Newfound Patriotism - තමාට පෙර රට !
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...
