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."
Bihar: Thieves kill priest in Chapra, steal 13 idols and jewellery worth crores
Monday, April 11, 2022
Idols and jewellery worth crores stolen, temple priest killed in Bihar (Image: SS from Bolta Bihar's video)
The locals believe the priest might have identified the thieves after which he was brutally murdered.
On April 4, unidentified thieves killed a
temple priest and stole 13 idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses worth
crores from Ram Janaki Temple located near Jogi Baba Math on Chapra
Mashrakh Marg in district Saran Bihar. When the thieves attacked the
temple, 75-years-old priest Gorakhnath Das was present on the premises.
The thieves killed him by strangulation and stole the idols and
jewellery.
The villagers came to know about the incident on Tuesday morning when
they reached the temple to offer prayers. They saw the broken idols and
thrashed items across the temple premises and rushed to check on the
temple priest in his room. When he did not open the door, the rest of
the village was informed, and the police were called. The locals believe
the priest might have identified the thieves after which he was
brutally murdered.
As per a report by
Deswa News, every year Jhanda Yatra takes place from the temple on
Hanuman Jayanti. The flag used in the procession has gold work on it.
The thieves, who seem to be well informed about the flag, came to steal
but it was already moved by temple authorities. It used to be kept in a
box in temple which was broken by the thieves.
The police initiated the investigation,
and the dead body of the priest was sent for post-mortem. DSP Muneshwar
Prasad Singh said in a statement that the crime would be solved soon.
Contrary to the claims made by the locals about the idols, SP Santosh
Kumar said in a statement that the idols were not made of expensive
metal and were bought recently. He added the police were also checking
if there was a land dispute.
