RUDYARD KIPLING'S IF

ABOUT THE POET
Rudyard Kipling is an Indian writer who was the first person to win Nobel prize in writing. He is a great storyteller. His short stories are interesting and were written for the children. His poems are inspiring to the readers. His poem If deals with Human endurance
ABOUT THE POEM IF
The poem If is an advice from the father to his son about the qualities of good man. The father sets the parameters or boundaries for his son. He tells his son to set goals to achieve. The poem also focuses on the life challenges and the poet shows how to deal with the challenges.
DOUBTING BY OTHERS:
The poet says that the persons around us could blame and loss hope on us. It is about our trust on ourselves when others doubt our abilities. A person could wait but he must not be tired of waiting. The poet also advises not to tell lies. He wants the readers not to give way to hating. Thus he says,
“If you can dream – and not make dreams your master
If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim”
TWO IMPOSTERS:
If a person meets with triumph and disaster, he must treat the two imposters same. The poet considers Triumph and disaster as imposters. A person must not be twisted by knaves and make a trap for the fools. It will lead the person’s life to be broken. Instead to fed up with failures, the person could start again. He also advices not to breathe a word about the loss
HOLD ON:
  The poet advises to hold on when there is nothing in us. He also wants the readers to keep goodness when they speak in crowds. Though a person walk with Kings, he must not lose the common touch. Neither enemy nor friends can hurt oneself. He advices not to be  dependent on others. Thus he tells to live every single minute of life to the fullest, the world will be his and he will be a good man
CONCLUSION:
Thus Kipling’s poem ‘If’ deals with human living and human perseverance for greatness. The poem is a father’s advice to his son