If - Rudyard Kipling

[gwizdawka]

Bravo!

[ABW941]

I dont really like it in its entirety, it is a little bit too buddhistic in its philosophy.

I like the part about not giving up, but not the whole thing about treating everything the same way, no matter if you win or lose.

Serenity is not a virtue.

[thenutintheushanka18]

@ABW941 I saw it not as an argument for serenity as much as a argument for stoicism: Don't appear overexcited, and try to stay calm no matter what happens.

[Gracey066]

i love this poem so much. Because it translates the few virtues that are common to all religions and beliefs.

[janedrill]

Why does it always sound like an advertisement when the accent is north american.

[magicblanket]

Doesn't he also speed-recite this in Apocalypse Now Redux?

[jaqqqqqqattack]

@czechreck As a Catholic this is my night-time prayer as well. One of a few but it's there.

In addition I think this is so much better than another performance of Hopper's on YouTube - he sounds SO stoned on the other one.

[MrUOG100]

these 6 people could never be perfect

[makarov1901ivan]

This poem should be the way of life.

[23HappyApples]

"IF" The Middle Word in LIFE. 

[CmeltProductions]

Reminds me of nicholas cage for some reason...

[czechreck]

As an atheist, this is my night time prayer.

[cashcrew]

@czechreck my prayer is "how did you die" by edmund cooke

[NaveTrauss]

NAS!!

[if5tatement]

Sound's like he's trying to sound half assed and he succeeded.

[Lieu3C4]

According to that which I have referenced, the first line is as spaken were here, not as the note might have one believe.

[capio78]

crass Americans can ruin anything.

[m52spy]

@capio78

Agreed, the timing is not quite right for my liking.

[chiparoo222]

Mr. Hopper did this excellently ! --- Thanks "truthem" for the pleasure !

[9Hundredand2]

"My eyebrows are broken!"

[chazzz10]

Such a shit version!

[eezysqueezy]

Anyone else just really want Hopper to scream "if this bus goes below 50 mph it will explode!"

[poetryreincarnations]

You can see Kipling himself reading his great poem at poetrreincarnations at youtube

[RacoonNotes]

He reads it too fast in my opinion, I want to feel every line not have to gather up to build momentum, there is no need the writing is good enough on its own.

[Oen713]

IF only we all could live this way...

[crdrewsthesame]

He couldn't wait... Therefore... Therefore...

[hulmey100]

@Johnny75416 like anyone cares what you think , how many followers hang of your words

[hulmey100]

@Johnny75416 . ahhh the good old internet wanker who only job in life is to sit in his bedsit and correct peoples english , and even though you are in tears im sure one of your many naked kiddie pictures will soon cheer you up , i look forward to your reply correcting my grammer and spelling - my friend

[hulmey100]

@Johnny75416 . HOW COME NO REPLIES KNOB HEAD AND A CHANNEL BLOCK TOO AND DONT FORGET THE FEW DAYS IN BETWEEN YOUR COMMENTS SO I CAN ONLY ASSUME YOU DONT HAVE A COMPUTER AND YOU HAVE TO VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBARARY , ANYWAY MERRY XMAS YOU ITCHY POXY NUT SACK

[IBlack04]

Hate to self promote, but I would really love if some of you guys checked out my poetry and gave me your thoughts. Everything on my channel is written and read by me, personally. I don't have much work up yet, but that will change soon.

If you like it, thumbs up and subscribe! Xx

[fujifour]

RIP, inspirational

[tattontwo2]

He misses the fifth line in the first stanza and changes or adds words such as distant rather than distance, this partially changes the meaning of the poem. Rudyard Kipling was a great and good man who came to hate war and everything about it after the loss of his son, this poem can help all us fathers to love our sons no matter what and value the sons of others. I would add that it is still a very good reading by a great character actor, however I prefer the Harvey Kietel reading.

[2nantucket]

Good to be remained once in a while...

[TheVindicatedOne]

words to live by

[wasjunk]

he was one of us

[alllovecat]

very Buddhist 

[smartymcpantz]

Great poem and a great actor denis was

R.I.P hopper .

