Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Dakyah benci umat Kristian tersebar luas di majalah keagamaan Islam
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Saya kagum dengan usaha-usaha negara luar yang sentiasa menganjurkan dialog antara agama. Contohnya, negara Vatikan menganjurkan sesi dialog dengan beberapa wakil dari University Al Azhar di dalam acara tahunannya. Begitu juga dengan Indonesia, sebuah negara Islam yang seringkali menganjurkan dialog-dialog antara agama untuk menjelaskan sesuatu isu.
Saya percaya, negara-negara yang disebut tadi membincangkan isu-isu agama untuk mengelakkan salah faham dan persengketaan. Inilah salah satu cara terbaik untuk mengukuhkan lagi semangat keharmonian di kalangan masyarakat.
Tetapi, berbeza pula dengan negara kita. Kita boleh lihat akhbar mingguan Katolik yang hanya diterbitkan seminggu sekali dan pencetakan yang tidak pun sampai 20 ribu, namun dikatakan sebagai ‘biadap’ dan ‘keterlaluan’ kerana menggunakan kata ‘Allah’.
Begitu juga dengan penangkapan sembilan orang Kristian di sebuah universiti tempatan kerana dituduh menyebarkan agama Kristian. Tetapi anehnya, dua wartawan Islam terbitan Utusan Malaysia yang tidak beretika dan menghina Tubuh Kristus, tidak pula diambil tindakan. Bukankah ini ketara tidak adil?
Selain itu, kisah Thomas Laiden yang kononnya pernah menjadi paderi besar di Sabah, begitu mudah ditulis dan disiarkan dalam majalah agama Islam.
Adakah ini merupakan satu dakyah yang mengajak kita saling membenci dan kurang ajar? Jika begini, apakah ertinya 1 Malaysia seperti yang dilaung-laungkan oleh PM kita?
