I have lived this. After my Dad passed, I stood alone, facing formidable foes, I doubted myself, I had to dig deep to conquer these evil forces. I won. I discovered this wise poem, years later.
My father just passed recently and I'm in a similar situation: surrounded on all sides by problems. Stories like yours give me hope at this time. I hope that you are in a better place now, and that in years time I will be too.
Best poem of all, recited to me by my mother, when I was having so many problems...... Thank you mom, this is the best poem I ever heard. I gave that to my son too, when he felt the same. What a gifft. Thank you Rudyard Kipling. That lesson, that poem, that spirit..... was such a blessing. Even to this day.
@@dandong8351 thanks, man..... great lessons there. Old poems are such underrated treasures. Robert service also great and fun and thoughtful, like iceworm cocktail and cremation of sam mcgee... but also all the war poems. I wish ya well sir.
My Grandmother used to read me Kipling. I know his books and poems are full of stuff that is considered objectionable today, but we shouldn't toss out the baby with the bathwater. There's a lot of wit and strength in there.
I found copies and copies of this poem in my father's military footlocker. A sharecropper son , mother died in the greenville flood , under the ocean in the Pacific during ww2 at the age of 16 . I think this was my father's education. What a good thing .
A poem written for a thirteen year old son, who’d die in world war 1… the last few lines … “fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run. Yours will be the earth and all that’s in it. What’s more my son - you’ll be a man. “ This really resonates with me …
The greatest recitation of this poem I've ever heard,,,, the Michael Caine version is lovely but this is just perfect. This poem had meant so much to so many men and women over the years,,, it's wonderful to see it still rings as true today as it ever did. I would love to hear Owen Wilson recite this.
Jocko and Spokenverse both do a great job too. Caine and Hopper actually both make mistakes. They aren't meaningful, but I've memorized the poem so they stand out.
@@kungfoochicken08 Yeah they did,, especially Michael Caine,,, but the message is so powerful,, most would say it's wasted on the last coupla generations,, but I'm not sure about that.
When I hear him recite the "risk it all" line, I can't but think of "The Lost Movie" and how he truly hit rock bottom, then started over again, kept at it. A deeply troubled guy who achieved some amazing things.
@@elisgerdt8928 A typo that speaks to how the film was out of circulation for many years! I'm not sure I'm with you on "greatest," however... Hopper famously screened it for Jodorowsky, who pointed out its unconscious colonialism, much to Hopper's horror.
This poem is the perfect advice for life ! It has helped me get through some of my worst and most difficult times ! GOD Bless Rudyard Kipling ! And GOD Bless Dennis Hopper !
@@TheCropCircleQueens He must be an impatient man, & is always tired of waiting, so he deliberately missed the line, as for him the poem works best without it, & is more honest.
Amazing to watch a 'cowboy" recite poetry on the Johny and Cash Show They need to bring this idea back for todays audience. I watched a short item on tv earlier today Justin Beiber in his underwear Riveting!!! The world has become brain dead.
just sublime-best version i ever heard.my father < doug-read this to me when i was 8> And then i spent 20 years hating him-till he died. I I kissed his cold shell-never having made up-he was alone on his double bed. only yesterday i heard these words and remembered him reading them to me.....im not yet a man my dad>
Well Done! One of the best Rudyard Kipling poems written around 1895. It was a man's world at this time, but this poem applies to both men and women in that when you are able to emobody the virtues and challenges in this poem, you have become an person of honour and maturity. Many of the ideals in this poem are not modern ideals but should be read more often to temper our current society's ideals.
It's one I quote from regularly ( I'm in the security industry in the UK) my dad was in the British Army for 20 years ,,, this poem is about being a man I think Dennis Nailed it
lOVE HIS RECITATION- possibly my favourite. And what a great recovery at the beginning, where he left out the 5th line; "If you can wait and not be tired by waiting". (this threw the rhyme scheme out, but as a great professional he carried on). His conversationalist and big-brother tone is unique.
My favorite Poem in prep school (prep 1, I believe). And Ironically when I came back to America for highschool I had to analyse this poem on the IB English finals for secondary school (highschool) ha!
