Are we abusing elders?

Doreen, 77, was having her usual nightmare. She was walking through a dark tunnel which seemed to be collapsing on her. In need of comfort and assurance, she pressed the little bell on the side of her table waiting for the night nurse to respond. There was no answer and no one came to calm the terrified woman.

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King Devanampiyatissa:

The architect of Buddhist revival

Sri Lanka owes much to King Devanampiyatissa. It was during his reign that the event of most profound significance and lasting influence on the people took place. True to his name – meaning “Friend of the gods” we gave Sri Lanka a new phase special unity it had never known before.

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Musings:

From Thumpane to Timbuktu -Part 2

Timbuktu is a North African city that had thrived between the 17th and 18th centuries but had turned deadly silent after that. What is the connection between our Tumpane and distant Timbuktu? Simply that over the years they assume a sort of wrong disguise by name, camouflaging the actual past.

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