𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒍 ( දුක් ගන්නා රාළ )

Most of us know how we should manage our household garbage. But when it comes to put them in to action, all what we do is to put everything in a one big plastic bag and throw it out of the car window in a secluded stretch of a road. Later we bark at authorities for failing to clean up the mess. Why can't we segregate plastic, tins, bottles, and cardboards, biodegradable stuffs etc at home itself? It will take extra few minutes of our time in segregation but the benefits are far better at the end. Better disposal of garbage will ultimately bring immense social benefits. Plastics, tins, bottles etc have reusable value and by giving them to scavengers making house call from time to time can generate a small income too. Same goes with; when it comes to selecting people to represent us. Social media today is awash with so many suggestions. Many are to bar anyone from entering politics and seeking representation; unless one has a minimum level of educational qualification. Some su...

A text message I received from my daughter at a recent Father's Day celebration made me rethink my father. How I described him was the main dilemma. He was a man of a few words. I have more of his physical appearance than my other siblings, but this quality of few words I was not endowed with. My younger brother has received it from him (the universe has very mysterious ways of working and assembling things around it). He showed us the world literally by taking us to various places during school holidays and breaks in between, but his world was just confined to within our shores. By introducing and encouraging us to read early in our lives, he managed to take us far beyond his physically confined shores. Every week, he used to bring at least two books from the library, and we were on them like the vultures on a carcass. He wanted us to think freely and never be afraid of asking questions. Though he was a man of few words, his political allegiance was no secret, with Das Capital pro...

When we moved to our newly built house a few years back, we got a plaque with the සීවලී මහා රහතුන්ගේ picture as one of the housewarming gifts from someone. So we decided to hang it on the outside Wall and not inside. Seeing it there, a few neighbors and some of our friends were surprised. We were new to the area so the neighbors were somewhat reluctant to come directly and express their opinion on this සීවලී මහා රහතුන්ගේ plague being hung outside the house than inside. The friends were more vociferous than them. “ Hey, it should be hung inside the house and not outside “. The belief was that it will bring blessing and prosperity to the dwelling. The neighbours have thought that we were අන්‍ය ආගම්කාරයෝ and unknowingly have hung it on the outside wall. Our rationale was that we already have enough for us to sustain decently and we want that Blessing and Prosperity for everyone alike to get as well. I thought of writing this only after seeing that there is something brewing in some c...

Ever since man decided that the only way to achieve a solution to a dispute between two of them is to take up arms, the rules of engagement have changed. They have evolved in a much slower pace that one would be able to keep abreast with it and be prepared for any eventuality. However, the 9/11 incident has changed the whole scenario. What are going on around in many parts of the world today are sufficient ample examples of the changes that have taken place in the rules of engagement. The conventional wisdom and the old school rules of engagement become lead weights, especially when a country where democracy prevails tries to fight off a terrorist outfit, threatening the stability of the country as well as in the region. The terrorists have only one objective and that is to terrorize and they would go to any extent to achieve their objective. Unless the democratically elected governments change their tactics and approach to the issue of how to deal with the terrorists, the hope of havi...