[wasteland70]

I've watched this 5 times in a row. Brutal and brilliant!! Your soul remains, Mr. Hopper, your legacy remains!!! The artist, mad and pure and true will always owe you a debt!!!

[strangemenssana]

You can't better this;a superlative actor reading a superlative poem by a giant of our literature.

[MrEddiecochran]

This is how you should live your life, live it to the max. Never hold back.

[sonyarose8]

He's such a great artist, in every way. Dennis Hopper once said, "I think my survival is partially due to genetics. I think it was luck. I think it was attitude that got me through a lot of it. I believe in miracles. It's a miracle that I'm still here." Yeah, he is, in every way. Left behind a legacy of work. God bless his soul.

[bagoona]

RIP Easy Rider!!!!!

[slavar]

You will not be forgotten. Rest In Peace

[Rhea303]

Rest In Peace you rebel!!

Rest In Peace ..

[hellstrife]

RIP

[papalazarou1]

R.I.P Big guy

[johnnybriggs118]

RIP Dennis

[phuktard]

“You want to hear about insanity? I was found running naked through the jungles in Mexico. At the Mexico City airport, I decided I was in the middle of a movie and walked out on the wing on takeoff. My body... my liver... okay, my brain... went.”

---- Dennis Hopper R.I.P. {You shall be missed}

[USANY001]

Умер голливудский актер и режиссер Деннис Хоппер

Фильмы с участием Хоппера стали культовыми

Деннис Хоппер, известный американский актер и режиссер, умер в возрасте 74 лет после долгой тяжелой болезни.

[mfslicks]

Dennis Hopper -one of my heros....peace!

[jchavez1985]

R.I.P. Dennis.

[shalimarsgirl]

This poem was taught to students in my High School class.

Since then, the "school of life" keeps reminding me that I need to

have the fortitude of the strongest man to overcome the challenges mentioned

in this everylasting poetic masterpiece. I can almost hear

my mother say ..."and you will be a woman, my daugter!'

Thank you for this timely video!

[syntaxburn]

it's a fine poem, can't we just leave it at that? Good lord....no politics, no social arguments, etc....us people always want to tire out everything with endless youtube discussion. I suppose that is the price to be paid for global exposure. Some people are just Sophists I guess.

[BluDevil93]

Dennis Hopper is a legend :-)

[samer737]

Those words are made of gold.

[frank234you]

I greatly admire this man.

[edgedg]

"And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings"

Isn't that the worse way economically?

"If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you"

...and have reason to trust yourself, unlike mad men.

[CurlieCornflake]

to edgedg

This poem is not a wish list.

It's a measure of human strength, resilience and virtue. If you have the qualities it takes to deal with a serious and total loss and pick yourself up and start from wherever you find yourself, then youll have some of the strengths and virtues it takes to be a complete, capable and self sufficient person.

If you have difficulty understanding this . . . maybe some of the necessary qualities are yet to be discovered.

[edgedg]

I'm fine with the picking yourself up part. Just wasn't sure why should one risk his all on a single event, how is that a good quality. But you made me think, and I've come up with examples. What's more important, thanks for reminding me about this poem!

[CurlieCornflake]

I am no expert but I believe RK was not considering or commenting on the moral question of gambling but simply speculating on how we might respond to such a disaster. I think we do well to remember that he lived in different times and the question of gambling may have been viewed totally differently then I may be wrong and would certainly agree that avoiding reckless gambling might also be considered a valuable quality - to be a man my son

[Yeman69]

@edgedg

Well, I don't think... this is anything to do with economy... but only about man value. I mean if you are able to risk everything and ready to start from the beginning...

This will make you, a person who doesn't need anything, who is self sufficient... a person who should have everything coz He just doesn't care that much to it... and which is more, He'll be a man..

[Abrumador8]

It's the best interpretation of the poem I've heard so far

[Thephiphi]

@Abrumador8 dennis hopper, his version is reallly good if you care to look it up, its on youtube

[MadSciStuff]

@Abrumador8

You need to see this one: /watch?v=hAejmFrO_6Y

It's magnificent if you could just try to ignore the sound quality.

[basketballjones120]

chills