Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Ruwanweli Chaithyaa

My previous article is also about Ruwanweli Maha Chaaithyaa. I have found picture of Ruwanweli Chaithyaa and I think it is better to show all of you. So decide to post is on my blog.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

After Poson 2010


I decide to write this article after seeing this photo in Lankadeepa Sinhala Newspaper. "Ruwanweli Seya" is the one of sacred place Buddhists in Sri Lanka as well as abroad. The Pagoda stands for centuries, evidence to rich culture which we inherit due to Buddhism. No doubts pagoda emphasis the greatness of our civilization that exists over 2500 years. Even today we show our rich history to entire world. We proudly say we have rich culture and we obey all the good qualities. Anuradhapura is one of great place which reflects our culture, history, technology and tradition and Ruwanweli Maha Seya is a gem of not only Anuradhapura but also entire Sri Lanka.
The Poson season of every year thousands of piligrims visit Anuradhapura commemorating established of Buddhism in Sri lanka. Every pilgrim doesn't forget to visit "Ruwanweli Maha Seya". It is said more than 1.8 million pilgrims were in Anuradhapura this Poson Poya season. These people stay various public places. This photo evidence how pilgrims fulfill their needs. Of course this is only one place and there would be more places like this. This is great responssibility of pilgrims to leave Sacred places like this as it is. No one can unclean environment of such places. We are a nation who are full with great qualities like gratitute and I sure this is not the way to convey grateful to this Sacred place. At least garbage should be put out of this Sacred place. On the other hand concered officials must provide necessary facilities to pilgrims. However as a result of irresponsible behaviour of all finally Sacred place get uncleaned. As a Buddhists we must be gratful to the sacred places and respect them.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Facebook : A golden bridge or a devil?


http://www.facebook.com/ might be the most popular site both in the Sri Lanka as well as world. It is a social networking site which allows you to keep in touch with your friends. This web application allows sharing photos and videos. Like this it inclueds many features to keep it members alive. As a result of these facilities Facebook is able to attract more and more people around the world. Today if you meet your old friend accidently you might be asked “Do you have facebook account ? ”. This is the good example of popularity of Facebook.
Though Facebook earns such popularity there are some other disadvantages too. Let we see one by one. The main disadvantage is too much addiction to Facebook. Actually I also big fan of Facebook and some of my friends say that they couldn’t live with facebook. Another problem is lot of non necessary features of there. Some already close their accounts due to this reason. Actually lot of people have to face problems in their lives due to Facebook. Another question is losing privacy of people. I can take a photo o your friend and put it on Facebook and tag his/ her friends. So all can see it. Thus there are many questions in Facebook.
But there are many advantages too in using facebook. The great advantage is communicate with distance friends. Not only that but also you can share your lovely moments with your friends. Thus Facebook helps to keep in touch with your friends from the any part of the world. My private opinion is also Facebook can be very useful tool. But it may be a problem if you addict to it. Therefore the best option is use Facebook carefully and think twice before you do anything in Facebook. Then facebook can be a golden bridge between you and world.