Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Polemics surrounding FT Mufti Bill N Faizal Ghazali - Oppose it we must!
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Malaysiakini: KINIGUIDE | The Federal Territories
Mufti Bill 2024 will be a focal point at the ongoing Dewan Rakyat
session that started on Monday, as its second and third readings are set
to be presented amidst growing opposition and widespread criticism.
Initially,
the controversy surrounding the governmentās intention to introduce the
Bill centred on the qualifications to become a mufti, specifically the
requirement for them to be Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah (adherent of the Sunni
creed).
Anonymous_1601363616034.60231601362776648: "Initially, the controversy surrounding the governmentās intention to introduce the Bill centred on the qualifications to become a mufti"
Why must the secular gov get involved in/on the qualitications of the mufti?
Why cant jakim handle this?
Faizal, are you implying that now all the gov jobs/posts must have a bill and must be tabled in parliment...
" presented amidst growing opposition and widespread criticism"
Yes, this should be opposed simply because it enroaches on the freedom of... firstly the muslims and then slowly the others...
I give you an example of how this is applicable to the others... it will happen surely but slowly...
Read the story and apply it to this Mufti Bill..
The Rat Trap
(Author Unknown)
A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain?
He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap. Retreating to the barnyard the rat proclaimed the warning; āThereās a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!ā
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, āExcuse me, Mr. Rat, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.ā
The rat turned to the pig and told him, āThereās a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!ā āI am so very sorry Mr. Rat,ā sympathized the pig, ābut there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers.ā
The rat turned to the cow. She said, āLike wow, Mr. Rat. a rat trap. I am in grave danger. Duh?ā
So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmerās rat trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey. The farmerās wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmerās wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever.
Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the barnyard for the soupās main ingredient.
His wifeās sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.
To feed them the farmer butchered the pig.
The farmerās wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a rat trap in the house, the whole barnyardās at risk.
Can you see the relevance?
darmakochi : Great and very relevant to the recent political development that is very very FAST unfolding in our nation. Looks like with this present government all right-thinking Malaysians must be prepared for more unfriendly developments especially the NMs!
Looks like all of us asked for the present state of affairs by voting in the MADANI government. Poor DAP! It was really stabbed in its back very fast by the MADANITES!!
Gen2 : The story of the camel and the tent is highly relevant to this Bill. Kill the Bill before secular law is kicked out of the Malaysian tent.