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We are friendly with those who are good at soul and mind. When our behaviour and mind match with each other, we become friends. I personally feel that friendship is not built on the basis of caste, colour or community. It develops on the basis of how we understand one another.

The Anonymous poet (Anon) died many years ago, a shame because he or she wrote many good poems. A come back is long overdue. Books of quotations “Who was Anon?” are cluttered with sayings attributed to Anon and these scraps of truth and wisdom have earned Anon universal recognition and immortality. Innumerable biographies have been written about lesser authors, even authors so obscure that their works are seldom read. But Anon, though widely read and widely quoted has been accorded only widespread indifference by the literary community.

So complete scholarly neglect of Anon that his name has become a synonym for ‘unknown’. In spite of this, his works have stood the test of time, and he continues to be one of the most ofter quoted authors. So, a picture of Anon emerges, a witty, slightly cynical, philosopher of the people. He could sum up the essence of an idea in one party sentence. Though many others plagarized his works, he never complained. He must have cared little for money, for there is no record that he was ever paid for any of his work.

The Poem ‘If is written by an anonymous poet (unknown poet). The words ‘ If is described the dictionary as ‘On the Condition or in the event that every time that and whenever’. If is a conjunction. It connects the subject and objects of a sentence.

Similarly the poet has used the word ‘If in the poem to emphasize that every Living being in this world is connected with one another. So in order to live harmoniously is the world it is very important to connect with each other in a good and ethical thoughts and deeds.

Our lifetime on this earth is very limited we have to use our God-given gift of life to make this world a better place. How can we make this world a better place? That is what the poet seems to be telling us in the lines of the poem ‘If. “Giving” is important in life To give someone something we must ourself es be kind, strong and charitable. We should not hesitate to give anything to our fellow beings. So the poet is earnestly urging us that the right time to do anything is at the very moment the thought occurs.

So he tells us that if we have a kind word to say then we have to say it at the very moment that is ‘now’. If we have something to give, then ‘now’ is the best time to give. And if we can make someone glad or less sad, the poet is urging as to ‘do it now’ at the very moment. Similarly if there’s’ is good news to give, we should not waste our time to tell it to others and we should immediately (now) tell it to others.

‘If we have the opportunity to cultivate a friendship with others, then we should not lose time but immediately ‘rase’ to the occasion and offer our friendship and trustworthiness. It requires one to have courage (daring-ness) to sacrifice anything he has to others. So the poet says that if we have the courage to give or to ease somebody’s pain or to please others, so that we can make them happy, we should do it immediately (now).

At the end of the poem, the poet repeats what he has said in the poem to emphasize his idea. He pleads with us to be hasty in doing good deeds. He warns us to do good deeds and help the others in need before it is too late. Out life on the earth is too short we should not regret that we were unkind, uncharitable or selfish at the end of our life. One need not wait for tomorrow or for another time to do good deeds for it maybe just a little too late. So the poet urges us to do good deeds imme¬diately that is now, now, now.

The poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling inspires one to inculcate in one’s character the qualities recommended by the poet. Self-control, self confidence, patience, tolerance and courage are all required to tackle the difficult circumstances of life. Truthfulness, being practical in deeds and making the best use of time are essential to achieve success in life. But all these appear to be too indealistic in their totality to be acquired by ordinary persons. Nevertheless, the poet is right in emphasising that they are essential for achievements in life, and above all, making a human being a man in the real sense of the term.

Rudyard Kipling द्वारा रचित कविता ‘If’ व्यक्ति को अपने चरित्र में कवि द्वारा सुझाये गुणों को लाने के लिये प्रेरित करती है। आत्म-नियन्त्रण, आत्म-विश्वास, धैर्य, सहनशीलता और साहस सभी जीवन की कठिन परिस्थितियों से निपटने के लिये आवश्यक हैं। सत्यवादिता, अपने काम में व्यवहारिक होना और समय का सदुपयोग जीवन में सफलता पाने के लिये आवश्यक है, परन्तु ये सभी अपनी सम्पूर्णता में साधारण व्यक्तियों द्वारा अर्जित करने के लिये कुछ ज्यादा ही आदर्शवादी प्रतीत होते हैं। फिर भी, कवि यह जोर देने के मामले में सही है कि ये सभी बातें जीवन में उपलब्धियाँ पाने के लिये और सबसे ऊपर व्यक्ति को सही अर्थों में मनुष्य बनाने के लिये आवश्यक हैं।

“The unforgiving minute” refers to the time which does not come back to the person who does not use it.

