Malaysia has "open doors" during religious festivals.

New Post (143) : Malaysia has "open doors" during religious festivals.

Cultures have been meeting and mixing in Malaysia since the very beginning of its history. More than fifteen hundred years ago a Malay kingdom in Bujang Valley welcomed traders from China and India. With the arrival of gold and silks, Buddhism and Hinduism also came to Malaysia. A thousand years later, Arab traders arrived in Malacca and brought with them the principles and practices of Islam. By the time the Portuguese arrived in Malaysia, the empire that they encountered was more cosmopolitan than their own.
Malaysia's cultural mosaic is marked by many different cultures, but several in particular have had especially lasting influence on the country. Chief among these is the ancient Malay culture, and the cultures of Malaysia's two most prominent trading partners throughout history--the Chinese, and the Indians. These three groups are joined by a dizzying array of indigenous tribes, many of which live in the forests and coastal areas of Borneo. Although each of these cultures has vigorously maintained its traditions and community structures, they have also blended together to create contemporary Malaysia's uniquely diverse heritage.
Perhaps the easiest way to begin to understand the highly complex cultural interaction which is Malaysia is to look at the open door policy maintained during religious festivals. Although Malaysia's different cultural traditions are frequently maintained by seemingly self-contained ethnic communities, all of Malaysia's communities open their doors to members of other cultures during a religious festival--to tourists as well as neighbors. Such inclusiveness is more than just a way to break down cultural barriers and foster understanding. It is a positive celebration of a tradition of tolerance that has for millennia formed the basis of Malaysia's progress.

There is a lot we can learn from Malaysia's spirit of open doors.

Charlie Brown

Keeping those soldiers motivated

New Post (142) : Keeping those soldiers motivated

Invasions are nasty business.

Especially when the strong bully the weak.

Lacking in excitement beyond a point. Dull n boring.
Soldiers need to be kept motivated.
With imaginative canteen promos /or promotions

Such as :
--- “a beer for an (enemy) ear”.
--- “Light (burn) up a fag (an openly homosexual man) for a pack of fags (cigarettes)”

[ Make a note of the catchy n clever sing-song rhyming ]

Even die-hard war heroes need that extra something to keep them going.
Heroism does not come easy.

My contempt for the MUCH celebrated war heroes…who have guzzled these “blood” beers and smoked these “blood” cigarettes-----------soaked in enemy blood !

Believe it...
This had “actually” happened in Vietnam (also called NAM)…as confessed by the guilty soldiers……after "years of inglorious silence".

Wonder WHAT ELSE is being done by the army brass {and their politician masters) in present day wars to "dehumanize" their (own) fighting forces.

I hate wars. (for what they do to human civility, dignity, sanity)

Charlie Brown