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."
Earlier in the day, news broke
that a Shivling had been discovered inside the disputed Gyanvapi
structure during a videography survey on May 16. Ever since the news
came out, devotees are celebrating the vindication of their long-held
belief about the presence of the Shivling inside the structure.
The Gyanvapi Mosque complex is a disputed structure built over the
ruins of the desecrated old Kashi Vishwanath Temple by the Mughal tyrant
Aurangzeb.
The unrelenting attacks on Kashi Vishwanath began shortly after
Islamic invaders entered India. It was first attacked in the 12th
century by Qutb al-Din Aibak. The temple’s peak was damaged in the
attack, still, Puja ceremonies continued there even after that. History
has it that the destruction of the sacred Hindu temple was carried out
under Mohammad of Ghori’s orders.
The Kashi Vishwanath Mandir was once again demolished during the rule
of Sikandar Lodi (1489–1517). Evidence implies that Sikandar Lodi was
responsible for the invasion of Kashi Vishwanath.
In 1669 CE, the ultimate assault on
the Kashi Vishwanath Temple was carried out by the Mughal tyrant
Aurangzeb. He demolished the temple and replaced it with the Gyanvapi
masjid. The remains of the erstwhile mandir can still be seen in the
foundation, the columns, and the rear part of the mosque.
The Kashi Vishwanath Temple complex, which stands today, is adjacent
to the disputed mosque complex and where devotees can do puja and
prayers, was built by the great Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore in 1780.
In fact, the Islamic record of Maasir-i-Alamgiri states that on April
9, 1669, Aurangzeb had issued a ‘farman’ decree, “to governors of all
the provinces to demolish the schools and temples of the infidels and
strongly put down their teachings and religious practices.”
