PHOBIAS AND FEARS

IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR HEAD WHEN ALL ABOUT YOU

ARE LOOSING THEIRS AND BLAMING IT ON YOU;

IF YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELF WHEN ALL MEN DOUBT YOU,

BUT MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR THEIR DOUBTING TOO;

IF YOU CAN DREAM – AND NOT MAKE DREAMS YOUR MASTER;

IF YOU CAN THINK – AND NOT MAKE THOUGHTS YOUR AIM;

IF YOU CAN MEET WITH TRIUMPH AND DISASTER

AND TREAT THOSE TWO IMPOSTORS JUST THE SAME;

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 YOUR BEGINNINGS

AND NEVER BREATHE A WORD ABOUT YOUR LOSS;

IF YOU CAN FILL THE UNFORGIVING MINUTE

WITH SIXTY SECONDS' WORTH OF DISTANCE RUN –

YOURS IS THE EARTH AND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN IT,

AND – WHICH IS MORE - YOU'LL BE A MAN, MY SON!

 R.KIPLING                                          go>>>