'Cause Pigs can Fly

Religion. Such a simple world. Such a simple answer. Religion. The cause of hate. The cause of war. Sri Lanka has just woken up to a time of no war. Sure, the war and conflict ended in 2009, more than three years ago. Does this mean Sri Lanka has been a peaceful country since 2009? Ah, that's the one question that makes us stutter, look around for words, change the subject. So the racial issue which was originally a fight for power was brought to an end. The Tamils and Sinhalese hugged and kissed and stopped killing each other. Now we have a new issue, a new fight for power. And that's where religion comes in. Because any unwise comment will only put me behind bars, I will not go into the details of this conflict. I'll simply say that it has become a religious issue. A religion that is known for its hate-free nature using words as a weapon and not a shield and a religion that is often [wrongly] blamed for violence around the world that only wanted a prayer ...

‘Cause pigs can fly By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya The challenge was a simple one. All I had to do was prove that pigs can fly. Why I had to do so is also simple. First though, I need to introduce the friend who challenged me. He is someone who like Peter Pan, never grew up. Nearly an adult, he’s just a kid in a very tall and thin body. He’s someone I tell nearly all my problems to, and he knows he can always tell me anything. There are times when our conversations, that is on facebook or skype, are serious. More often than not though, we talk about very seemingly useless and childlike things. On most days we argue who is more awesome, which is something we have agreed to disagree about. It was a conversation like this that gave way to the challenge. I said I was awesome, he said, “and pigs can fly.” To anyone who is not familiar with those words, it means something is impossible. Dripping with sarcasm, it is not meant to be taken literally. I firmly believe that pigs can indeed...