Hiroo Onoda was an imperial Japanese army, intelligent soldier, he did not surrender in 1945, when world war 2 ended. In 1974, his former commander travelled from Japan to personally issue orders, relieving him from duty, Onoda had spent almost 30 years, holding out in philppines, after the war has ended.
It is interesting to knoe that onoda was not only soldier holding out, Shoichi Yokoi, a fellow soldier of onoda,held out almost 27 years,and, if not for Duefias and Manuel De Gracia,who discovered him and carried him out of the jungle,only God knows whelther he would ever surrender at all. Not to talk of Teruo Nakamura,who was discovered in December 1974,mouths after HIROO Onoda surrendered.He was the last Japanese holdoout to be found.Lord knows how many more were lost.
Despite the fact that theses soldiers discovered leaflets,left behind by the islanders, and dropped from the airplane, these soldiers refuse to surrender. The reasosn for this could not be farfetched, considering the order that was given to them,which states ''you are absolutely forbidden to die by your own hands. It may take 3 years; It may take 5 years;but whatever happens,we will come back for you. Until then, under no circumstances are you to give your life voluntarily'' .
Onoda and his colleagues took these words literarily; and more seriously thantheir division commander could have meant them.
But our own commander meant everything He said,in the book of Luke 12:35-45,urging us to be on ''our guard,holdout and not belike the foolish servant that compromised,because his master delayed his comming''.Jesus Christ promised that ''He will come back for us'' Jn 14:3,and will bless those that have waited for him.
If these soldier were loyal to their earthly country,there is no excuse for us to be loyal to our heavenly country,we must learn from Hiroo,shoichi and teruo that held out for almost thirty years,even without a word from their commander,they survived through the hunger,cold and loneliness.they held on to the word of their commander, why can't you do the same!.
It is interesting to knoe that onoda was not only soldier holding out, Shoichi Yokoi, a fellow soldier of onoda,held out almost 27 years,and, if not for Duefias and Manuel De Gracia,who discovered him and carried him out of the jungle,only God knows whelther he would ever surrender at all. Not to talk of Teruo Nakamura,who was discovered in December 1974,mouths after HIROO Onoda surrendered.He was the last Japanese holdoout to be found.Lord knows how many more were lost.
Despite the fact that theses soldiers discovered leaflets,left behind by the islanders, and dropped from the airplane, these soldiers refuse to surrender. The reasosn for this could not be farfetched, considering the order that was given to them,which states ''you are absolutely forbidden to die by your own hands. It may take 3 years; It may take 5 years;but whatever happens,we will come back for you. Until then, under no circumstances are you to give your life voluntarily'' .
Onoda and his colleagues took these words literarily; and more seriously thantheir division commander could have meant them.
But our own commander meant everything He said,in the book of Luke 12:35-45,urging us to be on ''our guard,holdout and not belike the foolish servant that compromised,because his master delayed his comming''.Jesus Christ promised that ''He will come back for us'' Jn 14:3,and will bless those that have waited for him.
If these soldier were loyal to their earthly country,there is no excuse for us to be loyal to our heavenly country,we must learn from Hiroo,shoichi and teruo that held out for almost thirty years,even without a word from their commander,they survived through the hunger,cold and loneliness.they held on to the word of their commander, why can't you do the same!.
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