Sri Lanka - emerging marvel of region

The Bible says so God created man in his own image, in image of God created his own. Then who created the world, man should not much wonder of the creation of the world. If man so wonder of the creation of the world first he must explore the man or God who created the Universes. Then question is who created the universe and whose image in it. These questions are not end and it find answer, answer becomes another question.

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Reflections on Water-Haiku of Shree Padre

A reference to a Haiku poem in a recent article provoked my friend Errol Alphonso to unearth a fascinating and multi-layered gem from the vast storehouse that is his memory. He spoke of the Haiku master Matsuo Basho, widely acknowledged as the greatest poet of Japan’s Edo period in the 17th Century. I had never heard of Basho. Errol said that in the year 1969, he had read how Basho taught one of his pupils the art of Haiku as they walked among black pepper vines.

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Speech during Adjournment Motion:

Extension of Emergency Regulations

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak today (February 24, 2011) on this Adjournment Motion regarding the continuation of Emergency Regulations. The issue is an important one, of concern to all of us and it is useful to discuss this in practical terms, in a spirit of what I hope is reconciliation and determination to work together for the betterment of all Sri Lankans.

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