a gem.

[@queenbee3647]

I think we may have waited too long. The under 40 people are too occupied with righteousness, shaming, cancelling, threatening, towards others and expecting the gentlest of behavior towards themselves. Call me cynical but theres nothing of quality in them. You couldnt pound the meaning of this beautiful poem into them. Their loss.

[@chevchelios6155]

Get your next covid jab

[@APSXX]

This was on our walls in the military academy. Never paid much attention to it then, appreciate it more now.

[@Renee_L1966]

My Father (he died this year) gave me a plaque with this poem etched on it when I was still a child. I have carried it with me through the years and love it as much today as I did when I first read it.

[@weirdo8506]

We listened to this in class today and I feel in love with it I’m not a poem person but this is art, this is beauty. Truly. Now all I do is listen to it when I feel a certain way I cannot explain but so express inside myself. This is truly a great poem along with his history of lovely poems.

[@joanarc6695]

This is one of my favorite poems too. Reminds me how everything in life is a test of character although it can be so overwhelming. The most powerful word although the smallest is 'if'.

[@nelsonwayne6997]

Hello Joan 👋👋How are you doing and how's the weather condition over there...?

[@tahwsisiht]

@@nelsonwayne6997 pretty murky. Weak people can't come up to light, they stay in the mud. That is there place. They know they are too weak and they hide.

[@Khushi-jk8ud]

everything in life is a test of character...voww

[@essenceoflife2070]

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. - Rudyard Kipling

[@ruthrudnik1622]

I first read this poem as a 12 year old. It seemed to me to be the most perfect description of a way of life with the best reward and I have tried to live it. That was sixty years ago. By the way, I'm female.

[@thomasmitchell4128]

Was it difficult to read when you were 12 ? I imagine candle light is not easy to read to. I'm getting ahead of myself here, I don't believe they actually had fire yet back then.

[@finleygal2490]

@@thomasmitchell4128 It doesn't cost you anything to be nice.

[@thomasmitchell4128]

@@finleygal2490 it doesn't cost anything to be mean either. And luckily for me when I wrote out that comment you responded to it didn't cost me anything to make stupid jokes. Come on now.

[@fillername236]

@@thomasmitchell4128 You’re being facetious to a 70 year old. Your reply says way more about you than about the living conditions in the 1960s.

[@LuckyLucky-pc3tz]

Gender doesn't matter...its about the way you live your life...☺

[@AgitpropPsyop]

A friend showed me this poem, he was an old army guy so I listened when he recommended poetry. It’s helped me through tough times in my life… words to live by.

[@scriscri5103]

This is a kind of poem that even if you don't understand every word it feels like you do.

[@sakshiyadav304]

Hey

[@sakshiyadav304]

Are you from which country

[@scriscri5103]

@@sakshiyadav304 Greece why :)

[@sakshiyadav304]

Nothing I am from India

[@KrishnaLakhotia]

@@sakshiyadav304 bruh

[@kellyberry4173]

Gentleman.....To be a good man is hard, but, not impossible. It is worth the work. And worth the effort it takes. There are men who jump out of my memories. And I so loved and respected them. They are gone now, and I am old. But they are NEVER FORGOTTEN.

[@nelsonwayne6997]

Hello Kelly 👋👋 How are you doing and how's the weather condition over there ....?

[@nelsonwayne6997]

Hello Kelly 👋👋 How are you doing and how's the weather condition over there ....?

[@neonfiresquaw1789]

My favorite poem. I realize it's from father to son but when my grandfather passed I sent it to my Mom and it helped her immensely. For more than a year she did everything in her power to help him be as comfortable as possible. Her brothers were a disgrace and did nothing to help even though she was far less favored by her father. It took immense strength and I was so proud of her.

[@queenbee3647]

The ones that give the most are often the exploited ones. Parents do play favorites. My three brothers were and are a disgrace also. Sorry about your loss.

[@funnyboy9101]

the last stanza it shows the feeling of a father i have no words of this poet it is really life changing poem

[@ednaopl]

IF you felt goosebumps while listening to this IF you understood each line IF you felt empowered - Then you are in a wonderful place.

