Promises and Promise Keeping

When was the last you made a promise to someone? ‘I’ll take out the trash after dinner next time’ If you are the Boss in a workplace, there’s something your co workers will always like to hear. ‘I promise we’ll give you a promotion in six months’. How often have you done this? We make commitments to others. Most often. But the question is – have you kept your promises? It is impossible to follow through on every single promise you...

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That Indifferent Mathematician*

He was only known through 'Committee Marys', 'Karate Mummies' and 'Avrils' wearing Gucci or Pucci or whatever. He came in colors. Soiled. Woven in thread and stitched between line and space .Who would know that the authorities don’t cut an unpaid telephone bill if you are white? According to him if you are white and you are in Colpetty, authorities won’t do that sort of a thing. Remember. Upali – who is expected to cook wearing Ralph...

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Laughter makes you lighter. Did you Know?

There was this boy who liked being funny and annoying people by cracking jokes. He was a quiet one when he was a kid. He wasn’t much popular in class, didn’t give much concern for social interaction. He was that one who got As and Bs. This happened only until he was in secondary school. Things changed once he got to High School. May be that he wanted to make up the years of solitude he had been experiencing.  He started jumping from...

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On winning and losing *

It’s the election night. And I’m writing this now. All campaign rallies are over. Not too noisy. No more trumpet sounds. Everything sounds peaceful and calm. Things are  better than I’ve thought.  Everyone has voted.   Almost many I think. We’ve done the duty for the day. It’s more than a duty though, a civic right. Perhaps. And so many promises to be   embraced. Some to be lulled at. Things are not too far...

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Meanwhile in a parallel universe

Nights have been too noisy these days.  Rallies mostly. And some woo hoo –ing about   Maithri- Mahinda politics on streets and what not. Dogs barking. Horns. Chatter near the handiye kade. Viren stepped out of the veranda.  A dark shadow moved outside. That was Erath .  This happened just two days ago.  Erath  had a cup of milk. And Viren had his coffee.  9.00 pm from their time .They ditched dinner....

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