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I agree with Kiplings message in the poem that you need to be the best person that you can be, so people will look up to you. He gave us tips on how to be a mature and responsible adult. He explained what would be the best thing to do in difficult situations. The most meaningful statement to me would be, " If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools. " , because it's saying not to care what people think, let them think what they want you are the one that knows the truth and they can think what they want. People just do it to irritate you, if you ignore it, they will most likely stop. Kiplings advice is very useful today because it is what you can go by to become and mature and respectable adult.