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."
'Don't have affairs', govt agencies warn civil servants - 95% of the civil servants who are holier than thou are the majority
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Malaysiakini : Several government agencies have issued notices warning civil servants against extramarital affairs. The
integrity units of various government bodies appeared to have issued
the notices, with some of them posted on social media over the past
week.
Among the agencies that posted the notice publicly include
the Customs Department, Agriculture Department, and Federal Territories
Islamic Department.
Each notice said extramarital affairs that
cause problems between husband and wife were a disciplinary offence that
tarnished the reputation of the civil service. Further, the notices stated that for Muslim civil servants, affairs are a syariah offence.
The
Agriculture Department’s notice highlighted that enticing a married
woman is also a criminal offence, as per Section 498 of the Penal Code. It is unclear what prompted the issuance of the notices against adultery.
VioletGoose0930 : Beware of senior officers who go for short courses or outstation duties @ taxpayers' expense while having a little fun on the sidelines. They call it R&R.
Hmmmmmmmm : An example of a moral police state in action. Of course extramarital affair is not a good thing but to actually print out leaflets to remind all the civil servants about it? Sounds like it is very rampant and out of control. I guess lots of out of town travels for interesting courses can lead to intercourses.
Vent : Clandestine affairs in the workplace aren't exactly uncommon. But a government circular warning civil servants against extramarital affairs is a different ball game entirely.
Clearly the phenomenon is rampant now but who is the government to play God and can it prevent it's apparent proliferation? Me thinks not! I've been witness to a few in my time in public service.
For one lust or sexual attraction trumps any religious injunction on adultery.
And as the civil service is chock-a -block Malay it also appears to be a Malay propensity.
Lastly as polygamy is allowed in Islam (and even encouraged by certain quarters) it may be perpetuating it as the culprits can in many cases marry each other.
Since polygamy is Syariah compliant why would a man not want to marry the love of his live in the office even if his wife won't agree to a divorce? It only becomes tricky as in almost all such cases when the woman is also married. Then she will be dragged to the Syariah courts for Zina and meeted with her due punishment as per Syariah's gender biased laws!
But it becomes sordidly even trickier if they are caught and neither one of the culprits wants to leave his or her spouse. They just wanted a good old fling with nary the consequences. Tough luck then!
World Citizen : The civil service is more than 90% MM. So are they admitting that the problem is rampant among the MM. So why all this religious hypocrisy when even the FT Islamic Department is not spared!
V S : Civil service notice should highlight efficiency , punctuality , and customer relations not extra marital affairs. It indicates the mentality of our civil service bosses and their subordinates .
They are all there for the wrong reasons. A set of incompetents.
