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."
Ancient Hindu temple in Gujarat’s Banaskantha invites local Muslim residents including local maulana to offer namaz, break Ramzan fast
Monday, April 11, 2022
The temple in Dalvana village, Banaskantha district, has opened its
doors to Muslims for Iftaar during the month of Ramzan. (Representative
image)
Muslims believe idolatry or idol worship, a practice Hindus follow, is
the biggest sin. Any form of ‘idol worshipping’ is prohibited in Islam.
Local Muslim residents were invited to break their Ramzan fast inside
the walls of an ancient Hindu temple in Gujarat. The temple in Dalvana
village, Banaskantha district, has opened its doors to Muslims for Iftar
during the month of Ramzan.
Around 100 Muslim locals of the village in Vadgam taluka in Gujarat were invited
to perform Namaz and break their fast at Varanda Vir Maharaj temple, a
1,200-year-old shrine with tremendous social and religious significance
for the Dalvana community.
Pankaj Thakar, 55, the priest of Varanda Vir Maharaj temple, told
reporters that this was the first time the temple land has been provided
to Muslims for Iftaar.
Thakar said, “We have always believed in co-existence and
brotherhood. Many times, the dates of Hindu and Muslim festivals clash,
and we ensure that the villagers help in each of them. This year, the
temple trust and gram panchayat decided to invite the Muslim Rozedars to
our temple premises to break their fast.”
