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."
Malaysiakini : ‘Syed Saddiq, are you expecting parents to accept whatever Education Ministry is proposing?’
Minister labels groups 'bodoh sombong' for threatening school boycott Vijay47: Ahh! Blessed are we that the youthful minister has
returned to lead us out of this abyss of ignorance we are trapped in. “A
child’s education is not up for bargain.” How profound, how poetically
philosophical from one so tender in age! Even Shakespeare could not have
said it better.
Tell me, good sir, were these priceless gems of
infinite wisdom gleaned as you sat rapt in reverential attention at the
feet of Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, our prime minister-in-waiting? We
are now asked to be comforted by the explanation from you, Education
Minister Maszlee Malik, and fellow engineers of Islamisation through
schools that the penmanship study subject is not khat but Jawi, those
silly boys at the ministry had made a silly mistake.
And in any
case, you hasten to assure us, Jawi or khat by whatever name called
would entail only three pages. Pray tell us, if “only three pages”, why
insist on continuing with this surreptitious introduction? Is it
the norm for any new subject to begin with “only three pages”? Going by
the standards our education system displays, I would be inclined to
think so.
We would not be disturbed if a fresh field is to be
explored in school, it may only serve to broaden our outlook; even
acting would be welcome, a talent you excel in. But when it comes
to Jawi, every strand of suspicion would be aroused, after all, your
colleague Maszlee did admit that schools must be the “medan dakwah”.
How
sure can we be that after a brief spell of innocent teaching, Jawi
would not subtly shift with the cunning introduction of Muslim elements? You
want to go the whole nine yards and teach Islam? Sure, feel free to go
ahead. But keep it restricted to only Muslim students.
I trust you
had a most satisfying dinner the other night, an event which you
gleefully flaunted to all of us. I equally hope you and your exalted
guest did not have any untoward results the next morning. But we, alas,
continue to suffer from what the good doctor prescribed.
Babylon: A child’s education is not up for bargain,” said Syed
Saddiq. You are right, and I will decide on what my child studies
because he is my child, not yours.
Get an education yourself before trying to teach people how to suck eggs. I know best for my child because God gave him to me. Comprende (understand)? Veritas: What a joke. The Malay political class has messed up public education very badly. Non-Malays
used to go to national schools because they were good. After the
deliberately created mess in education, many non-Malays opted for the
vernacular schools, including Malays sending their kids to Chinese
schools for a better education. Then came separate streams for
Malays - matrikulasi, Mara, etc, etc. More incoherence, inconsistency,
and divisiveness. Who the hell is responsible for "education is being
held at ransom and used as a bargaining tool"?
This young man
needs to make Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad happy for his own
ambitions. We understand all this, but he shouldn't run people down.
Isn't he supposed to be a very forgiving person, or is his moral compass
a bargaining tool?