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."
Source Unknown: DIGNITY - Of late there is a lot of talk about dignity.
There is even a conference on it. But what does it mean? An old teacher of ours describes it best.
Dignity, like honour, is not something that others can confer on you. It is something you give to yourself.
Your action and behaviour, not others, define who you truly are: a person with or without dignity. You can demand or even force others to say you have dignity when you have none. But that does not change the truth.
Dignity is not dependent on one’s station in life. A poor man who lives honestly and responsibly, keeps his words, looks after his family and live harmoniously with his neighbours has as much dignity as a rich man who lives the same way. Rich or poor, he who lies, cheats and steals has no dignity.
His action shows him up for who he truly is.
Honour, the other side of the coin, has the same characteristics.
I hope the many politicians who are recently all foaming in the mouth know as much.
Not for the Orang Asal of Malaya, Sarawak and Sabah, they all know and understand DIGNITY!!!
