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."
Malaysikini : COMMENT | The jail sentence imposed
on 27-year-old clerk Sam Ke Ting has ignited a series of debates and
discussions on the safety of children on the road and the responsibility
of parents.
She was driving along Jalan Lingkaran Dalam in Johor
Bahru at 3.20am on Feb 18, 2017, when she crashed into a group of
teenagers riding modified bicycles known as basikal lajak. Eight teenagers, aged 13 to 16, died.
But
what has been largely ignored is another frightening situation with
equally alarming statistics: Two-wheelers with combustion-engine below
150cc or popularly known as kapcai motorcycles have become killer machines and children as young as six have been killed or maimed when at the handles.
Data
compiled by the police reveal some astounding figures: Over 12 years
from 2009 until last year, 2,688 deaths were recorded in the six to 15
age group riding motorcycles. The figure is more than thrice, at 9,291
deaths for the 16-20 age group.