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 : COMMENT| Advertising
guru Harmandar Singh is known to all and sundry as “Ham”. And when the
controversy over hot dogs arose two years ago, all that was said in
humour was that “Ham has been left untouched”.
His friends (of all
races and religions) have yet to desert him although his name may not
be acceptable to a few. He still continues to influence people with his
brand of wit and humour and most of all, he has company whenever he goes
for his nip.
They should ban this propaganda organ of PUS as it contains "Arak"
Therefore, the furore caused by a handful of politicians, NGO officials and religious leaders over Timah whiskey has injected some humour into an already depressed populace. These personalities already got their two minutes of fame on
television and I have taken the stand that their voices should be
treated as noise and taken with a generous pinch of salt.
If only some of these commentators had got out of their tempurung,
and explored the world outside their homes through books, television
programmes or via their personal computers at home, perhaps their
mindsets and the approach to the issue would have been different.
