The poem “If” written by Rudyard Kipling is one of the most knowledgeable poetry, filled with wise and clever solutions to many of life’s difficulties. This poem appoints a variety of commonsensical advice that is still applicable today. In the first stanza, the reader immediately feels a sense of inspiration from the poem because it advises you to have self-respect and self-confidence in every bad situation.  “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you;” the author enforces a positive attitude when faced with disapproval or indifference. One of the easiest and most common mistake a person can display is blaming someone else for their own fault. Kipling is basically trying to imply that you should not blame others for your own mistakes and to take responsibility of your actions. “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too;” in this second sentence, it resembles ones values. Everyone around has an opinion of their own, but maintaining your values and beliefs is important when it comes to decision making. Lies and rumors come and go affecting everyone, but keeping your head held high makes you the bigger and wiser person. “And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;” means that appearances does not mean everything, and you should not talk to wise and pander to affection. The second stanza starts off with a talk about reality. Dreaming and fantasizing is great, however don’t let dreams get out of hand and control your life. The line, “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;” demonstrates the advantage of failure.  Nothing is perfect and you’re bound to make mistakes, but learning from these mistakes leads to success. The 5th line of the second stanza advises the importance of honesty in life. The last two lines state if you can watch everything you’ve live for disappear; you have the power to climb back up. As the poem progresses through the third stanza, it identifies the significance of one’s identity. “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 our beginnings” displays the profound dignity of defeat.  As the latter stanza approaches, it was identified that this poem is between a father and a son. The content in the last stanza, it states that you should not allow success and greed overrule your life. Too never lose touch of kindness and compassionate empathy towards others. Achieving your goals in life isn’t as pleasant without the support of family and friends. Kipling’s final statements represented endurance, maturity, and self control.