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 : “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”- William Faulkner
COMMENT | Writing of the 12th Malaysia plan, P Ramasamy, one of the few truth speakers in Pakatan Harapan, asked: “Will there be pressure on the part of the Harapan opposition to ensure that the 12MP will not be a repeat of earlier plans?”
While
I understand the need to ask this question, it is an unfair question to
ask, because as we know, Harapan has always chased the same political
high when it comes to the bumiputera question, not to mention the system
of governance as BN/PN. To understand this, it is best to revisit
Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong’s piece hereBut
really, I have no idea what the real situation of the bumiputera is. I
doubt anyone does. I know for a fact that the Orang Asal of this country
have a raw deal when it comes to participation and equity but really,
their issues are the last thing that the mainstream political class and
polity care about.
Nobody really knows beyond a scattering of data
points quoted by supporters and detractors, because you cannot have an
honest conversation about race in this country.