This poem from over a century ago is a direct response to modern 21st Century victimhood culture which is both arrogant, conceited and soul crushing in the guise of compassion. "IF" is Victorian stoicism better known as the "stiff upper lip". It basically says don't take bad things too hard or take good things for granted. Everybody experiences devastating set backs but men have the duty not to complain about it for even a moment and be resilient and determined enough to start over again. Doing so will be it's own great reward.
It's about where one finds their sense of self. Either you find it within where it is eternal and immutable, or you depend externally on people, circumstances, relationships for your sense of self where you will be tossed around and crushed.
This was the most beautiful recitation of this poem, which is in itself sacred! Self-esteem, courage, patience, endurance, will-power, humbleness, love and hate, truth and lies, all wrapped up beautifully in 32 lines. This should be a hymn of humanity.
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I saw this LIVE!
Do u have an any idea how lucky you are?!)
Take a five, man!
For real? I love If and Johnny Cash
Wow
Wow.
WW2
I have lived this. After my Dad passed, I stood alone, facing formidable foes, I doubted myself, I had to dig deep to conquer these evil forces. I won. I discovered this wise poem, years later.
Hope youre still holding strong and doing well.
@@mikemackay86 Thank you, Mike for your kind words and concern. As I reflect back on that time, I realize it made me a stronger person.
@@hisoverlorduponhigh90 I'm glad to hear you've come out of your most personal struggle even stronger. I know your dad would be proud of you.
@@mikemackay86 Thank you friend. Doing what is right, is rarely doing what is easiest.
My father just passed recently and I'm in a similar situation: surrounded on all sides by problems. Stories like yours give me hope at this time. I hope that you are in a better place now, and that in years time I will be too.
Best poem of all, recited to me by my mother, when I was having so many problems...... Thank you mom, this is the best poem I ever heard. I gave that to my son too, when he felt the same.
What a gifft.
Thank you Rudyard Kipling.
That lesson, that poem, that spirit..... was such a blessing.
Even to this day.
Great poem mate.
@@dandong8351 thanks, man..... great lessons there. Old poems are such underrated treasures. Robert service also great and fun and thoughtful, like iceworm cocktail and cremation of sam mcgee... but also all the war poems. I wish ya well sir.
My mother stuck it on the inside of the toilet door.
My Grandmother used to read me Kipling. I know his books and poems are full of stuff that is considered objectionable today, but we shouldn't toss out the baby with the bathwater. There's a lot of wit and strength in there.
The Man in the Glass is another great one.
I found copies and copies of this poem in my father's military footlocker. A sharecropper son , mother died in the greenville flood , under the ocean in the Pacific during ww2 at the age of 16 . I think this was my father's education. What a good thing .
God bless him. He had more of an education than the young generation could ever hope for.
@@all.gemeiner4303 thank you
Dennis hopper is amazing here. The music is edited perfectly. This video incited me to memorize this poem
My father recited this to me when I was young. He was telling me how to be a man. I just didn't know it at the time.
That's probably the best recital I've seen or heard to date .
@Stephen Burke check out Micheal Caine's reading my man.
I think this is the best so Far.
This better than canes sorry
Caine does it better.
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I recommend Robert Morley
It's such a timeless poem that resonates so powerfully in times like these.
I like this one and I also like Do not stand at my grave and weep.
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The best version I’ve ever heard. Rest in peace Dennis Hopper….you were amazing
A poem written for a thirteen year old son, who’d die in world war 1… the last few lines … “fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run. Yours will be the earth and all that’s in it. What’s more my son - you’ll be a man. “
This really resonates with me …
Thank you for pointing this out. It made me go back and appreciate the entire thing so much more. It was all so tragic.
It both breaks my heart and gives me life. Every time.
Hopper and Cash, are you kidding me!!!🤩🤩
2 people I never thought I’d see together
Wow, such powerful words. Would the MSM or entertainment complex ever allow anyone to speak such words on prime time TV today?
I was 41 before I ever heard this - better late than never I suppose
Am I the only one who feels like we have lost this? Such a pity.
The greatest recitation of this poem I've ever heard,,,, the Michael Caine version is lovely but this is just perfect. This poem had meant so much to so many men and women over the years,,, it's wonderful to see it still rings as true today as it ever did. I would love to hear Owen Wilson recite this.
