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克制”“淡泊”似乎已成為了奢侈品!《If》所展示給世人的傳統(tǒng)價值觀急需再度浮現(xiàn),給這個社會的浮躁降降溫?!度绻愤@首詩立意于“克制”和“淡泊”。同時,對于每一個如果,吉卜林都給出了自己理想的抉擇。吉卜林的這首詩原是寫給自己兒子的一首勵志詩,用來勉勵他要勇于接受挑戰(zhàn),戰(zhàn)勝困難。如果敵友都無法對你造成傷害;If all men count with you, but none too much。身上已一無所有,唯存意志在高喊“頂住”;If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,如果你跟平民交談而不變謙虛之態(tài),Or walk with kings – nor lose the mon touch?;蚩粗难T就的事業(yè)崩潰,仍能忍辱負重腳踏實地重新攀登;If you can make one heap of all your winningsAnd risk it on one turn of pitchandtoss,如果你敢把取得的一切勝利,為了更崇高的目標孤注一擲,And lose, and start again at your beginningsAnd never breathe a word about your loss。如果你有神思,而又不走火入魔;If you can meet with Triumph and DisasterAnd treat those two impostors just the same。既不裝腔作勢,亦不氣盛趾高;If you can dream – and not make dreams your master。如果周圍的人毫無理性地向你發(fā)難,你仍能鎮(zhèn)定自若保持冷靜;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too。讀《If》之感游海斌