Kipling for the times

In these times of existential crisis, and change in behaviour, there is a lot of stress floating around. I found a poem by the great Rudyard Kipling speaking to the times. Following are relevant extracts

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs …	Stay calm Stay centered
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating	Patience during lockdown Avoid and don't spread opinions; follow science, follow facts Remain compassionate
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:	Life is full of ups and downs, don't fret Facts get twisted, untwist them Things that get broken, we'll fix and rebuild them

For the full poem by Rudyard Kipling read here.