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."
Teachers should help young pupils who are unable to fast - minister
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Our Clueless Education Minister
Malaysiakini : Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has called on teachers to play a
role in identifying Muslim pupils, especially in Year One, who are
fasting but show signs of struggle to complete the ritual.
Fadhlina
reportedly said there were parents who asked their Year One children to
fast while at school but many end up tired and unable to do it. "There must be monitoring done in schools.
"If
teachers see that a child is dehydrated or has health issues or is not
ready to fast, I asked them to discuss with the parents of the pupils
involved," she was quoted as saying by News Straits Times after
a breaking fast function at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Engineering
Campus' Islamic Centre in Nibong Tebal, Penang, last night.
Fadhlina said this when asked for comments on a viral Twitter thread
yesterday that inquired how to officially lodge a complaint against a
school administration that purportedly forced students as young as seven
to fast. The thread that also mentioned the Nibong Tebal MP
also prompted similar inquiries or complaints from other concerned
parents with children in other schools.
"Parents and teachers must communicate and find the best way to teach the children the proper process of fasting," she said.
Maimun : Until now you don't have an idea on where you want to go? No policy and original thinking! Taking it one step at a time as if managing!
We need a minister with foresight and will power to push thru! Just resign, because you are DSAI's downfall!!! Your Napoleon's are running your ministry, that is for sure!
Cyclonus : The age of compulsory fasting by Muslims is when they have reached puberty. So, why force them to fast at so young an age?
They will be physically weak, unable to concentrate at school and worse - not even comprehend the reason for fasting other than forced on by their parents and/or school authorities.
The practise of religion should be left within the confines of home and oneself. No need for the school or authorities to be moral police.
apanama is back : Why not make it NO fasting for Year One students. The Year One students could learn to fast during their off days at home with the guidance and monitoring under their respective parents.
There is no need to burden the teachers to monitor each and every Year One students. Teachers are already burdened with teaching and administrative works. Now you are giving them monitoring job. Alamak!
