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The submission is about the poem If, not Rudyard Kipling or The White Man’s Burden, so what is the relevance of that poem to “If”? Whether he’s a poet or not i
by brigandish 5y ago
The submission is about the poem If, not Rudyard Kipling or The White Man’s Burden, so what is the relevance of that poem to “If”?
Whether he’s a poet or not is simply a matter of semantics, and also not relevant to the poem “If”. There’s also this quote in the link you provided:
> there appeared in one of our magazines a poem by Rudyard Kipling, the greatest poet of England at this time
- quink 5y agoIt's not "enlightened {thinker} or {poet}", it's "enlightened {thinker or poet}".
- brigandish 5y agoEven Buddhism has the concept of half or full enlightenment, so it would depend on where he started and what was considered "full" enlightenment in both his time and ours, so though I agree there may be some nuance in the statement, I don't agree that it would make much difference. He clearly had insights about life worth sharing and a style that counts as good (skilful) for many people.