Question

3. If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
b. How can you make them serve you long after they
are gone?​

Answer 1

Answer:

These lines are from Rudyard Kipling's poem 'If'. Here the poet is sharing his thoughts about what makes an individual a worthy man/person.

These lines focus on strength of character. The poet believes that one should not give up hope, but should continue to make efforts to achieve a goal.

There may be times when a person is extremely tired and wants to give up, physically, mentally and emotionally, but he should not. This is the real testing time. If the person can continue to hang on, and not give up or lose hope even when his heart (emotions), nerve (intellect) and sinews (muscles) are exhausted, if he can through sheer determination continue his struggle and make his entire being (emotional, mental and physical being) carry on just on will power, he will eventually be a successful and worthy human being.

In short, these lines mean that a worthy man is he who, despite being tired physically, mentally and emotionally, continues to be determined and overcomes all hurdles to achieve his objective.

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