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."
DBKL can defuse temple storm with truthfulness By R Nadeswaran
Monday, March 24, 2025
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | The origins of the ātruth
deficiency syndromeā can be traced to the heydays of the 1MDB scandal,
when the then BN government tried to hide the mammoth losses to protect
those involved.
I then wrote:
āWe are being continuously fed with half-truths and misinformation, so
much so that not many members of the public have any faith in the
accuracy of government statements and announcements. Malaysians are
prevented from making an educated, well-informed, and precise opinion.ā
This was followed by a letter
to the then prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin: āAs you are aware, the
nation is suffering from the effects of the coronavirus, but what is
more contagious is a disease called the ātruth deficiency syndromeā,
which brought the BN government down almost two years ago. With the
change in May 2018, it was contained, but whatever traces remain are
imploding without control.ā
Malaysians thought that in 2022, the
incoming government, led by Anwar Ibrahim, would eradicate this disease
by stopping its spread.
Sadly,
little has been done to disseminate accurate information to the public.
Truth deficiency syndrome has spawned a series of strains, some of
which, if not treated immediately, could turn into an epidemic.
drkam : So, letās get this straightāthe temple has been standing tall for over 130 years, minding its own business, with DBKL even providing water and electricity. But somehow, in 2014, poof! The land it sits on magically ends up with Jakel Trading Sdn Bhd, and the temple wasnāt even invited to the transaction party.
If there was a legitimate sale, surely thereād be some receipts, right?
Fast forward to today, and after failed negotiations to move the temple for Masjid Madaniās construction, thereās now an unofficial āletās just relocate itā plea. But hereās the kickerāthe temple was never illegal in the first place!
The whole āitās an illegal structureā argument is just a convenient mask for, well... less-than-noble intentions.
And letās not forget MICās legendary lack of urgency. Saravananās sudden concern is great and all, but where was this energy years ago?
MIC has been in government for ages, yet somehow, they never secured the templeās land as Rumah Ibadat Bukan Islam (RIBI). Even the late Tun Samy Vellu, despite his temple donations, didnāt make it happen.
So now, Hindus and the public have every right to askāwhy the delay?
If DBKL had done the fair and logical thing by gazetting the land properly, we wouldnāt be having this ridiculous debate. Instead, weāve got a temple that stood the test of timeā¦ but now has to fight off modern-day land shenanigans.
The Illusion Of Choice : Malaysiakini
Have you never heard the expression "throwing pearls before sw1ne"?
Evidently, you deleted my comment because you thought I was referring to certain quarters as "sw1ne"
That couldnt be further from the truth.
The phrase "throwing pearls before sw1ne" is a well-known English idiom.
It means giving something that isnt needed nor appreciated.
It is an old Biblical idiom, from Matthew 7:6 in the Bible
The full text from Matthew 7:6 reads....
"Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls before sw1ne, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces".
This is from the Bible itself. If its good enough for the Bible, surely its good enough for Malaysiakini?
"Sw1ne" here does not have a literal meaning...it doesnt mean pig - the animal or the insult.
"Sw1ne" means those who are not receptive to the valuable thing being offered, or who will not appreciate
Comment moderation has to take into account context and established metaphorical meanings, not just the literal translations of words.
Your comment moderator needs to improve his/her English skills
By the way, if someone says "Missing the forest for the trees", they are not talking about actual vegetation.
The irony ....giving my comment to Malaysiakini was akin to throwing pearls before sw1ne.