कथन ‘‘कभी न माफ करने वाला क्षण” उस समय की ओर संकेत करता है जो उस व्यक्ति के पास नहीं लौटता जो उसका उपयोग नहीं करता।

When a perfect man loses all that he has achieved or gained in life he must have the strength to bear the loss. He should not be disheartened. Instead, he is expected to try to make up the loss even when he has grown old in mind, body and heart.

जब एक आदर्श व्यक्ति वह सब कुछ खो देता है जो उसने जीवन में प्राप्त किया तो अपने उस नुकसान को सहन करने की उसमें शक्ति होनी चाहिये। उसे निराश नहीं होना चाहिये। इसके बजाय, उससे उस नुकसान की भरपाई करने की कोशिश करने की अपेक्षा की जाती है तब भी जब वह मन, शरीर और हृदय से बूढा हो गया हो।

Some people may spread rumours about us. They may tell lies about us. They may hate us. But the poet suggests us not to follow the policy of tit for tat. In turn, we should neither tell a lie nor hate others. We should always speak truth and love all.

कुछ लोग हमारे विषय में अफवाहें फैला सकते हैं। वे हमारे विषय में झूठ बोल सकते हैं। वे हमसे नफरत कर सकते हैं। लेकिन कवि हमें जैसे को तैसा’ वाली नीति नहीं अपनाने का सुझाव देता है। बदले में, हमें न तो झूठ बोलना चाहिये और न ही दूसरों से नफरत करनी चाहिये।

The poet has used these words symbolically. Here ‘wornout tools’ means hard work and determination. The poet inspires us to be courageous and determined. If all our valuable things get broken (things/achievements are lost), we should rebuild (regain) them with the tools of hard work and determination.

कवि ने इन शब्दों का प्रयोग प्रतीकात्मक रूप में किया है। यहाँ ‘wornout tools’ का अर्थ कठिन परिश्रम व दृढ़-निश्चय से है। कवि हमें साहसिक और दृढ़-निश्चयी होने के लिये प्रेरित करता है। यदि हमारी सभी मूल्यवान वस्तुएँ टूट जायें (वस्तुएँ। उपलब्धियाँ नष्ट हो जायें) तो हमें अपने परिश्रम व दृढ़ता के औजारों से उन्हें पुनः बनाना (प्राप्त) चाहिये।

The poet here suggests that we should not just keep on thinking and thinking. Thoughts without action are meaningless. We should work to put our thoughts into action and make them a reality. We should be practical. We should plan our future and execute our plans to be successful in life.

यहाँ कवि हमें सुझाव देता है कि हमें सिर्फ सोचते और सोचते ही नहीं रहना चाहिये। बिना उद्देश्य के विचार अर्थहीन हैं। हमें अपने विचारों को काम में बदलना चाहिये और वास्तविकता में लाना चाहिये। हमें व्यावहारिकं होना चाहिये। हमें भविष्य की योजना बनानी चाहिये और जीवन में सफल होने के लिये अपनी योजनाओं को क्रियान्वित करना चाहिये।

Explanation : In this concluding stanza the poet advises the young men that they should not lose their virtues in the company of common people. They should not be proud in the company of great people. Their behaviour should be so noble that their friends as well as their enemies should love them. They should use every minute of their time in useful pieces of work. They should always remember that time once lost never returns. So he addresses his son and advises him to develop all these qualities in him. Then he will become the true master of this world and he will be able to fulfil his ambitions. Thus the poet encourages all young men to be real men.