[@awestorygatmelody9515]

I understand man or woman

[@ThinkForYourself1972]

Well said!

[@billbauer9795]

What IF I felt that what I was listening to was ridiculous and dumb?

[@billbauer9795]

@DB Cooper's MoneyBags Kipling has another poem that's my favorite. But I don't live in a free country, so I am afraid to name it.

[@redheadedgypsy1939]

@@billbauer9795 more the reason to go back & digest this poem...coyld possibly set you free!

[@robertaprugnoli3084]

This piece of art of living shall be heard over and over again, learnt by heart. Oh, poetry...what a gift to all of us, it keeps our Spirit alive, like a prayer.

[@bahaar2825]

Wish all fathers said this to their sons and daughters!

[@karynwith-a-y6686]

This is why there are poets!

[@ricardoavilapaulette7060]

Never tire of listening to, or reading, this poem.

[@ericwalker6546]

What is most important that our sons see us doing these things.

[@rishicoco]

And daughters :D

[@kellyberry4173]

@@rishicoco So very true.

[@ericwalker6546]

@victoria rook love the one who raised you, just acknowledge the one who bore you.

[@rishicoco]

@@ericwalker6546 even though this was for someone else, it hit :D

[@XFry333X]

Agreed. Instruction without standards are just words.

[@AshaneWadasinghe]

I wish more fathers teach their sons/daughters these.

[@myriamguns2162]

Yes. Don't forget the daughters. Of course they were of little importance in Kipling's day but times have changed since.

[@ericwalker6546]

I wish more fathers did what the poem said. So our sons can see it in action.

[@ericwalker6546]

@@myriamguns2162 women have been doing this already. That’s why they are taking over and showing men how to be a men.

[@myriamguns2162]

@@ericwalker6546 You have a very high opinion of women, sir. I personally think women, like men, still have quite some way to go to meet such standards. But with time we may all get there. As for women having taken over: they haven't imo and neither should they. This world is to be shared between us as equally as possible. Thanks for your response.

[@ericwalker6546]

@@myriamguns2162 regretfully yes we all fall short. And most think to highly of themselves to see.

[@emansnas]

I consider this poem by Kipling to be a high gift late in life. Maybe useful earlier, but at this age I understand/appreciate the truth of it. Thank you for the upload.

[@tavi_elli]

My grandmother cry while telling me about this poem. No barrier to knowledge from Jamaican

[@dheerajkariwala7502]

"if you can make a heap of winnings, and risk it on one turn of pitch and toss, and lose, and start again at your beginnings and never breathe a word about your loss;" so profound. so deep. so moving. I wish I was made to study this poem after I saw some life like now, instead of putting it in our 10th std curriculum. I don't think 15-year-olds have the depth to understand the real meaning of this beautiful poem.

[@felixobinna7048]

deep indeed

[@markberryhill2715]

It takes terrible loss and heartache to understand this poem.

[@daisy3601]

I had to memorize this in eighth grade and I'm so glad I did.

[@yeah8577]

We studied this poem in 8th grade. Never thought it has such a deep meaning. A LEGENDARY POEM BY A LEGENDARY POET ❤

[@jamesduffy6518]

Too deep for 8th graders

[@arjunsinha212]

I was waiting for this all my life. Thank you RedFrost Motivation. Keep up the great work.

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

Good right!?

[@arjunsinha212]

ALPHA|DOG| AFFIRMATIONS This is a kind of fuel for me

[@MockTheGoat]

Hey, what do you think of my musical poetry video of the same poem?

[@MockTheGoat]

@@truenorthaffirmations7049 indeed, it's one of my favourites too

[@davidcohen9448]

Love this poem. I can read between the lines. Humility, integrity , morality, stoicism, self virtues, courage, resilience ... Supportive reassuring resource.

