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Why?

Why, with all the education, the reasoning capabilities, is man still enslaved by religious ideologies and

unwilling to think and

question?

Afraid to breakaway and stand on his own feet. Is there still an

underlying

weakness, a fear of a bolt of lightening

to punish

the doubtful?

In Sri Lanka and perhaps elsewhere, there are places of worship established beside trunk routs where

passers by

are prompted

to make a

small donation, ostensibly to insure a safe journey. Very few have the

temerity to go

past without adding to the till,

although many of

them doubt that omission may make

them prone to an

accident. Participating more from fear than

devotion. Most giving only

because

they

want something back.

Every crime, every violation creates a victim. More and more laws are enacted to strengthen prosecutors

with

the power to

ensure that

offenders are punished. But what of the victim? Governing bodies spend

large sums

of money to punish

offenders, but seldom if ever,

have provision to compensate the victim.

How often do the

courts share some of the heavy

penalties with the victim?

No one violates those they respect, nor neglects those they care about. Respect for, or observance of

human

rights cannot be

enforced by

threat of punishment nor induced by law. Laws are there to protect

the innocent,

That is the expectation but, in

practice, weak laws

and

the justice system have only

aggravated the suffering of

victims and never provided compensation. Is

it not time we did something

about

it?

The Selfless

A mother is the purest form of selflessness. Without and expectations of love, compensation, appreciation, reward or anything

else,

mothers toil through their waking hours to carefor husband and children. There is no other model we canfollow to be

selfless than a

mother.

It is always the selfless who are the happiest. Sharing themselves and their fortunes with others, they give their lives a

dimension

that

the selfish never perceive. The best we can do is to learn how and, position ourselves to avoid the adverse and

to benefit from

the

positive advantages and opportunities we can marshal. If we fail, we must each accept the responsibility for

that failure and

consequent

effect.

There is so much we do not know, so much out there we have yet to learn about. To think outside the box or stereotype. To

open

our

hearts and minds to everyone and everything around us. That is a part of freedom. “Norms are only of value in

guiding those

who

would act without thinking.

Norms are man-made and directed by society. In cannibal land it is a norm to eat one’s neighbor. Anything worth achieving

never

easy. The trick is to break each step into the smallest possible manageable portions and handle them. To improve the

quality of

life, not

just delay death. Bad is what we do inconsiderately and irresponsibly to hurt or harm others, especially

those weaker than

us. Life is to

be enjoyed, not suffered.

Goodwill does not come to you by chance. You have to earn or attract it. No one will turn to you without the promise that

object

or idea will satisfy a need they have.

We cannot change the world alone, we can change ourselves. However we cannot shrug our shoulders and let the rot

continue.

There

is no other alternative. If we all turn away from a wrong, there will be no one to stop the decline.

Politicians by their trade

cannot

remain clean.

With escalating prices imposed by successive governments in power, the poor keep getting poorer. An affluent minority

because of

their

education, their connections and their position exploit their power and resources to protect themselves. The

poor go from

poverty to

destitution, to crime and then to terrorism.

Political parties take power and go from bad to worse, lining their pockets, while sending the country headlong into

bankruptcy.

The

vote properly exercised can withhold power from those who were elected before but failed to deliver, sending

a strong message.

A new

man could not do worse. Strong voters can induce the public to be savvy enough to withhold their

votes from candidates

who fail in

their duties. The rot can be stopped.

The media must educate the public to be able to discern the rogues from the sincere. We need a strong media to come out and

encourage voters to exercise their franchise for the betterment of the local population.

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