Loudest Voice Is Not The Voice To Be Always Listening To.
There are two kinds of Patriots in Sri Lanka. One is the silent kind who really understands the real meaning of patriotism and does everything that is possible in their own small ways to ensure that no harm is done to their beloved country. The other kind is the most vocal and most loud kind. They show their patriotism only in public but do nothing to keep their country away from harm’s way. The loud and vocal kind is seasonal like mushrooms. They appear like mushrooms after a rain, when something perceived to be harmful to the country only. Let me explain this a little more. Take the recent Geneva meet and the subsequent voting. The social networks and blogs were awash with them publicly bullshitting patriotism. The vote is over now and none of them are anywhere to be seen again until the next rain. The reputation, integrity etc of any country can be harmed in two ways. First is an external threat and the second is an internal threat. Ext...