1. or being lied about, don’t deal in lies. 

2. or being hated, don’t give way to hating. 

3. you can think and not make thoughts your aim. 

4. you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.

1. “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs” – Antithesis 

2. “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same” – personification 

3. “And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise” – Repitition 

4. With worn-out tools – Alliteration

Reference : These lines have been taken from the poem If composed by Rudyard Kipling.

[ N.B. : The above reference and context will be used for all the explanations of this poem.] 

Context: In these lines the poet addresses his son and tells him many qualities which are necessary to be a good man. A balanced mind, patience, courage, self-respect, etc. are some of the qualities which make him a real man. Such a man gets name and fame in the world. 

Explanation : In this opening stanza the poet says that a good man should have balance of mind even when other people criticize him or blame him. He should not be excited. If other people doubt in him and have no faith in him, he should have courage and faith in himself. If other people tell lies about him, he should not tell lies. He should not hate anybody even if others hate him. He should not show himself superior to or wiser than others. Such a man will be loved and respected by others.

Explanation : In this stanza the poet says that a good man never complains even though he may have lost everything which he has earned. He should be prepared to face any situation and should never complain. If he has lost everything even then he should be prepared to do his best to earn those things again. If he has lost all his energies yet he should have a firm will-power to start it again. Such a man will be a man in real sense.

(a) Say WHAT ……

are the two imposters ? Triumph and Disaster. can the unforgiving minute be made up of? sixty seconds, worth of distance run.

(b) Say WHO ………. 

should you trust, when doubted? oneself. 

can you talk with and walk with? crowd and kings.

(c) Say WHEN …….. 

can the Earth become yours? when we can make good use of every single minute. 

should you start re-building with old tools? when we watch things created by us being broken up.

(d) Say WHY ……. 

do knaves twist the truth? to make trap for fools. should you consider all men equally important? because neither foe nor friend can hurt us.

When someone insults me, I try to find out the reason why he/she behaves like that. If there is a mistake from my side I try to avoid the same mistake again. I never get angry even if someone insults me for my petty mistake.

My parents do not scold me without any rhyme or reason. If they scold me, it should be my mistake. Whenever they get angry and scold me, I try to keep mum so that they cool down. I also accept my mistake frankly if that is the only reason of their scolding.

Explanation: In this stanza the poet advises us that we should have ambitions but we should not depend only on imaginations and dreaming. We should be able to give concrete shape to our dreams. We should be same in weal and woe. We should not be proud on our success and should not be disappointed in failures. We should be able to bear the misrepresented truths also. We should be able to rebuild the things which we made by our life-long efforts but now they have been destroyed. If we have all these qualities in ourselves, we shall be a man in real sense. 

I am quite sure that any of my friend wouldn’t dare to cheat me. But if it happens I would try to make him/her realize whatever he/she has done is very wrong. And whatever he/she has done is not good for him/her too.

1. If you read books, you will gain knowledge. 

2. If you do exercise daily, you will become healthy. 

3. If you work hard, you will pass the exam. 

4. If you respect others, others will respect you. 

5. We should accept the truth, if we know it very well.

The proverb “Procrastination is the thief of time” should ring a bell for everyone. Time is an essential aspect of life for every human being. Time once lost, is lost forever. If fortunate, you will never acquire opportunities again and maybe lucky, you will attain better chances in life, but the same opportunity that you obtain in that particular moment will be lost forever. If you are punctual and do things on time or before time, you are a respected member of society. Not procrastinating  requires prodigious values, self discipline and vigorous, determination to do a task on hand at once. One who does not procrastinate will be more successful in life emotionally, physically and mentally.

Correct answer is (i) son

The poet himself is the speaker. The poem indirectly reveals the virtues of the speaker’s character. It seems that the poet himself is a humble, practical, optimistic, hard working, disciplined and self-confident man as he has appreciated these virtues and inspires his readers to follow them.

