<P> In Apocalypse Now, when "The Photojournalist" played by Dennis Hopper meets Capt Willard, played by Martin Sheen, he spouts a few lines of the first stanza during his drug - fueled, frenzied greeting while trying to relay how much he admires Colonel Kurtz . </P> <P> In The Simpsons, Grandpa Simpson quotes an abbreviated portion in "Old Money" as justification to betting all the winnings of a recent inheritance at roulette . </P> <P> The fictional character Bridget Jones was powerfully struck by "If -": "Poem is good . Very good, almost like self - help book". </P> <P> Brand New adapted part of the second stanza of the poem for the lyrics of their 2006 song "Sowing Season". </P>

What does the poem if by rudyard mean