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 : “After the 2018 Federal Court order
on Indira Gandhi’s case, I would have had an agency to go after all
these states and ask the respective state agencies to repeal and amend
these enactments that contravene the Constitution, but they did not do
so.
So, the federal government wants to tutup separuh mata lah (close one eye). “They
had more than four years now to fix all these things but we still have
over nine states that still allow unilateral conversion,” Arun said. He claimed that for every one case brought to court, there are likely 500 cases that are not. Speaking
as the Hindu Service Centre chairperson, he added that within the Hindu
community alone, there are roughly 2,000 unilateral conversion cases.
“The
role of the federal government is to repeal the law. Why are they
waiting? What are they waiting for? Christmas?” he quipped when
contacted by Malaysiakini yesterday.
Dr Raman Letchumanan: I live in a farm, and I observe how animals in their natural environment, dogs, cats, chickens etc, tend to their young, until they are capable of taking care of themselves. The mother does not even allow the father to come near them, and risks its life safeguarding them.
The other animals instinctly respect the rights of the mother and keep their distance.
In any family the parents, especially mothers take care of their children. From birth until adulthood, all decisions are taken by the parents, progressively letting the children have a say as they grow up.
I mean decisions like what food to eat, how to dress, who to be friends with, what is good and bad etc.
I am not talking about what religion to profess here.
But how come in our Keluarga Malaysia such a decision is unilaterally and forcefully made for children and encouraged by other parties?
Sorry, this is common sense for humans and animals, but I hope I don't offend anyone nor hurt any animal.
