WITNESS
10-10-13
YOU”RE A BETTER MAN THAN
I---Gunga Din
One of my Father’ favorite movies
Was a movie called, “GUNGA DIN”
It was about
A young Indian water boy
To British soldiers
In late 19th century India
My Dad and I
Used to watch it together
Gunga Din
Always wanted to be a soldier
Towards the end of the movie
Three British soldiers and Gunga Din
Are captured, wounded, and incarcerated
The British troops
Are marching into an ambush
And are going to be annihilated
Despite being critically wounded
Gunga Din climbs up in plain sight of everyone
And blows the bugle
Warning the British troops
As he gets shot over and over again
Gunga Din---at the end of the movie
Posthumously is elevated
To the rank of soldier
I believe it was Rudyard Kipling
Who once wrote,
“If you can keep your head about you
When all those around are losing theirs
You are a better man than I am---GUNGA DIN”
Many people ask me,
“Why didn’t you become a Priest?”
The short answer is---health reasons
And I always HAD HOPE
That I might meet someone
And have my own family
It is funny
In that my father
Actually considered becoming a priest
Jesus, himself, was a nomadic preacher
Who moved from village to village
Town to town
Preaching the WORD OF GOD
It might be a good thing
That I never became a Priest
I find
That more people are open to me
And open to the WORD OF GOD
Because they know
I have no vested interest
Only to share
The message of God’s love and forgiveness with them
My friend---today---
We live in a godless society
In general
People don’t care about God
Only about their own selfish interests
If you believe in God
If you believe in love, forgiveness, and kindness
Towards and for each other
We are
ALL on the same side
Jesus himself said,
(When asked by the disciples
About someone doing miracles in his name)
“Do NOT STOP him
No one who does a miracle
In my name
Can in the next moment
Say anything bad about me
For whoever is not against us
IS FOR US”
Mark 9:39-40
I have GREAT RESPECT
For ALL those
Truly doing the work of God
In today’s world
Those that are truly motivated by God and love
NOT their own selfish interests
And so
As this world
Continues to sling arrows and shoot at us
Shots of lust and sexuality
Shots of materialism and violence
Let us rise once again
Blow the bugle---and keep on blowing
For this world to RETURN TO GOD
And remember,
“If you can keep your head about you
When all those about
Are losing theirs
You’re a better man than I---GUNGA DIN”
IN JESUS’ NAME WE PRAY……………….
Robert P. Wallman
9-2-11 and
ps WITNESS 10-10-13 and 3-08-2023
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