Owen Wilson, I thought the same thing. Never made the connection as to why Owen looks so familiar.
Jocko and Spokenverse both do a great job too. Caine and Hopper actually both make mistakes. They aren't meaningful, but I've memorized the poem so they stand out.
@@kungfoochicken08 Yeah they did,, especially Michael Caine,,, but the message is so powerful,, most would say it's wasted on the last coupla generations,, but I'm not sure about that.
Got to be the best rendition of an awesome poem. I still get tearful every time I listen to it.
I remember having to learn and recite this in senior year of high school. Brings me to tears ❤
I just love how he recited it.
Simple, honest, beautiful.
this is art. this is culture. Thank you
My 6th grade teacher, in 1966 made us memorize and recite this poem. It has way more meaning now that I'm much older. 😆
This is an inspiring poem on its own but Dennis Hopper and the music really bring it to life.
When I hear him recite the "risk it all" line, I can't but think of "The Lost Movie" and how he truly hit rock bottom, then started over again, kept at it. A deeply troubled guy who achieved some amazing things.
@@SuperRobertoClemente it was "The Last Movie", not "The Lost Movie" and it is one of the greatest films of all time.
@@elisgerdt8928 A typo that speaks to how the film was out of circulation for many years! I'm not sure I'm with you on "greatest," however... Hopper famously screened it for Jodorowsky, who pointed out its unconscious colonialism, much to Hopper's horror.
Listen to this when your down
Wow or when you need strength
It's a real pick me up recital.
it's you're!
I am Russian, but charmed by British culture..I heard this poem ...Tears, and people over the world want peace. And love
not just peace, but freedom.
Just be you
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If you live in🇷🇺Russia, tell that to your🩸bloody☠️Dic!
God save us from the russian peace
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Do you still live in Russia?
This poem is the perfect advice for life ! It has helped me get through some of my worst and most difficult times ! GOD Bless Rudyard Kipling ! And GOD Bless Dennis Hopper !
Brilliantly recited.
Interactive TV, Jack! Wave of the future, ha ha ha, huh?
Johnny Cash had a T.V. show
I have this poem memorized now (including the line he misses) but otherwise I copied how he speaks it since he does it so perfectly. I love this
"If you can wait and not be tired of waiting" I saw a video where hes older and he misses that line too
@@TheCropCircleQueens He must be an impatient man, & is always tired of waiting, so he deliberately missed the line, as for him the poem works best without it, & is more honest.
Can't stop my tear drops,.. Oh, Lord! How's strong it said!..
Hopper quoted a few lines from this poem in APOCALYPSE NOW. It must have been a big inspiration to him.
It easy to see why. I wish this was mandatory in school for all kids.
“Or watch the things you’ve given your life to broken , and build them back up with worn out tools”.
Heart breakingly beautiful. And sadly too relatable...
Renew my faith in humanity? I'll always be the man I am now because I'm destined to be the person I always was. We all come full circle.
I had studied it in my school in Egypt ,really it's soon nice. 💕💔
So good. Joy. Cash always. If by Caine or Connery are good. This is poetry. First time view. Bit emotional emotional
This is a diamond in the ruff
Thats the best ever of that words if wisdom
I feel like this is the essence of Stoicism.
Excellent display, Mr. Hopper. I just saw an episode of The Twilight Zone with you in it. Powerful.
Amazing to watch a 'cowboy" recite poetry on the Johny and Cash Show
They need to bring this idea back for todays audience. I watched a short item on tv earlier today
Justin Beiber
in his underwear
Riveting!!!
The world has become brain dead.
Love the little 'you gonna be a man my son'...a little bit of americana to end a beautiful poem
Definitely the best version of this I’ve ever heard
Splendid rendition!
I can't ever get over this!
just sublime-best version i ever heard.my father < doug-read this to me when i was 8> And then i spent 20 years hating him-till he died. I
I kissed his cold shell-never having made up-he was alone on his double bed.
only yesterday i heard these words and remembered him reading them to me.....im not yet a man my dad>
He was going to say IF is the middle word in LIFE
Beautiful
some words put together are beautiful.