वक्ता स्वयं कवि है। कविता अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से वक्ता के चरित्र के सद्गुणों को उजागर करती है। ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि कवि स्वयं एक विनम्र, व्यावहारिक, आशावादी, परिश्रमी, अनुशासित और आत्म-विश्वास से पूर्ण व्यक्ति है क्योंकि वह इन गुणों की प्रशंसा करता है और अपने पाठकों को इन गुणों को अपनाने हेतु प्रेरित करता है।

One can make allowance for doubting by keeping the balance of mind. The person should not lose his temper. He should have self-confidence. This is important to be successful in life. If one keeps reacting to everybody’s point, one would not be able to concentrate on his aim.

व्यक्ति ऐसा अपना मानसिक संतुलन बनाये रखकर करता है। व्यक्ति को क्रोधित नहीं होना चाहिये। उसमें आत्मविश्वास होना चाहिये। यह जीवन में सफल होने के लिये महत्त्वपूर्ण है। यदि व्यक्ति अन्य प्रत्येक व्यक्ति की बात पर प्रतिक्रिया देता रहेगा, तो अपने लक्ष्य पर केन्द्रित नहीं हो पायेगा।

When all men doubt us, we should not lose our temper. We should have self-confidence.

जब सभी इस पर शक कर रहे हों तो हमें गुस्सा नहीं करना चाहिये। हमें आत्म-विश्वास रखना चाहिये।

(iii) remain calm and composed

Our attitude towards the people of different strata and classes should be positive and fair. We should treat all of them equally. We should not discriminate them on the ground of race, gender, class or religion. We may keep company with the rich but at the same time you should connect with the common man and the poor. Whatever their place in the society intermingle with them wholeheartedly. We should make efforts to integrate with all of them.

“Talk with crowds and keep our virtue” means we should mix with common people and still maintain our good qualities.

“आम आदमी से वार्तालापे और अपनी अच्छाई बरकरार रखने” का अर्थ है कि हमें आम लोगों से मिलना-जुलना चाहिये फिर भी अपने अच्छे गुणों को बनाये रखना चाहिये।

The lines in the poem begin with ‘If you can… ’ because the poet insistently wants to emphasise the importance of his good advice and attract his son’s attention to every piece of advice given by him. The repetition of the lines has a musical effect.

(a) Antithesis (Opposite ideas): If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.

(b) Personification: If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster….

(c) Repetition: If you can dream and not make dreams your master.

(d) Metaphor: And stoop and rebuilt them up with worn-out tools.

a. If I like it, I will buy it at any cost. 

b. If it rains, I will remain at home. 

c. If you came on time, you would catch the train.

d. If she had obeyed her parents, she would have saved her life.

“Changes, I would like in School Education of our State ”

Honourable Chairperson, respected Headmaster and teachers.

I, Nikita Desai from Std. X-A wishing you a very pleasant morning. I am here to express my views on behalf of all my classmates and to bid farewell to our school, teachers and all of you.

After spending almost 10-12 years in this school, we are now capable to keep our steps out in a very different world. And I am sure being the students of this school; we would never fall short anywhere and in any field. I know the Chief Guest of today’s programme is the Education Minister of our state. So I take this opportunity to suggest some changes in the school education of our state.

The first and very important thing I would recommend is about the option. There should be internal option to each and every subject. The child should be free to opt whatever he or she likes. Teaching and learning process should not be monotonous. It should be interesting. Every child should take part in this process. Teacher should not be an authoritarian.

One more thing, I would suggest about the examination. Examination should not be mandatory. Even upgradation of a child should be based on his / her internal performance. Written examination should not be given the whole credit. There should not be a burden of homework. It should be done at school.

I know, it is quite difficult to implement everything all of a sudden. But if you go step-by-step, it is quite a feasible suggestion. I know education in Maharashtra is better than other states. But if we make these changes, teaching and learning will be more enjoyable. I hope you will try to understand the views of every child.

Wishing my friends all the best for their examination and for their bright future life. Thank you for listening to me carefully and attentively. 

Jai Hind.

