Walk for health, fun and fitness

My case history is, I think, typical enough. I am now a septuagenarian and, as my physician says, “Fit and healthy.” By age 40, however, I was well on my way to cardiovascular bankruptcy.

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Vignettes

‘Life unexamined, not worth living’

Sri Lanka has produced a number of world-renowned scientists, jurists, musicians, thespians, beauty queens and legal luminaries. However, we have still not produced an eminent philosopher who can be ranked with Socrates or Confucius.

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Thorns on the Side

Mountains for life

“Great things happen when men and mountains meet.” This famous saying by William Blake says it all. Mountains and Man have a relationship that spans the history of mankind. Most of us will never climb a mountain but they have a unique, almost romantic appeal.

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