Sandamali Maheshika

' Public Property Belongs To All of us '       Institutions or services maintained by the government for the benefit of the common people are called public property. Education, Transport and Health are the major services rendered free of charge or at a bearable cost to the community. The government schools provide the children with education, books and uniforms without any charge. A selected group has the opportunity to have free education at the universities too. Most of the medicine, facilities for pathological tests and surgeries are available in government hospitals at no charge. Public transport system - trains, buses provide an efficient service at our minimum cost.       But do we take care of the public property that serves us at every occasion of our life? Selfish people damage the physical property while taking the maximum advantage out of it. They do not think of the expenditure on them or the successors who will seek the benefit in the future. G...

    Ramazan …       Ramazan is the month during which the Holy Quran was revealed. Ramazan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar is observed as a month of fasting.       Fasting must be observed by every adult Muslim, except the infirm, Pregnant women and women who nurse babies. Travellers are also exempted from fasting.       The prophet Mohammed said that fasting is an armour with which one protects oneself. The fight against the physical tendency to satisfy hunger helps the Muslim to achieve control over his inner soul. This enables him to overcome his worldly desires and give priority to spirituality over material pursuit.       Fasting contains innumerable social and health advantages. It teachers equality which is not witnessed even in prayer. Thus fasting places all men, rich or poor, on the same pitiful plight of hunger. It does not permit any body to take food and drink or to have sexual relations in day ti...

  " The Titanic "           An American shipping line launched a new ship in 1912. Titanic was its name. There had been no other vessel at that time which could surpass the Titanic in luxury and enormity. Experts called it unsinkable. The Titanic was making its inaugural voyage on 14th April 1912 from England to the U.S.A across the Atlantic ocean. 2224 passenger were aboard the ship. All of them were in high spirits celebrating Titanic's maiden journey.           Suddenly the ship stuck an iceberg. It was a fatal collision. This accident made a wide hole in the hull of the ship and the ship began to sink.           As the ship was sinking the crew alarmed the passengers of the accident. But there were not enough lifeboats to rescue all the passengers who were aboard the ship. Therefore priority had to be given to women and children. The men had to remain on the ship. There was on other ship close to remove ...

  communication then and now..       Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of signs or behaviour. As man evolved to be erect and got hands free he started to communicate with hand signals. As time passed various noises were made and languages were developed.      Until the telephone was invented in the eighteenth century, point to point communication did not exist. With that invention messages could be conveyed verbally or through telegrams or cables. The other revolution in communication was the invention of the printing press and the system of publishing newspapers. All the countries in the world were bound together.      The modern day modes of communication are mobile telephones and the internet through which any information could be transmitted within seconds. The owner of the mobile telephone could give verbal messages or short messages to be read. Even the caller's...

  Sinharaja Forest       Our little island Sri Lanka is blessed with many forests. Among those Sinharaja is considered as the largest tropical rainforest which is home to many rare animals, birds, insects and reptiles. It is the only undisturbed forest, about 9000 hectares in extent. This contains many rivers and streams. It also contains a large number of plants used for Ayurvedic medicine. In addition 60% percent of trees found here are endemic to Sri Lanka.      In 1840 Sinharaja become a crown property. It was made a National Wilderness area in 1988. Eventually, Sinharaja was included in the world heritage list by "UNESCO" in 1989 as the first National heritage of Sri Lanka.      Sinharaja provides a habitat for thousands of animals. Plants provide them with food. There are herbivores, carnivores and mix feeders. It is a forest with a high degree of bio diversity. Every scrap of land is hatted with vegetation of some sort. Trees have...

  Importance of Water          Is water really important for your body? Yes! According to experts, water is ranked second only to oxygen as essential for life. With more than half of your body weight made of water, you couldn’t survive for more than a few days without it. On the other hand, you can survive without food for weeks.Water is very important for your body.        Water is the life blood of all living beings. There will be no life on earth if there was no water. Water is a gift of nature. There are different ways of water supply. We get water from rain, rivers and lakes and also from the ocean.        Water is used for many purposes. Cooking, washing, bathing , and for growing plants. It is our duty to use this resource carefully. There are instances where people are careless and waste water. We cannot survive even a day without this wonderful gift of nature. End...    💧       ...

  Importance of Learning English            English Language plays a vital role where the communication is concerned throughout the world. The use of English has become so much indispensable and handy in spheres such as science, commerce, business studies and politics, where the need for extensive communication exists. This has become the most popular language as it is useful instrument to the whole world. Owing to this tendency, each and every child is interested to adorn with this attractive dress. This offers many advantages for the child in his/ her future.            Now English Language is considered as an International Language. Most of the research work in science and technology in the world is being done through the medium of English. It is really a big window to the western culture. It is also argued that most of the Asian freedom fighters such as Sir. S. W. R. D. Bandaranayake, D. S. Senanayake, M. K. Gandhi, J....

  Let's grow our own foods       If we have money, we can buy vegetables, fruits and green leaves from the market. But we can't buy fresh and clean food from the market very often, they are old and poisonous food. On the other hand, we have to spend a lot of money for buying them.                       But if we grow vegetables, fruits and green leaves in our garden, we can save money. Gardening is a very useful and fun hobby. Attending it we can be healthy, wealthy and happy. So let's grow our own food.

  Leisure time Activities  Leisure is not something we get, but it is something we gain through efficiency. So we can not just idle when we gain a spare time. with great difficulty we must spend it in a useful manner, in a profitable way. There is a variety of activities that people involve during their free time. Of them watching television has become the commonest as it is very easy. It's also something dreary and monotonous to be glued in front of a plywood box. Playing games is really interesting if we get a suitable surrounding for it. But comparatively,watching birds, admiring scenic beauty by travelling are more fascinating and exciting, which give food for the thoughts. Leisure activities vary according to the time, place and age. Little ones love to play video games and having fun with celebrations. But adults involve in gardening or reading which are more enthralling and also appealing for them. Reading remains us something to think about, something to feel about whe...