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."
To most Hindus, “Halal” is nothing more than a label on the meat they
consume.
It does not carry any religious or financial implication. And
yet, this is one of the most silent, insidious ways to capture the
economy of a Hindu-majority country, by a group of people with the
vested agenda of pushing their religious beliefs into anything and
everything.
Background: Where Did Halal Come From?
One of the key verses of Qur’an (9:29) talks about the treatment of
non-believers, where they should be made to pay a tax called ‘Jizya.’ As
per the book, it was also considered as a symbol of their subjugation
in front of the supremacy of believers.
In modern times, Muslims
in many countries live in the societies where majority of the population
is of non-believers (non-Muslims). Hence, their ability to levy ‘Jizya’
is severely curtailed. To deal with this situation and continue
collecting tax from non-Muslim population, they started imposing Halal
certification schemes.
The technical definition of ‘halal’ is ‘anything permissible by Islamic practices.’ In simpler terms, it can be called MRT (Muslim Religious Tax) to be paid by non-Muslims, which is the price of the Halal certification.
Halal
certification bodies are run by Muslims patrons and they regularly
contact food producers and make it clear to them that Muslims will not
touch their products if it does not have a ‘Certified Halal’ symbol on
it. Companies, for the fear of losing the customers or export
opportunities, are forced to pay these bills, mostly on an annual basis
for the certification. General public, who is mostly unaware of the
intricacies, end up bearing the burden of this certification and thus
paying MRT. Read it all here.....................
