Friday, November 29, 2024
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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Jumping Tables or Jumping Morals?
Lunch is often a mundane affair, but sometimes, it opens windows into realities we seldom consider.
Today, while enjoying a meal at a restaurant, a young server approached to check if we needed anything else.
Polite and eager to please, she hesitated when I asked her how she felt about her job.
Pressing further, I inquired about her salary.
Though reluctant at first, she eventually disclosed it—a meagre amount.
However, what followed struck a chord in my conscience.
She revealed a troubling truth: diners sometimes leave without paying their bills.
The loss isn’t shouldered by the establishment but passed on to the servers, deducted from their already modest earnings.
Bottled water theft, in particular, posed a significant issue.
Last month alone, the total unpaid cost exceeded Rs. 50,000, divided among 14 servers.
Imagine the indignity of working long hours, catering to customers with a smile, only to have your wages docked because of someone else’s dishonesty.
What drives such behaviour?
If it's kleptomania—a compulsive mental disorder—it’s a condition that requires treatment.
But when theft arises from arrogance or malice, it reflects a deeply flawed character.
What makes this even more disheartening is that the restaurant caters to affluent customers.
Their secure car park and decor suggest patrons of means.
Yet, having wealth doesn’t equate to having values.
Sophistication is not defined by affluence but by the respect you show to others.
The servers here work tirelessly, often unnoticed, carrying the burden of others' selfish actions.
My only immediate remedy was to leave a generous tip, hoping to ease a fraction of their hardships.
But this incident left me wondering: How do we address this growing apathy?
If you’re battling kleptomania, seek professional help.
If you’re stealing out of malice or carelessness, reflect deeply.
Is it worth compromising your integrity for a fleeting thrill?
If you’re craving an adrenaline rush, try something worthwhile—like BASE jumping or zip-lining.
Table-jumping doesn’t make you adventurous; it reveals your moral bankruptcy.
To those who read this, let’s remember that the smallest acts of honesty and kindness can create ripples of positive change.
Respect the labour of others.
Pay your bills.
It’s the least you can do.
Next time you think of leaving without paying, pause.
Think not just of the money, but of the lives you’re affecting.
Honesty isn’t just a virtue; it’s the backbone of humanity.
Today, while enjoying a meal at a restaurant, a young server approached to check if we needed anything else.
Polite and eager to please, she hesitated when I asked her how she felt about her job.
Pressing further, I inquired about her salary.
Though reluctant at first, she eventually disclosed it—a meagre amount.
However, what followed struck a chord in my conscience.
She revealed a troubling truth: diners sometimes leave without paying their bills.
The loss isn’t shouldered by the establishment but passed on to the servers, deducted from their already modest earnings.
Bottled water theft, in particular, posed a significant issue.
Last month alone, the total unpaid cost exceeded Rs. 50,000, divided among 14 servers.
Imagine the indignity of working long hours, catering to customers with a smile, only to have your wages docked because of someone else’s dishonesty.
What drives such behaviour?
If it's kleptomania—a compulsive mental disorder—it’s a condition that requires treatment.
But when theft arises from arrogance or malice, it reflects a deeply flawed character.
What makes this even more disheartening is that the restaurant caters to affluent customers.
Their secure car park and decor suggest patrons of means.
Yet, having wealth doesn’t equate to having values.
Sophistication is not defined by affluence but by the respect you show to others.
The servers here work tirelessly, often unnoticed, carrying the burden of others' selfish actions.
My only immediate remedy was to leave a generous tip, hoping to ease a fraction of their hardships.
But this incident left me wondering: How do we address this growing apathy?
If you’re battling kleptomania, seek professional help.
If you’re stealing out of malice or carelessness, reflect deeply.
Is it worth compromising your integrity for a fleeting thrill?
If you’re craving an adrenaline rush, try something worthwhile—like BASE jumping or zip-lining.
Table-jumping doesn’t make you adventurous; it reveals your moral bankruptcy.
To those who read this, let’s remember that the smallest acts of honesty and kindness can create ripples of positive change.
Respect the labour of others.
Pay your bills.
It’s the least you can do.
Next time you think of leaving without paying, pause.
Think not just of the money, but of the lives you’re affecting.
Honesty isn’t just a virtue; it’s the backbone of humanity.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
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Friday, November 15, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
Grant Them the Majority.
Granting them a majority in the upcoming general election (which seems unlikely given the current sentiment in the country) is important.
Otherwise, they might continue to blame a lack of majority for their inability to implement policies, just as they currently blame past administrations.
