The poem “IF” written by Rudyard Kipling. The poet is giving some advice to his son about life. The poet told his son what to do and not to do when he is facing many challenges in life so that by facing all the challenges well, he can become a good and wise person. Even though the poet addressing to his son, and there no mention of daughter anywhere in the poem that’s doesn’t mean the advice were only for boys. There are several lesson or advice in the poem that can be related to girls to such as being confident about the decision they make and take responsibility for it. This is portrayed in the line “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you”.

 

         Both confidence and taking responsibility is important in life aspect because it can lead you to success, then you are trying to trust yourself and overcome the failures that you might face in life. Without confidence you will never overcome your fears and come to regard yourself as a failure.

 

         As for example that something happened to myself and that change me is when I get scared whenever I got called for answer a question that I don’t even know how to answer it or getting scared when to talk in front of many people, I felt like I want to burst into tears on the spot because of my stage fright but I overcome it with the advice that my mother told me “don’t think about what other might think of you, just do your best and try hard to the fullest for your own success” so I kept the advice in my head and I put all my effort and my courage to come front my fear with being more open minded.

 

          In conclusion, not only the poem or the advice were meant for boys it also can be dedicated to girls too, so that they all can face their biggest challenge in their life and so that they can become a good and wise person for the future.