Sharing an inspiring good poem from Rudyard Kipling’s ‘If’ 诗歌分享， “如果”~一首關於永恆的堅韌和智慧指南

IF-BY RUDYARD KIPLING

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!

Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet, born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India). He spent his early years in India, and the experiences he gained there had a significant influence on his later works. Kipling is best known for his literary contributions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He wrote a wide range of works, including novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Some of his most famous works include “The Jungle Book,” “Kim,” “Just So Stories,” and “Gunga Din.”In 1907, Kipling became the first English-language writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his “power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas, and remarkable talent for narration.”

《If — 》is a famous poem written by Rudyard Kipling, considered one of his most inspirational and popular works. The poem was first published in 1910 and is included in his collection of poems called “Rewards and Fairies.”

In “If —,” Kipling explores the qualities of maturity, wisdom, and goodness, providing guidance for life’s journey. The poem is structured with a series of conditional sentences, explaining how to remain calm, strong, and optimistic in the face of challenges and adversity.

The various conditions presented in “If — “ reflect the author’s yearning for resilience, courage, honesty, humility, compassion, and composure, which are essential qualities for a truly mature and wise person. The poem expresses a desire and pursuit of becoming a person of outstanding character, making it a timeless and insightful classic.

I really admire the meaning of this poem because it conveys extremely rare virtues. Even if you lose everything, you have the courage to start again without revealing your losses everywhere. Such strong willpower is truly admirable. Even when walking with kings, you maintain a humble heart, treating all people equally regardless of their status or wealth. You can interact with friends and handle enemies with the same composure. You treat success and failure as ordinary events. Even if others harbor hatred and jealousy towards you, your heart remains unaffected.

The poet’s intention is not to urge us to see through everything and become emotionless beings, but rather to express the yearning of an ordinary person for resilience, courage, honesty, humility, compassion, and composure. We cannot escape the inherent selfishness, comparisons, fears, and complaints in human nature, but the poet aspires for us to become truly mature and wise individuals. It leads us to profound contemLife has too many difficult and painful moments, and it is incredibly challenging to maintain good virtues and a strong will. How many times do circumstances push us to lose our rationality, and how many times do we choose kindness without harboring resentment? I believe only those who have experienced these struggles can grow resolute wings. It is also because we have witnessed so much ugliness that choosing a benevolent heart remains so precious.plation and reflection on life and human nature.

We may not have had such maturity and wisdom from the beginning, but I hope that I can also possess the poet’s mindset and aspire to become a better person.

Chinese version 中文版本：《If — 》作者：魯迅·吉卜林

如果你能保持頭腦清醒，當週圍的人都失去理智並怪罪於你，
如果你能相信自己，即使所有人都對你懷疑，
也要寬容別人的懷疑；
如果你能等待而不感到疲憊，
被人誹謗而不説謊，
被人憎恨而不心生憎恨，
既不過分顯得好，
也不顯得過於智慧：

如果你能夢想而不讓夢想控製你；
如果你能思考而不讓思想成爲你的唯一目標；
如果你能麵對勝利和失敗，
將它們看待如同平常之物；
如果你能忍受聽到你所説的真理
被噁徒歪曲成爲愚人的陷阱，
看到你爲之奮鬥的事物被毀滅，
卻依然彎下腰用舊工具重建：

如果你能把所有的收獲堆成一堆，
然後爲了一次賭博而把它們都壓上，
輸了，卻從新開始，從頭再來，
永遠不吐露你的損失；
如果你能強迫自己的心髒、神經和肌肉，
在它們消失後依然爲你效力，
當你自己身無分文時，卻能堅持，
唯一在你體內説：“堅持！”的是你的意誌：

如果你能在人群中保持你的美德，
或與國王同行，卻不失去平凡之心，
如果你既能應對敵人也能應對朋友，
如果所有人都對你視若平等，但沒有人過分依賴你；
如果你能用六十秒的時間，
跑出值得一分鐘的距離，
那麼，世界和其中的一切都將屬於你，
更重要的是，你將成爲一個真正的男子漢，我的兒子！

魯迅·吉卜林（Rudyard Kipling）是一位英國作家和詩人，出生於1865年12月30日，在英屬印度孟買（現爲印度孟買）。他的早年生活在印度度過，那裡的經曆對他後來的作品産生了重要影響。吉卜林以他在19世紀末20世紀初的文學貢獻而聞名。他冩了大量作品，包括小説、短篇小説、詩歌和散文。他最著名的作品包括《森林奇書》、《金》、《有趣的故事》和《甘加丁》。1907年，吉卜林成爲第一個被授予諾貝爾文學獎的英語作家，以表彰他的“觀察力、想象力的獨創性、思想的生動力以及出色的敘述才能。”

《If — 》是魯迅·吉卜林創作的一首著名詩歌，被認爲是他最具啟示性和受歡迎的作品之一。這首詩歌於1910年首次髮表，被收錄在他的詩集《Rewards and Fairies》中。在《If — 》中，吉卜林探討了成熟、智慧和善良的品質，爲人生的旅程提供了指引。這首詩歌以一繫列條件句的形式，闡述了如何在挑戰和逆境麵前保持冷靜、堅強和樂觀。《If — 》中的各種條件反映了作者對堅韌、勇氣、誠實、謙遜、同情和冷靜的向往，這些品質對於一個真正成熟和智慧的人來説至關重要。這首詩表達了渴望成爲一個品格出色的人的願望，使其成爲一首具有永恆啟示意義和深度的經典之作。

我很喜歡這首詩的意義，是因爲他表達了極其少有的品格。即使你失去了所有，也有重新開始的勇氣，也不會到處吐露你的損失。這樣剛強的意誌真的叫人欽佩。即使與你與王同行，也不失去平凡之心，你對待他人不分貴賤，不分富有或是貧窮，可以與朋友相處，同時也可以應對敵人，麵對失敗或是成功，都看待這些爲平常之事，即使他人對你心生憎恨和嫉妒，而你的心依舊沒有被這些影響。

詩人表達的並不是要我們看透一切，做個沒有情感的人，反而是表達身爲普通人對堅韌、勇氣、誠實、謙遜、同情和冷靜的向往，我們逃避不了天然人內心的自私與比較，膽怯與抱怨，但是詩人渴望成为一個真正思想成熟，充滿智慧的人。也讓我們對生活和人性有了深刻的思考與反思。中文有句古話，不以物喜，不以己悲，可能也是同樣的心態吧。

人生有太多太多睏難痛苦的時刻，能依舊保持着美好的品德和堅強的意誌是何其難。多少次的境遇會讓我們喪失理智，又有多少次我們不生怨恨的選擇善良。我想只有經曆過這些的人，才會長出堅毅的翅膀來。也是因爲看過了太多的醜陋，依舊保有選擇善良的心是如此的寶貴。我們並不是一開始我們就有如此成熟和智慧的心智，但我希望我也可以擁有詩人的思想，渴望成爲一個更好的人。