It's important to remember that they played a role in establishing three of the most corrupt periods in our parliament's history.
If they do receive a majority, it will be interesting to see how they handle their own perceived successes.
එළැඹෙන මහ මැතිවරණයේදී (රටේ දැනට පවතින මනෝභාවය අනුව එය කළ නොහැකි බව පෙනේ) ඔවුන්ට බහුතරයක් ලබා දීම වැදගත් ය.
එසේ නොවුවහොත්, ඔවුන් දැනට පවතින පරිපාලනයට දොස් පවරනවා සේම, ප්රතිපත්ති ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට ඇති නොහැකියාව ගැන බහුතරයේ හිඟය දිගටම දොස් පැවරිය හැකිය.
අපේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු ඉතිහාසයේ දූෂිතම කාල පරිච්ඡේද තුනක් ස්ථාපිත කිරීමට ඔවුන් කාර්යභාරයක් ඉටු කළ බව මතක තබා ගැනීම වැදගත්ය.
ඔවුන් බහුතරයක් ලබා ගන්නේ නම්, ඔවුන් තමන්ගේම අවබෝධ කරගත් සාර්ථකත්වයන් හසුරුවන්නේ කෙසේදැයි බැලීම සිත්ගන්නා කරුණකි.
வரவிருக்கும் பொதுத் தேர்தலில் அவர்களுக்கு பெரும்பான்மையை வழங்குவது (நாட்டின் தற்போதைய உணர்வைப் பொறுத்தவரை இது சாத்தியமில்லை என்று தோன்றுகிறது) முக்கியமானது. இல்லையெனில், அவர்கள் கடந்த கால நிர்வாகங்களைக் குற்றம் சாட்டுவதைப் போலவே, கொள்கைகளைச் செயல்படுத்த இயலாமைக்கு பெரும்பான்மை இல்லாத காரணத்தை அவர்கள் தொடர்ந்து குற்றம் சாட்டலாம். நமது நாடாளுமன்ற வரலாற்றில் மிகவும் ஊழல் நிறைந்த மூன்று காலகட்டங்களை நிறுவுவதில் அவர்கள் பங்கு வகித்தனர் என்பதை நினைவில் கொள்வது அவசியம். அவர்கள் பெரும்பான்மையைப் பெற்றால், அவர்கள் தங்கள் சொந்த வெற்றிகளை எவ்வாறு கையாளுகிறார்கள் என்பதைப் பார்ப்பது சுவாரஸ்யமாக இருக்கும்.
Otherwise, they might continue to blame a lack of majority for their inability to implement policies, just as they currently blame past administrations.
It's important to remember that they played a role in establishing three of the most corrupt periods in our parliament's history.
If they do receive a majority, it will be interesting to see how they handle their own perceived successes.
එළැඹෙන මහ මැතිවරණයේදී (රටේ දැනට පවතින මනෝභාවය අනුව එය කළ නොහැකි බව පෙනේ) ඔවුන්ට බහුතරයක් ලබා දීම වැදගත් ය.
එසේ නොවුවහොත්, ඔවුන් දැනට පවතින පරිපාලනයට දොස් පවරනවා සේම, ප්රතිපත්ති ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට ඇති නොහැකියාව ගැන බහුතරයේ හිඟය දිගටම දොස් පැවරිය හැකිය.
අපේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු ඉතිහාසයේ දූෂිතම කාල පරිච්ඡේද තුනක් ස්ථාපිත කිරීමට ඔවුන් කාර්යභාරයක් ඉටු කළ බව මතක තබා ගැනීම වැදගත්ය.
ඔවුන් බහුතරයක් ලබා ගන්නේ නම්, ඔවුන් තමන්ගේම අවබෝධ කරගත් සාර්ථකත්වයන් හසුරුවන්නේ කෙසේදැයි බැලීම සිත්ගන්නා කරුණකි.