[@ardhendusekharchatterjee8854]

WE WANT PEACE NOT THE WAR ( only English)07---03-:2022 1) We want peace, not war One day there was peace in the sky. The green leaves of the tree are golden in the moonlight. Why it changed. For the war of HUNTERING TRANQUILITY 2) **I want peace not the WAR The smell of gunpowder Wailing cry Death of all dreams Why? For self-destructive greed 3) Why is there so much --- bloodshed? Why so much violence He who does, not know Everyone's blood is red! Made in the blood of that -------misfortune The clock of timeing. What will the watch show? Schedule- Sunrise? 4) I want peace, not war Greed stirs up violence Lost everything? What without love People are born? But why so many deaths So much bleeding ? Intelligent people's Brutal maths I want peace not war(5) Who has not seen, has forgotten Childhood smiles, Immortal expression Playfulness, Joy and sorrow, Advent of war, this, It started Day and night of terror For what WAR, for you! I want peace, not war (6) Murder, death, crying Bullet cannon Missile explosion Scream of panic Is this the WAR? Rest, pleasent sleep Love, the peace Is these are all wrong? The ultimate madness I want peace not war (8) How algae have become trees In what way is a unicellular animal -------- Wings matched? Or from wild animals --- has been human development! The answer is one = ------- - With love.& love Where Violence- Killing -War's No space. But why the WAR --- developes around the World. I want peace not war(9) . Why so horribility Why cruelty! Burning trees for no reason Helpless to kill -- The living world !. Now all destruction -- Final retribution In our lives 6 in the form of war Welcome. Won't you protest? Don't tell----- I am The Voice of Peace Want to be --?. (10) NO WAR ONLY PEACE PEACE' PEACE' If I die --by the sharp weapons --of a war-lover, and a river being developed ---from my blood stream If any paper boat being flowed on this wave, If that boat is made by any childhood rhyme That death is welcome. WAR should be stoped I want peace not WAR

[@tahwsisiht]

@@ardhendusekharchatterjee8854 if you want peace and not war: Grow up and don't support narcissists, respect other people's rights --- even if they think differently, they have their right to think, as much as you do. At least, basic human rights are a good starting point. The rest is your choice. You can built your own paper boat, but you can't dictate to others to use it. What do you think about Putin? Would you please ask him to aboard your paper boat? Would save us some headache.

[@John-fc8ti]

I listen to this every morning at 5:30 am on my way to the gym and it never fails to give me goosebumps

[@MJfp6lx]

This poem lifted me from lowest points in these past 5 years so many times.

[@beetrayed469]

This poem is one of the most powerful and enlightening things I've ever discovered . Don't know why only now I have sought to look at this poet ? I've been thinking constantly about HER yet I only looked into him today . After hearing the poem read it left me speechless . In the words of this one poem and the time it took to listen to it I learned more about the way she thinks than such a long time . It never ceases to amaze me how utterly BEAUTIFUL she is ! I listened to it this afternoon and I still don't know what to say ? I have been so naive . I'm so disappointed with myself and my actions it is sickening . Thinking of you now is leaving me unable to breathe . I have to back up and get out of this place or I will surely drown on mistakes made . I will leave with , AMAZING !!

[@prateekshasrivastava7320]

These lines reminds me of my english teacher..he taught me this beautiful poetry as life lesson ..and this is the only thing which I believe and I learn to never quit the battle of life💟💟💟

[@sagnikchowdhury9288]

"And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise", really effective and wise words

[@soslothful]

Yet he has written a poem one suspect is meant to be wise. And what would it be to "look too good" or "talk too wise"?

[@sagnikchowdhury9288]

@@soslothful it would be like searching for something which do not exist

[@soslothful]

@@sagnikchowdhury9288 I don't understand what you are expressing. Can you clarify your point?

[@sagnikchowdhury9288]

@@soslothful i am trying to talk too wise and yet fail to make you understand. Thus, it means that you should not talk or look too wise or good respectively.. and what i actually meant is that both looking good and talking wise is a part of beauty and intellect which is different for different people so exact "good look" and "wise talk" do not exist and yet we try to search it

[@Jehhjjdjdjd928]

Some times words travel through time...that's the magic. How words so simple but put together so eloquently, can create a passage for those seeking answers to this crazy world. These words hit so deep and during unprecedented times, just ups the power of his words. ❤

[@crystalprice2768]

My whole senior class had to memorize this and during our graduation had to say the whole thing. Probably the only thing from senior year in 1995 I learned inside the walls of the school I remember today in 2020.

