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."
Muslim Man Helps Build Hindu Temple, Pays Priest's Salary
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Provided by News18
Muslim Man Builds Ganesha Temple in Karnataka, Pays Rs 4,000 Salary to Priest From His Pension
HT RoP : Muslim Man Builds Ganesha Temple in Karnataka, Pays Rs 4,000 Salary to Priest From His Pension.
Tension between religious communities is flaring up in Karnataka like a
chain reaction. Initially, it was hijab, then came the saffron shawl,
temple business and the sale of mangoes. During these testing times, a
ray of positivity and hope has emerged in the Chamarajanagar district.
P Rehman from Chikkahole in Chamarajanagar district is a
retired gate operator at chikkahole reservoir. In 2018, a few months
before his retirement, a Ganesha idol from a nearby small temple went
missing. Rehman had seen the temple and the idol for years since it was
close to the reservoir he worked at.
The police and people
searched for the idol but it was never found. One night, Rehman had a
rather strange dream where Lord Ganesha appeared before him and ordered
him to build a temple. Startled, he woke up. Somehow, he was unable to
brush the dream off his head.
He retired soon after and used his
retirement and gratuity amount and built a small Ganesha temple in the
same village but in a different spot.
