Excellent!
Right away I thought of the scene in Sopranos, where Sunshine is quoting this to some hold-up men.
Sounds like President Trump and it makes me cry.
I thought Kipling was cancelled, because he isn’t PC enough.
Very good advice. It was on a birthday card mom and dad gave me in my early years. Now at 68 years I Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls. Still getting good advice.
Not to sound like a sycophant, but reading this again in today’s climate, it reminded me very much of President Trump.
I’ve read this several times over my life. Each time it struck me differently because of my circumstances.
While my father was an incredible, successful man who always took care of his family, he was not a risk taker.
This is the first time it felt like I knew of someone who fit it so completely.
You know I love it when the news is bad
Why it feels so good to feel so sad?
I’m only happy when it rains
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs....
*****
Then you’ve managed to successfully convince your muslim captors that you’re on their side.
This is a SHOUT OUT to all the bitches of the world handing over their freedom to out trusty and dependable government for a little bit of safety.
#### the government at every level.
The power hungry DIE for crises like these. Even ones that are mostly man made.
OUTSTANDING post. HOORAY Rudyard Kipling. R.I.P., sir. love. Thanks very much, aquila48. It’s been years since I first read that...about 55 or so. My 8th grade middle school teacher Mrs.(English Composition) Rich(R.I.P.) really liked Rudyard Kipling. WOW. (it wasn’t drag queen story time) Watch out, kids.
The daughter of the Speaker of OUR House...”She’ll cut your head off and you won’t even know you are bleeding”. How poetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Th4a9QhGng
Past Peak Civilization?
The problem is that if you remain calm, do not hoard, and wait until you really need those supplies, YOU WILL STARVE TO DEATH BECAUSE OF ALL THE GANNETS WHO ARE STRIPPING THE SUPERMARKET SHELVES.
I think the hysteria of this is quite spectacular.
Flu season/winter always is a time where certain demographics need to be extra careful.
When my kids were graduating as well as their friends I gave a nice brief case to each with a copy of this poem inside.
Other than the Bible I think it is one of the best collections of words to live by that there is for a man.
Not a fan of Boy Scouts anymore, tragically. Still, one of the other best creeds to live by is the 12 Scout Laws followed by the motto, slogan and oath.
Always liked this poem. When I worked at a Juvenile Detention Center I would have a contest of who could recite it from memory. Good fun winner got a candy bar.
If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you have misread the situation.
Yes, thank you for posting.
Yep
Kind of ironic - we know that the Deep State and others use fear as a way to steer and control the people - we had the commie/nuke war threat until the Berlin Wall came down then it wasn’t viable anymore and up pops Globull Warming, which has many in fear that we’re gonna destroy the Earth even as we do less harm than past generations and none of the data actually supports anything but the earth’s climate and Mother Nature do not now, and never did have a “balance” and even if they did, we have no idea of how to maintain one or ‘fix’ things...all our efforts end up causing more harm....the coronavirus scare is no different - the panic-induced knee-jerking will cause more harm than the virus.
Folks who would be up in arms if the government decided to tell them they could not move freely are now begging that same government to lock them, and everyone else, down....I’d wager if, after doing that, the story ‘evolved” they would also go meekly to barb-wire surrounded camps/tent cities because the “latest info” said that’s the only way to stop it.
Even though we know that they use fear to guide and control us, so many can’t see it through the red haze of insane panic....they not only welcome the government controls, they beg for them...
And the fear mongers will try to leverage it...
Reminds me of a saying, by Ben Franklin, that many FReepers, who are now acting insane, used to showcase:
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Yes, but what about when the Gods of the Copybook Headings are coming for you?
:)
