What Should Change In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka the pearl of the Indian ocean, once self sufficient with produce within the country, now in debt to the most part of the world. What exactly should change in Sri Lanka? Well, this is my humble attempt to answer the very same question. It is utterly depressing to see a nation with higher standards of education and cultural values, struggle to reform and develop the country. It is also very sad to see the short sighted opportunists thrive in all areas of Sri Lanka’s economy, where they blindfoldedly deny the future of their own children.
The current situation in North/East provinces is fragile and blurd. With the focus of the world being elsewhere, the progress of the North after war is minute and minimum. Have we forgotten the values of life? Some reports suggest there are 1400 deaths each week in internment camps. Only a fraction of 300,000 misplaced prople have been settled so far. Surely the attitude towards refugees in the camps has to change, so does the pace of settling people back in their homes. By no means can we forget the root causes of the long lasted friction between different ethnicities. Love and respect for each other have been overwhelmed with hatred and mistrust. Is it not time we trusted each other and develop some respect for others? Younger generations have to be taught the importance of coexisting rather than differences within us. Sri Lankans as a nation must learn to tag ourselves only as Sri Lankans rather than the language spoken or religion observed.
