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."
Sultan Nazrin: Don't hand country's future to racial, religious extremists
Monday, November 21, 2022
Malaysiakini : Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah has called on Malaysians to reject racial and religious extremists."After
62 years of independence, the voice which unites and the voice of
moderation that encompasses the people, never allow this to be seized by
anyone for the purposes of shallow short-term politics.
"The
future of the people and the country should not be handed to groups that
bring racial and religious extremist ideologies," the sultan decreed, according to Sinar Harian.
The monarch was speaking at the 48th convocation of the Ungku Omar Polytechnic in Ipoh today.
Addressing the graduates, Sultan Nazrin said youths must value unity,
and respect the presence of other races, and avoid things that can hurt
feelings, deny the rights of any race, or impinge on any basic things
agreed on when the Federal Constitution was written.
"The
responsibility of defending this independent country's sovereignty is
the responsibility of all, to ensure the country remains peaceful and
prosperous," he said.
Meanwhile, the Perak ruler also spoke about
the role of the youth as future voters in the next general election,
with 66 percent of voters expected to be between the age of 18 and 40.
"This
decision should not be seen as just giving voting rights to the youth,
but should be interpreted as an opportunity to give a bigger power to
our youths to determine the country's leadership and choose its
government," the sultan was quoted as saying by The Star.
"Choosing a government is serious because the people and the country depend on those given the power to form the government.
"Evaluation should be based on rationality and facts, and not on sentiment and emotion," he added.
