If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much, If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds, worth of distance run. Yours is the Earth and everything that is in it, And-which is more-you’ll be a man, my son !
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Answer:
This paragraph is taken from the poem "IF" by Rudyard Kipling.
Explanation:
"If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much"
The poet Rudyard Kipling was giving advice to his son, talking about keeping in touch with people of all groups, and being able to talk confidently, but not losing our integrity. He furthermore then says that his son should become strong enough mentally and physically so no one can hurt him. He also shouldn't make people completely rely on him because it will not benefit him not anyone else as they will be taking advantage of you.
" If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds, worth of distance run. Yours is the Earth and everything that is in it, And-which is more-you’ll be a man, my son !"
Here, the poet is telling his son that time is precious. A minute is worth 60 seconds which is a lot and should be utilized wisely and should NOT be wasted on foolish things, people etc. If he follows his father's advice, and have self-control, the world will be revolving around his finger tips and he will be a perfect virtuous human being.