Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865 and died on January 18, 1936. During his life Kipling was a very successful British author and poet. He wrote classics such as "The Jungle Book", "The Man Who Would Be King", and "Kim". Kipling was known by many to be a proponent of Imperialism. Imperialism is the belief that it is the duty of the British to spread their empire throughout the world and to help the lesser races, even if the races did not want to be helped. In Kipling's poem, "IF--", he writes about the ways to be a strong man and worthy man. Reading deeper into the poem you are able to see advice on how to act imperialistically, advising people to stay the course even when others dislike them.