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Rudyard Kipling

Staying Strong in a Chaotic World

If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, then you possess a rare strength of character. In moments of chaos and confusion, maintaining clarity and composure is no small feat. It requires not only self-discipline but also a deep understanding of human nature, recognizing that fear and panic often drive others to point fingers. Yet, standing firm in such times reveals a quiet resilience that few can claim.

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, yet still make allowance for their skepticism, you demonstrate both confidence and humility. Self-assurance is vital, but so is the wisdom to acknowledge that doubt can stem from others' perspectives, not just your own failings. Balancing unwavering belief in your path with the patience to understand opposing views is the mark of true maturity. It is a delicate equilibrium that prevents arrogance while shielding you from the paralysis of self-doubt.

If you can wait without growing weary of waiting, you have mastered one of life’s hardest lessons. Patience is not passive resignation but an active endurance, a refusal to let frustration cloud your judgment. Similarly, if you can resist the temptation to retaliate when lied about or hated, you rise above the pettiness that consumes so many. Choosing not to mirror deceit or hatred takes immense strength, for it is far easier to succumb to the cycle of malice than to break it with grace.

These qualities—steadfastness, self-trust, patience, and forbearance—are the foundations of true fortitude. They are not merely virtues but acts of defiance against the chaos and negativity that so often surround us. To embody them is to walk a path few can follow, yet one that leads to an unshakable sense of inner peace. In a world quick to anger and slow to understand, such strength is both a shield and a beacon, guiding not only yourself but those who dare to look beyond the tumult.

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:

               Rudyard Kipling (December 30th 1865 to January 18th 1936)

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's House In Torbay,Devon

If.Rudyard Kipling based this masculine ideal on Dr. Jameson, leader of the fiasco which came to be known as as the Jameson raid (December 29th 1895 to January 2nd 1896). The raid was intended to surprise the ransvaal Boers but ended ignominiously with Jameson being led off to a pretoria jail in tears. Ruydyard Kipling Was born in Bombay present day mumbai), where his father was an architectural sculptor, December 30th 1865. Kipling's parents had just met at Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, hence his name.

Books By Rudyard Kipling:

• The Jungle Book (1894)
• Just So Stories (1902)
• The Man Who Would Be King
• Kim (1901)
• The Second Jungle Book (1895)

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