1. or watch the things you gave your life to broken, And stoop and build’em up with worn out tools :

2. If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster. And treat those two imposters just the same;

3. If someone lies about me, I will not tell such lies to others about him/her. And if someone hates me I will not allow myself to be controlled by his / her hatred and I would not appear to be perfect or show off my knowledge.

4. The poet calls “knaves” to the people who twist the truth to suit them.

The poet has used these words symbolically. By triumph and disaster, he means favorable or unfavorable conditions. He means to say that we should accept success and failure equally. We should neither be overjoyed at our success nor feel shattered at our failure.

कवि ने इन शब्दों का प्रतीकात्मक रूप से उपयोग यहाँ किया है। विजय या आपदा (पराजय) से उसका अर्थ अनुकूल व प्रतिकूल परिस्थितियों से है। उसके कहने का अर्थ है कि हमें हमेशा समान रूप से सफलता व असफलता दोनों को स्वीकार करना चाहिये। न तो सफलता पर जरूरत से अधिक खुश और न ही असफलता पर अत्यधिक निराश होना चाहिये।

“Unforgiving minute” suggests that time lost is lost forever. It does not come back. So we should keep an account of every second of our life. We should make the fullest and the best use of our time. If we waste even a minute of our time, it will not forgive us.

Unforgiving minute” सुझाव देता है कि हमें अपने जीवन के प्रत्येक सेकेण्ड का हिसाब रखना चाहिये। खोया हुआ समय हमेशा के लिये खो जाता है। इसलिये, यह फिर वापिस नहीं आता। हमें अपने समय का पूर्ण और सर्वोत्तम तरीके से सदुपयोग करना चाहिये। यदि हम एक मिनट भी व्यर्थ गंवायेंगे तो यह हमें क्षमा नहीं करेगा।

In the poem, the poet refers to triumph and disaster as imposters because they tend to present only one aspect of life. Life is made up of pain and pleasure but when pain comes, people forget that there is pleasure too. The same is true of pleasure.

कविता में कवि ने विजय और विपत्ति को धोखेबाज कहा है क्योंकि ये जीवन का एक ही पहलू प्रस्तुत करते हैं। जीवन सुख- दुखः दोनों से मिलकर बना है लेकिन जब दु:ख आता है तो लोग भूल जाते हैं कि सुख भी है। यही बात सुख के बारे में सही है।

The poet preaches the virtues of patience, tolerance, truthfulness and love in the poem ‘If’. Though he invokes the youth to inculcate them in their character yet the poem has a universal appeal and applies to all human beings. The poet says that together with these qualities, virtues like equanimity in pain and pleasure, perseverence, humility and hard work may help all to achieve perfection in life and make them men in true sense. But all these are ideals and, if not impossible, are difficult to achieve for ordinary persons. Only the very strong-willed persons gifted with extra-ordinary powers may achieve them.

कवि कविता ‘If’ में धैर्य, सहनशीलता, सत्यवादिता और प्रेम जैसे गुणों का उपदेश देता है। यद्यपि वह इन गुणों को अपने चरित्र में लाने के लिये नौजवानों का आह्वान करता है फिर भी यह कविता सबके लिये संदेश है और सब पर लागू होती है। कवि कहता है कि इन गुणों के साथ, अन्य गुण जैसे सुख और दुख में मानसिक सन्तुलन, लगन, विनम्रता और परिश्रम भी सबके जीवन में पूर्णता लाने में सहायता कर सकते हैं और उन्हें सही अर्थ में मनुष्य बना सकते हैं। परन्तु ये सभी आदर्श हैं और यदि असम्भव नहीं तो साधारण व्यक्तियों के लिये कठिन जरूर हैं। केवल बहुत शक्तिशाली इच्छा वाले लोग जिनमें असाधारण शक्तियाँ होती हैं इन्हें प्राप्त कर सकते हैं

According to the poet, it is not good to make ‘dreams our master’. Instead of this, we should make efforts to turn our dreams into reality. We can never achieve success just by dreaming. So we should make our sincere efforts to achieve success, otherwise we will lose everything and will get only disappointment.

