Should we celebrate as others suffer?

19 December 2025 02:44 am Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 3 Bookmark

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The festive season is upon us. But should we as Sri lankans go ahead with celebrations planned?

I note with concern that some have decided to go ahead with festive merry making.

Is it morally correct?

Bodies are being unearthed everyday due to landslides in remote areas that are difficult to access. Roads are blocked. Submerged villages are surfacing as time unfolds.

Goods are being delivered as and when access is possible. Families await whatever that can reach them.

Food stuff is scarce. Acres & acres of food crops have been lost. Month of December will unearth more & more sad stories. Lives lost with the missing ever increasing. The least city folk can do is postpone fun outings in various hotels & hot spots.

Are we so morally bankrupt that we can’t forego celebrations while a national disaster is unfolding before our very eyes?

Vajira Cabral Munasinghe

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Comments - 3

Ruwan Fernando Friday, 19 December 2025 12:56 PM

Other side of the coin. Think about the sales of goods, services and tips received and how it put the food on the table.

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Gajendran Friday, 19 December 2025 02:06 PM

See how Havelock city and other posh buildings are decorated wasting millions, while cyclone victims are starving.

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Rukmal Seneviratne Saturday, 20 December 2025 06:02 PM

I believe that anyone with an iota of sympathy and compassion will not be able to participate in any kind of celebration As mentioned in the article one must bear in mind that a large number of people have lost their lives and even at this moment their bodies lie under tons of earth leaving their loved ones in anguish and despair.

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