Thought for the Sunday V

guten haben mein dammen und herren. =] welcome to another episode of 'Thought for the Sunday' with yours truly. hope you guys had a smashing weekend. i know i didn't what with the exams coming up and all. curse all you assessments. life would be so much easier without these scholastic grade markers and educational ranks. what is 'rank' anyway? just a little piece of certification to show that you're higher than someone else. but i do have to say that it has its merits. after all, its what the outside world wants to see. anywhere you go, its level this and rank that.


speaking of ranks, i've finally watched the most amazing mini-series i have ever laid my eyes on. those of you who really know me, would know that i'm a military-obsessed lunatic plus i'm kinda into the whole world war II era type stuff with hitler and the nazis and the germans and the swastikas and the tight leather pants..umm okay i better stop there. so anyways, this mini-series is called 'Band of Brothers' and its all about, yes you guessed it you smart little thing, world war II and hitler and the nazis and the germ...fine i'll stop.

the whole premise is taken from the adventures and experiences of Easy Company and the rest of the 506th Parachute Infrantry Regiment. these tough momma-jammas were the ones who were sent in on D-Day to liberate parts of Europe from the Krauts. (offensive nickname for Germans), sent to Bastogne in France during the "Battle of the Bulge' and also to destroy Hitler's residence called the 'Eagle's Nest.' under the guidance and leadership of MAJ Richard Winters, CPT Ronald Speirs, CPT Lewis Nixon and 2LT Carwood Lipton, Easy Company was led to victory in liberating Europe and also in defending the various people who were undermined by the Nazi Regime. (check these links out if you're like me =|)

Watching episode after episode made me realise something however. it made me realise that you could have the best leader in the world, under the best leadership in the world. but when you go out there, you will never really know what the enemy has got planned for you. just like life. and you can't really rely on leadership to get you out of bad situations. sometimes you have got to lead your leader. because if we really want success, then its a joint effort. all you need are your wits, your hands and your heart. and just like the men of Easy Company, you need a good team who looks out for each other and backs each man up. the dedication which was portrayed was incredible. and truly enough, it also portrayed what i've learnt from my army days: you could have the highest rank among your men, but it's your actions and not your rank that your men will eventually come to respect.

so with that said, i salute the men of E Company and whatever they have gone through. i also salute the men of E Company who were left behind, who died fighting for their country. all your bravery, courage and right out guts really got me questioning my own and what i would have done under the similar conditions. currahee! =]