The 'IF' Poem by Rudyard Kipling

Aslam alaikom
Peace be upon you

i wanted to share this poem with you i hope you like..
Please write your favourite line of the poem in the comment section and explain why so we can share experiences
or write your negative comment.
thanks..
i wrote mine down.

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The Poem:
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!

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My favourite line is this line "If you can fill the unforgiving minute/With sixty seconds' worth of distance run," which means:
with every minute that you are given, make the absolute most of it that you can. "Unforgiving minute" refers to the fact that every single minute is 60 seconds long-no more, and no less. So when that minute is up, it is gone, forever. You can't call it back to spend that time differently. A minute is not merciful; it doesn't slow itself down to give you more time, or tack on a few seconds, or take a few of here or there. It is unforgiving time; always constant, always running. So, Kipling's advice is to fill every minute "with sixty seconds' worth of distance run," or to get as much good, effort, energy and distance out of every minute that you are given.

[billiondeaths]

"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"

the ability to take risk (a key to truly live life) and to embrace failure, which is ultimately, as human as love and compassion... and still maintain your own honour... thats why i love this line, because it conjours up all of these thoughts, it sums up the imperfections of man.. and the greatness of those imperfections

[jcnithyahere]

"And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'" - classic!

[zemoria]

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, = keep your composure. unlike some on this post. Smh ' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you. No matter who you are with, or where you are. As long as you know and remember what type of person you are no harm will not effect you. Those were my favorite lines. Some of you so called adults could learn from this poem. Thank you for sharing.! I enjoyed it.

[moykapitan]

That's interesting, here we have words from a great mind and lately in some of the more colourful comments we have words from the other extreme end of the scale.

[mado]

well you summed up what we should do exactly on our short journey on earth.
to simply kill our pride.
As pride is the main cause of all sins..it's like the root

[mado]

yes pride kills it rather than protects it.

[thegeraldinekuss]

This, yes, is a beautiful voice and good accent! Lovely.

[davidbalfour]

Thanks for posting, this is a beautiful version. Could you tell us who is reading?

[mado]

protect your dream..
even if you have to write your words with your own blood..

[mado]

@6billiondeaths Yeah me 2, it's this line I like the most :)

[maestros]

i think kurz agrees with the photojournalist

[ZOMGItsDAF]

If any question why they died, it's because they believed their fathers' lies.

[Pastorbillanddesi]

Good poem. I am sharing a poem on my channel and I am looking for those who would like to have a discussion about poetry and writing.

[qingchen]

Can native speakers tell me, is this British accent or American accent?

[Galacticavatar]

Settle down, kid. Grown ups are talking.

[claymoreth]

Haute garbage. Marbh is death, which this poem should meet.