I like Kipling. Txs for posting.

Part of one of my favorites:

“. . . Then the Gods of the Market tumbled, and their smooth-tongued wizards withdrew
And the hearts of the meanest were humbled and began to believe it was true
That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings limped up to explain it once more.
“As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man
There are only four things certain since Social Progress began.
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,
And the burnt Fool’s bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;
“And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!”
—Rudyard Kipling, “The Gods of the Copybook Headings,” 1919

Kipling had a LOT to say. Awesome.

Not to change the mood, but I am reminded of a Playboy Magazine joke, probably in the mid '60s

Guy: Do you like Kipling?
Girl: I don't know. I don't think I've ever kipled.

In every age mankind has to relearn truth the hard way. The masters pass knowledge forward but like ignorant adolescents, we have to reinvent the wheel.

An old Kipling favorite done well by Michael Caine!

Great find, John!

+1

Well written. Well read.
Cheers!

Thank you for posting this. :)

finally got a private moment to listen to this;;; Thank You!!! -- john
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Kipling wrote some profound stuff.

One of my favorites is "The Roman Centurion's Song"

txs for the post.