कवि के अनुसार अपने ‘स्वप्नों को अपना स्वामी’ बनाना अच्छा नहीं है। इसके स्थान पर, हमें अपने स्वप्नों को हकीकत (वास्तविकता) में बदलने के लिये प्रयास (कार्य) करने चाहिये। सिर्फ स्वप्न देखकर हम कभी भी सफलता हासिल नहीं कर सकते। इसलिये हमें सफलता पाने के लिये अपने उचित प्रयास करने चाहिये अन्यथा हम अपना सब कुछ खो देंगे और हमें सिर्फ निराशा मिलेगी।

The poet recommends not looking “too good” or “talking too wise” because people should not be over-confident. People should not try to show what they are not. People should be what they are. They should have self-confidence and strong will power to achieve their aim.

कवि “अधिक अच्छा न दिखने” या “अधिक बुद्धिमान न बनने (बुद्धिमान होने का दिखावा न करने) की सलाह इसलिये देता है क्योंकि लोगों को जरूरत से अधिक आत्म विश्वासी नहीं होना चाहिये और लोगों को स्वयं को वैसा दिखाने का प्रयास नहीं करना चाहिये जैसे वे नहीं हैं। लोगों को वैसे ही दिखना चाहिये जैसे वे होते हैं। उन्हें अपना लक्ष्य पाने के लिये आत्म-विश्वास व दृढ़ इच्छाशक्ति रखनी चाहिए।

The poet advises his son to have the courage to risk all his smaller gains for a bigger achievement. But if in the process, he loses everything, he should not regret it and never tell anyone anything about it. Instead, he should start working again for the lost gains.

कवि अपने बेटे को अपनी छोटी-छोटी उपलब्धियों को एक बड़ी उपलब्धि पाने के लिये दाँव पर लगाने का साहस रखने की सलाह देता है। लेकिन यदि इस प्रक्रिया में सब कुछ खो दे तो उसे पछताना नहीं चाहिये और कभी भी किसी से भी उसके बारे में नहीं बताना चाहिये। इसके बजाय, उसे उन खोई हुई उपलब्धियों के लिये फिर से काम करना शुरू कर देना चाहिए।

The poem ‘If’ is an address to a son by a father who instructs him to cultivate great virtues so as to be a man in the true sense. Hence, the mood of the poem is inspiring and the tone is didactic. The poem has a universal appeal to all the youths. It inspires them to acquire qualities like self-confidence, self-reliance and self-control. It exhorts them to treat the ups and downs of life with poise. These qualities shall bring them success and perfection in life. Though the poet takes an idealistic view, he teaches the youths the real values of life.

(poise = a calm, confident way of behaving, शांत या स्थिर और आत्मविश्वासपूर्ण आचरण) कविता ‘If’ एक पिता द्वारा पुत्र को किया हुआ सम्बोधन है जो उसे अच्छे गुण विकसित करने की शिक्षा देता है जिससे वह सच्चे अर्थ में मनुष्य बन सके। इसीलिये, कविता का मिजाज प्रेरणादायी है और सुर शिक्षात्मक है। यह कविता सभी नौजवानों के लिये है। यह उन्हें आत्म-विश्वास, आत्म-निर्भरता और आत्म-नियन्त्रण पाने के लिये प्रेरित करती है। यह उन्हें जीवन के उतार-चढ़ावों से स्थिर मन के साथ व्यवहार करने की सलाह देती है। ये गुण उन्हें जीवन में सफलता और पूर्णता प्रदान करेंगे। यद्यपि कवि का दृष्टिकोण आदर्शवादी है, वह नौजवानों को जीवन के वास्तविक मूल्यों की शिक्षा देता है।

The essential qualities of a true leader high-lighted by the poet in the poem are calm behaviour, truthfulness, self-confidence and patience in every circumstance. He loves all and has endless tolerance and calm state of mind in difficult situations. He has courage to take risk and makes the best use of time in life.

