The best way I can describe people who are outspoken about issues in developing countries but yet go silent on issues impacting where they live, often first world countries, can be summarized using a famous Sinhalese poem;<\/p>\n
\u0d8b\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda, \u0db8\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2 \u0dad\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dca\u0db4\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda
\n\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0da7\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db6\u0dc0 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dad\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0db8\u0d9c\u0dda, \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dda
\n\u0d89\u0da7\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0db8\u0dca, \u0dbd\u0dd0\u0db6\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dad\u0dca \u0dbd\u0ddd\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dca
\n\u0d89\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca \u0db1\u0db8\u0dca, \u0d94\u0db6\u0dba\u0dd2 \u0db8\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d8b\u0dad\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dca<\/p>\n
It would roughly translate as follows:<\/p>\n
When you are in front of strong powerful entities (like a first world country), if you become weak (like a lapdog)
\nBut when you are in front of a weak entity (such as a third word country), if you become strong (like a lion)
\nSon, remember you become a feeble man or a weak man with no ethics
\nEven if the world goes against you, stand on your own feet
\nPatience is a virtue when the world doesn\u2019t understand this…<\/p>\n
This poem comes into my mind every time I speak to someone from our South Asian communities that always complain about South Asia but never say much about out in the open about issues we are facing in Canada. It is a very strong philosophical analysis on how people have selective criticism of social, political and cultural issues. This is one of the reason why I have somewhat isolated myself from “ethnic” community events and programs.<\/p>\n
That’s it for today but I will try to post more content later in the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The best way I can describe people who are outspoken about issues in developing countries but yet go silent on issues impacting where they live, often first world countries, can be summarized using a famous Sinhalese poem; \u0d8b\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda, \u0db8\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2 \u0dad\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dca\u0db4\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0da7\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db6\u0dc0 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dad\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dda \u0db8\u0d9c\u0dda, \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dda \u0d89\u0da7\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0da7 \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0db8\u0dca, … Continue reading Lions in front of the weak are lapdogs in front of the strong!<\/span>