THANK YOU DENIS !! AWESOME - SO LOVELY AND TRUE FROM IRELAND
Well Done! One of the best Rudyard Kipling poems written around 1895. It was a man's world at this time, but this poem applies to both men and women in that when you are able to emobody the virtues and challenges in this poem, you have become an person of honour and maturity. Many of the ideals in this poem are not modern ideals but should be read more often to temper our current society's ideals.
......he [hopper] is kept right here in good ol Taos , cheers !
It's hard to find one without the damn music.
Sir Micharl Caine read it without music:
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The show is from the early 70's but the music is modern.
It's one I quote from regularly ( I'm in the security industry in the UK) my dad was in the British Army for 20 years ,,, this poem is about being a man I think Dennis Nailed it
why do people not like this? its amazing and true
The GOAT ❤️💞💖
lOVE HIS RECITATION- possibly my favourite. And what a great recovery at the beginning, where he left out the 5th line; "If you can wait and not be tired by waiting". (this threw the rhyme scheme out, but as a great professional he carried on). His conversationalist and big-brother tone is unique.
Rudyard wrote to everyone. That’s why we will always remember him
My favorite Poem in prep school (prep 1, I believe). And Ironically when I came back to America for highschool I had to analyse this poem on the IB English finals for secondary school (highschool) ha!
Just shockingly astounding. I'm crying
Thank you for posting !!!
Amen. My guidebook for life. I try to live up to it. I believe some people have never heard it. Or if they did pay it no heed.
I can’t believe I’ve never sent this version.. man this is really cool.
This and On Time by John Milton are two of the greatest poems of all time.
And more of Kipling and Milton ,especially PARADISE LOST
Milton's PARADISE LOST
Yet the best version.
This poem from over a century ago is a direct response to modern 21st Century victimhood culture which is both arrogant, conceited and soul crushing in the guise of compassion.
"IF" is Victorian stoicism better known as the "stiff upper lip".
It basically says don't take bad things too hard or take good things for granted.
Everybody experiences devastating set backs but men have the duty not to complain about it for even a moment and be resilient and determined enough to start over again.
Doing so will be it's own great reward.
It's about where one finds their sense of self. Either you find it within where it is eternal and immutable, or you depend externally on people, circumstances, relationships for your sense of self where you will be tossed around and crushed.
Outstanding
This hit home hard. Thanks street. I REALY want to meet you. For now your my building block,
My corner stone , im going to need your help man
Awesome 👏
Brilliant!
Wow that was great.
I think I should keep this poem in mind.
Best narration in my opinion.
Thank you for posting this
Wow! Very cool👍🕊️
Hopper and Oliver Christie have the best recitals of this poem. Dennis nails the interpretation!
Sorry, Trump rendition is the best 😁
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Imagine watching the tele back in the day and hearing this gem of knowledge randomly
Amazing young Dennis his eyes wow 🤓
So nice with such music
A Happy and Safe 2023 Everyone.
🇺🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧
Great recitation, amazing poem & wonderful life advice ♥🖖
The most wonderful poem
THANK YEW.
Great rendition. The last line is important though and should be, "You'll be a man my son"
music is awekening
A brilliant reading!
Well done....diction here wins and it is the best version.
Can you feel the weight of Michael Caine's existence bearing down on you?
Two rebels..Hopper and Cash were Badass "man"..said like Dennis Hopper.
Wow.... Well done
Contrasted to his manic version in Apocalypse Now, this is nice lol.
The moral compass promulgated, declared so quietly, but verbatim so convincingly.
Wow, that was awesome. Dennis Hopper was a special person.
He must have really liked it since he used this poem in apocalypse now as well
It makes me cry everytime
He did a good job.
Wowww Owen Wilson used to actor!
Amazing.
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you'll never, ever have enough. -
Don’t deal in lies.
Yeah. Amen
Pheweeee! Wipe my brow, and get back at it!
This was the most beautiful recitation of this poem, which is in itself sacred!
Self-esteem, courage, patience, endurance, will-power, humbleness, love and hate, truth and lies, all wrapped up beautifully in 32 lines. This should be a hymn of humanity.
Men , cry too 🔥 ,
i´ve watched 4 great stars read this poem and still feel not one of them has done it right