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."
PSM's Dr Mohd Nasir Hashim: The struggle is a way of life, not a dinner party - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Dr Mohd Nasir Hashim
Malaysiakini : “Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”― Theodore Roosevelt
INTERVIEW
| While Khalid Samad may think that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad
is an icon of longevity, the genuine icon of longevity is PSM’s Dr Mohd
Nasir Hashim. Most political operatives, especially those who
claim to be on the progressive side of issues, always hedge their bets
during interviews. Nasir does no such thing. His principles are not the
bromides that political operatives spew, but rather borne from decades
in the trenches, with very little success on the horizon. In the first of this three-part interview, Nasir describes his political awakening and his tenure in the hot seat.
Q: What is your earliest memory of the dysfunctionality of the system and when did you endeavour to attempt to make a change?
