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."
Sam Lim's childhood dream was to join the police force, a dream he realised in 2006.(ABC News: Gian De Poloni)
One of eight children who grew up "in a very poor
family", Mr Lim said his childhood home had a leaky roof, dirt floor and
no running water"So we had to struggle for the first 15 years of my life," he said.
"But that 15 years built me up to today."When
I had to fight to win this seat, I utilised all that determination that
I gained in the first 15 years of my life and I achieved it."
Mr Lim's childhood dream was to join the police force,
but police pay rates were so low in Malaysia that, which led him to
apply for "my best job ever" - that of dolphin trainer at a safari park. "I loved it because dolphins are so genuine," he said.
But when creditors moved in on the safari park, Mr Lim
had to farewell his beloved dolphins, a time he described as one of
mixed emotions.
"[It was] the worst part of my
career at that time because we had to say goodbye to them, but we feel
very happy they are back to their home," he recalled.
From
there, Mr Lim moved into small business and he attributed his success
to his "good karma", which he said led to "a lot of people … supporting
me".
His success in business enabled him to move to
Australia with his young family, which he described as "a wild world …
a totally different world". "Dolphins
never hurt you. If you feel hurt you jump into the swimming pool and
the dolphin will come to you and try to comfort you.