कविता में कवि द्वारा उजागर असली नायक के आवश्यक गुण हैं हर परिस्थिति में शांत आचरण, सत्यवादिता, आत्म-विश्वास और धैर्य। वह सबसे प्रेम करता है और उसके पास कठिन परिस्थितियों में असीमित सहनशीलता और शान्त स्वभाव होता है। उसके पास जोखिम उठाने का साहस होता है और वह जीवन में समय का सदुपयोग करता है।

The term ‘pitch and toss’ refers to taking risks in life as in the game of chance with coins.

कथन ‘pitch and toss’ जीवन में जोखिम उठाने जैसे कि सिक्कों के साथ भाग्य के खेल में होता है, की ओर संकेत करता है।

The poem, “If” concludes with ‘You will be a Man’. The poet implies a kind of a man who is endowed with certain qualities which are not found in ordinary human beings. Self control, self-confidence, patience, truthfulness and love for all are the qualities which when exercised in trying circumstances characterise only the man who is above the ordinary. Similarly equanimity, tolerance, courage in the face of difficulty, remaining active till death, treating all alike and making the fullest use of time are the qualities not usually found in ordinary persons. A man who possesses these qualities in totality is a Man in real sense.

कविता ‘If’ ‘तुम मनुष्य होगे’ के साथ समाप्त होती है। कवि का अर्थ उस प्रकार के व्यक्ति से है जो कुछ उन गुणों से युक्त है जो साधारण मनुष्यों में नहीं पाये जाते। आत्म नियन्त्रण, आत्म-विश्वास धैर्य, सत्यवादिता और सबके लिये प्रेम ऐसे गुण हैं जो जब मुश्किल हालातों में प्रयुक्त किये जाते हैं तो उसी व्यक्ति के होते हैं जो सामान्य व्यक्ति से ऊपर हो। उसी तरह से चित्त की स्थिरता, सहनशीलता, मुश्किल स्थिति में साहस, मृत्यु तक क्रियाशील रहना, सभी से समान व्यवहार करना और समय का पूरा उपयोग करना वे गुण हैं जो आम तौर पर सामान्य व्यक्तियों में नहीं पाये जाते। वह व्यक्ति जिसके पास ये गुण पूर्णता से हैं वही सही अर्थ में मनुष्य है।

The poet motivates his readers to make the best use of their time. We should keep an account of every second of our life. If we make the fullest and the best use of our time, our success is sure. Therefore the poet says, “Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it”. It means no one can check you from becoming a successful person.

कवि अपने पाठकों को उनके समय का श्रेष्ठतम उपयोग करने हेतु प्रेरित करता है। हमें अपने जीवन के प्रत्येक क्षण का हिसाब रखना चाहिये। यदि हम अपने समय का पूर्ण और श्रेष्ठतम रूप से सदुपयोग करें, तो हमारी सफलता निश्चित है। इसलिये कवि कहता है, “यह संसार और इसमें मौजूद प्रत्येक वस्तु तुम्हारी हैं” इसका अर्थ हुआ कि तुम्हें सफल होने से कोई नहीं रोक सकता।

It would be important to “keep our head” (be sensible) because when other people may lose their peace of mind, we should be sensible, otherwise the problem will become more serious. By “to trust yourself when others doubt you” the poet means that when others doubt us, we should not lose our self-confidence. We should trust ourselves without caring for others.

‘मानसिक संतुलन को बनाये रखना’ महत्त्वपूर्ण होगा क्योंकि जब अन्य सभी लोग अपना मानसिक संतुलन खोयें, तो हमें अपना मानसिक संतुलन बनाये रखना चाहिये अन्यथा समस्या और भी गंभीर हो जायेगी। “जब अन्य लोग आप पर संदेह करें तो आप स्वयं में विश्वास रखें” इससे कवि का आशय है कि दूसरों के संदेह करने पर भी हम अपना आत्म-विश्वास न खोयें। हमें बिना किसी की परवाह किये स्वयं पर विश्वास रखना चाहिये।

According to Rudyard Kipling, treating all people equally without any discrimination makes a man a true human being.