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Tomorrow is Bak Poya:
Fostering social harmony
A Buddhist perspective:
The Sinhala and Tamil New Year dawns tomorrow,
when both Sinhalese and Tamils together celebrate the national
festival of the year. It is truly a national event because of the
spirit of goodwill and national unity it brings to all communities
and social groups. The Sinhala and Tamil New Year is, therefore,
treated as a catalyst of social harmony.
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Vignettes
Socrates, the lustrous lodestar
Even those who have a nodding acquaintance of
the great Greek philosopher Socrates (C.470-390BCE) might agree that
there will never be another philosopher like him in the west or
east. Although Socrates lived in ancient Greece long before Jesus
Christ, his powerful presence is felt in society even in the 21st
century.
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Thorns on the Side
An interstellar journey
Last week, we signed off this column with the
premise that Man would one day need to colonise other worlds beyond
our solar system. It will happen one day, when our technologies are
sufficiently advanced to propel a starship Star Trek style.
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