This poem was written from a man to his son, in which he tries to summarize the key for a meaningful life. There is a strong idea which tends to be repetitive: an advice to be wise and have poise in positive and negative circumstances of life, as walking with kings or experiencing loss and starting again.
This wisdom is expressed through several situations, for example, when in paragraph I you are confident when other people doubt about you, but still, you assimilate those doubts. A similar situationis found on paragraph II, where the father refers to the wisdom to set your goals and ambitions and how to react if your plans or projects go wrong: "...build´em up with worn old tools"
A s a aconclusion, this poem is about how to make a good experience out of your life, by relying on principles and values.
