Kids’ World
View(s):Independence of Sri Lanka
We have now reached our 71st year of independence. Sri Lanka had faced
a horrific time until our Sri Lankan heroes shed their own blood for the independence of their country. We are now the citizens of a proud, independent and strong country; or are we not?
For instance, let me take an example of a cow tied to a tree. Although the cow is free to move, it can only walk around within the range that the rope could stretch. Likewise, our independence is limited. Although we have freedom, there is a limit to our freedom. People misuse this gift.
Just because we have gained independence, it doesn’t mean that we can do whatever we want. Just because thousands of people sacrificed their lives for our freedom, we can’t kill another person. And just because our soil became barren with war, it doesn’t mean we could destroy our forests.
But what do we Sri Lankans do?
We simply misuse our freedom; break all laws, do whatever we wish and waste all the effort many people gave, to fight for our freedom.
This is not independence. We have spent 71 years of independence. We must make our heroes proud of what they did, not disappointed. Let us feel our freedom the way we are supposed to feel it.
Lihini Wijesekara (Grade 9)
Lyceum Int. School, Wattala
My trip around the world
We went to China by plane. We ate Chinese food with chopsticks. We went shopping and we got some toys. We spent about a week in a hotel in China and went to the ship where my daddy was working in.
After one day we went down the Shanghai River to the world’s largest ocean (the Pacific Ocean). Then we sailed to Korea. While sailing to Korea, we saw some beautiful Japanese islands. When we arrived in Korea, we went through lock gates of Incheong Port. In Korea, we went to a water park, explored their underground tunnels
and tasted Korean food. After a few days, we left Korea.We crossed the International Date Line and we had two days of August 22.
In about a week we arrived at the Panama Canal. My daddy said it was made over a mountain. Watching the ship move from tank to tank was
eye-catching. In a few hours we moved from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. We started to sail to New Haven.
We saw dolphins swimming very close to our ship. In a few days we reached New Haven. We enjoyed counting vehicles going over a nearby bridge. One day I saw a strange creature. I don’t know what it was but it was beautiful.
When we were going, I was sad and excited. We went to the New York airport and flew home.
Jammy Fernando (Grade 6)
Girls’ College, Tangalle
Myself
My name is Ahamed Sajjaad.
I am six years old. I study in
Adventist International School. I am
in Grade Two.
My favourite foods are submarines and burgers. My favourite juice is faluda. My hobby is playing games.
My ambition is to become a pilot when I grow up. My favourite car is the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster.
I love myself.
Ahamed Sajjaad (6 years)
Adventist Int. School
Kids can change the world
In this modern era when science and technology have made giant strides in the advancement and development of humanity and with the advent of computers, our senior citizens and responsible grown-ups should pave the way for kids to expose their latent talents in exploring ways and means of contributing towards changing the world and making it a peaceful and safer place to live in.
“We are the World. We are the Children,” are the opening and inspiring lyrics of a popular song that was famous in the past. This song certainly gives much food for thought, encouragement and strength to kids the world over, in their quest to change the world.
In our neighbouring country of India, kids have attained daring achievements. Shorya Mahanot, aged 7 years is a prodigy in Abstract Art, Truptraj Pandya aged 6 years was awarded a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest Tabla Master. He was only 18 months when he first started. Priyanshi Somani, 15 years, is a human calculator who won the overall title in the Mental Calculation World Cup in 2010. She was 100% accurate in addition, multiplication, square root in all five mental calculation world contests. These are some of the unbelievably great achievements of kids from an Asian country.
What about the fantastic deeds and feats by the kids who are geniuses in Western and European countries? Even in Sri Lanka, kids are being trained to play an important role in many fields such as mass media where they have an opportunity to compĕre and conduct some children’s shows independently over our TV channels. This is a stepping stone towards creating history in Sri Lanka in the future.
It will not be long when kids will ultimately emerge successful in changing the world. In a kids’ world, every individual will be afforded equal opportunity, irrespective of caste, creed or nationality, to exist in peace and harmony and the whole earth will be a much pleasanter and happier place for all.
Ahmed Umar Asri (15 years)
Zahira College
How I spent my last vacation
I spent my last vacation very happily. The reason for that is because we went to Mahiyanganaya. My father and mother decided to go to Mahiyanganaya. We went on December 15th at 2 a.m., in our car.
Firstly we went to the Dalada Maligawa. Then we worshipped the Sacred Tooth Relic there. We went to Dambana straightaway. It was a marvellous experience to see the lifestyle of the Veddas. We saw the tools that they used, the bones of animals they ate, the dresses they wore and the houses they lived in. We met the leader of the Veddas, Uruwarige Wannila-Aththo and talked with him.
Next we went to Mahiyanganaya. We took our lunch there and after that we went to worship the temple. Then we came back home. While coming back we met the ‘18 turns’.
It was an excellent experience and I was also afraid. While coming back I saw the Knuckles mountain range and the Sorabora wewa also.
We came home at 1 a.m. I enjoyed this trip very much and learned many things.
Dimuthu Mihiranga (Grade 
JMC Int. College, Maharagama