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."
The PMX of "Palestine" calls for private sector to help with flood aid
Monday, December 02, 2024
Malaysiakini : Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the private sector to assist with flood aid. The response is brickbats from Netizens.
KitaBoleh : You used our money to help Palestinians but not for Malaysians? Are you a PM for Palestinians?
Cakap lain bikin lain : We can happily give RM2 billion to jakim and RM100 million to Palestine. Now asking private sector to help out with floods? Worst finance minister.
Dr Suresh Kumar : 2 billion for JAKIM, what have they achieved? Couldn't you keep that huge sum for 'rainy days'? This is a perennial problem faced by the backward states and nothing is being done, you should know that.
As most commentators mentioned, Malaysians on the ground are generally peaceful and helpful particularly when they are faced with natural disasters, many private companies help during disasters as part of their social corporate responsibility. But you insult the tax paying nons by throwing pittance at them during budget.
The need for you to mention the race of the kind soul who donated ten lorries of aid speaks volumes of how far you are disconnected from reality and it displays the cunning nature of your chameleon behaviour. One thing I can say with conviction- You will never change(only change colours), that is a fact cast in stone.
Vijay47 : I certainly agree that those of us who are better of and not afflicted by the ongoing circumstances have a call of civil duty to help the more unfortunates ones if possible. About the person from Bukit Mertajam who sent 10 lorry-loads of food to the flood-stricken areas, I note, Anwar Ibrahim, that you referred to him by race, Chinese. Coming from you, I can understand this.
You seem surprised, shocked even, that Malaysian charity crosses racial lines, and we help when we can, unmindful who the victims are. Your surprise must stem from the fact that you yourself practise a radically different kind of philosophy – almost the entire beneficiaries of your Madani largesse has been towards Malays and Muslims, with token assistance to others.
Certainly, a politician of your breed would be surprised.
Should you really want help from others, Anwar Ibrahim, perhaps you should approach your fat cat Arab friends – you have been struggling desperately enough to ingratiate yourself as their kin, I am sure that they will answer your plea for help. They might.
In the meantime, don’t introduce Race into disaster assistance – Malaysians, whether Indians, Ibans, Chinese, Kadasan, or Malays are totally willing to help each other.
