IF


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.8 stars; 13 reviews)

This poem is considered one of the most inspirational guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and develop a winning strategy throughout life, and the poem has garnered much attention in popular culture. The 4 stanzas each deal with different life situations and the best way to overcome the obstacles presented -- and these lines in particular, “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same.”, hang in the tennis player’s entrance at Centre Court Wimbledon in England. They are meant to inspire the players to maintain a good attitude-- win or lose. While Kipling wrote poetry, novels, and articles, he is most notably known for his collection of short stories called The Jungle Book, which he wrote in 1894. A British writer, Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. ( ~ Summary by Michele Fry) (1 hr 4 min)

Chapitres

IF - Read by ADR 1:56 Lu par April6090
IF - Read by AGC 2:37 Lu par Angelique G. Campbell
IF - Read by BK 2:39 Lu par Bruce Kachuk
IF - Read by BLT 1:57 Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
IF - Read by EBL 2:11 Lu par Erin B. Lillis
IF - Read by EC 2:25 Lu par Ellies
IF - Read by EL 2:34 Lu par Newgatenovelist
IF - Read by ERS 2:02 Lu par Eva Staes
IF - Read by FEN 2:43 Lu par Fenman
IF - Read by FH 2:07 Lu par Foon
IF - Read by GB 2:33 Lu par Garth Burton
IF - Read by GG 2:34 Lu par Greg Giordano
IF - Read by GRS 2:03 Lu par Graham Scott
IF - Read by IK 2:20 Lu par Ian King
IF - Read by KG 2:21 Lu par Kristin G.
IF - Read by LCW 2:00 Lu par Larry Wilson
IF - Read by MAF 2:12 Lu par Michael Fassio
IF - Read by MB 2:26 Lu par Matthew M. Benzing
IF - Read by MPE 2:08 Lu par Mark Ernest
IF - Read by MTF 2:19 Lu par Michele Fry
IF - Read by ND 2:05 Lu par Nan Dodge
IF - Read by NR 2:04 Lu par Nemo
IF - Read by PC 2:08 Lu par Phil Chenevert
IF - Read by RAJ 2:20 Lu par RajVO
IF - Read by SWS 2:36 Lu par Scotty Smith
IF - Read by TP 2:28 Lu par Tomas Peter
IIF - Read by VB 2:30 Lu par tovarisch
IF - Read by WJ 2:16 Lu par William Allan Jones

Critiques


(3.5 stars)

I think you should listen to this when you are at a low. Not regularly. It loses its meaning more as you listen it. you wash its colors away the more you give it to your mind.

inspiring


(5 stars)

last line notwithstanding, it's a message of strength for a person of any gender during troubling times.


(5 stars)

excellent reading from ALL read ears, truly enjoyed it.