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."
Our health services: On a wing and prayer by R Nadeswaran
Friday, August 06, 2021
Malaysiakini : On July 10, a group of friends from Klang sent out a note which among
others said: “The medical services in Klang, a Covid-19 red zone, have
been critically affected particularly Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital
(HTAR).
“This pandemic is turning out to be an unprecedented
health crisis and Klang is now ground zero in the battle against the
raging chain of virus infections that has devastated lives and
livelihoods across the social and economic spectrum.
“Staff at
HTAR's Intensive Care Unit are struggling to cope with the rising number
of cases amid a shortage of beds, oxygen supplies and other essential
needs.”
Three
days later, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin visited the hospital which
is struggling to cope with the number of Covid-19 patients and announced
that an additional 151 beds would be placed at the Mother and Child
Care Complex and the hospital would also receive another 15 ventilators.
“I
have ordered (the authorities) to look into the mental health of
(frontliners) and the people and ensure that the welfare and morale of
health workers are taken care of,” he was quoted as saying by Astro Awani.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin visiting HTAR in Klang
Crisis
settled? Not exactly. Besides ventilators and beds, other equipment was
still lacking. The fund-raising continued and on July 17, I received a
note from a former classmate: "Talking about HTAR, the ordinary
folks in Klang in a matter of days collected more than RM100,000 and
purchased much-needed equipment (as indicated by hospital authorities)
and handed over the same.
“This even included even stethoscopes.
Would you believe that? And they have some excess funds. Where the
government has failed (discriminated) the people stepped in. The true
spirit of oneness.”
