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
Thank you too for sharing the poem "If." Over the years I have met many people, including my father, who have used this poem as a guide to life, in their studies, in business, in sports, in their personal lives.
I am involved with a group of "If" enthusiasts in creating a website that is devoted to this poem, and it will include other similar poems, articles and music, all inspired by "If." I thought that you and your readers may be interested in this. Please take a look: http://www.allthingsif.org
Thank you and all the best for 2012!
Se
Se consegues manter a calma
quando à tua volta todos a perdem
e te culpam por isso.
Se consegues ter confiança em ti
quando todos duvidam de ti
e aceitas as suas dúvidas
Se consegues esperar sem te cansares por esperar
ou caluniado não responderes com calúnias
ou odiado não dares espaço ao ódio
sem porém te fazeres demasiado bom
ou falares cheio de conhecimentos
Se consegues sonhar
sem fazeres dos sonhos teus mestres
Se consegues pensar
sem fazeres dos pensamentos teus objectivos
Se consegues encontrar-te com o Triunfo e a Derrota
e tratares esses dois impostores do mesmo modo
Se consegues suportar
a escuta das verdades que dizes
distorcidas pelos que te querem ver
cair em armadilhas
ou encarar tudo aquilo pelo qual lutaste na vida
ficar destruído
e reconstruíres tudo de novo
com instrumentos gastos pelo tempo
Se consegues num único passo
arriscar tudo o que conquistaste
num lançamento de cara ou coroa,
perderes e recomeçares de novo
sem nunca suspirares palavras da tua perda.
Se consegues constringir o teu coração,
nervos e força
para te servirem na tua vez
já depois de não existirem,
e aguentares
quando já nada tens em ti
a não ser a vontade que te diz:
"Aguenta-te!"
Se consegues falar para multidões
e permaneceres com as tuas virtudes
ou andares entre reis e pobres
e agires naturalmente
Se nem inimigos
ou amigos queridos
te conseguirem ofender
Se todas as pessoas contam contigo
mas nenhuma demasiado
Se consegues preencher cada minuto
dando valor
a todos os segundos que passam
Tua é a Terra
e tudo o que nela existe
e mais ainda,
tu serás um Homem, meu filho!
Tradução de Vitor Vaz da Silva - daqui


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Thank you too for sharing the poem "If." Over the years I have met many people, including my father, who have used this poem as a guide to life, in their studies, in business, in sports, in their personal lives.
I am involved with a group of "If" enthusiasts in creating a website that is devoted to this poem, and it will include other similar poems, articles and music, all inspired by "If." I thought that you and your readers may be interested in this. Please take a look: http://www.allthingsif.org
Thank you and all the best for 2012!
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