𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒍 ( දුක් ගන්නා රාළ )

When you resort to cold blooded killing of your own people, while crying at the top of your voice for the world to hear, “ My neighbour is killing my people ”, it does sound bigotry to me. Sadly, today this world is full of such bigotries.

Human feces and snakes were all I dreamt last night, Elders say those are good signs, Just before a windfall of some sort to come, Many have seen them in their dreams, What would be my next windfall?

We were at each other’s throats  100 years ago, Two fissions and two cities obliterated, And almost annihilated the population 69 years ago. Vietnam, Cambodia and Rwanda a few decades back, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria are still burning, And not forgetting Gaza. We go for other’s throats When more than half of the population is looking for something to eat, To quell their hunger. Nuremberg trials and international court of justice, United Nations. What have we learned from history? Just to shake hands and issue flamboyant press releases In front of 1000 flashing bulbs and Nothing.

Blind hunger for a Degree of some sort, Irrespective of whether the much needed grey matter Perseverance, discipline and or endurance Are there or not, is something sad to watch. Fly by night Colleges and Universities Springing up at every street corner is fuelling the frenzy Making everyone want to hold something Whether the capacity is there or not. Engage society in a useful manner Not always endorsing everything. Encourage intellectual rivalry Stop following trends, and be different. One may end up sans a hood or a cloak Few photographs to adorn the walls At the end of the day. But when push comes to shove Degrees earned in such a manner Will hold their ground better Than the ones bought cheap on street corners.

Decency is what, our parents taught us While we were growing up It should be in every man’s bones Like You & Me Resting in our marrows. Decency is the bone marrow Of living society. Marrow starts a war as and when The defence of the body is breached Kills and destroys the harmful Invaders. Decency should work the same way What marrow does for the body. As and when society is threatened By indecent invasions Do not wait for others to cast the first stone Or to fire the first salvo. Let decency Our parents taught us Let decency Imbedded in our bones Come to rescue and save society of Becoming indecent, insensitive and intolerant. Decency is the bone marrow Of society. Decency is what, our parents  taught us While we were growing up.

Clad in a saffron outfit does not make one a Buddhist monk automatically.  Ordination is just a Ceremony of affirmation and having ordination too does not make anyone a Buddhist monk automatically either.  There is a clear path to be followed, if one needs to be really qualified to be a Buddhist monk. That is to follow the path of a Bodhisattva.  A Bodhisattva is a person who devotes his or her life to the Buddhist way.  The vows focus on doing compassionate deeds, striving to benefit every human being and seeking enlightenment.  Not setting fire and or pelting others’ places of worship.  Then you become a hooligan and or a murderer than a monk.  The saffron outfit will not protect such people.  During the recent incidents in the South of Sri Lanka, I see the Social media was awash with many postings, some in favour and some against for the actions of hooligans in saffron outfits. Among the Against lot, I found an interesting number of Buddhists a...

Clad in a saffron outfit does not make one a Buddhist monk automatically.  Ordination is just a Ceremony of affirmation and having ordination too does not make anyone a Buddhist monk automatically either.  There is a clear path to be followed, if one needs to be really qualified to be a Buddhist monk. That is to follow the path of a Bodhisattva.  A Bodhisattva is a person who devotes his or her life to the Buddhist way.  The vows focus on doing compassionate deeds, striving to benefit every human being and seeking enlightenment.  Not setting fire and or pelting others’ places of worship.  Then you become a hooligan and or a murderer than a monk.  The saffron outfit will not protect such people.  During the recent incidents in the South of Sri Lanka, I see the Social media was awash with many postings, some in favour and some against for the actions of hooligans in saffron outfits. Among the Against lot, I found an...