வரவிருக்கும் பொதுத் தேர்தலில் அவர்களுக்கு பெரும்பான்மையை வழங்குவது (நாட்டின் தற்போதைய உணர்வைப் பொறுத்தவரை இது சாத்தியமில்லை என்று தோன்றுகிறது) முக்கியமானது. இல்லையெனில், அவர்கள் கடந்த கால நிர்வாகங்களைக் குற்றம் சாட்டுவதைப் போலவே, கொள்கைகளைச் செயல்படுத்த இயலாமைக்கு பெரும்பான்மை இல்லாத காரணத்தை அவர்கள் தொடர்ந்து குற்றம் சாட்டலாம். நமது நாடாளுமன்ற வரலாற்றில் மிகவும் ஊழல் நிறைந்த மூன்று காலகட்டங்களை நிறுவுவதில் அவர்கள் பங்கு வகித்தனர் என்பதை நினைவில் கொள்வது அவசியம். அவர்கள் பெரும்பான்மையைப் பெற்றால், அவர்கள் தங்கள் சொந்த வெற்றிகளை எவ்வாறு கையாளுகிறார்கள் என்பதைப் பார்ப்பது சுவாரஸ்யமாக இருக்கும்.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
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Saturday, November 02, 2024
Printing Money - Benefits & Consequences
While quantitative easing and replacing old notes are common reasons for printing money, there are other factors that influence a country's decision to print currency:
ප්රමාණාත්මක ලිහිල් කිරීම සහ පැරණි නෝට්ටු ප්රතිස්ථාපනය කිරීම මුදල් මුද්රණය සඳහා පොදු හේතු වන අතර, වෙනත් සාධක රටක මුදල් මුද්රණය කිරීමට ගත් තීරණයට බලපායි:
Economic Stimulus: During recessions or economic downturns, governments may print money to inject liquidity into the economy, stimulating spending and investment. This can help jumpstart economic growth.
ආර්ථික උත්තේජක: අවපාත හෝ ආර්ථික පසුබෑම් වලදී, රජයන් ආර්ථිකයට ද්රවශීලතාවය එන්නත් කිරීමට මුදල් මුද්රණය කළ හැකිය, වියදම් සහ ආයෝජන උත්තේජනය කරයි. මෙය ආර්ථික වර්ධන වේගය ඉහළ නැංවීමට උපකාරී වේ.
Inflation Control: Ironically, in certain circumstances, printing money can help control inflation. If the economy is experiencing deflation (falling prices), increasing the money supply can encourage spending and prevent prices from falling too rapidly.
උද්ධමනය පාලනය: උත්ප්රාසාත්මක ලෙස, යම් යම් තත්වයන් යටතේ, මුදල් මුද්රණය කිරීම උද්ධමනය පාලනය කිරීමට උපකාරී වේ. ආර්ථිකය අවධමනය (මිල පහත වැටීම) අත්විඳින්නේ නම්, මුදල් සැපයුම වැඩි කිරීමෙන් වියදම් දිරිමත් කළ හැකි අතර මිල ඉතා වේගයෙන් පහත වැටීම වළක්වා ගත හැකිය.
Debt Financing: Governments may print money to finance public spending or reduce debt burdens. However, this can be a risky strategy as excessive money printing can lead to inflation.
ණය මූල්යකරණය: රාජ්ය වියදම් සඳහා මුදල් යෙදවීමට හෝ ණය බර අඩු කිරීමට රජයට මුදල් මුද්රණය කළ හැකිය. කෙසේ වෙතත්, අධික ලෙස මුදල් මුද්රණය කිරීම උද්ධමනයට හේතු විය හැකි බැවින් මෙය අවදානම් උපාය මාර්ගයක් විය හැකිය.
Seigniorage: This refers to the profit a government makes from issuing currency. By printing new money, governments can generate revenue that can be used for public services or debt reduction.
Seigniorage: මෙයින් අදහස් කරන්නේ රජයක් මුදල් නිකුත් කිරීමෙන් ලබන ලාභයයි. නව මුදල් මුද්රණය කිරීමෙන් රජයට රාජ්ය සේවා හෝ ණය අඩු කිරීම සඳහා භාවිතා කළ හැකි ආදායමක් උපයා ගත හැකිය.
It's important to note that the decision to print money is a complex one with potential consequences. Excessive money printing can lead to inflation, devaluation of the currency, and economic instability. Central banks carefully monitor economic conditions and adjust the money supply accordingly to maintain price stability and promote economic growth.
මුදල් මුද්රණය කිරීමේ තීරණය විභව ප්රතිවිපාක සහිත සංකීර්ණ එකක් බව සැලකිල්ලට ගැනීම වැදගත්ය. අධික ලෙස මුදල් මුද්රණය කිරීම උද්ධමනය, මුදල් අවප්රමාණය වීම සහ ආර්ථික අස්ථාවරත්වයට හේතු විය හැක. මහ බැංකු විසින් ආර්ථික තත්ත්වයන් හොඳින් නිරීක්ෂණය කරන අතර මිල ස්ථායීතාවය පවත්වා ගැනීමට සහ ආර්ථික වර්ධනය ප්රවර්ධනය කිරීමට ඒ අනුව මුදල් සැපයුම සකස් කරයි.
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