runner Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Today it's all throwaway, benefits, cheats, xfactor, credit cards, instant fame,facebook, twitter...need I go on..what ever happend to true values? This incredible story of survival is a poignant reminder of the sacrifice and unbelievable hardships endured by those who thought it was their duty to live and die for their county and beliefs.Alistair Urquhart's childhood was a dream of family values in a world free of computers/tv and instant fame he enjoyed a true and full childhood...he was happy and how many of us with the instant fix society we now live in can truly say we are happy..whatever happened to imagination and storytelling? good neighbours? accountability? truth?...need I go on??? So as duty called Alistair was posted to the living hell that became Singapore during the Japanese occupation,and for some 3+ years we was systematically tortured and finally torpedoed when being transported by the Japanese and incarcerated below deck. What give this true hero the will to survive? what made this man want to carry on?...we can only read and admire a life shaped by the horror of war so that we the future generations could live in peace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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