[@ann4198]

If only each one of us could imbibe and inculcate even one line of this remarkable poem our world would be a great and better one.

[@Jenny-lq9iy]

This poem is more like a lion roaring Both the sound and meaning.

[@SagarsAudioHub]

❤️❤️❤️

[@kudohlol9379]

A warriors ballad.

[@jajjaj7921]

This poem needs to roar in every junior high and high school in America. Manhood is not something to repress, but something to shape for the good of society.

[@donitademao9872]

I once recited this on Philosophy back in 2018. Now in 2022, this hits so different when all your life you only have your IFs and you just realized.

[@rattleballs1414]

Have a copy hanging in my office, it helped get me through the darkest times of my life...and I still reflect on the words (almost) daily.

[@Valen-xu2wy]

Theres a whole lot of self responsibility in there. Lacking in our current 2020.

[@jahanarafaizal2023]

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[@snowdevil002]

Your comment proves you learned nothing from this poem

[@Valen-xu2wy]

@@snowdevil002 or did I?

[@Mq6vL9Bu]

Totally. Accountability, integrity, ownership, these virtues have been under attack by our decaying culture for decades.

[@ashleydillon1557]

I think it is kind of daring us to live up to our potential....

[@RawFitChris]

One of my all time favorites... My dad taught me this terrific poem 48 years ago. One of his favorites along with The Psalm of Life by Longfellow.

[@rodgerspencerpurplishheart4411]

If ourselves have A life change storyline. Sentence of a poem. A storyteller. Purplish heart

[@lindalogan8460]

Good grief. This poem made me cry. How beautiful.

[@AI-Mindwaves]

"'Don't give way to hating'' if just everyone followed this rule

[@kellyberry4173]

"Hating" is such a waste of time.

[@adys6115]

That is so hard to do when you have witnessed the sheer evil and and duplicitious acts of some men.

[@kennethbransford820]

@112358 853211 Wouldn't that be the other way around? A hater has no self control and becomes a coward.

[@celsius418]

@Ina Ne There is only you that needs to follow that rule. If you don’t give way to hating, those that hate will have nothing to feed on. Hate is infectious, but so is a smile 😃

[@kennethbransford820]

@@celsius418 Why do people so easily fall into hate? What is the reason for having more hate then normal on the earth? Could this be a sign that we are living in the last days?

[@zenbookseries9129]

What wise words to follow. I have always loved his style of writing in his books. His words made me feel like I was there

[@nasserasiri1871]

I can bear to hear this poem forever I can recite it for my son who still unborn I can hear him speak with my grandkids How he became a man because of its revealing.

[@apurvagupta930]

The best poem I have ever heard this poem has a very deep meaning RIP Rudyard Kipling 😇😇😇😇

[@pilotactor777]

never heard an actor in all my years of acting-pronounce every single consonant-its extraordinary....a voice is a voice-OPTIMUS PRIME!!

[@vitalyvolkov1618]

One short poem worth hours of modern "motivational speeches". Just brilliant. Develop your character and will. Remain strong even if you're all alone and everyting seem to fall apart. Going through hard times is... hard. I know it, I have received quite a fair share of misroftune. But there is always a way to make things better, even if everyting seem lost.

[@philomelodia]

God, I love this poem! I will never forget the day that I first read it. I was a teenager. It hit me like a thunder clap. I am now in my 40s and every time I read it, I take something new from it. I gain some new insight into it. Kipling was a brilliant man, an absolutely brilliant brilliant man. He actually did write this for his son. He never imagined it would catch on as much as it did. Tragically, his son John was killed in World War I. His lament for him is absolutely heartbreaking. This was a very well done reading.

[@bedtimesd.1247]

Wow I listened intently and thoughtfully enjoy this poem. I could clearly see my triumphs and my tragedies. I intend to boldly step forward and turn my tragedies in to Triumphs, So help me God.

[@BlackPhoenix777]

May God be with you, and all His holy angels. Keep the faith and trust God.

[@number6705]

Watched this the day after Christmas 2020 - thank you for posting this, whomever you are