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."
Can Malaysia have meaningful coalitions? - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Malaysiakini : “A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen
tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability
afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.” – Winston Churchill
COMMENT | DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang said this
recently: “The day for meaningful coalition politics in Malaysia has
come, and political parties must learn to co-operate with one another
for the good of the nation – not for personal and political party
self-aggrandisement but on the principles of justice, freedom, fair
play, well-being for all Malaysians so that Malaysia can be a
world-class great nation and avoid the traps of kleptocracy,
kakistocracy and a failed state.”
I believe most Malaysians want this but the problem has always been
that ideas such as “justice, freedom, fair play, well-being for all
Malaysians” has never really been the goal of any political party.
In
a way, this should make cooperation between race-based parties and
multiracial parties easier, but it does not because both sides have been
demonising each other for decades.
Honestly, when two political
parties – DAP and Umno – who have a sizable share of votes and
representation, cannot find the middle ground, you know that this
country is in trouble.
