Thursday, August 9, 2012

In poem "If" what are the obstacles the leader has to overcome to become a man?

According to the poem "If", there are many qualities one
must possess to become a leader.


-One must be able to keep
their "cool" even when everyone around them is "losing
it."


-One must trust in them self, even when doubted by
others.


-Be patient.


- Don't
lie, talk too educated, or concern ones self with
hatred.


-You must be able to dream and think, but do not
let either rule you.


-One must deal the same with failures
as successes.


-You can deal with defeat and begin
again.


-You will "go all in" with everything you have
because you believe in it.


-You believe in everything about
yourself, to the most minute thread of muscle and
tendon.


-You can talk with anyone- Kings and common
alike.


These are the things Kipling states one needs to be
a man.

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